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Friday, November 23, 2007
Up against the big boys
It's major conference Friday for the Patriot League, with Lehigh visiting Maryland of teh Atlantic Coast Conference and Navy meeting Seton Hall of the Big East at the Palestra in Philly,

SCOUTING MARYLAND: The Terps come into this one on a two-game losing streak, dropping contests with UCLA and Missouri after opening with wins over North Florida, Hampton and Northeastern.

Turnovers have plagued Maryland -- they average almost 22 per game. They also don't shoot real well (43.1 percent), especially from three-[point range (25.7 percent). Opponents have averaged 68.2 points per game while shooting 38.3 percent from teh field against Maryland, which guards the arc well (opponents are 24.8 percent from three-point range).

Maryland's offense, as those three-pointer stats might tell you, has come mainly in the paint. Galvis Vasquez, a 6-6 sophomore from Venezuela, leads the team in scoring (16.8 ppg) and is second in rebounding (6.4 rpg). he likes to shoot from the arc, but has struggled there, going 5 of 29 thus far. James Gist, a 6-9 senior, averages 15.4 ppg and 6.5 rpg. Bambale Osby (6-8 sr.) averages 12.2 points and 6.2 boards.
BONUS LINKS:
  • Maryland stats
  • Threes outside Terps range (Baltimore Sun)
  • Terps' Dupree making progress (Wash. Moonie)
  • Terps look to shake slump against Lehigh (Wash. Post)

    SCOUTING SETON HALL: The Midhsipmen's first opponent in the Philly portion of the Philly Hoop Group Classic comes in at 3-0 with overtime wins over Monmouth and Robert Morris and a win over Loyola (Md.) in their last outing.

    The Pirates are a high-scoing ballclub averaging 98 points per contest. Even if you factor out the 31 points scored in overtime, that still figures out to almost 88 per 40 minutes.

    Seton Hall has five guys averaging in double figures, led by 6-0 senior guard Eugene Harvey (23.3 ppg). Perhapos surprisingly, given his size and position, Harvey is not a three-point threat. He has only tried four shots from the arc, making one. His shooting percentage (54.1 percent from the field) and teh fact that he is averaging 12 trips to the foul line per game, suggest he is more of a take you off the dribble penetrator. His 5.3 assists per game suggest he is as adept at kicking the ball out to open shooters as he is at finishing himself.

    Among those Harvey might find on the perimeter are 6-2 senior Jamar Nutter (13.3 ppg), a 45.5 percent shooter from the arc, and 6-5 freshman Jeremy Hazell, who comes off the bench to score13.7 ppg while shooting 44 percent from three-point range.

    Swingman Brian Laing, a 6-5 senior, is averaging 19.3 points and 8.7 boards per game. John Garcia, a 6-9 sophomore, carries a 10 ppg average and grabs 8 caroms per game.
    BONUS LINKS:
  • Seton Hall stats
  • Seton Hall's Garcia at best off bench (Star-Ledger)

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