Julian Reese has double-double, Donta Scott adds 19 points and Maryland beats South Alabama 68-55
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Julian Reese had season highs with 19 points and 15 rebounds and Maryland pulled away early in the second half to beat South Alabama 68-55 on Saturday night.
Donta Scott made three 3-pointers and also finished with 19 points for Maryland (3-3). Jahmir Young added 16 points and Jordan Geronimo had 14.
Maryland opened the second half on a 23-7 run for a 52-30 lead with 13:48 remaining. Reese scored 10 points and Geronimo added eight during the stretch. South Alabama pulled within 58-47 with 5:13 to play but didn't get closer. The Terrapins entered allowing just 61.6 points per game and outrebounded South Alabama 42-26.
Julian Margrave scored 18 points and Isiah Gaiter had 17 to lead South Alabama (4-4).
The Jaguars hadn't trailed until Young's fast-break layup off a turnover at the 7:07 mark of the first half. The Terrapins then went into halftime with a 29-26 lead.
Maryland hosts Rider on Tuesday. South Alabama plays at Jacksonville State on Thursday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | Thomas Howell vs. Donta Scott (Terrapins gains possession) | Â | |
19:51 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:49 | Â | Isiah Gaiter defensive rebound | Â | |
19:22 | +3 | Isiah Gaiter makes three point jump shot (Maxwell Land assists) | 3-0 | |
19:00 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (Thomas Howell steals) | Â | |
18:41 | Â | Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:39 | Â | Terrapins defensive rebound | Â | |
18:21 | Â | Jordan Geronimo turnover (lost ball) (Isiah Gaiter steals) | Â | |
18:16 | Â | Marcus Millender misses two point layup | Â | |
18:14 | Â | Donta Scott defensive rebound | Â | |
17:51 | Â | Donta Scott misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:49 | Â | Julian Reese offensive rebound | Â | |
17:46 | Â | Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:44 | Â | Jordan Geronimo offensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Jahmir Young misses two point layup | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Julian Margrave defensive rebound | Â | |
17:40 | Â | Jahmir Young personal foul (Julian Margrave draws the foul) | Â | |
17:21 | Â | Isiah Gaiter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:19 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
17:06 | Â | Maxwell Land personal foul | Â | |
17:00 | +3 | Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Jordan Geronimo assists) | 3-3 | |
16:31 | Â | Maxwell Land turnover (lost ball) (DeShawn Harris-Smith steals) | Â | |
16:20 | Â | Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Marcus Millender steals) | Â | |
16:06 | +3 | Julian Margrave makes three point jump shot (Marcus Millender assists) | 6-3 | |
15:37 | Â | Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:35 | Â | Terrapins offensive rebound | Â | |
15:34 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:23 | Â | Jahari Long misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:21 | Â | Jaguars defensive rebound | Â | |
14:56 | +2 | Thomas Howell makes two point layup | 8-3 | |
14:41 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:39 | Â | Julian Reese offensive rebound | Â | |
14:36 | Â | Julian Margrave blocks Julian Reese's two point layup | Â | |
14:34 | Â | Julian Reese offensive rebound | Â | |
14:30 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point layup | 8-5 | |
14:12 | +2 | Thomas Howell makes two point layup | 10-5 | |
13:45 | Â | Jordan Geronimo turnover (lost ball) (Marcus Millender steals) | Â | |
13:34 | Â | Marcus Millender misses two point dunk | Â | |
13:32 | Â | Jordan Geronimo defensive rebound | Â | |
13:07 | Â | Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Marcus Millender defensive rebound | Â | |
12:39 | Â | Isiah Gaiter misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:37 | Â | Jahari Long defensive rebound | Â | |
12:25 | +2 | Jordan Geronimo makes two point layup (Julian Reese assists) | 10-7 | |
11:56 | Â | Julian Margrave misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:54 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
11:40 | Â | Jordan Geronimo misses two point jump shot | Â | |
11:38 | Â | Julian Reese offensive rebound | Â | |
11:34 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:32 | Â | Terrapins offensive rebound | Â | |
11:31 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:20 | +3 | Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 10-10 | |
