Overview
- Pharrel Payne led Maryland with 22 points on 8-for-10 shooting and seven rebounds, while Andre Mills added 16 points and eight boards.
- Maryland built a 19-point first-half lead, then went the final 8:58 before halftime without a field goal and still led 33-27 before a 15-2 surge to start the second half.
- The Terrapins shot 50% from the field in the 84-64 win to move to 2-1, and Alcorn State fell to 0-4.
- Buzz Williams deployed a deep bench with at least nine players logging eight or more minutes, including stretches with multiple freshmen, as Maryland also committed 17 turnovers with nine from its bigs.
- Alcorn State’s Jameel Morris matched Payne with 22 points, and next up is Maryland at Marquette on Saturday and Alcorn State at Howard on Thursday.