Maryland in a close game at the half with George Mason, trails 32-31
George Mason (3-0) is giving No. 20 Maryland (3-0) everything it can handle.
The Patriots and Terrapins are battling it out in College Park on BTN, and George Mason has a slim lead at the halftime break, 32-31.
Maryland jumped out to an 18-12 lead with 11:23 to play in the first half after a fastbreak bucket from guard Fatts Russell, but over the course of the next three minutes, George Mason ripped off a 13-3 run to take a 25-21 lead.
The Terps answered back with a pair of 3-points to take the lead back with 3 minutes to play, but George Mason is fighting.
The visitors got at least 5 points from 4 different Patriots in the first half, with D’Shawn Schwartz leading the charge. Schwartz had 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the arc, adding 5 rebounds in his 17 minutes.
Maryland was led by forward Donta Scott, who put in 13 points on a perfect 5-of-5 shooting from the field and 3-for-3 from beyond the arc. Julian Reese added 7 points—he was also perfect from the field, 3-for-3—and Eric Ayala supplied 5 points with 3 assists despite shooting just 2-for-7 from the field.
The Terps shot 54% in the half while George Mason was down at just 43%. Maryland missed all 4 of its foul shots, though.
You can catch the second half on BTN. First-half highlights are below:
So smooth 💯
Donta Scott and No. 20 @TerrapinHoops are off to a good start on @BigTenNetwork. pic.twitter.com/GAI0TSUF3x
— Maryland On BTN (@MarylandOnBTN) November 18, 2021
Rejected by @Reese10Julian! 🚫@TerrapinHoops defends its lead with a big block 😤 pic.twitter.com/fKdUWuMHwf
— FOX College Hoops (@CBBonFOX) November 18, 2021