Sean Mosley A-
Very Good Sean showed up on senior day as he had 17 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 dimes. The only thing to cap the day would have been a W for the lone senior on the Terps squad but alas it was not meant to be.

Terrell Stoglin B+
The Gunner was in very good form pouring in 25 points, 3 steals, and 2 assists. The 25 points assured him of leading the league in scoring and tied for ninth in the country at 21.2 per game. Stoglin actually made more from three point range (5) and the foul line (4) than he did from two point range (3) despite having 16 shots from 2 point range.

Nick Faust C
He had a very solid if you don’t look at one category, turnovers to assist ratio. He finished with 6 of the Terps 12 and didn’t offer a single assist. However, if you only focus on that, you miss a solid game from the freshman. He had 13 points and 2 steals.

James Padgett C-
A 9 point, 7 rebound day would be a pretty good day but I feel Padgett floats at time in the game and could do even more damage than what he did. It could be a combination of getting fed in the post by the perimeter players or when grabbing the offensive board taking it strong or with being more assertive in his game.

Berend Weijs Incomplete
It is hard to judge Weijs game as he played only 8 minutes of the 45 minutes. He had 2 points but Turgeon seems to more comfortable having Alex Len come off the bench as his sixth man.

Bench D+
The Terps got a total of 6 points, 10 rebounds, 3 blocks, and 2 steals from the bench. Alex Len, playing starter minutes (34), had the 6 points, 6 of the boards, and 2 of the blocks so he was an easy choice for sub of game. It was encouraging to have him play 34 mostly effective minutes against the UVA frontline.
Sub of the Game: Alex Len

Thursday mini preview:
The Terps finish the season 16-13 and 6-10 in the ACC earning the 8 seed in the ACC tournament. They open up playing Wake Forest and if they win would play North Carolina. Beating Wake Forest is definitely doable getting the Terps to 17 wins. The Terps have more talent than the Demon Deacons at this time. This does not always guarantee a win, but I feel confident. However, the Terps would be in for a similar game of what happened in Chapel Hill on Thursday should they advance.

Nick Faust B-
Faust had 11 points and was 2-3 from three. However, the Terps had only 7 assists on their 19 field goals. Faust contributed only 2 of the assists. I understand Faust is out of his natural position playing point guard following Pe’Shon’s Howard season ending injury, but the Terps need more than 7 assists. Maybe the Terps need to institute some Norman Dale into their games the last few games of the season.

Terrell Stoglin C+
Stoglin had 18 points which is nice and all but 18 points on 16 shots is not that effective going 5-16 from the field. He did go 7-8 from the line which helps but there was much else to the stat line besides 2 steals. The Terps need more from Stoglin to have success and not in the scoring column. Defense, driving and dishing, rebounds, taking charges.

Sean Mosley B
Good Sean has shown up for awhile and he traveled to the ATL as well. He had 4 threes finishing with 16 points on 10 shots and also added 3 rebounds. Clearly with Sean’s career at Maryland winding down, his place in history on the Terps will be discussed. I’m curious where you guys have him. I have him as poor man’s DJ Strawberry or Landon Milbourne. Not great but definitely not a terrible career.

Ashton Pankey D+
Brooklyn went 0-8 from the field which is the main reason for the grade. He contributed 6 boards but not much else.

James Padgett C+
6 points and 6 rebounds just doesn’t seem like enough for my man crush Padgett. He could be so much more and only getting 19 minutes seems criminal. He could be Stoglin’s inside presence to match his outside presence but it does not seem to be materializing.

Bench C
The Terps got no production from their bench besides Alex Len who had 6 points, 8 rebounds, and 4 blocks but the rest of the bench was poor and that is putting it nicely. Mychal Parker was mostly ineffective in his 15 minutes along with Berend Weijs in his 13 minutes.
Sub of the Game: Alex Len

Current Tournament Projection: CBI
With that loss, the NIT (Not Important Tournament) is not looking likely at 16-12 and the last two games look like prime opportunities for a loss with UNC at Chapel and UVA at home to close the regular season.

Terrell Stoglin scored 14 points all in the first half.

The Terps had 5 field goals total in the second half going 5-24 from the field and 0-6 from deep. They finished with 14 total field goals going 27% from the field. At one point in the second half, Maryland went 8:18 without a field goal.

