Charleston Southern--First Half

First and foremost, Dino Gregory is officially suspended, but for what exactly and for how long are still questionable. Williams pretended like it was news to him, but how would he not be aware? Nice try, Gary, but I ain't buying it. If you ask me, Dino's done for the season. I think he pulled a Florida State on us and cheated.

Now for news on the first half... bit of a slow start to the game. It took nearly five minutes to get five baskets between the two teams. UMD turned the ball over three times in four possessions, but managed to stay in control; thank God for airballs, right? Milbourne got a good, clean rejection that could have started something good, but then he went downcourt to miss a three-point shot. I have to note here that I like Gary's use of the young 'uns early. Jordan Williams was pretty impressive as far as I was concerned, scoring half of the Terps' points by the first TV timeout (3-3). He got a good offensive rebound and basket that started a domino effect of good shots from the Terps. (By the end of the half, his points run in the double figures, and had a few good rebounds.) At the first TV timeout, the score is 12-5, with just over 13 minutes left.

Geez... 0 for 5 on three-pointers! Why do the Terps always seem to have problems with three-point shots? At least Mosely made up for it with a nice alley-oop that got the fans pumped. The Terps kept up with their game solidly, never letting their lead wane too much. The Bucs went on a 6-0 run, but actually had some problems capitalizing on Terp turn-overs for the most part.

You know, that little guy with the pony-tail for the Bucs (his name is Warren, but I think my description rolls off the tongue better) is pretty feisty. He goes after the ball like he's protecting a newborn baby. And he's not too shabby with his points. Hey, I have to give credit where credit is due. If it wasn't for pony-tail wonder boy, Charleston wouldn't have been able to hang around the only-ten-points-under mark.

I love Gary. No matter how many points the Terps have on their opponent, he's as serious and furious as ever with this team. But that's good; treat every team like it's Duke, and you'll beat every team... like Duke.

I'm happy with the first half. And I'm like Gary, I'm never happy. Things are a little shakey, but not bad at all, and if this is what they play like the first game of the season against feisty guys with pony-tails, then I think we'll definitely be getting an NCAA berth this year. Score is 37-25.