National Basketball Association
Maryland 83, Lafayette 74
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials:
# Jerry Heater, # Sean Hull, # Jeff Nichols
Attendance:
10882
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Maryland 83, Lafayette 74: Alex Len led five players in double figures with 16 points as the host Terrapins held off the 3-point shooting Leopards.
James Padgett recorded 14 points, while Nick Faust had 13, Charles Mitchell 12 and Dezmine Wells 11 for Maryland (3-1), which outscored Lafayette 50-12 in the paint. Lafayette made 15 from 3-point range for the second consecutive game.
Lafayette’s leading scorer Dan Trist, a 6-9 forward from Australia, missed his third straight game with an ankle injury. Seth Hinrichs scored 20 points and connected on six 3-pointers and Joey Ptasinski had four 3-pointers and 14 points for the Leopards (1-4), who were playing their third game in five days.
The Leopards were within one with 5 minutes left in the first half before the Terrapins scored 11 of the last 13 points for a 40-30 halftime lead. Padgett scored nine points in the first half and Maryland had a 25-15 edge on the backboards.
Lafayette cut a 19-point Maryland lead to as low as eight, but could not get closer in the final minutes. A fast-break dunk by Len sealed it with 55 seconds left.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Faust, a sophomore guard, matched his career high with eight rebounds. … Trist was replaced in the starting lineup by another Australian in Nathaniel Musters, who had two points. … Maryland is 198-38 at home since 1998-99.
Top Game Performances
Lafayette |
|
Maryland |
Seth Hinrichs 20 |
Scoring |
Alex Len 16 |
Tony Johnson 6 |
Assists |
Pe'Shon Howard 6 |
Levi Giese 6 |
Rebounds |
Nick Faust 8 |
Tony Johnson 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Nick Faust 5 |
Tony Johnson 4 |
Steals |
Dezmine Wells 2 |
Levi Giese 3 |
Blocks |
Alex Len 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Lafayette
|
74 |
39.4 |
15-32 |
7-7 |
14 |
23 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
Maryland
|
83 |
51.8 |
3-15 |
22-32 |
18 |
43 |
3 |
4 |
12 |