No. 23 Maryland men’s basketball improved to 6-0 on the season with an impressive 95-79 win over Coppin State in Juan Dixon’s homecoming to College Park as the Golden Eagles’ head coach.
While Coppin State hung around for much of the first half, Maryland began to pull away late on the heels of Julian Reese’s career day. Reese finished with a career-high 24 points, 22 of which were scored in the first half.
Although Coppin State put up a fight for its head coach, Maryland outlasted the Golden Eagles on Friday night.
Let’s get to some takeaways from the win.