College Basketball Preview: Maryland (1-0) at Navy (0-1)
Maryland at Navy, Fri. 8:30pm ET
Maryland Terrapins at Navy Midshipmen
Friday, Nov. 9; 8:30pm ET
Annapolis, MD; Alumni Hall
The Navy men’s basketball team will host the University of Maryland on Friday night for the Midshipmen’s home opener.
After losing a hard-fought game against Old Dominion, 44-67, to start the season, the Mids will be looking to rebound against the 1-0 Terrapins.
Maryland defeated Delaware, 73-67, stopping a Blue Hens comeback after the Terrapins 22-point lead disappeared.
Here’s a look at the team stats followed by how the top performers from the first games matchup.
By the Numbers
Scoring: Maryland: 73… NAVY: 44
Field Goals-ATT: Maryland: 25-62… NAVY: 14-56
3-Point FG-ATT: Maryland: 2-19… NAVY: 5-21
Free Throws-ATT: Maryland: 21-30… NAVY: 11-18
Rebounds: Maryland: 44… NAVY: 41
Assists: Maryland: 13… NAVY: 9
Turnovers: Maryland: 12… NAVY: 14
Steals: Maryland: 9… NAVY: 4
Blocks: Maryland: 7… NAVY: 1
Scoring
Maryland
1.) Jalen Smith (19)
2.) Anthony Cowan, Jr and Bruno Fernando (tied with 15)
NAVY
1.) George Kiernan (10)
2.) John Carter, Jr. (8)
Rebounds
Maryland
1.) Jalen Smith (13)
2.) Anthony Cowan, Jr (6)
NAVY
1.) John Carter, Jr. (10)
2.) George Kiernan (5)
Assists
Maryland
1.) Eric Ayala (5)
2.) Aaron Wiggins (3)
NAVY
1.) John Carter, Jr. (2)
2.) Hasan Abdullah (2)
Steals
Maryland
1.) Aaron Wiggins (5)
2.) Eric Ayala (2)
NAVY
1.) John Carter, Jr. (2)
2.) Hasan Abdullah and Ryan Pearson (tied with 1)
Blocks
Maryland
1.) Bruno Fernando (3)
2.) Jalen Smith and Ricky Lindo, Jr. (tied with 2)
NAVY
1.) Danny Ogele (1)
2.) The rest of the team had none.
The Maryland-Navy contest will be the second of two games in the Veterans Classic at Alumni Hall on Friday night. The first game will feature Providence and Wichita State. That matchup will tip-off at 6:00 pm ET.