The Terps finished with 15 turnovers (10 in the second half) so their turnovers doubled their made field goals in the second and finished with more turnovers than made field goals. UVA capitalized outscoring the Terps 22-8 off turnovers.

Maryland made 7 three pointers in the first half to keep them in the game.

For why Mark Turgeon pulled his starters: “I’d had enough. Selfishness, not boxing out, not defending.”

Turgeon truly unloaded his bench playing 14 players in the game.

Mike Scott of UVA finished with 25 points and 7 boards and 50% from the field.

The Terps had only 3 assists total in the game.

Current Tournament Outlook: NIT
The performance by the Terps didn’t inspire much confidence even in that but thankfully it is just one game and they can look to bounce back against Miami on Tuesday night at home. Hopefully the Terps can give full effort for the entire length of the game. If not, then it will be lead to another beatdown at the Comcast Center.

Nick Faust: B+
As stated above, Faust had a career high in assists and steals and did an admirable job filling in for Howard at the point. The five turnovers are a bit disconcerting but he performed well. A strong test will be in store for him on Saturday when the Terps travel to Charlottesville to play Virginia.

Terrell Stoglin: A-
Following the benching and Twitter remarks, people were concerned if Turgeon had lost Stoglin. If the game last night was any indication, the answer is no. He had 24 points and 5 three pointers to help lead the team. With the 5 threes, he passed Gary Junior for the sophomore record.

Sean Mosley B
Good Sean appeared in College Park and had 13 points, 3 assists, and 4 rebounds. His senior leadership has been a huge help to the young Terps squad and he made a point to assert himself in the first half as the Terps built their lead.

Ashton Pankey D
Brooklyn finished with 2 points and a rebound and a block but for the most part it was an unproductive 14 minutes. His value is in crashing the board and guarding the paint and cutting to the open areas as the guards drive the lane.

Berend Weijs C-
This might have been Weijs’ strongest game which says something about his season. He had 4 points, and 2 rebounds and blocks in 18 minutes. However, the bench production of Alex Len and James Padgett made up for the lack of sizzle from the starters.

Bench A-
Padgett came off the bench and didn’t miss a shot from the field (5-5) and only one from the line (5-6) to finish with 15 points and 8 rebounds. Len had 4 blocks and 9 rebounds and Mychal Parker finished with 7 points and 6 rebounds.
Sub of the Game: James Padgett

Mark Turgeon B+
Turgeon only played 8 last night following the season ending injury to Pe’Shon Howard’s ACL. He had Faust at the point predominantly who did quite well. Following the rough outing at Cameron Indoor on Saturday with Pe’Shon’s injury and Terrell Stoglin sitting the last 14 minutes, the Terps bounced back and played much better.

Current Tournament Outlook: NIT
The Terps currently sit tied for 7th in the standings with Clemson at 5-6. The Cavs and Hurricanes are a game ahead tied for 5th and NC State sits in the 4th spot at 7-4. The Terps have beaten teams they should beat and lost to teams they shouldn’t beat. Their best win is the Notre Dame win which keeps on giving but the Terps need more victories. They have 5 games (@ UVA, vs. Miami, @ GT, @UNC, vs. UVA) left to make their mark. It is not out of the realm of possibility for the Terps to grab 4 of the 5 but they also may only get 1 as well. To have any hopes of making the tournament, they need to hit the 4 mark which would put them at 19-11, 9-7 ACC. That record may not be enough to make tournament so they may also have to make at least the semis of the ACC. So I’m not saying it’s out of the realm of possibility but I’m telling you there’s a chance.

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Pe’Shon Howard D+
Meh. That’s all I can summon for Howard’s game tonight. The most frustrating thing is that Howard is a 70% free throw shooter and missed two front ends of 1 in 1s. He had more turnovers (3) than assists (2).

Terrell Stoglin A +
In the first half he was 5-7 for 13 points and the rest of the team was 5-16 for 13 points. If that was all he did, that would have been great but he was excellent in the second half and got big baskets and free throws to cinch the win for the Terps. He finished with 27 points on 9-11 shooting (4-6 from distance), 4 steals, and clutch free throw shooting. The four steals led to easy offense for himself and his teammates.

