Observations on another tight Home Win for Maryland:
Here is a simple stat–Melo had 26 points on but 9 shots—his line 7-9 from the field including the 2 huge treys, 10-11 from the foul line, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 turnovers in 37 minutes. Did I forget to say he was double teamed the entire game. Melo just let the game come to him. His final trey had to be from 25 ft, an NBA variety.
Dez proved again that his real value to the team is as a lock down defender. He held Terran Petteway to 2-14 from the field and only 8 points.
Dez and Jake each had 14 points with Jake exploding early in the 2nd half.
The remaining Terps were not on all cylinders tonight.
Dodd–19 minutes 4 points 1 rebound
Smotrycz–19 minutes, 0–4 from the field, 2 points, 1 rebound
Pack –5 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists in 28 minutes
Wiley and Nickens –1 basket 0 assists
For the Terps to have a chance against Wisconsin, the role players must score.
Nebraska out rebounded Maryland 33-26 including a 10-1 advantage on offensive boards.
Walter Pitchford’s shot reminded me of the great Elgin Baylor –line drives that barely got over the rim but still went in
Attendance 14, 376
Terps are 22-5 and 10-4 in conference. Bravo Coach Turgeon
Comments from Nebraska Coach Tim Miles
On Maryland keeping Tarran Petteway in check offensively:
“Dez Wells was really good on him, he was physical. When we were able to get by him or get him switched on to someone else, they were showing him two at the rim. We just couldn’t get him a clean look at the rim. He had a couple of good looks from three that just didn’t go. I just thought team-wise they did a nice job of knowing where he’s at and then when he did get by someone, they flowed to him well.”
On preparing for Melo Trimble versus actually playing against him:
“[Melo Trimle] is a special player, he’s a dynamic player, he’s clever with the ball, he’s so strong to go in and be able to draw fouls, and then he just steps up and makes those two threes late. It says a lot about his competitiveness. I’ve heard Mark [Turgeon] talk about him during the summer and he’s lived up to the billing for sure.”
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