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Gaines scores 20, UAB upends Maryland 66-63

AP
Nov 12, 2023

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) Eric Gaines scored 20 points and UAB used a 13-0 run in the second half to defeat Maryland 66-63 for third place in the Asheville Championship on Sunday.

The Blazers held on despite missing their last six shots and making three turnovers in the last 6-plus minutes. They made 7 of 8 free throws in that stretch, the last by Gaines with 9.8 seconds left.

The Terrapins' game-tying shot attempt failed to hit the rim and they were 3 of 13 in the last six minutes.

Alejandro Vasquez scored 15 points, 14 in the second half going 8 of 8 from the line, for the Blazers (1-2), who lost to Clemson 77-76 in the tourney opener.

Jahmir Young led Maryland (1-2) with 14 points. DeShawn Harris-Smith and Donta Scott added 13 apiece. The Terps lost to Davidson 64-61 in the tournament opener.

The Terrapins led 30-24 at the half but the Blazers scored the first six points, finishing up a 10-0 run, to tie the game. Maryland was up 36-33 when UAB went off, with Vasquez converting a three-point play and adding four more free throws for a 46-36 lead with 12:39 to play.

Maryland trailed by 12 with 7 1/2 minutes to go and finally got it to 63-61 on two free throws by Young. Efrem Johnson answered with two for the Blazers. Jamie Kaiser Jr. got it back to 65-63 when he snared an airball on a 3-point attempt and laid it in but Gaines made a free throw, forcing the Terps to go for a 3 on the last possession.

Maryland had an 11-0 run in the middle of the first half and a dunk by Julian Reese made it 27-16 at the 5:52 mark. But from there the Terrapins had six misses and only got a 3-pointer from Scott. The Blazers only got within 30-24 at the break because they missed their last four shots.

Maryland plays at No. 22 Villanova on Friday. UAB is home against Alcorn State on Thursday.

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1st Half
MD
Terrapins
30
UAB
Blazers
24

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Julian Reese vs. Christian Coleman (Noah Batchelor gains possession)
19:46		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
19:44		Javian Davis defensive rebound
19:21		Tony Toney misses three point jump shot
19:19		DeShawn Harris-Smith defensive rebound
19:04		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
19:02		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
18:57		Christian Coleman turnover (bad pass)
18:34	+2	Donta Scott makes two point turnaround hook shot	2-0
18:16		Donta Scott shooting foul (Tony Toney draws the foul)
18:16	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-1
18:16	+1	Tony Toney makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-2
17:56		Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
17:54		Donta Scott offensive rebound
17:54		Christian Coleman personal foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
17:51	+3	Jahmir Young makes three point pullup jump shot	5-2
17:27	+2	Tony Toney makes two point dunk (Javian Davis assists)	5-4
16:54		Javian Davis shooting foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
16:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 1 of 2	6-4
16:54	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-4
16:35	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point driving layup	7-6
16:12		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
16:10		Tony Toney defensive rebound
16:02		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
16:00		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
15:54		Christian Coleman blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup
15:52		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
15:42		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (lost ball) (James White steals)
15:41		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (James White draws the foul)
15:41		TV timeout
15:25	+2	Javian Davis makes two point jump shot (Eric Gaines assists)	7-8
15:12		Noah Batchelor turnover (back court violation)
14:58	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point pullup jump shot	7-10
14:45	+3	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	10-10
14:24		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
14:22		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
14:00		Jahari Long turnover (lost ball)
13:45		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass)
13:32		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
13:30		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:14	+2	Javian Davis makes two point layup	10-12
12:45	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point floating jump shot	12-12
12:20		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
12:18		Yaxel Lendeborg offensive rebound
12:08		Javian Davis misses two point jump shot
12:06		Donta Scott defensive rebound
11:52	+2	Donta Scott makes two point layup (Jahari Long assists)	14-12
11:34		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
11:32		Javian Davis offensive rebound
11:30		Javian Davis misses two point layup
11:28		Jahari Long defensive rebound
11:14		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:12		Javian Davis defensive rebound
11:03		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass) (Donta Scott steals)
10:57		Donta Scott misses two point layup
10:55		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
10:50		Julian Reese blocks Efrem Johnson's two point layup
10:48		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
10:39	+3	Jahari Long makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	17-12
10:35		TV timeout
10:23		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
10:21		Caelum Swanton-Rodger defensive rebound
10:01		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
9:59		James White defensive rebound
9:43		James White misses two point jump shot
9:41		Caelum Swanton-Rodger defensive rebound
9:32	+2	Caelum Swanton-Rodger makes two point dunk (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	19-12
9:02		Christian Coleman turnover (traveling)
8:45		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
8:43		Caelum Swanton-Rodger offensive rebound
8:40		Caelum Swanton-Rodger misses two point hook shot
8:39		Jordan Geronimo personal foul
8:26		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point layup
8:24		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
8:18		Daniel Ortiz shooting foul (Caelum Swanton-Rodger draws the foul)
8:18		Caelum Swanton-Rodger misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:18		Caelum Swanton-Rodger misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:18		Javian Davis defensive rebound
8:11		Efrem Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Geronimo steals)
8:06	+2	Jordan Geronimo makes two point dunk	21-12
7:52	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point pullup jump shot	21-14
7:34		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses three point jump shot
7:32		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
7:20		Daniel Ortiz misses three point jump shot
7:18		Jahmir Young defensive rebound
7:11	+2	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes two point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	23-14
6:50		Caelum Swanton-Rodger shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
6:50		TV timeout
6:50	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-15
6:50	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-16
6:30	+2	Jahari Long makes two point driving layup	25-16
6:05		Tony Toney misses two point jump shot
6:03		Donta Scott defensive rebound
5:54	+2	Julian Reese makes two point dunk (Donta Scott assists)	27-16
5:53		Blazers 30 second timeout
5:39		Eric Gaines turnover (bad pass) (Jahmir Young steals)
5:27		Tony Toney personal foul (Jamie Kaiser Jr. draws the foul)
5:27		Jahari Long turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
5:22	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point dunk	27-18
4:59		Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Javian Davis steals)
4:56	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point dunk (Javian Davis assists)	27-20
4:33	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	30-20
4:33		Terrapins 30 second timeout
4:17		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Daniel Ortiz draws the foul)
4:06		Barry Dunning Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:04		Noah Batchelor defensive rebound
3:56		TV timeout
3:48		Noah Batchelor turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
3:42	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point driving layup	30-22
3:22		Julian Reese turnover (traveling)
3:09		Javian Davis misses two point hook shot
3:07		Jahari Long defensive rebound
3:01		Julian Reese turnover (bad pass) (Daniel Ortiz steals)
2:41		Jahari Long personal foul (Javian Davis draws the foul)
2:40		Julian Reese blocks Christian Coleman's two point layup
2:38		Javian Davis offensive rebound
2:34		Julian Reese shooting foul (Christian Coleman draws the foul)
2:34	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 1 of 2	30-23
2:34	+1	Christian Coleman makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-24
2:16		Christian Coleman blocks Julian Reese's two point layup
2:14		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
2:07		Javian Davis offensive foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
2:07		Javian Davis turnover (offensive foul)
1:45		Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Christian Coleman steals)
1:32		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
1:30		Caelum Swanton-Rodger defensive rebound
1:11		Jahmir Young misses two point layup
1:09		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
1:03		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
1:01		Caelum Swanton-Rodger defensive rebound
0:39		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
0:37		Blazers defensive rebound
0:10		Eric Gaines turnover (lost ball)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MD
Terrapins
33
UAB
Blazers
42

Time		Play	Score
19:52	+2	Efrem Johnson makes two point layup (Christian Coleman assists)	30-26
19:25		Jahmir Young misses two point layup
19:23		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
19:13		Efrem Johnson misses two point jump shot
19:11		Javian Davis offensive rebound
19:06		Donta Scott shooting foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
19:06	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 1 of 3	30-27
19:06	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 3	30-28
19:06		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 3 of 3
19:06		Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:43		Noah Batchelor turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gaines steals)
18:39	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point driving dunk	30-30
18:31		Terrapins 30 second timeout
18:31		TV timeout
18:13	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving layup	32-30
17:51		Javian Davis turnover (traveling)
17:39	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point driving layup	34-30
17:12		Eric Gaines misses two point jump shot
17:10		Donta Scott defensive rebound
17:02		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
16:54		Javian Davis shooting foul (Donta Scott draws the foul)
16:54		Donta Scott misses regular free throw 1 of 2
16:54	+1	Donta Scott makes regular free throw 2 of 2	35-30
16:40	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point driving layup	35-32
16:40		Julian Reese shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
16:40	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	35-33
16:19		Alejandro Vasquez shooting foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
16:19	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-33
16:19		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
16:19		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
16:08	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	36-35
15:46		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
15:44		Christian Coleman defensive rebound
15:19	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point driving layup	36-37
15:19		Jahari Long shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
15:19		TV timeout
15:19	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 1	36-38
14:50		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
14:47		Terrapins turnover (shot clock violation)
14:37		Jamie Kaiser Jr. shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
14:37	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-39
14:37	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-40
14:26		Donta Scott turnover (lost ball) (Eric Gaines steals)
14:20	+2	Alejandro Vasquez makes two point layup (Eric Gaines assists)	36-42
14:00		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
13:58		Jahmir Young offensive rebound
13:53		Christian Coleman blocks Jahmir Young's two point layup
13:51		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
13:40		Efrem Johnson misses three point jump shot
13:38		Julian Reese defensive rebound
13:37		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
13:09		Jahari Long misses three point jump shot
13:07		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
13:03	+2	Eric Gaines makes two point driving layup	36-44
12:54		Terrapins 30 second timeout
12:53		Jahmir Young turnover (bad pass) (Alejandro Vasquez steals)
12:40		Efrem Johnson misses two point layup
12:39		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
12:39		Julian Reese shooting foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
12:39	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	36-45
12:39	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-46
12:21	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point jump shot	38-46
11:55		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point jump shot
11:53		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
11:47	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup (Alejandro Vasquez assists)	38-48
11:31		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (out of bounds)
11:31		TV timeout
11:19		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (offensive goaltending)
10:56		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup
10:54		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
10:31		Jordan Geronimo blocks Yaxel Lendeborg's two point layup
10:31		Blazers offensive rebound
10:30	+2	Christian Coleman makes two point layup (Efrem Johnson assists)	38-50
10:10		Noah Batchelor misses three point jump shot
10:08		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
9:50		Yaxel Lendeborg misses two point jump shot
9:48		Jordan Geronimo defensive rebound
9:36		Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
9:34		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
9:26		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup
9:26		Terrapins offensive rebound
9:26		Christian Coleman personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
9:22		Christian Coleman personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
9:17	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving layup	40-50
9:09	+2	Tony Toney makes two point driving layup	40-52
8:51	+3	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	43-52
8:36		Alejandro Vasquez misses three point jump shot
8:34		Donta Scott defensive rebound
8:25		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (DeShawn Harris-Smith draws the foul)
8:25	+1	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	44-52
8:25	+1	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	45-52
7:56	+3	Eric Gaines makes three point stepback jump shot	45-55
7:46		DeShawn Harris-Smith turnover (bad pass) (Tony Toney steals)
7:40	+2	Tony Toney makes two point layup	45-57
7:27		Eric Gaines personal foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
7:27		TV timeout
7:27	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-57
7:27		Jahmir Young misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:27		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
7:22		Jump ball. Jahmir Young vs. Efrem Johnson (Jahmir Young gains possession)
7:15	+3	Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahmir Young assists)	49-57
7:02		Javian Davis turnover (lost ball) (DeShawn Harris-Smith steals)
6:57	+2	Jahmir Young makes two point driving layup (DeShawn Harris-Smith assists)	51-57
6:44		Blazers 30 second timeout
6:37	+2	Yaxel Lendeborg makes two point layup	51-59
6:19		Javian Davis personal foul (Jordan Geronimo draws the foul)
6:19	+1	Jordan Geronimo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	52-59
6:19		Jordan Geronimo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:19		Javian Davis defensive rebound
5:56		Julian Reese personal foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
5:42		Yaxel Lendeborg turnover (lost ball) (Donta Scott steals)
5:27		Donta Scott misses two point hook shot
5:25		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
5:21		Alejandro Vasquez blocks Jahmir Young's two point layup
5:19		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
5:03		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
5:01		Julian Reese defensive rebound
5:01		Javian Davis personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
5:01		Julian Reese misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:01	+1	Julian Reese makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-59
4:57		Efrem Johnson turnover (bad pass) (Jamie Kaiser Jr. steals)
4:48		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses two point layup
4:48		DeShawn Harris-Smith offensive rebound
4:48	+2	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes two point layup	55-59
4:28		Alejandro Vasquez misses two point layup
4:26		Terrapins defensive rebound
4:08		Jahmir Young misses three point jump shot
4:06		Efrem Johnson defensive rebound
4:00		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
3:58		Alejandro Vasquez offensive rebound
3:55		Jahmir Young personal foul (Alejandro Vasquez draws the foul)
3:55		TV timeout
3:55	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-60
3:55	+1	Alejandro Vasquez makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-61
3:39		Jamie Kaiser Jr. misses three point jump shot
3:37		Julian Reese offensive rebound
3:29		Christian Coleman blocks Donta Scott's two point layup
3:27		Yaxel Lendeborg defensive rebound
3:08		Julian Reese shooting foul (Yaxel Lendeborg draws the foul)
3:08	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-62
3:08	+1	Yaxel Lendeborg makes regular free throw 2 of 2	55-63
2:48	+2	Donta Scott makes two point turnaround hook shot	57-63
2:15		Eric Gaines misses three point jump shot
2:14		Blazers turnover (shot clock violation)
1:58		Yaxel Lendeborg personal foul (DeShawn Harris-Smith draws the foul)
1:58	+1	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	58-63
1:58	+1	DeShawn Harris-Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	59-63
1:30		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
1:28		Donta Scott defensive rebound
1:12		DeShawn Harris-Smith misses two point jump shot
1:10		Alejandro Vasquez defensive rebound
0:41		Christian Coleman misses two point jump shot
0:39		Donta Scott defensive rebound
0:31		Christian Coleman shooting foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)
0:31	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 1 of 2	60-63
0:31	+1	Jahmir Young makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-63
0:27		DeShawn Harris-Smith personal foul (Efrem Johnson draws the foul)
0:27	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	61-64
0:27	+1	Efrem Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	61-65
0:17		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's two point layup
0:17		Terrapins offensive rebound
0:17		Terrapins 60 second timeout
0:15		Donta Scott misses three point jump shot
0:13		Jamie Kaiser Jr. offensive rebound
0:11	+2	Jamie Kaiser Jr. makes two point layup	63-65
0:09		Jahmir Young personal foul (Eric Gaines draws the foul)
0:09		Eric Gaines misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Eric Gaines makes regular free throw 2 of 2	63-66
0:09		Blazers 60 second timeout
0:02		Yaxel Lendeborg blocks DeShawn Harris-Smith's three point jump shot
0:00		Eric Gaines defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Eric Gaines defensive rebound