Maryland (3-0) vs. Saint Louis (3-0)
November 19, 2022
MOHEGAN SUN ARENA
1:00 pm ET
COLLEGE PARK, MDÂ -Â Saturday afternoon will feature a battle of early unbeatens as the Maryland men's basketball team (3-0) takes on Saint Louis (3-0) at Mohegan Sun Arena in the 2022 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off. The opening tip is slated for 1 p.m., and the game will be televised on ESPNNews. Fans can listen to the Maryland Sports Network (1300 AM - Baltimore, One Maryland App)Â with Matt Noble and Chris Knoche calling the action.
On Sunday, the Terps will face either Miami or Providence to close out the tournament. The championship game will be played at 1 p.m. on ESPN, while the third-place game will tip at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
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Maryland-Saint Louis: The Series
- Maryland and Saint Louis have only met once before with the Terps earning a 74-66 victory over the Billikens in the 1994 NCAA Tournament at the Kansas Coliseum.
- Joe Smith led Maryland with 29 points and 15 rebounds in the NCAA Tournament meeting.
- Maryland head coach Kevin Willard is 1-1 all-time against Saint Louis with both games coming during his tenure at Seton Hall.
No Sophomore Slump For Reese
- After a relatively quiet opening night with seven points and seven rebounds against Niagara, Julian Reese has shown fans he can be a dominant player for the Terps after tying his career-high with 19 points against both Western Carolina and Binghamton. Against the Catamounts, he also posted his first career double-double with a career-high 12 rebounds.
- Nationally, Reese ranks 16th nationally (4th in the Big Ten) with a 78.3 field goal percentage (18-of-23).
- Reese leads the Terps in scoring (15.0 ppg) and in rebounding (8.7 rpg).
Recapping the Binghamton Win
- For the first time in over a decade, the Terps won three consecutive games by at least 20 points as Maryland topped Binghamton (2-1) 76-52 on Tuesday night in XFINITY Center.
- Maryland got off to a fast start, scoring the first eight points of the game, and led by as many as 25 in the opening half.
- Three Terps scored in double figures in a balanced offensive attack. Julian Reese followed up his career-night against Western Carolina with a 19-point, seven-rebound effort. Hakim Hart shot 5-of-10 from the field for 13 points and added eight boards. Donta Scott continued to hold the steady veteran presence with a 10-point, nine-rebound effort.
- The Terps led by 21 points at halftime, 44-23, for their largest lead at intermission in nearly three seasons. The last time Maryland led by as many at the half was a 42-21 lead over Marquette on Dec. 1, 2019.
Scott Nearing 1,000 Points; Eclipses 500 Boards
- Donta Scott went over the 500 rebound mark in the win over Western Carolina and now has 514 for his career. He enters the Binghamton game with 961 career points.
- Scott is looking to become the 17th Terp since 1995 to reach the 1,000-point, 500-rebound milestone. Darryl Morsell (1,090 points / 510 rebounds / 2018-21) and Anthony Cowan (1,881 points / 508 rebounds / 2017-20) are the most recent to do so.
- Scott was one of 20 players named to the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Watch List as announced by the Basketball Hall of Fame in late October.
- This is Scott's second year on the watch list after also garnering the honor last season. He joins Jalen Smith (2019-20) and Jake Layman (2014-15) as Terps to be recognized.
- Scott ranked as the No. 49 overall player nationally last season. He has played in 97 career games.
Fun News & Notes
- 3-0 FOR 9TH STRAIGHT SEASON - Maryland improved to 3-0 to start a season for the ninth consecutive year. The last time the Terps did not start 3-0 was a 77-68 loss to UConn in the 2013-14 season opener.
- NOVEMBER REIGN - Maryland is 68-13 in November games dating back to 2010-11.
- BACK-TO-BACK-BACK 20 PIECES - With the victory over Binghamton, Maryland picked up three-consecutive 20+ point wins for the first time since 2010-11. In that previous stretch, the Terps beat NJIT (89-50), North Florida (85-62) and Colgate (95-40) from a span of Dec. 22, 2010-Jan. 4, 2011. The last time the Terps won the first three games of a season by 20-plus points was in 2009-10, when they actually won their first four games of the season by that margin. Maryland beat Charleston Southern (89-51), Fairfield (71-42), New Hampshire (82-55), Chaminade (79-51) from Nov. 13-23, 2009.
- DEFENSE GENERATES OFFENSE - Maryland is forcing 14.7 turnovers per game which has translated to 19.3 points off turnovers. Just under 27 percent of the Terps offense has been generated off turnovers.
- YOUNG THROWING A BLOCK PARTY - A point guard with a pair of blocks in a game is in general a rarity. To lead the team in blocked shots after two games is more so. For Jahmir Young, he is the first Terp guard since Sean Mosely in 2011-12 to block four shots in the team's first two games. Current NBA guards Kevin Huerter (2016-17) and Aaron Wiggins (2019-20) are tied with Young as they also had four blocks in three games (Young did not block a shot against Binghamton).
- MAKING POSITIVE CONTRIBUTIONS - Hakim Hart leads the Terps with an outstanding +81 rating through two games. Donta Scott is +66, while Julian Reese is +60. The trio are the top players in terms of +/- early in the season. The trio along with fellow starters Jahmir Young and Don Carey are +32 as a line-up on the year.
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