Tafara Gapare throws down 19 points and a highlight dunk, and Maryland beats Bucknell 91-67
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Tafara Gapare scored 19 points, freshman Derik Queen had 15 points and eight rebounds and Maryland beat Bucknell 91-67 on Wednesday night.
Maryland opened the game on a 15-2 run, extended it to 25-7 with 10:38 left and led 51-28 at the break. The Terrapins led by at least 16 points the entire second half, which included runs of 12-0 and 9-0. Gapare scored the 10 straight points during the second-half run.
Gapare threw down a highlight dunk while being fouled with 2:08 remaining to give Maryland an 89-62 lead. He was called for a technical foul after stepping over Patrick O’Brien, who was attempting to take a charge. Jayden Williams made the two free throws for Bucknell and Gapare missed his free-throw attempt that would have tied his career high of 20 points.
Maryland (6-1) has won 20 consecutive home games against unranked nonconference foes with its last loss coming on Dec. 1, 2021, against Virginia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Julian Reese added 14 points and Selton Miguel scored 13 for Maryland. Gapare, a Georgia Tech transfer, reached double-figure scoring as a Terp for the first time. The Terrapins shot 50% from the field with three 3-pointers apiece by Gapare and Miguel.
Ruot Bijiek led Bucknell (4-4) with 20 points and Josh Bascoe added 10. The Bison turned it over 20 times leading to 22 Maryland points.
Maryland stays at home to play Alcorn State on Sunday. Bucknell returns home to play Siena on Saturday.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Bison gains possession) | Â | |
19:58 | Â | Ruot Bijiek turnover (traveling) | Â | |
19:51 | Â | Rodney Rice turnover (Ian Motta steals) | Â | |
19:32 | Â | Achile Spadone turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals) | Â | |
19:32 | Â | Achile Spadone personal foul | Â | |
19:23 | +3 | Rodney Rice makes three point jump shot | 0-3 | |
18:47 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:45 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
18:32 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:30 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
18:24 | +2 | Ruot Bijiek makes two point layup (Josh Bascoe assists) | 2-3 | |
18:17 | Â | Selton Miguel misses two point jump shot | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
17:59 | Â | Achile Spadone misses three point jump shot | Â | |
17:57 | Â | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | Â | |
17:50 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point dunk (Selton Miguel assists) | 2-5 | |
17:30 | Â | Ian Motta turnover (traveling) | Â | |
17:24 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 2-8 | |
16:49 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
16:47 | Â | Achile Spadone offensive rebound | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Achile Spadone turnover (Ja'Kobi Gillespie steals) | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Josh Bascoe personal foul | Â | |
16:26 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot | 2-11 | |
16:00 | Â | Noah Williamson turnover | Â | |
16:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:51 | +2 | Derik Queen makes two point dunk (Ja'Kobi Gillespie assists) | 2-13 | |
15:24 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:22 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
15:05 | +2 | Selton Miguel makes two point jump shot | 2-15 | |
14:47 | +3 | Josh Bascoe makes three point jump shot (Brandon McCreesh assists) | 5-15 | |
14:36 | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (Selton Miguel assists) | 5-18 | |
14:16 | Â | Brandon McCreesh misses three point jump shot | Â | |
14:14 | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â | |
14:00 | Â | Derik Queen misses two point layup | Â | |
13:58 | Â | Noah Williamson defensive rebound | Â | |
13:49 | Â | Noah Williamson turnover (Derik Queen steals) | Â | |
13:23 | Â | Achile Spadone personal foul | Â | |
13:13 | Â | Brady Muller personal foul | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Julian Reese misses two point jump shot | Â | |
13:03 | Â | Tafara Gapare offensive rebound | Â | |
12:57 | Â | Tafara Gapare misses two point layup | Â | |
12:55 | Â | Pip Ajayi defensive rebound | Â | |
12:48 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:46 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
12:38 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point layup (Rodney Rice assists) | 5-20 | |
12:17 | Â | Jay Young personal foul | Â | |
12:10 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover | Â | |
11:50 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
11:48 | Â | Pip Ajayi defensive rebound | Â | |
11:41 | +2 | Brady Muller makes two point layup (Brandon McCreesh assists) | 7-20 | |
11:26 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 7-22 | |
11:26 | Â | Pip Ajayi shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul) | Â | |
11:26 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:26 | +1 | Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-23 | |
11:02 | Â | Jay Young blocks Jayden Williams's two point layup | Â | |
11:00 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
11:00 | Â | Pip Ajayi blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup | Â | |
10:58 | Â | Terrapins offensive rebound | Â | |
10:52 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
10:50 | Â | Pip Ajayi personal foul | Â | |
10:39 | Â | Brandon McCreesh shooting foul (Derik Queen draws the foul) | Â | |
10:39 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 7-24 | |
10:39 | +1 | Derik Queen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 7-25 | |
10:19 | +3 | Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Brandon McCreesh assists) | 10-25 | |
10:09 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie turnover | Â | |
9:56 | Â | Ruot Bijiek turnover | Â | |
9:44 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound | Â | |
9:42 | Â | Julian Reese personal foul | Â | |
9:26 | +2 | Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup | 12-25 | |
9:05 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point hook shot | 12-27 | |
8:30 | Â | Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:28 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Ruot Bijiek shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul) | Â | |
8:14 | Â | Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
8:14 | +1 | Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-28 | |
7:59 | Â | Brandon McCreesh turnover (Selton Miguel steals) | Â | |
7:52 | +2 | Selton Miguel makes two point layup | 12-30 | |
7:52 | Â | Bison 30 second timeout | Â | |
7:52 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
7:36 | +2 | Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup (Noah Williamson assists) | 14-30 | |
7:23 | +3 | Selton Miguel makes three point jump shot (Derik Queen assists) | 14-33 | |
7:04 | +3 | Ruot Bijiek makes three point jump shot (Noah Williamson assists) | 17-33 | |
6:47 | Â | Rodney Rice misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:45 | Â | Achile Spadone defensive rebound | Â | |
6:38 | Â | Noah Williamson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:36 | Â | Tafara Gapare defensive rebound | Â | |
6:27 | Â | Selton Miguel misses three point jump shot | Â | |
6:25 | Â | Ruot Bijiek defensive rebound | Â | |
6:19 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie personal foul | Â | |
6:07 | Â | Noah Williamson misses two point layup | Â | |
6:05 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
5:54 | +3 | Tafara Gapare makes three point jump shot | 17-36 | |
5:35 | Â | Noah Williamson turnover (Derik Queen steals) | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Noah Williamson personal foul | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Derik Queen misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Josh Bascoe defensive rebound | Â | |
5:35 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses two point hook shot | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Selton Miguel defensive rebound | Â | |
5:33 | Â | Ja'Kobi Gillespie misses two point jump shot | Â | |
5:31 | Â | Noah Williamson defensive rebound | Â | |
5:31 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul | Â | |
4:53 | Â | Ruot Bijiek misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:51 | Â | Derik Queen defensive rebound | Â | |
4:40 | Â | Derik Queen turnover | Â | |
4:32 | Â | Derik Queen personal foul | Â | |
4:27 | Â | Josh Bascoe turnover | Â | |
4:19 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point layup | Â | |
4:17 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound | Â | |
4:10 | +3 | Ja'Kobi Gillespie makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 17-39 | |
4:01 | +3 | Achile Spadone makes three point jump shot (Ruot Bijiek assists) | 20-39 | |
3:50 | Â | Achile Spadone shooting foul (Tafara Gapare draws the foul) | Â | |
3:50 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:50 | +1 | Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 20-40 | |
3:50 | +1 | Tafara Gapare makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 20-41 | |
3:31 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point hook shot | 22-41 | |
3:16 | +2 | Tafara Gapare makes two point alley-oop dunk (Jay Young assists) | 22-43 | |
2:57 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:55 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | +3 | Jay Young makes three point jump shot (Malachi Palmer assists) | 22-46 | |
2:22 | Â | Jayden Williams turnover | Â | |
2:14 | Â | Julian Reese misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:12 | Â | Jayden Williams defensive rebound | Â | |
2:02 | +2 | Noah Williamson makes two point layup (Jayden Williams assists) | 24-46 | |
1:40 | +3 | Jay Young makes three point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 24-49 | |
1:04 | Â | Josh Bascoe misses three point jump shot | Â | |
1:02 | Â | Brandon McCreesh offensive rebound | Â | |
0:48 | +2 | Brandon McCreesh makes two point layup | 26-49 | |
0:42 | +2 | Julian Reese makes two point jump shot (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists) | 26-51 | |
0:33 | Â | Tafara Gapare blocks Noah Williamson's two point layup | Â | |
0:31 | Â | Malachi Palmer defensive rebound | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Malachi Palmer turnover | Â | |
0:11 | +2 | Josh Bascoe makes two point layup | 28-51 | |
0:02 | Â | DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:00 | Â | Noah Williamson defensive rebound | Â | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |