TULSA WORLD HOMEPAGE | WIRELESS

Follow us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter Follow us on RSS
Sports Extra! Sports Extra Tulsa World Follow us on ...


SPORTS EXTRA BLOGS
    Sports Editor
Mike Strain

Sports Columnist
Dave Sittler

The Picker
Entertaining & Infuriating

LOCAL PROS

ALL SPORTS

PHOTOS & VIDEOS

OUTDOORS

FIND A STORY

EMAIL ALERTS

SOCIAL MEDIA

RSS FEEDS

CONTACT US
BUY PHOTOS & PAGES

TULSA WORLD

ADVERTISE ON SPORTS EXTRA

National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 66, St. Peter's 56
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 10, 2016
Where: Xfinity Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # Donnie Eppley, # Steve McJunkins, # Edwin Young
Attendance: 14859

Freshman forward Jeremiah Jackson scored 19 points and freshman guard Kevin Huerter had 12 of his 14 points in the first half as Maryland, despite being outplayed in the second half, defeated Saint Peter's 66-56 on Saturday afternoon at the Xfinity Center in College Park, Maryland.

The Terrapins (10-1), who led by 25 points midway through the second half, made 13 of 19 shots from the field in the first half to build a 40-18 lead. But Maryland was just 19 of 29 from the foul line and that let the Peacocks get back in the game in the second half.

Saint Peter's (4-5) was paced by senior Chazz Patterson with 13 points while redshirt guard Nick Griffin, from nearby Rockville, Maryland, and point guard Trevis Wyche had 12 each. Peacocks senior center/forward Quadir Welton, averaging 16 points per contest, was held to five points but did have 10 boards.

The Terps built the margin to 46-22 early in the second half on two free throws by Jackson. Maryland went cold from the field midway through the second half and missed six straight shots from long range.

But Huerter made a basket to give Maryland a 53-31 lead with 8:50 left in the game. On the next trip down Jackson made a nifty backwards layup on a pass from junior center Mikal Cevosky while being fouled. Jackson hit the free throw as Maryland went ahead 56-33 8:14 left.

Saint Peter's, which shot just 37 percent, went on a 6-0 run but Maryland guard Melo Trimble made a layup to give the Terps a 61-40 advantage with 4:30 left. The Peacocks cut the lead to 62-49 with 1:31 left in the game on a basket by Patterson and a 3-pointer by George Washington transfer Griffin cut the margin to 62-52 with 1:11 left but that was as close as it got.

Maryland led 14-0 before the Peacocks scored their first basket midway through the first half. Huerter made all four shots from the field and all three shots from the foul line in the first half. Jackson had 10 points in the first half for Maryland.

Maryland junior forward Damonte Dodd missed the game with a MCL strain. The Terps hope he is ready when Big Ten conference play begins Dec. 27 against Illinois.

Saint Peter's is off until hosting Elon of the Colonial Athletic Association on Dec. 18. The Terps host Jacksonville State on Monday.
Top Game Performances
 
St. Peter's   Maryland
Chazz Patterson 13 Scoring Justin Jackson 19
Antwon Portley 4 Assists Melo Trimble 4
Quadir Welton 10 Rebounds Jaylen Brantley 5
Trevis Wyche 2 Free Throws Made Justin Jackson 6
Cavon Baker 1 Steals Anthony Cowan 2
Quinn Taylor 1 Blocks Michal Cekovsky 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
St. Peter's 56 36.7 8-22 4-8 11 33 2 3 10
Maryland 66 45.5 7-18 19-29 13 31 3 4 11