Early in the second half Monday, Dawson Garcia picked up his third foul with the Gophers men’s basketball team clinging to a one-point lead at Maryland.

The 6-11 senior knew the Gophers needed a boost, so he drove the lane and scored on a tough layup, drawing a foul.

Though he missed the free throw, Garcia was determined. He turned to his bench and told his coaches to leave him in the game. But they couldn’t for long.

“It’s extremely hard because obviously you know they’re going to run stuff to go at Dawson defensively,” Gophers coach Ben Johnson said on postgame radio. “When you’re trying to climb back and not let them stretch the lead and he’s on the bench, it’s not a great feeling.”

The Gophers (8-9, 0-6 Big Ten) are noticing some disturbing trends continue in conference play going into Thursday against No. 20 Michigan at home.

Here are four things learned from the loss at Maryland:

Everyone knew going into Monday’s matchup with the Terrapins that Garcia would be facing arguably his biggest challenge yet this season against the frontcourt tandem of 6-10 Derik Queen and 6-9 Julian Reese.