COLLEGE PARK, MD - With just over three minutes remaining in the first half and holding a small four point lead, it was clear that the Maryland Men's basketball team was a little rusty following a ten day layoff between games. Fortunately for the Terps, that rust disappeared rather quickly. An 8-0 run to end the first half half put the Terps ahead by 12, a double digit lead that they'd never relinquish as they cruised to a 98-55 point victory.

 

"I think we had to play through some rust, while at the same time Winston Salem State was playing pretty good basketball," said Maryland's head coach Gary Williams.

Senior guard Greivis Vasquez lead all scorers with 27 points and nearly captured the school's fourth ever triple-double by dishing out 11 assists and grabbing eight rebounds. Four other Terps players scored at least 10 points, while Maryland's bench contributed 41 of the team's 98 total points. Maryland's bench players played a significant role in helping their team to win on Tuesday evening. Senior guard Eric Hayes picked up two quick first half fouls and junior guard Adrian Bowie stepped in and was able to score two three pointers while also dishing out four assists. Junior Cliff Tucker also contributed 11 points, all scored in the first half. Freshman center Jordan Williams scored 12 points and captured eight rebounds, coming off the bench for the second game in a row after the return of junior forward Dino Gregory, who took Williams' spot in the starting lineup.

Maryland made 12-of-18 three pointers on the night, a staggering 66 percent from beyond the arc.

"They shot the ball unbelievably," said Winston-Salem's head coach Bobby Collins. "You're not going to be in a lot of games when a team shoots as well as they did. It felt like they made even more shots than they did."

In the second half, the Terps quickly built their lead into the twenties and head coach Gary Williams used the opportunity to rest some of his starters and allow some of his reserve players to get valuable playing time against real competition. Of the eleven players who participated in the game for the Terps, only two played less than 10 minutes and no one played more than thirty minutes.

The next Maryland men's basketball game is at home against Florida Atlantic on Sunday.