By Mark Bacon
The Georgetown Hoyas almost bounced back from a disastrous season opening loss to Radford. The battled #3 Maryland wire-to-wire on the Terp’s home court before losing 75-71. The loss didn't atone for a shocking loss Saturday, but it did offer hope.
The Hoyas clearly had learned from the Radford disaster. D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera, silent most of Saturday, fired confidently for a triple to open the game's scoring. The Hoyas attacked the offensive rim and pounded the glass on both ends of the floor, leading to an early lead.
Maryland made its run, holding the Hoyas scoreless for more than six minutes. But Georgetown bounced back with timely perimeter shooting. A pair of Marcus Derrickson 3s each, followed by an LJ Peak baskets put Georgetown up 7 late in the first half. Derrickson's impressed after a quiet debut, connecting from long range and grabbing six rebounds and generally mixing it up under the rim. Even so, Georgetown couldn't keep it up for long. A late Maryland burst tied the game heading into the half, and a Maryland massacre appeared inevitable after the break.
Hoya big man Bradley Hayes continued his metamorphic into an scoring and rebounding force. Hayes led the Hoyas in scoring: 16 points to go with 8 rebounds.
Also coming up big in the second half was Isaac Copeland, who played far better after the season opener. Copeland's 13 points came from the perimeter, and at the rim, but it was the rest of his game that was outstanding. Ike set up Hayes, firing passes to the big man in the post en route to a team-high 5 assists. Copeland put the Hoyas up seven with under six to play. One could smell an upset.
And then the defense collapsed. Fouling was a game-long ordeal, and Maryland reached the double bonus in both halves and foul trouble hurt both DSR and Hayes. The Hoyas kept pace down much of the second half, trading baskets with Maryland. Eventually the Terrapins' firepower and the Hoyas' foul trouble were too much.
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