Sean Mosley A
Good Sean was in Littlejohn Coliseum last night and he had another very good game. He finished with 16 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals. I was concerned when the game started but in the second half, Good Sean picked his game up. Good Sean also became the 50th Maryland basketball player to surpass 1,000 points.

Ashton Pankey B
Brooklyn had a solid game finishing with 6 points and 8 rebounds. He also had a very nice pass to his interior mate, Padgett, that led to a flush.

James Padgett B
Homeless man Kevin McHale (a step below poor man) had a good game with 8 points and 5 boards but also had some solid passing as well. He returned the favor from Brooklyn and got him set up for an easy inside look and a pass out of a double team led to a wide open Good Sean three.

Bench F
4 points from the bench. the bench production was lacking to say the least. I can’t even give a sub of the game nomination.
Sub of the Game: ________________

Mark Turgeon B
Turgeon rode his starters tonight and they produced specifically Stoglin during the first half when the Terps offense was struggling. He did not seem to panic as the Terps gave up the 14 point lead with 8 to go but was calm and collected. He made sure to get the ball to his players in the right spots down the stretch for them to succeed. One area of concern is the lack of any bench production at all. The Terps will need that in their next game as they travel to Cameron Indoor on Saturday.

Closing Thoughts:
With the Terps first road win of the season, they are now 2-2 in neutral site games and 1-4 on the road. As mentioned above, they play Duke on Saturday and have a chance to not only get a win but a signature road win. Not sure if it is in the cards, but this is why they play the game. The Terps currently sit in 7th place in the league trailing UNC and FSU (7-1), Duke (6-2), NC State (6-3), and UVA and Miami (5-3).

Gregg Cobert has been a Terps fan since the days of Keith Booth and grew to hate Duke especially at the apex in the early 00s when both were competing for national titles. Follow him on Twitter at @g_reggulator.

5) Find a wide receiver, like start looking now. Torrey Smith is great, fast, and will be even more explosive next season with a year and a full training camp under his belt. Anquan Boldin is good too, but they need a third desperately. Aside from the AFC Championship “drop” (we’ll just call it that for now), Lee Evans was a letdown – with 74 yards, no touchdowns and only 4 receptions.

4) Figure out a way to not piss off the fan base and schedule some open practices. Ravens fans were in an uproar (and so were we at BSR) about the news that training camp was going to be closed to the public this summer. While Steve Bisciotti hinted at having an open practice at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, as well as the annual M&T open practice, fans still want to be given the opportunity to meet and interact with the players.

3) O-F-F-E-N-S-I-V-E L-I-N-E. We all saw how big of an asset Ben Grubbs was to this team when he was injured. As a free agent, the Ravens need to either retain Grubbs (which gets my vote), replace him with someone better than or equal to him, or fail. Matt Birk is also a free agent. Even if they keep Birk, a center will be needed sooner rather than later. Also, just for the record, I’m really tired of hearing “False start. Number 74.”

2) Find a way to take opponents’ eyes off of Suggs for like one second. Pernell McPhee showed up strong this season (especially for a rookie), Paul Kruger showed up a few times, but Terrell Suggs is the constant. Either these dudes have to step it up in the pass rush department, or they need to look elsewhere (or both). Because Sizzle needs to be able to sizzle, and scare the quarterback.

1) Pay Ray. No explanation needed.

As much as it hurts, to those of you who are watching the Super Bowl tomorrow – enjoy. Just think – next season, next season, next season…. football season is only about 30 Sundays away!

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Nick Faust B
Faust was the starter in name only as his production and minutes were similar to what he has done off the bench. He had some bright spots and I love his ability to grab a steal for the team (he finished with 3). Faust’s shooting has also improved over the last few games as well which is a good sign.

Terrell Stoglin B+
The Terps needed Stoglin’s 33 points but the stat line that stuck out was 6-20 which is what he shot from distance and he shot 3-6 from 2 point range. If Stoglin can find a way to blend his shooting and driving ability, he could become even more unstoppable. 20 threes is entirely too many for one person to shoot in a game. Even Ray Allen doesn’t jack em up that frequently in a game.

