COLLEGE PARK, MD – Maryland men's basketball easily handled Canisius, 108-37, on Tuesday at XFINITY Center. The Terps improved to 4-1, with all of their wins coming by a margin of victory greater than 30 points. Maryland has won 19 consecutive games against unranked non-conference foes heading into the Canisius game.
Seven Terps scored in double-figures, led by
Julian Reese's 20 points. It was the first time since Dec. 23, 1995, that Maryland had that many players score 10 or more.
Selton Miguel (15 points),
Rodney Rice (13 points),
Jay Young (12 points),
Derik Queen (10 points),
Ja'Kobi Gillespie (10 points) and
Malachi Palmer (10 points).
In winning by 71 points, it was Maryland's second largest margin of victory in program history. It is the largest victory since beating North Texas by a school-record 75 points on Dec. 23, 1998.
Maryland's 108 points are its most since scoring 111 against Farleigh Dickinson on Nov. 18, 2005. In allowing only 37, Maryland gave up its fewest points since beating American University of Puerto Rico, 82-32 on Nov. 26, 1998.
After the Golden Griffins scored the first bucket of the game on a deep 3-pointer to beat the shot clock, the Terps outscored them 59-11 the rest of the first half and continued pouring in buckets in the second half. In leading 59-14 at the half, Maryland scored its most points in a first half since leading Clemson 59-56 on Jan. 2, 2001. Also, in leading by 45 points at halftime, Maryland had its largest margin this century since leading Chicago State by 39 (62-23) at halftime on Dec. 27, 2000.
Through Maryland's first five games, it has a +162 margin of victory. That is the Terps' largest margin of victory through their first five games since 1998-99 when they boasted a 209 margin of victory.
Reese posted the 23rd double-double of his career, adding 12 rebounds to his performance. Since 2010-11, Reese has had the fourth-most double-doubles of any Terp. It was also his second 20-point performance of the season.
This was Maryland's 115th 100-point game and the third under head coach Kevin Willard. Canisius is now 0-6 on the season.
Willard's Take
"I thought Julian set the whole tempo with us," head coach
Kevin Willard said. "We threw it in. He didn't rush it. He kicked it out. We got a wide-open three, even though we didn't make it. I really thought that set the tone because I was on a team when we watched film on Sunday about getting the basketball in to
Julian Reese, and so for me to make a conscious effort to throw it in the first possession, and then for him to kick it back out after he didn't that many touches, I just thought he set the tone of being unselfish."
Breaking Down The Action
- Canisius called a timeout after the Terps sparked a 16-1 run. Selton Miguel, Rodney Rice and Ja'Kobi Gillespie all drained 3-pointers. Maryland's defense forced six turnovers in less than three minutes during the run.
- Maryland led 27-6 at the 11:39 media timeout. It then extended its lead to 22-2 while holding the Golden Griffins scoreless for nearly four minutes.
- The Terps led 59-14 at halftime. Julian Reese led the way with 14 points and 10 rebounds and Miguel flanked with 13 points. They also limited Canisius to just five shots made from the floor.
- Maryland stretched its lead to 83-21 at 11:58. Five Terps reached double-figure points.
- The Terps reached 100 points after a free throw by Jay Young at 3:36 in the second half.
Double-Figure Factors
- Seven Terps scored in double-figures. It was the first time since Dec. 23, 1995, that Maryland had that many players score 10 or more.
- Julian Reese recorded 20 points for his 58th career game in double digits. He has scored double figures for the second time this season.
- Selton Miguel scored 15 points and earned his 64th career game in double figures. It was his third as a Terp since transferring from South Florida.
- Rodney Rice netted 13 points and scored in double digits for his seventh career game. It was his fourth game in double figures after transferring from Virginia Tech.
- Jay Young scored 12 points for double figures in his fifth career game. It was also his first as a Terp since transferring from Memphis.
- Freshman Derik Queen scored 10 points for double-digit points for the fourth time in his career. He also accomplished the feat in three straight games.
