Ja’Kobi Gillespie and Derik Queen, Maryland men’s basketball’s leading scorers who lifted the Terps to an 11-2 record, couldn’t buy a bucket against Washington on Thursday. But the duo was more than just sluggish offensively.

Outside of combining for five points on 1-for-13 shooting, Queen and Gillespie tallied nine fouls and five turnovers. Their putrid performances were detrimental in Maryland’s 75-69 loss in Seattle.

“I give Washington a lot of credit,” coach Kevin Willard said. “They were more physical than us and they deserved to win.”

Queen picked up two fouls in less than eight minutes — that set him behind for the entire game, and the freshman center finished with a joint-season low 17 minutes.

Julian Reese was forced to play a season-high 37 minutes as a result. The senior forward was Maryland’s best offensive weapon all game long, scoring 22 points — and 14 in the first half — on 12 shots.

It was Maryland’s (11-3, 1-2 Big Ten) first Big Ten game since resuming conference play. The Terps split their first two games against Purdue and Ohio State in December.

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Queen averaged 21.5 points in those contests, looking the part of a consensus five-star who could elevate the program to greater heights. He faced his first real hiccup of the season against the Huskies (10-4, 1-2 Big Ten). The 6-foot-10 big never got into an offensive rhythm, scoring just four points on 1-for-7 shooting, and looked equally out of sorts defensively.

Washington targeted Queen from the very start of the game. Maryland switched on ball screens in the early stages, meaning Queen was tasked with guarding the Huskies’ shifty perimeter ballhandlers on multiple occasions.

The freshman held up fairly well in those instances, even poking the ball free for a steal at one point — but he expended lots of energy on those possessions, and Washington took full advantage.

It wasn’t just Queen who struggled mightily among the Terps’ key contributors. Gillespie fouled out in 18 minutes, an uncharacteristic occurrence for the junior guard who previously committed less than two infractions per game.

Gillespie failed to record a field goal for just the third time in his collegiate career, and the first since transferring from Belmont to Maryland. The 6-foot-1 guard was clearly bothered by Washington coach Danny Sprinkle’s defensive game plan, which included placing larger defenders on him for large portions of his minutes.

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With Gillespie in foul trouble, Willard opted for sophomore guard DeShawn Harris-Smith and graduate guard Jay Young as replacements. Harris-Smith provided a jolt of scoring with eight points, including a highlight-worthy stepback 3-pointer over Washington forward Wilhelm Breidenbach in the first half.

Fifth year guard Selton Miguel added 12 points, while Rodney Rice and Jordan Geronimo contributed 10 apiece, but Queen and Gillespie’s struggles proved too much for Maryland to overcome.

Willard said a big part of the Terps’ struggles was their inability to prevent second-chance opportunities. Maryland had 29 rebounds to Washington’s 33.

“We talked about it, but I think you have to go through it on the road,” Willard said. “You’ve got to reward yourself for playing good defense and forcing bad shots, and we haven’t done that yet.”

With the loss, Willard fell to 6-19 on the road at Maryland. The coach has lost the first two Big Ten road games in each of his three seasons at the helm.

Last season, the Terps defeated then-No.10 Illinois in their third Big Ten road game of the season — Willard’s first ranked road win at Maryland. He’ll have a chance to add another marquee victory against No. 9 Oregon on Sunday.