Overview
- Pharrel Payne led with 21 points and Darius Adams added 16 as five Terrapins scored in double figures in an 83-61 win.
- Maryland hit 10 of 29 from three to match a program mark and went 23-for-25 at the line, with Adams taking 12 free throws and Payne going 9-for-9.
- Fifteen of Maryland’s 16 players are new this season, with junior guard Lukas Sotell the lone returner from last year’s Sweet Sixteen team.
- Myles Rice and Solomon Washington sat with ankle injuries, Rakease Passmore is out for the season with a torn Achilles, and David Coit and Isaiah Watts returned in reserve roles.
- Buzz Williams cited defensive lapses and shuffled rotations after Coppin State cut the margin to seven early in the second half, though Maryland forced 20 turnovers for 30 points as Khali Horton paced the Eagles with 19.