The gap between the status of Maryland men’s basketball and the steps required to achieve becoming a national championship contender was never more obvious than Tuesday night.

Facing two-time NCAA Tournament runner-up and six-time Elite Eight participant Gonzaga in their second game of the Players Era Festival, the Terps never led, got no closer than 14 points in the second half, and trailed by 42 points before eventually succumbing to the No. 12 Bulldogs, 100-61, Tuesday night at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas.

“They are incredibly good, and I think relative to the infancy of where we’re at, as difficult as this is, playing in a tournament like this affords us an opportunity to diagnose even more at a faster rate,” coach Buzz Williams said. “And none of that is fun. But to be a

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