Nov. 12, 1996
Terps Defeats Melbourne in Exhibition Action
COLLEGE PARK, Md.-- Maryland senior forward Keith Booth
scored a game-high 24 points to lead the Terps to an easy 97-81
exhibition victory over the Melbourne Tigers at Cole Field
House. Booth converted on nine of ten shots from the floor,
including eight dunks.
Terp center Obinna Ekezie also posted a career-high 23 points in
24 minutes of play. Andrew Gaze, the former Washington Bullet,
led the Tigers with 19 points while playing the entire 40
minutes. Gaze's father, Lindsay, serves as Melbourne's head
coach.
Maryland plays host to Court Authority Tuesday, Nov. 19 at 8:00
p.m. at home for its second and final exhibition of the season.
The Terps season opener is slated for Tuesday, November 26 at
8:00 p.m. in Cole.
AUSTRALIA MIN FG- FGA FT- FTA REB AST PTS
Giddy 33 1- 1 2- 3 8 5 4
Smith 27 4- 7 6- 8 6 0 14
Simmons 23 3- 8 5- 7 3 2 11
Gordon 22 2- 6 0- 0 0 0 5
Gaze 40 6- 16 4- 4 2 7 19
Hinchen 23 4- 12 4- 4 1 1 12
Rainbon 7 2- 3 0- 0 1 0 4
Egan 13 2- 3 2- 2 1 0 6
Wickstrom 6 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 3
Chapman 6 1- 1 0- 0 2 2 3
TOTALS 200 26- 58 23- 28 28 17 81
MARYLAND MIN FG- FGA FT- FTA REB AST PTS
Booth 30 9- 10 6- 8 7 1 24
Elliott 27 2- 10 4- 4 6 1 8
Ekezie 24 9- 13 5- 8 6 1 23
Stokes 29 3- 8 1- 2 5 6 7
Jasikevicus 26 2- 4 3- 3 5 5 8
Profit 23 4- 10 1- 4 8 5 10
Watkins 19 3- 8 1- 2 5 0 7
Kovarik 12 3- 3 1- 2 0 0 7
Hite 8 0- 1 1- 2 2 2 1
Raydo 1 0- 2 0- 0 0 0 0
Fields 1 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0
TOTALS 200 36- 70 23- 35 46 21 97
Halftime: Maryland 39, Australia 31
Officials: Scagliotta, Elliott, Clinton
Attendance: 6,112
