Nov. 18, 2005

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Mike Jones had 22 points off the bench, and No. 24 Maryland had five other players score in double figures Friday night in a 111-85 season-opening rout of Fairleigh Dickinson.

Chris McCray and Nik Caner-Medley had 18 points apiece, Ekene Ibekwe scored 16, Travis Garrison 11 and James Gist 10. Jones, a junior guard, went 8-for-11 from the field and sank all three of his foul shots.

It was the first time since 1998 that Maryland reached the 100-point mark in its opener. The Terrapins shot 56 percent (36-for-70) and were 32-for-38 at the foul line.

Gordon Klaiber had 20 points, and John Blackgrove and Cameron Tyler both scored 17 for Fairleigh Dickinson (1-2), the defending Northeast Conference champions.

Maryland opened the second half with a 21-6 run to take a 73-48 lead with 14:57 left. Ibekwe and Caner-Medley had seven points apiece in the surge and McCray added six to help the Terrapins pull away.

FDU missed seven of eight shots to open the half and had only two baskets over the first six minutes.

McCray had 12 points, Jones added 10 and Maryland outscored FDU 15-5 at the foul line in taking a 52-42 halftime lead.

The Knights kept it close early, overcoming a 16-9 deficit with a 10-2 run that gave them the lead for the third - and last - time. Maryland moved in front on a dunk by Jones, and Will Bowers added a jumper and a free throw before McCray sank a 3-pointer to make it 26-19.

After Klaiber scored from beyond the arc, the Terrapins rattled off seven straight points for an 11-point cushion.

It was 35-26 before Blackgrove scored Fairleigh Dickinson's next 11 points, including a four-point play that made it 43-37, but the Knights would get no closer. Blackgrove's previous career high was eight points.