10:48 | Â | Tyrell Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:46 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
10:30 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:28 | Â | Marshall Kearing defensive rebound | Â | |
10:08 | +3 | Marshall Kearing makes three point jump shot (Maxwell Land assists) | 13-10 | |
9:38 | +3 | Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot | 13-13 | |
9:15 | Â | Marcus Millender misses two point jump shot | Â | |
9:13 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. defensive rebound | Â | |
9:04 | Â | Jamie Kaiser Jr. turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Noah Batchelor personal foul (Isiah Gaiter draws the foul) | Â | |
8:49 | +1 | Isiah Gaiter makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-13 | |
8:49 | +1 | Isiah Gaiter makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-13 | |
8:35 | Â | Marcus Millender personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul) | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Marshall Kearing shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul) | Â | |
8:28 | +1 | Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 | |
8:28 | +1 | Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 15-15 | |
8:02 | +3 | Ethan Kizer makes three point jump shot (Tyrell Jones assists) | 18-15 | |
7:41 | +2 | Donta Scott makes two point jump shot | 18-17 | |
7:12 | Â | Tyrell Jones turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
7:06 | +2 | Jahmir Young makes two point layup | 18-19 | |
6:44 | Â | Ethan Kizer turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
6:44 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
6:25 | +2 | Donta Scott makes two point layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 18-21 | |
6:06 | Â | Isiah Gaiter turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
5:48 | +2 | Jordan Geronimo makes two point jump shot | 18-23 | |
5:40 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Marcus Millender draws the foul) | Â | |
5:30 | +2 | Isiah Gaiter makes two point jump shot | 20-23 | |
5:18 | Â | Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:16 | Â | Maxwell Land defensive rebound | Â | |
4:45 | +2 | Julian Margrave makes two point jump shot | 22-23 | |
4:28 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Terrapins offensive rebound | Â | |
4:11 | Â | Maxwell Land personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul) | Â | |
4:09 | Â | Thomas Howell shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul) | Â | |
4:09 | +1 | Donta Scott makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-24 | |
4:09 | +1 | Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-25 | |
4:07 | Â | Tyrell Jones turnover (lost ball) (Jahari Long steals) | Â | |
3:51 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:49 | Â | Donta Scott offensive rebound | Â | |
3:48 | Â | Julian Margrave personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul) | Â | |
3:48 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:36 | Â | Jahmir Young turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
3:29 | Â | Tyrell Jones misses two point layup | Â | |
3:27 | Â | Julian Reese defensive rebound | Â | |
3:16 | Â | Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot | Â | |
3:14 | Â | Marcus Millender defensive rebound | Â | |
2:57 | +2 | Isiah Gaiter makes two point layup | 24-25 | |
2:41 | +2 | Donta Scott makes two point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists) | 24-27 | |
2:21 | +2 | Julian Margrave makes two point jump shot (Isiah Gaiter assists) | 26-27 | |
1:56 | Â | Jahari Long misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:54 | Â | Donta Scott offensive rebound | Â | |
1:47 | +2 | Donta Scott makes two point layup | 26-29 | |
1:28 | Â | Noah Batchelor personal foul (Julian Margrave draws the foul) | Â | |
1:19 | Â | Donta Scott personal foul (Isiah Gaiter draws the foul) | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Thomas Howell offensive foul (Jahari Long draws the foul) | Â | |
1:15 | Â | Thomas Howell turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
0:47 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
0:30 | Â | Marcus Millender misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:28 | Â | Julian Margrave offensive rebound | Â | |
0:21 | Â | Jaguars 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:13 | Â | Jordan Geronimo personal foul (Julian Margrave draws the foul) | Â | |
0:02 | Â | Isiah Gaiter turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Geronimo steals) | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |