Tafara Gapare scored a season-high 19 points off the bench and Derik Queen added 15 points and eight rebounds, lifting Maryland to a 91-67 victory over Bucknell on Wednesday in College Park, Md.
Gapare made 7 of 9 shots from the floor — including 3 of 4 from 3-point range. He highlighted his performance by unleashing a personal 10-point run in the second half to help send the Terrapins (6-1) to their third straight win.
Gapare, who made one 3-pointer prior to Wednesday’s game, was limited to just three minutes and was held without a point in Maryland’s 76-75 victory versus Villanova on Sunday.
Julian Reese scored 14 points for the Terrapins, who shot a robust 50.0 percent from the floor and scored 22 points off 20 turnovers.
Selton Miguel drained three 3-pointers to score all 13 of his points in the first half. That effort came three days after being held without a point versus Villanova.
Bucknell’s Ruot Bijiek sank four 3-pointers to highlight his 20-point performance.
Josh Bascoe scored 10 points and Brandon McCreesh added nine off the bench for the Bison (4-4), who lost two in a row for the second time this season.
Maryland answered Bijiek’s layup by scoring 12 straight points to take a 15-2 lead.
Miguel keyed the spurt by draining two 3-pointers and a jumper. Bucknell tried to keep pace and trailed 25-12 after McCreesh’s layup, but the Terrapins kept their foot on the gas to steadily build a 25-point lead late in the first half.
The Bison made a modest charge to begin the second half, trimming the deficit to 16 at 58-42 on Bijiek’s fourth 3-pointer of the game. Gapare singlehandedly halted the momentum by sandwiching 3-pointers around a layup and an emphatic dunk over the next five possessions.
Reese sank a pair of free throws to cap the 12-0 run, extending Maryland’s lead to 70-42 with 11:39 to play.
The Terrapins were not threatened the rest of the way.
–Field Level Media
