Box Score COLLEGE PARK, MD --Â Maryland started the second half on a 23-4 run and ran away with a 68-55 win over South Alabama on Saturday night at the XFINITY Center. The win marked the 14th straight home victory for Terps, dating back to last season.
Four Terps scored in double figures, Donta Scott (19), Julian Reese (19), Jahmir Young (16) and Jordan Geronimo (14), as the quartet combined for all 68 of Maryland's points. Reese also notched 15 rebounds to finish with a double-double for the second straight game and tied his career-high with four blocks.Â
The Terps won the rebound battle, 42-26, and held a 36-20 advantage in points in the paint.Â
Coach Willard's Take
"Seeing Donta start to round into form with Jordan and Julian, seeing that front line work well together, that's been fun the last couple games. We're getting a lot of confidence in what Jordan is doing down there, especially defensively. Those three have good size, they rebound the ball well, they're doing a lot of good things."
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Breaking Down the Action
- After South Alabama jumped out to an early lead, key triples from Jahmir Young and Donta Scott tied it at 13-13.Â
- Behind a combined 21 first-half points from Scott (13) and Young (8), the Terps carried a 29-26 lead into halftime. Maryland held South Alabama without a point for the final 2:22 of the half.Â
- A 12-2 run to start the second half allowed the Terps to create separation and pull ahead 41-28. Jordan Geronimo scored six of the 12 Maryland points to ignite the team.Â
- The Terps scored nine of the next 11 points to stretch the run to 23-4 as both Reese and Geronimo came up with bug buckets down low.Â
- After South Alabama cut it to 58-47, the Terps rattled off seven straight points to make it an 18-point lead once again, sealing the comfortable win.Â
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Home Sweet Home
- Dating back to last season, Maryland has a 14-game winning streak at the XFINITY Center, including three this season.
- The program record for an overall home win streak is 27 from Dec. 6, 2015-Feb. 13, 2016.
- Following a loss at home to No. 16 UCLA on Dec. 14, 2022, the Terps then won 11 straight including nine Big Ten games at XFINITY. The streak started with a 75-45 win over St. Peter's on Dec. 22, 2022. The second win in the streak also came against UMBC, an 80-64 win on Dec. 29, 2022.Â
Double Figure Factors
- Donta Scott notched double figures for the 68th time in his career with 19 points in the game. Scott extended his scoring streak to 105 consecutive games.
- Jordan Geronimo scored in double figures for his first time as Terp with 14 points. It was also the 14th time the senior has scored in double figures in his career.
- Julian Reese dropped double figures for the 34th time in his career with 19 points. Reese also picked up his second consecutive double-double with 15 rebounds. It is the 10th of his career and third of the season.
- Jahmir Young hit double figures for the 111th time in his career with 16 points, including five of six games this season. It also extended his scoring streak to 126 straight games.
Fear The JahmirÂ
- With 16 points in the game, Jahmir Young added to his career scoring total and now has 2,063 points. He is the second-leading active scorer in the nation behind Texas' Max Abmas (2,606).Â
- Young is the only active player in the nation with 2,000-plus points, 600-plus rebounds and 350-assists as he has 2,063 points, 638 rebounds and 391 assists.
Scott Climbing the Charts
- After scoring 19 points, Donta Scott increased his career total to 1,387 points. In Maryland's 92-69 win over UMBC, Scott passed longtime NBA player Tony Massenburg (1,354 points) for No. 27 on the Maryland all-time list. Next on the list at No. 26 Will Hetzel who had 1,370 from 1967-70 and No. 25 Exree Hipp with 1,372 points from 1992-96.
- Scott grabbed seven rebounds to increase his career total to 730 rebounds. Scott also passed Massenburg (722) for 13th all-time in Maryland's win over UMBC. No. 12 on the list is the legendary Len Bias, who has 745 from 1982-86.Â
- Scott played in his 135th career game as a Terp and is tied for 10th alongside Adrian Bowie (2007-11). Scott also started his 120th career game which puts him in sole possession of the eighth-most in program history, breaking a tie with Exree Hipp. Next at No. 6 with 120 games started is a tie between Adrian Branch (1981-85) and Johnny Rhodes (1992-96).Â
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JuJu Beast
- With 19 points and 15 rebounds, Reese got his 10th career double-double of his career. It is the second consecutive double-double for the Baltimore native and third of the young season.
- Reese also tied his career-high with four blocks in the game. Reese set his career-high in blocks back on Dec. 1, 2021 against Virginia Tech.
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Numbers To Know
- 2: Jahmir Young is the second active leading career scorer in the NCAA with 2,063 today points.Â
- 10: Julian Reese finished with his 10th career double-double with 19 points and 15 rebounds.Â
- 111: Jahmir Young scored in double-figures for the 111th time in his career.Â
Up Next
- The Terps cap their three-game home stand as they host the Rider Broncs at XFINITY Center on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The game will tip at 7 PM and will air on B1G+. It will also be carried on the Maryland Sports Radio Network and the One Maryland App.
- The Terps lead the all-time series with a record of 4-0. The last time both teams met was back on Nov. 20, 2015, with the Terps taking a 65-58 win at home.
