December 8, 1996
Maryland Strolls To 80-64 Win Over Cal
LANDOVER, Md. -- Laron Profit poured in a game-high 24
points and Keith Booth added 22 as Maryland cruised to an 80-64
victory over California in opening round play of the Franklin
National Bank Classic at the USAir Arena.
The Terps (5-0) held a slim 40-36 lead at halftime, but they took
over the game in the early stages of the second half. While
the Golden Bears struggled from the field, Maryland caught fire,
shooting a sizzling 58 percent from the field in the second
half. Cal, meanwhile, was just 11-for-34 (32 percent) from the
field in the final half.
Profit was 10-for-14 from the field in the game, including
4-of-5 from three-point range.
Randy Duck paced the Golden Bears with 19 points. Ed Gray, who was
just 4-for-15 from the field, added 12 points for Cal (4-2).
CALIFORNIA (64)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Duck 33 6-11 5-5 0-2 0 0 19
Marks 17 2-3 3-3 1-2 0 3 7
Stewart 26 3-9 1-4 2-6 0 4 7
Gray 30 4-15 4-4 0-3 1 1 12
Mcgruder 33 4-10 0-0 1-4 4 2 8
Grigsby 15 0-4 2-2 0-3 1 3 2
Mcqueen 21 2-3 0-0 2-5 4 2 5
Jackson 3 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
Gonzalez 12 0-4 0-0 2-3 1 2 0
Jones 10 2-3 0-0 0-1 1 4 4
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TOTALS 200 23-63 15-18 8-29 12 23 64
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Percentages: FG-.365, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
3-12, .250 (Duck 2-4, Gray 0-3, Mcgruder 0-2,
Mcqueen 1-2, Jackson 0-1). Team rebounds: 8.
Blocked shots: None. Turnovers: 15 (Mcgruder 4,
Gray 3, Marks 3, Jones 2, Gonzalez, Grigsby,
Stewart). Steals: 3 (Gonzalez, Marks, Mcqueen).
MARYLAND (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Booth 36 7-13 8-12 3-7 4 1 22
Elliott 29 3-9 5-6 3-6 0 2 11
Ekezie 26 3-3 4-6 0-7 0 4 10
Stokes 33 2-5 0-2 0-3 4 1 5
Jasikevicius 23 2-7 0-1 0-1 4 4 5
Profit 30 10-14 0-0 0-5 3 2 24
Raydo 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Hite 1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0 0 1
Kovarik 9 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 0
Fields 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0
Watkins 11 0-2 2-2 1-5 1 2 2
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TOTALS 200 27-54 20-31 7-34 17 16 80
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Percentages: FG-.500, FT-.645. 3-Point Goals:
6-14, .429 (Booth 0-1, Elliott 0-1, Stokes 1-3,
Jasikevicius 1-4, Profit 4-5). Team rebounds: 4.
Blocked shots: 4 (Profit 2, Ekezie, Stokes).
Turnovers: 16 (Booth 6, Stokes 5, Profit 2,
Ekezie, Elliott, Watkins). Steals: 5 (Booth,
Ekezie, Elliott, Jasikevicius, Profit).
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California 36 28 - 64
Maryland 40 40 - 80
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Technical fouls: None. Officials: Frank
Scagliotta, Samuel Croft, Larry Rose.