Sean Mosley B
Tonight was “good Sean.” He didn’t shoot well from the field (1-7) but he was 5-6 from the charity stripe. He also added 9 rebounds to pace the team. Despite fouling out, he made strong contributions to the team across the board.

Ashton Pankey C-
The best thing he had was 7 rebounds (4 offensive). However, he did have a crucial layup to cut the lead to 62-57. Pankey adds a toughness to the interior.

James Padgett C+
His footwork and post work are still good and he displayed it tonight. I wish the Terps would feed him more in the post as he seems capable to be a solid second scorer. He seems well on his way to join the long list of accomplished Terps big men: Bias, Joe Smith, Lonnie Baxter, Jordan Williams.

Bench B+
The bench had strong efforts from Pe’Shon and Len. Len in the interior providing 11 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks. It was the type of game a Terps fan can hopefully grow to consistently see from the freshman. Pe’Shon had 8 assists and seemed to make sure to get others involved. Between the two of the them, the Terps had some added punch for sure off the bench.
Sub of the Game: Alex Len

Mark Turgeon B
It’s been a tough year for Turgeon but he has done a solid job with the talent provided. Tonight, his team hung tough and came back although they could have packed it in late in the second half. It was a good sign to see.

A Peak at the Standings
The Terps still are winless on the road this year and face North Carolina on Saturday at Comcast. So here is a look at the ACC Standings following the games from last night.

North Carolina 6-1
Florida State 6-1
Duke 5-1
Virginia 5-2
NC State 5-3
Miami 4-3
Maryland 3-4
Clemson 3-4
Wake Forest 2-6
Boston College 2-6
Virginia Tech 1-5
Georgia Tech 1-7
The Terps are caught in the jumbled middle of the ACC with losses to the two teams ahead of them on the road (NC State and Miami). It will be interesting how the Terps finish up February.

Pe’Shon Howard B+
Howard had a very good all around game with 10 points, 6 rebounds, and 4 assists. He was aggressive looking for his shot and also looking to find teammates for shots. It might have been his best game since coming back from the broken foot.

Terrell Stoglin B
Two things stand out from the game in regards to Stoglin. On the positive, he was very good passing the ball and finding teammates in the first half as the Terps attacked the basket. On the negative, he is a 78% free throw shooter and finished a Shaqesque 2 of 7 from the line.

Sean Mosley B-
Good Sean mostly showed up tonight and was definitely a strong contributor in the first half. He looked for his shot and helped lead Terps in strong start as a team. He finished with 6 points, 5 rebounds, 3 dimes, and a steal. It is a Good Sean kind of game with production throughout the stat line.

Ashton Pankey B-
Pankey finished with 8 and 8 and benefited from the passing into the interior the most from the penetrating guards. He showed himself well in replacing Alex Len in the starting lineup. He boarded well also. What he may lack in defense with the blocking, he makes up for in toughness and offensive ability.

James Padgett C-
Going against the Plumlee brothers is not an easy task this year and Padgett never seemed to find a rhythm or flow to his game. He finished with 6 points and 3 boards and seemed to disappear and not even be a part of the Terps offense for long stretches. Like Patrick, I too would like to see more of a role for Padgett in the offense.

Bench D
I had a hard time deciding who was the leading contributor from the bench. It was a lackluster performance from Weijs, Len, Parker, and Faust. Faust had a couple shots bounce the right way and Parker had a nice block but there wasn’t a lot to write home about here. It was just turrible.
Sub of the Game: Nick Faust (relunctantly)

Mark Turgeon C
It is always intimidating to replace a legend as Turgeon is doing with Gary Williams. When the legend is at the game with the court being dedicated to him, it adds to it. The change of Pankey for Len was a very good move in the starting lineup. However, he could not seem to find an answer in the post for the Plumlee brothers specifically Mason.

Maybe You Missed It
For the first 12 minutes of the game, the Terps had some great ball movement and were attacking the lane. When they did that, they had 4 made field goals and drew four fouls with three of those resulting in trips to the foul line. Stoglin as mentioned above really was passing very well and finding players in the post area for easy shots. Then, this offense just disappeared.

Gregg Cobert has been a Terps fan since the days of Keith Booth and grew to hate Duke especially at the apex in the early 00s when both were competing for national titles. Follow him on Twitter at @g_reggulator.