Julian Reese delivered 23 points and 11 rebounds as sluggish Maryland pulled away late in a 81-66 victory over Maryland Eastern Shore on Saturday in College Park, Md.
Derik Queen provided 18 points and 14 rebounds while Ja’Kobi Gillespie added nine points and as many assists as the Terrapins (11-2) improved to 19-0 all-time against the Hawks, with all of the wins coming by double-digit margins.
In the final nonconference game for both teams, the Terrapins’ Selton Miguel had 10 points and Jordan Geronimo added nine off the bench.
Playing for the first time in seven days, Maryland never trailed but struggled to pull away from UMES (4-12).
Ketron Shaw paced Maryland Eastern Shore with 20 points and nine rebounds. Evan Johnson scored 15 points and Christopher Flippin added 14 points and six boards for the Hawks of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, who are 0-12 against Division I schools this year.
UMES kept in close in the first half as Maryland missed its first eight shots from 3-point range.
The Terps held a 19-17 lead when Rodney Rice ended the drought with a corner 3 with 6:38 left in the half. About a minute later, Geronimo drained another from the same spot on the floor.
In the final 53 seconds of the period, Reese wheeled inside for a three-point play, then DeShawn Harris-Smith added a buzzer-beating trey from the top of the key as Maryland took a 40-24 lead at the break.
In the second half, the Hawks kept it close as Shaw continued to score in the open floor and Johnson drained a pair of 3-pointers.
When Flippin made a pair of free throws with 10:08 left, he cut the Terrapins’ lead to 54-48. But that’s as close as the Hawks got as Maryland answered with three quick baskets.
In the final 8:11, Gillespie and Miguel made 3-pointers and the duo combined on a fast break, with Gillespie feeding Miguel for a 3-point play that gave the Terrapins their biggest lead, 81-58, with 2:26 left.
–Field Level Media