- Ja'Kobi Gillespie scored 10 points and earned his 45th career game in double figures. It was his fifth game in a row scoring double digits since transferring from Belmont.
- Freshman Malachi Palmer netted 10 points and recorded his first career double-digit scoring game.
Juju Beast
- Julian Reese scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds for the 23rd double-double of his career. Last season, he posted 15 double-doubles, which were the ninth most nationally, and stood second in the Big Ten during the regular season.
- Since 2010-11, Reese has had the fourth-most double-doubles of any Terp. Bruno Fernando and Jordan Williams are tied for second with 25 double-doubles.
- Reese ranks 14th on Maryland's all-time rebounds list. He now has 735 boards. He's nearing 13th place, Len Bias (745 from 1982-86).
- Reese finished last season with an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention honor and was named to this season's Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award Watch List.
Home Cooking
- Maryland is 316-76 all-time at the XFINITY Center, including 31-8 under Kevin Willard. Under Willard, the Terps have six home Top-25 victories, highlighted by the 2022-23 win over No. 3 Purdue.
- Maryland won a program-record 14 consecutive Big Ten conference games at XFINITY, including all 10 games in 2022-23 and the final three of 2021-22.
- Maryland's 16-1 home record in 2022-23 was the best since 2019-20 and the eighth time overall that the Terps had won 16 or more games at home. In both 2012-13 and 2014-15, the Terps won 18 games at home, going 18-3 and 18-1, respectively.
- The Terps have won 13 straight home non-conference games and 19 consecutive against unranked non-conference foes. The last time Maryland lost to an unranked non-conference opponent was Dec. 1, 2021, against Virginia Tech in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.
Crushing The Competition
- Through Maryland's first five games, it has a +162 margin of victory. That is the Terps' largest margin of victory through their first five games since 1998-99 when they boasted a 209 margin of victory.
- In winning by 71 points, it was Maryland's second-largest margin of victory in program history. It is the largest victory since beating North Texas by a school-record 75 on Dec. 23, 1998.
- Maryland's 108 points are its most since scoring 111 against Farleigh Dickinson on Nov. 18, 2005.
- In allowing only 37 points, Maryland gave up its fewest points since beating American University of Puerto Rico, 82-32 on Nov. 26, 1998.
- In leading 59-14 at the half, Maryland scored its most points in a first half since leading Clemson 59-56 on Jan. 2, 2001.
- Maryland led by 45 points at halftime, its largest margin this century since leading Chicago State by 39 (62-23) at halftime on Dec. 27, 2000.
- The Terps also allowed just 14 first-half points, their fewest since Dec. 30, 2014, when they held Michigan State to 14.
- This was Maryland's 115th 100-point game in Maryland history and the third under Kevin Willard.
Full-Circle Family Connection
- First-year Canisius head coach Jim Christian played his high school basketball at St. Dominic High School in Oyster Bay, New York, where he played under head coach Ralph Willard — the father of Maryland head coach Kevin Willard.
Numbers And Nuggets
- 1: Rodney Rice earned his first career start.
- 4: The Terps won their fourth game by 30 or more points this season.
- 5: Ja'Kobi Gillespie has scored double figures in each of their first five games as Terps.
- 7: Seven Terps scored in double figures for the first time since 1995
- 8: Maryland is 8-0 all-time against Canisius.
- 14: The Terps held Canisius to 14 first-half points, the fewest since Dec. 30, 2014, when it held Michigan State to 14.
- 19: Maryland has won 18 consecutive games against unranked non-conference foes.
- 23: Julian Reese recorded the 23rd double-double of his career.
- 115: This was Maryland's 115th 100-point game in Maryland history and the third under Kevin Willard.
- 162: Through Maryland's first five games, it has a +162 margin of victory.
Up Next
- Maryland will participate in the Saatva Empire Classic. They will play Villanova at Prudential Center on Sunday, Nov. 24. The game will tip at 1 p.m. and be broadcast on ESPN and Maryland Sports Radio Network.
