It hasn’t been a happy new year so far for Maryland and No. 22 UCLA.With two Big Ten Conference losses each since the calendar flipped, the Terrapins (11-4, 1-3) and Bruins (11-4, 2-2) are looking to regain their previous form when they meet Friday night in College Park, Md.While clean-shaven coaches Kevin Willard of Maryland and Mick Cronin of UCLA have a similar appearance on the sidelines, their defeats in 2025 also have borne resemblance.In each team’s last two losses, the Terrapins and Bruins have held leads in the second half before faltering.The coaches even sounded alike after their most recent setbacks.”We have to come up with rebounds late in the game. It’s two games in a row,” Willard said after Maryland lost at then-No. 9 Oregon, 83-79, on Sunday.Cronin waxed similarly on Tuesday night after No. 24 Michigan hammered UCLA, 94-75, in Los Angeles.”We finally do get a stop and can’t get a defensive rebound,” said Cronin, who also called his team “soft” and “delusional.”UCLA was flying high when it toppled then-No. 14 Gonzaga, 65-62, on Dec. 28. With a resume that included wins over Arizona and Oregon, the Bruins vaulted to a No. 15 ranking.But UCLA opened January with a 66-58 loss at Nebraska, followed by its collapse against Michigan. In the defeats, the Bruins were out-rebounded by a combined 74-61. They also shot just 12.5 percent (6 of 48) from 3-point range.Against Michigan, UCLA gave up 18 more points than it had in a game this season. It allowed 61.5 percent shooting from the floor and 53.6 percent (15 of 28) from 3-point range.”I have to run on the court to get guys to play hard. It’s crazy. And it’s every day. I’m tired of it,” Cronin said. “I have the most energy of everybody at practice every day. I’m upset with everybody in that locker room, my assistant coaches and my players.”