Smith's double-double carries Maryland past Delaware 73-67
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Though Mark Turgeon was clearly disappointed with the fashion in which Maryland frittered away a huge lead, he took consolation in knowing the best is yet to come from his young squad.
Jalen Smith had 19 points and 13 rebounds in his college debut, Bruno Fernando and Anthony Cowan each scored 15 and Maryland opened its 100th season by squeezing past Delaware 73-67 Tuesday night.
The Terrapins let a 22-point lead shrink to 70-67 before Cowan made three free throws to stifle the comeback bid.
''Obviously not the way we wanted to finish the second half,'' said Turgeon, now in his eighth year as Maryland's coach. ''Couldn't score around the rim, missed a couple free throws and we let the offense affect our defense. We stopped guarding.''
Maryland won with a roster that contains six freshmen, four sophomores and one scholarship senior.
''This young team is going to get better, and it's going to get better quickly,'' Turgeon said. ''We all would have liked to win that game by 24 or 26. I probably would have slept better tonight. But I think we got more out of it because we had to do some things.''
Fernando, a 6-foot-10 sophomore, went 5 for 5from the floor and tallied 11 points to help Maryland take a 44-27 halftime lead. It was 58-36 with just under 15 minutes left when Delaware launched its comeback behind senior Eric Carter, who scored 22 of his career-high 29 points in the second half.
''We battled and clawed, and unfortunately we didn't get it done,'' coach Martin Ingelsby said.
Fernando wasn't around at the finish after fouling out, but the 6-10 Smith filled the lane adequately in his absence. When both were in the game, they teamed to give Maryland a formidable presence in the frontcourt.
''They're really tall. They're talented. They're athletic,'' Ingelsby said.
The Terps snagged 15 offensive rebounds and finished with a 44-33 rebounding advantage, which offset their miserable 2-for-19 shooting from 3-point range.
That's OK - for now.
''We're young. But I think we work well together,'' Fernando said. ''How long will it take? I can't say that. We've just got to trust and process and keep working, getting better every day.''
Delaware fell to 0-10 against Big Ten goes, even though Carter went 12 for 14 from the floor and had a team-high nine rebounds.
Delaware led only once, 20-19 with 10 minutes elapsed, before successive dunks by Fernando and Joshua Tomaic put the Terps in charge.
After the Blue Hens closed to 29-26, a dunk by Fernando launched a 15-1 spree. Delaware did not make a basket over the final 5 minutes of the half.
BIG PICTURE
Delaware: The Blue Hens are picked to finish seventh in the Colonial Athletic Association, but it was hard to tell by their performance on the road against a Big Ten squad after trailing by 17 at the break.
''I challenged our group at halftime to kind of dig in and fight and not worry about the score, put some game pressure on (Maryland),'' Ingelsby said.
Maryland: The Terrapins should improve as they mature, and Smith appears on his way to a terrific freshman season.
NEVER WORRIED
The fans were nervous after Maryland blew most of its big lead, but Turgeon coached with an inner calm.
''This game I never felt like we were going to lose. I always felt like we were in control,'' he insisted.
Maryland was outscored 40-29 in the second half and went 9 for 31 from the floor over the final 20 minutes.
UP NEXT
Delaware takes another shot at a road victory, facing St. Peter's of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference on Saturday night.
Maryland takes a short trip to Annapolis on Friday night to take on Navy in the Veteran's Classic.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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0.0 | Ā | End of period | Ā | |
19:14 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
19:12 | Ā | Personal foul on Collin Goss | Ā | |
17:41 | Ā | Collin Goss missed jump shot, blocked by Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
17:41 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Delaware | Ā | |
17:41 | +3 | made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kevin Anderson | 5-5 | |
17:23 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
17:21 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
17:02 | Ā | Collin Goss missed layup, blocked by Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
17:00 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
16:23 | +3 | Aaron Wiggins made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Darryl Morsell | 5-8 | |
16:20 | Ā | Collin Goss missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
16:20 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Anthony Cowan Jr. | Ā | |
16:20 | Ā | Aaron Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
16:20 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
16:20 | Ā | Shooting foul on Darian Bryant | Ā | |
16:19 | +1 | Jalen Smith made 1st of 2 free throws | 5-9 | |
16:19 | +1 | Jalen Smith made 2nd of 2 free throws | 5-10 | |
16:05 | +3 | Ithiel Horton made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by | 8-10 | |
15:59 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
15:57 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
15:46 | +2 | Bruno Fernando made dunk | 8-12 | |
15:36 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Kevin Anderson, stolen by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
15:27 | +2 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made jump shot, assist by Aaron Wiggins | 8-14 | |
15:19 | Ā | Kevin Anderson missed driving layup | Ā | |
15:17 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
15:06 | +2 | Eric Carter made dunk | 10-14 | |
