Julian Reese scored a career-high 24 points and added 10 rebounds to lead three Terrapins who finished in double figures in No. 23 Maryland’s 95-79 victory over visiting Coppin State on Friday in College Park, Md.
Reese scored all but two of his points in the first half and finished the game 10 of 12 from the floor, including 4 of 7 from 3-point range. Hakim Hart added 22 points and eight rebounds. Jahmir Young finished with 21 points, five assists and five rebounds, and Donta Scott chipped in nine points and six rebounds.
The Terrapins (6-0), which led by as many as 19 in the second half, shot 33 of 68 (48.5 percent) from the field, including 4 of 21 (19 percent) from beyond the arc.
Maryland outrebounded Coppin State 40-26.
Coppin State (3-5) was led by Sam Sessoms, who had 28 points, six rebounds and six assists, while Justin Winston added 14 points and seven rebounds. Nendah Tarke finished with 14 points and four assists.
The Eagles shot 28 of 51 (54.9 percent) from the field, including 9 of 19 (47.4 percent) from beyond the arc, in addition to giving up 54 points in the paint.
After leading 47-36 at halftime, the Terrapins never led by fewer than six points the rest of the way and pushed their advantage to 72-56 following Ian Martinez’s dunk with 11:11 left.
After Coppin State took a 24-21 lead with 8:47 left in the first half, the Terrapins took control of the game by closing on a 26-12 run to lead by 11 at intermission.
Reese carried the Terrapins, scoring 22 points in the first half alone — setting his single-game career high. He shot a perfect 9 of 9 from the field and finished two rebounds shy of a first-half double-double.
Hart added 14 points for Maryland, which shot 18 of 35 (51.4 percent) from the field but just 3 of 10 from beyond the arc.
Coppin State was led by Sessoms’ 11 first-half points, while Tarke added nine. The Eagles shot 12 of 24 (50 percent) from the field, including 5 of 11 (45.5 percent) from distance.
–Field Level Media
