Boyle at loss to explain Virginia scoring woes

Instead, they saw a close game get quickly get away as the Terrapins romped to a 73-44 victory.

"That's a time when we have to rally together and fight for her, and we didn't do that," Franklin said of Wolfe, who went down with a knee injury early in the game and had to be helped off the court. "That's the most disappointing thing — that we didn't take pride in finishing the game strong for Kelsey."

Shaking her head, Boyle later seemed to be choosing her words carefully as she talked of missed shots, many of them layups from in close, a 40-23 rebounding disadvantage, three field goals in the second half and 26 percent shooting overall.

"If you're a Division I college basketball player, you've got to make layups, uncontested right-handed layups," she said, speaking primarily of her four post players, who finished a combined 3-for-19 from the field.

"I'm kind of at a loss," Boyle said, noting that he team failed to reach 50 points for the third time in four games, all losses. "I've got to just throw things at them and see what sticks."

Maryland had no such troubles thanks, in large part, to Alyssa Thomas, who had 27 points and 13 rebounds.

The Terps used a 26-3 run spanning the halves to blow open a two-point game and Virginia was finished.

"It's not rocket science," Boyle said. "It's a simple game, and we are over-analyzing it."

Alicia DeVaughn added 14 points and Malina Howard 12 for the Terrapins (21-4, 12-2 Atlantic Coast Conference), who led 29-25 before two free throws by DeVaughn sparked the burst 3:46 before halftime.

Ataira Franklin led Virginia (15-10, 7-7) with 21 points, but the Cavaliers lost for the fourth time in five game.