Dec. 4, 2010
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MARYLAND (6-2) VS. TEMPLE (4-2)
Sunday, December 5, 2010 • 8 p.m. ET
Game #9 • Neutral Game #3 • Washington, D.C. • Verizon Center
BB&T Classic
Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst)... Flagships - WJZ-FM (105.7) / WJZ-AM (1300) / ESPN980 (D.C.)
Television: MASN / FSN - Jim Hunter (PxP), John Feinstein (Analyst), Byron Kerr (Sideline)
Maryland, now 6-2, makes its annual trip downtown to Verizon Center for the BB&T Classic. This year's opponent is Temple, which comes into the matchup at 4-2 after starting the season ranked in both polls.
The Terrapins won at Penn State, 62-39, on Wednesday night to capture their sixth straight victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Maryland held the Nittany Lions to 21 percent shooting from the floor, including a 3-for-27 (.111) shooting mark from 3-point range.
The defensive effort for the Terrapins against Penn State was notable. It was the first time the Terps held an opponent under 40 points since 1/6/2004 when Maryland beat UMES, 87-38. It was the sixth-best defensive effort for the Terps in the Gary Williams era. Penn State had just 19 points in the second half on Wednesday, marking the first time the Terps held an opponent under 20 for a half since 11/18/2008 when Youngstown State scored 18 in the first half in a 73-49 Maryland victory.
Sophomore center Jordan Williams had his 6th double-double in the game on Wednesday, finishing with 15 points and 11 rebounds. After games of 11/28, when Williams had five double-doubles, he was one of eight players nationally who had compiled five by that time. Williams leads the Terps in scoring (17.1 ppg) and rebounding (11.8 rpg) coming into the Temple game.
Dino Gregory and Terrell Stoglin each added 10 points in the win over the Nittany Lions, with both players scoring all 10 of their points in the decisive second half. Maryland outscored PSU, 36-19, after halftime to earn the win.
Scouting the Owls
Temple, the preseason favorite in the Atlantic-10, comes into the BB&T Classic with a 4-2 overall record. The Owls went 1-2 recently at the Old Spice Classic in Orlando, beating Georgia, but losing to California and Texas A&M...
In its most recent game, Temple won at Central Michigan, 65-53... Junior guard Juan Fernandez led the Owls with 18 points, including a 4-for-7 effort from 3-point range... Senior forward Lavoy Allen had 13 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks, while junior guard Ramone Moore had 16 points...
Moore leads Temple in scoring at 11.7 ppg, with Fernandez at 11.0 ppg and Allen at 10.2 points and a team-high 6.3 rebounds per game... Forward Michael Eric (6-foot-11) and forward Scootie Randall (6-6) round out a starting lineup that includes four juniors and Allen as the lone senior...
The Owls have been very strong defensively, having yet to allow an opponent to reach 60 points... Temple averages 54.5 ppg in scoring defense, holding opponents to a .362 shooting mark from the floor...
Temple is coached by Fran Dunphy, who is in his fifth season at Temple and 22nd season as a head coach... Dunphy, who was an assistant on Gary Williams' staff at American, is two wins away from reaching the 400-victory milestone in his 22nd season as a head coach.