14:58 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed jump shot | Ā | |
14:56 | Ā | Defensive rebound by | Ā | |
14:51 | +2 | Eric Carter made jump shot | 12-14 | |
14:24 | Ā | Shooting foul on | Ā | |
14:24 | Ā | Bruno Fernando missed 1st of 2 free throws | Ā | |
13:54 | +2 | Eric Carter made layup, assist by Kevin Anderson | 14-15 | |
14:24 | +1 | Bruno Fernando made 2nd of 2 free throws | 12-15 | |
13:54 | +2 | Eric Carter made layup, assist by Kevin Anderson | 14-15 | |
13:32 | Ā | Ricky Lindo missed jump shot | Ā | |
13:30 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
13:12 | Ā | Darian Bryant missed jump shot | Ā | |
13:10 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Ricky Lindo | Ā | |
13:02 | Ā | Ricky Lindo missed driving layup | Ā | |
13:00 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
12:55 | +2 | Jalen Smith made dunk | 14-17 | |
12:29 | Ā | Eric Carter missed layup | Ā | |
12:27 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Anthony Cowan Jr. | Ā | |
12:20 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Anthony Cowan Jr., stolen by Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
12:14 | +2 | Darian Bryant made dunk, assist by Ithiel Horton | 16-17 | |
12:03 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
12:01 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Delaware | Ā | |
11:36 | Ā | Matt Veretto missed jump shot | Ā | |
11:34 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
11:28 | Ā | Aaron Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
11:26 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Serrel Smith Jr. | Ā | |
11:22 | Ā | Eric Ayala missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
11:22 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
11:22 | Ā | Personal foul on Matt Veretto | Ā | |
11:17 | +2 | Bruno Fernando made dunk | 16-19 | |
8:08 | +2 | Bruno Fernando made alley-oop shot, assist by Eric Ayala | 22-25 | |
6:59 | +2 | Darryl Morsell made fade-away jump shot | 22-27 | |
6:40 | Ā | Personal foul on Ivan Bender | Ā | |
5:51 | Ā | Shooting foul on Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
5:24 | Ā | Shooting foul on Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
4:34 | Ā | Shooting foul on Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
4:23 | Ā | Personal foul on Darian Bryant | Ā | |
3:42 | Ā | Shooting foul on Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
3:28 | +2 | Jalen Smith made layup, assist by Anthony Cowan Jr. | 27-35 | |
3:28 | Ā | Shooting foul on Matt Veretto | Ā | |
2:52 | Ā | Personal foul on Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
2:35 | Ā | Personal foul on Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
2:28 | Ā | Offensive foul on | Ā | |
2:15 | Ā | Shooting foul on Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Darian Bryant, stolen by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
2.0 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā |
Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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19:24 | Ā | Offensive foul on Jalen Smith | Ā | |
18:49 | Ā | Shooting foul on Collin Goss | Ā | |
18:25 | Ā | Personal foul on Anthony Cowan Jr. | Ā | |
18:03 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed layup, blocked by Collin Goss | Ā | |
17:52 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
17:45 | +2 | Bruno Fernando made dunk | 31-48 | |
17:21 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
16:43 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
16:39 | Ā | Shooting foul on | Ā | |
15:47 | Ā | Shooting foul on Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
15:47 | +1 | Kevin Anderson made free throw | 34-52 | |
14:45 | Ā | Personal foul on Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
14:40 | Ā | Personal foul on Jalen Smith | Ā | |
14:27 | +1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws | 36-57 | |
14:27 | +1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws | 36-58 | |
14:09 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed layup, blocked by Eric Carter | Ā | |
12:32 | Ā | Shooting foul on Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
11:21 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Kevin Anderson, stolen by Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
10:03 | Ā | Shooting foul on Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
9:51 | Ā | Personal foul on | Ā | |
9:40 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Jalen Smith | Ā | |
9:23 | +3 | Jacob Cushing made 3-pt. jump shot | 48-58 | |
9:10 | +2 | Eric Ayala made driving layup | 48-60 | |
8:50 | Ā | Lost ball turnover on Eric Carter, stolen by Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
8:39 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed driving layup | Ā | |
8:37 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
8:27 | +3 | Eric Carter made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kevin Anderson | 51-60 | |
8:07 | Ā | Lost ball turnover on Darryl Morsell, stolen by Eric Carter | Ā | |
7:53 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Jacob Cushing, stolen by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
7:49 | Ā | Shooting foul on Jacob Cushing | Ā | |
7:49 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed 1st of 2 free throws | Ā | |
7:49 | +1 | Darryl Morsell made 2nd of 2 free throws | 51-61 | |
7:34 | Ā | Kevin Anderson missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
7:32 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
7:29 | Ā | Flagrant foul on Ivan Bender | Ā | |
7:29 | Ā | Flagrant foul on Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
7:10 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed jump shot | Ā | |
