Maryland vs. Mount St. Mary’s
When: Friday, November 8 | 8:00 p.m.
Where: XFINITY Center
Stream: BTN | Joe Malfa, Austin Johnson
Radio: Maryland Sports Radio Network (105.7 FM Baltimore, The TEAM 980 AM DC, One Maryland App, Sirius XM 387 / SiriusXM App)
Betting: Maryland -24.5 | O/U: 141
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Maryland men’s basketball is back in action for its second and final game of the week inside the Xfinity Center as they host Mount St. Mary’s on Friday night.
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Maryland head coach Kevin Willard is 2-0 all-time against Mount St. Mary’s as Maryland remains undefeated against the in-state foe while Mount St. Mary’s is 0-23 all-time vs. Big Ten schools. Maryland secured a 15-point win against the Mountaineers at home to kick off the 2023-24 season as Julian Reese led the way with 18 points on 8-of-11 shooting.
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After being selected to finish 11th in the annual preseason conference coaches poll, the Mountaineers kicked off a new era after Donny Lind served as head coach for the first time, guiding Mount St. Mary’s to a 36-point win vs. Notre Dame of Maryland on Monday.
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Five players finished in double figures as Dola Adebayo, a third team preseason All-MAAC selection, is coming off a 16-point performance that tied his career-high while sophomore guard Dallas Hobbs led the way with a game-high 17 points. Jedy Cordilia (14 points, 11 rebounds) and Terrell Ard (12 points, 14 rebounds) both finished with double-doubles, marking the first game since 2021 that the Mount had two players post a double-double in the same game.
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Veteran Xavier Lipscomb is back after missing all but two games in 2023-24, but Mount St. Mary’s is leaning on several new faces this season led by three transfers – Carmelo Pacheco (UVA Wise), Javon Ervin (Peninsula College), Arlandus Keyes (Ellsworth Community College) and Jaxon Hartman (West Virginia Westleyan).
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Maryland, meanwhile, rode a dominant second half that featured a 28-6 to cement the season-opening win after topping Manhattan, 79-49.
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Derik Queen stole all the headlines in the win after his career debut, finishing with 22 points and 20 rebounds in 27 minutes in a stat line that dusted off several program records. His 22 points were the most by a Maryland freshman in his debut since Joe Smith posted 26 in 1993, while his 20 rebounds mark the most by any Big Ten freshman in a debut since at least 1996-97. Maryland also finished with 54 total rebounds, the most since coming down with 63 vs. Clemson on March 2, 2014.
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Maryland will have another chance to dominate the boards on Friday night with Jedy Cordilia, a 6-foot-9 forward, filling in as the Mountaineers’ center.
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