Julian Reese had a game high 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead Maryland to a 108-37 rout over Canisius on Tuesday night in College Park, Md.
Selton Miguel scored 15 points, Rodney Rice added 13 and Jay Young netted 12 for the Terrapins (4-1). Ja’Kobi Gillespie, Derik Queen and Malachi Palmer all scored 10 points as Maryland shot 54.2 percent (39-of-72) from the floor.
Paul McMillan IV and Tana Kopa each scored 10 points for the Golden Griffins (0-6), who finished 14-of-55 (25.5 percent) from the field.
The Terrapins’ full-court press helped force 23 turnovers that led to 39 points. Maryland held a 54-24 rebounding edge and outscored Canisius 56-14 in the paint.
The Terrapins forced the Golden Griffins into a shot-clock violation when Canisius held a 3-2 lead. On its next possession, Miguel drilled a three to give Maryland a lead it would not relinquish. Miguel’s triple kicked off an 16-1 Terrapins run that culminated when Rice found Queen for a layup and an 18-4 lead.
Maryland later reeled off a 28-0 run that covered 7 minutes, 53 seconds. Anthony Benard hit a jumper for Canisius to snap the run and make the score 46-8 with 5:57 left in the first half.
Tyson Oghene got the Golden Griffins into double digits with a three at 1:46 to make it 55-11. The Terrapins led 59-14 at halftime.
It was more of the same in the second half as Maryland took a 64-point lead on a Young layup for an 83-19 advantage with 13:04 left in the game. Young made a free throw as the Terrapins hit the century mark with a 100-33 lead with just over three minutes left.
Walk-on Ben Murphy hit a three with 2:12 left as Maryland’s advantage grew to 104-35.
–Field Level Media
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