7:08 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
6:42 | +3 | Jacob Cushing made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Kevin Anderson | 54-61 | |
6:25 | +2 | Jalen Smith made alley-oop shot, assist by Eric Ayala | 54-63 | |
6:05 | +2 | Eric Carter made turnaround jump shot | 56-63 | |
5:52 | Ā | Aaron Wiggins missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
5:50 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
5:44 | +2 | Darian Bryant made layup, assist by Ithiel Horton | 58-63 | |
5:26 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed driving layup | Ā | |
5:24 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
5:11 | +2 | Jalen Smith made dunk | 58-65 | |
5:00 | Ā | Ithiel Horton missed jump shot | Ā | |
4:58 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Ayala | Ā | |
4:53 | +2 | Jalen Smith made layup, assist by Eric Ayala | 58-67 | |
4:53 | Ā | Shooting foul on Eric Carter | Ā | |
4:53 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed free throw | Ā | |
4:53 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
4:32 | Ā | Jacob Cushing missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
4:30 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jacob Cushing | Ā | |
4:25 | Ā | Jacob Cushing missed layup, blocked by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
4:23 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
4:17 | Ā | Lost ball turnover on Eric Ayala, stolen by Eric Carter | Ā | |
4:12 | Ā | Personal foul on Anthony Cowan Jr. | Ā | |
4:12 | +1 | Ithiel Horton made 1st of 2 free throws | 59-67 | |
4:12 | +1 | Ithiel Horton made 2nd of 2 free throws | 60-67 | |
4:01 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
3:59 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
3:58 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed tip-in | Ā | |
3:56 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
3:45 | Ā | Ithiel Horton missed layup | Ā | |
3:44 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Kevin Anderson | Ā | |
3:44 | Ā | Personal foul on Bruno Fernando | Ā | |
3:44 | Ā | Personal foul on Eric Carter | Ā | |
3:44 | +1 | Eric Carter made 1st of 2 free throws | 61-67 | |
3:44 | +1 | Eric Carter made 2nd of 2 free throws | 62-67 | |
3:44 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed 1st of 2 free throws | Ā | |
3:44 | +1 | Darryl Morsell made 2nd of 2 free throws | 62-68 | |
3:27 | +2 | Eric Ayala made driving layup | 62-70 | |
3:01 | Ā | Darian Bryant missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
2:59 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
2:40 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed turnaround jump shot | Ā | |
2:38 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Jacob Cushing | Ā | |
2:24 | Ā | Kevin Anderson missed jump shot | Ā | |
2:22 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
2:22 | +2 | Eric Carter made dunk | 64-70 | |
1:54 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Offensive rebound by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Shooting foul on Eric Carter | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed 1st of 2 free throws | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Jalen Smith missed 2nd of 2 free throws | Ā | |
1:52 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Eric Carter | Ā | |
1:31 | +3 | Jacob Cushing made 3-pt. jump shot, assist by Eric Carter | 67-70 | |
1:07 | Ā | Personal foul on Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
1:07 | Ā | Anthony Cowan Jr. missed 1st of 2 free throws | Ā | |
1:07 | +1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws | 67-71 | |
57.0 | Ā | Kevin Anderson missed layup, blocked by Jalen Smith | Ā | |
55.0 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Anthony Cowan Jr. | Ā | |
30.0 | Ā | Darryl Morsell missed 3-pt. jump shot | Ā | |
28.0 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Delaware | Ā | |
16.0 | Ā | Jacob Cushing missed layup | Ā | |
14.0 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Darryl Morsell | Ā | |
13.0 | Ā | Personal foul on Ithiel Horton | Ā | |
13.0 | +1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws | 67-72 | |
13.0 | +1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws | 67-73 | |
6.0 | Ā | Darian Bryant missed layup | Ā | |
4.0 | Ā | Defensive rebound by Aaron Wiggins | Ā | |
3.0 | Ā | Bad pass turnover on Aaron Wiggins, stolen by Darian Bryant | Ā | |
2.0 | Ā | Darian Bryant missed jump shot | Ā |
Min. Per Game | ||
Pts. Per Game | ||
Ast. Per Game | ||
Reb. Per Game | ||
Field Goal % | ||
Three Point % | ||
Free Throw % |
Ā | Darian Bryant missed jump shot | 2.0 |
Ā | Bad pass turnover on Aaron Wiggins, stolen by Darian Bryant | 3.0 |
Ā | Defensive rebound by Aaron Wiggins | 4.0 |
Ā | Darian Bryant missed layup | 6.0 |
+ 1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 2nd of 2 free throws | 13.0 |
+ 1 | Anthony Cowan Jr. made 1st of 2 free throws | 13.0 |
Ā | Personal foul on Ithiel Horton | 13.0 |
Ā | Defensive rebound by Darryl Morsell | 14.0 |
Ā | Jacob Cushing missed layup | 16.0 |
Ā | Defensive rebound by Delaware | 28.0 |
Ā | Darryl Morsell missed 3-pt. jump shot | 30.0 |
Team Stats | ||
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Points | 0 | 0 |
Field Goals | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
3-Pointers | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Free Throws | 0-0 (0.0%) | 0-0 (0.0%) |
Total Rebounds | 0 | 0 |
Offensive | 0 | 0 |
Defensive | 0 | 0 |
Team | 0 | 0 |
Assists | 0 | 0 |
Steals | 0 | 0 |
Blocks | 0 | 0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Fouls | 0 | 0 |
Technicals | 0 | 0 |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |
Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB |