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[BSLChrisStoner]

55-41.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Reese with his first basket.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Couple 3s for Scott, lead to 15.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Terps finally starting to pull away with 4 minutes to go.

[BSLChrisStoner]

Lead out to 22.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Underwhelming??

[BSLChrisStoner]

Underwhelming??

Just following on Gamecast.
Some good signs. Some things to work on.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Maryland wins, 71-49. The Kevin Willard era begins with a 1-0 record.

They finish shooting 49% from the field, including 45% from beyond the arc. Terps won the rebound battle, 30-28. Niagara failed to make a single three-pointer.

[TwentyThirtyFive]

Just following on Gamecast.
Some good signs. Some things to work on.

Ricker was there and will weigh in

[BSLZackKiesel]

Underwhelming??

They played hard, and fast. Pressed early and often, kept turnovers low.

Some prolonged scoring droughts, which is to be expected with so many new players this early in the season. They entered the game as 17-point favorites, and won by 21.

They’re going to struggle at times without a real big man behind Reese.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Scott led all scorers with 18 points, and finished 4/5 from beyond the arc. Also added 6 rebounds.

Young finished with 14 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 assists.

Reese grabbed 7 boards, and scored 7 points. Had just one foul after his initial two came rather quickly.

Martinez and Emilien were the top two players off the bench, followed by Long.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I would say right on schedule. I like a lot of what I saw, just will take a minute to get more consistency.

[You Play to Win the Game]

I love how KW basically lived and died with every play. Loved the intensity.

[BSLZackKiesel]

I love how KW basically lived and died with every play. Loved the intensity.

He’s much easier to root for than Turgeon was, that’s for sure. Has already taken full ownership of the team, and the program as a whole.

[BSLZackKiesel]

Meanwhile, Andy Enfield and USC just got beat up at home by Florida Gulf Coast. Good thing they gave him that big extension to keep him away from Maryland!

[BSLMikeLowe]

Note to Kevin Willard: Don't do a paycheck game with Iona.

[Mike B]

I love how KW basically lived and died with every play. Loved the intensity.

Did not see a play, and I find it hard to follow the game on radio, with Johnny on the call.  Were they playing uptempo??

[You Play to Win the Game]

Did not see a play, and I find it hard to follow the game on radio, with Johnny on the call. Were they playing uptempo??

They started out that way and were that way at times - but KenPom slapped them with a 323rd ranking for adjusted tempo today. So I guess not, overall.

[BSLMikeLowe]

Willard said postgame that in a lot of his secondary rotations the players were doing Turgeon things on offense (lots of standing around, watching). Willard put that on himself, primarily because they had little, if any, practice time with those lineups together, so the players weren't certain what to do. That was probably the #1 thing he said they'll be working on.

[BSLZackKiesel]

They started out that way and were that way at times - but KenPom slapped them with a 323rd ranking for adjusted tempo today. So I guess not, overall.

They were moving quickly up the court in transition, but rarely shot the ball fast. Usually pulled the ball back and went into their half-court. So the numbers may not show it, but they were playing much faster than they ever did under Turgeon.