The lead was long gone, the comeback was short-lived and the Maryland men's basketball season was about to end.
As Melo Trimble watched the last of his 15 shots and nine 3-point attempts in Thursday's 76-65 loss to 11th seed Xavier fall short, the junior guard shook his head.
The reality that Trimble's third season as a Terp had ended much like his first two, only earlier with a Round of 64 defeat in the NCAA Tournament, had already settled in.
The question about whether there will be a fourth season for a player many expected to leave after his freshman year had already been pondered, and will be until Trimble makes that decision and ultimately announces his intentions.
"I'm just going to let this one rub off and I'll make my thinking process when the time is right once I get back home and just be able to relax for a minute," Trimble said in the team's dressing room after the game.
Here are some things for Trimble to consider as the process begins:
