Terrapin men’s basketball guard Terrell Stoglin finished with 16 points against No. 8 Duke last night in the Terps 74-61 loss at Comcast Center. He had just four at halftime, but came out in the second half and hit three straight jumpers to seemingly break out of his offensive funk.
The sophomore has been the Terps’ scorer all season — leading the ACC in points per game — but his struggles against the Blue Devils were apparent. They seemingly have carried over from last season. Duke guards Tyler Thornton and Austin Rivers made it difficult for Stoglin to even get the ball, and his drives were often met by a pair of large Plumlee’s.
Stoglin wasn’t made available to the media last night, but his teammates and coach all had varying things to say on his game.
Guard Pe’Shon Howard: “They make him work hard. I mean, Duke makes anybody work hard. They pick up almost full court, they press you the whole time, they deny the wings. So it tires you out, really. Then you have to guard them. So that’s a toll on any offensive player. And then Terrell, have to go down there with the Plumlees, so, it’s just a tough situation for him period. Just their style.”
Coach Mark Turgeon: “I thought Duke did a great job on Terrell. When he did get an open shot, whether it was a 3-pointer or a free throw, it was tough for him to make. We did a better job of getting him moving in the second half.”
And forward Ashton Pankey: “We’re relying on Terrell too much. We have to get everyone involved, especially when he’s not having a great game. He was missing free throws he doesn’t normally miss and missing shots he doesn’t normally miss. We just have to get the whole team involved. I was playing really well early. I think we probably should have given me the ball a little more. We’ll be fine. Terrell will get out of it. We rely on him to get points and he didn’t really have a good game tonight, so that kind of cost us.” (Emphasis mine).
Pankey said the phrase “cost us the game” several times in his interview, FYI. Still, Stoglin couldn’t find the range late against Duke or Temple — both late game offensive collapses for the Terps.
Here’s a breakdown of Stoglin’s career games against the Blue Devils:
1/25/12 – vs. Duke (7-for-14, 0-for-4 from 3, 2-for-7 FT, 16 points, 3 assists, 0 turnovers)
3/11/11 – vs. Duke, ACC Tournament (2-for-10, 0-for-1 from 3, 1-for-2 FT, 6 points, 4 assists, 5 turnovers)
2/11/11 – vs. Duke (1-for-4, 2 points, 2 assists, 2 turnovers)
1/9/11 – at Duke (1-for-10, 0-for-6 from 3, 1-for-2 FT, 3 points, 5 assists, 3 turnovers)
His four game averages:
6.75 points, 3.5 assists, 2.5 turnovers
FG - 11-for-38 (28.9%)
3-point – 0-for-11 (0.0%)
FT – 3-for-10 (30.0%)
Chris Eckard is the Diamondback’s Terrapin men’s basketball beat reporter. Reach him at ceckard@umdbk.com and follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/ceckard.