The Maryland Terrapins headed out to Kansas City and defeated the California Bears 84-71. It was a close game almost from the beginning until late in the game when the Terps broke out and held the double digit lead. Cal, the best 3-pt shooting team in the nation, could not get traction from long range. They also could not contain Maryland's offense.
Greivis Vasquez led Maryland with 27 points while Dave Neal scored 15 and Eric Hayes added 14 from the bench. This again was a total team win, like their efforts in the ACC tournament last week. From the opening tip, Sean Mosley, and Adrian Bowie ran up and down the court. MD's defense held Cal in check and provided a highlight of a steal at midcourt with key passes finishing with Vasquez leaving it for Hayes for the easy lay-in. Another highlight was the rare dunk by the Terps as Hayes missed a lay-in with Dino Gregory picking up the rebound and a light slam.
It was good to see that every minute of every Terp helped contribute to the win. They'll need it to handle Memphis on Saturday and take sight of the Sweet 16. There are already calls that Maryland can win against the Tigers. Memphis plays in the weaker Conference USA. Howvever, after the close call with Cal State Northridge in their opening round game, Memphis will probably be on their guard against Maryland.
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