The Maryland Terrapins jumped on the Miami Hurricanes early and often to roll to an 81-59 victory before a packed Comcast Center.
It was a very balance scoring attack, as Greivis Vasquez and Landon Milbourne led the Terps with 16 points each. Eric Hayes and Sean Mosley each added 10 points.
Maryland’s full-court pressure and three-quarter court trapping caused Miami a ton of problems and resulted in a lot of turnovers. That allowed Maryland to get out in transition and get a bunch of easy buckets.
Gary Williams really has this team playing terrific basketball, and the only concern has to be whether the Terps will peak too early in the season.
The win moves Maryland to 4-1 in the ACC and in sole possession of first place.
The schedule turns decidedly more difficult in the coming weeks, beginning with Sunday night’s contest against the Clemson Tigers.
Clemson already has four losses in the ACC and seems to be falling apart, but they are a much different team at home than on the road. The Terps will be in for a battle.
Friday, January 29, 2010 at 4:47 pm by steve
Gary Williams reached a milestone on Saturday, earning the 1,000th victory of his Hall of Fame-career in the Maryland Terrapins’ 88-64 win over the visiting North Carolina State Wolfpack.
Four players reached double-figures in the scoring column for the Terps, led by Greivis Vasquez’ 19, 17 of them coming in the second half. Maryland also got the job done at the free throw line, going 24 of 33 from the stripe.
With a 3-1 mark, the Terps find themselves atop the ACC standings. And they could easily be 4-0 if not for a late-game collapse in a 2-point overtime loss at Wake Forest. With Miami visiting on Tuesday night, Maryland should continue to sit at the head of the table for at least another week.
Sunday, January 24, 2010 at 4:06 pm by Raj Sethi
The Maryland Terrapins took a break from the always difficult ACC play to beat up on Longwood, 106-55.
It was a chance for the Terps to give some of their reserves an extended look in a game that was never in doubt.
It’s the first time since 2006, that the Terps have managed to score more than 100 points in a game.
The 51-point win matched the largest victory margin since 2005, and it was the most points they have scored since that same year.
Things will get tougher on the Terps on Saturday when they host the North Carolina State Wolfpack.
Friday, January 22, 2010 at 6:38 pm by steve
The Maryland Terrapins turned in a gritty performance but came up short in a 85-83 overtime loss to the Wake Forest Demon Deacons.
Maryland led for much of the first half before Wake Forest made a run to take a three-point lead into the intermission.
Wake Forest led much of the second half, but Maryland made a late run. The Terps actually had a couple of chances to knock down the game-winning shot but couldn’t get it to fall.
It was more of the same in overtime, as the Terps had a couple of three-point looks for the game-winner.
Greivis Vasquez threw up a wild shot before Sean Mosley just missed on his three-point attempts.
Saturday, January 16, 2010 at 10:00 am by steve
The Maryland Terrapins got off to a fast start and didn’t look back in a 77-68 win over the Florida State Seminoles.
Greivis Vasquez lead the Terps with 22 points, and he and Eric Hayes really shot well from behind the three-point arc.
The win is a great start to the ACC schedule for the Terps, who lacked any big out of conference victories.
The Terps have little time to rest or celebrate with a tough game at Wake Forest coming up Tuesday night.
Head coach Gary Williams already complained about the schedule and the quick turnaround to the ACC.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at 7:03 pm by steve
