National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 91, LIU Brooklyn 74
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 16, 2012
Where: Comcast Center, College Park, Maryland
Officials: # Jeff Clark, # Tim Ebersole, # Bob Testa
Attendance: 12785

Maryland 91, LIU Brooklyn 74:
Reserve Seth Allen scored 16 of his 19 points in the second half and was 5-of-6 from 3-point range as the Terrapins pulled away from the visiting Blackbirds in the Barclays Center Classic.

Dezmine Wells had 15 points, eight rebounds and five assists for the Terrapins (2-1) while Alex Len scored 18 points and had four of Maryland's 10 blocks. The Terrapins' reserves outscored the LIU Brooklyn bench 36-0.

Julian Boyd, the reigning Northeast Conference Player of the Year, had 22 points and eight rebounds for the two-time defending champion Blackbirds (0-3). Brandon Thompson scored 16 points and was 3-for-8 from 3-point range, but his teammates were 4-for-17.

Len, a 7-1 sophomore center from Ukraine, scored Maryland's first eight points and his layup 3:30 into the game put the Terrapins on top for good at 8-7. Maryland survived 12 first-half turnovers and led by as many as 11 before Allen's 3-pointer with 8 seconds left gave the Terrapins a 39-30 lead at intermission.

Len's dunk with 14:38 left stretched Maryland's lead to 50-35, but the Blackbirds chipped away and got to within 66-59 on Jason Brickman's 3-pointer with 7:43 remaining. The Terrapins steadily pulled away with Allen's dunk with 1:47 to go making it 91-71.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland is 8-0 against LIU Brooklyn. ... The Terrapins outrebounded the Blackbirds 40-29 and have a plus-32 rebounding differential this season. ... Maryland's loss was a 72-69 decision to Kentucky on opening night Nov. 9.
Top Game Performances
 
LIU Brooklyn   Maryland
Julian Boyd 22 Scoring Seth Allen 19
Jason Brickman 10 Assists Pe'Shon Howard 13
Julian Boyd 8 Rebounds Dezmine Wells 8
Jamal Olasewere 4 Free Throws Made Pe'Shon Howard 4
C.J. Garner 3 Steals Pe'Shon Howard 2
Julian Boyd 2 Blocks Alex Len 4
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
LIU Brooklyn 74 42.3 7-25 7-13 18 29 5 7 8
Maryland 91 56.5 8-12 13-20 28 40 10 5 15