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Blog excerpt from voices.washingtonpost.com/terrapins-insider

Junior forward Dino Gregory started and played 33 minutes Saturday in his first game back from an eight-game suspension. Coach Gary Williams said he did not anticipate Gregory seeing that much court time against Eastern Kentucky, but the circumstances of the game (the pesky Colonels did not fade until the final eight minutes of Maryland's 83-72 win) demanded Williams keep his top players on the floor.

Against an Eastern Kentucky squad that used its big men as its primary long-range threats, that meant Gregory received many of the minutes that otherwise might have been distributed to freshman forwards Jordan Williams and James Padgett. In addition to possessing more experience, Gregory was better suited to guard the Colonels' agile forwards than was Jordan Williams.

Greivis Vasquez scored a game-high 20 points to lead the Maryland Terrapins to an 83-72 win over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels in a non-league affair at the Comcast Center.

For the first time in more than three weeks, Maryland senior guard Greivis Vasquez was made available to speak with reporters, and over the course of 15 minutes Friday at Comcast Center he openly discussed and evaluated his performance thus far in his final collegiate campaign.

'I'm disappointed,' Vasquez said. 'It's horrible. I'm really angry at myself. I've worked too hard. I let so many things bother me, and I wasn't myself. And then we lost three games that we should have won. And it was all because supposedly the best player and the leader of the team didn't do what he needs to be doing, and I take responsibility.'

It's hard enough to stay close when the opponents have 11 three-pointers in the first half.

Maryland guard Eric Hayes knows his coach's preferred tactics. The Terrapins, as they have much of the past two decades, remain reliant on man-to-man defense.

If you missed it this past weekend, I wrote a column about how 3 had become the magic number of sorts in the Greater Philadelphia region as of late.

The pocket ace Maryland held throughout both its struggles last season and its strong finish was a November victory over a top five opponent. When Selection Sunday came, the Terrapins were on the figurative bubble, and although it never will be known how much their win over then-No. 5 Michigan State in a Thanksgiving weekend tournament helped them earn a No. 10 seed, the achievement certainly provided a considerable push.

So far this season, Maryland (5-2) stands without such a signature nonconference victory, and its final opportunity to claim one comes Sunday night, when the Terrapins will take on No. 3 Villanova (7-0) in the BB&T Classic at Verizon Center.

Maryland coach Gary Williams didn't call Tuesday night's game here at Assembly Hall a must-win for the Terrapins so early in the season, but he certainly didn't want to look back on the Big Ten/ACC Challenge meeting with the Hoosiers the same way he did on last week's trip to Hawaii.

Greivis Vasquez scored a game-high 23 points to lead the Maryland Terrapins to an 80-68 win over the Indiana Hoosiers in a non-league affair as part of the ACC/Big Ten Challenge at Assembly Hall.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Indiana didn't shoot well Tuesday night, its ball handling was sloppy at times and shot selection was questionable in the second half.

Maryland, which moved to No. 21 in the Associated Press poll on Monday, plays a semifinal game in the EA Sports Maui Invitational on Tuesday against Cincinnati at 7 p.m. EST.

No. 3 Texas 85, Iowa 60: The Longhorns moved to 3-0 for the third straight season when they beat the Hawkeyes in the semifinals of the CBE Classic in Kansas City.

Yancy Gates scored 17 points and Deonta Vaughn added 16 Tuesday to pace Cincinnati to a 68-57 upset of No.

Syracuse's Wesley Johnson, right, grabs a rebound from Cornell's Alex Tyler during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Tuesday, Nov.

The 21st-ranked Maryland Terrapins and Wisconsin Badgers battle it out for third place today, as they meet on the final day of the Maui Invitational at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Maui Invitational Semi- Final : Cincinnati Bearcats vs #22 Maryland Terrapins . Last game: Cincy: def.#24 Vanderbilt 67-58. MD: def Chaminade 79-51. Leading Scorers : Cincy: Rashad Bishop 12.3ppg. MD: Landon Millbourne/ Sean Mosley 15.0ppg. PF: Cincy: 76.0 ppg.

The 25th-ranked Maryland Terrapins will look to continue their fast start to the season, as they take on the Chaminade Silverswords in the first round of the Maui Invitational tonight at Lahaina Civic Center.

Landon Milbourne scored a career-high 24 points, and No. 25 Maryland cruised past New Hampshire 82-55 Friday night in the Terrapins ' final tuneup for the Maui Invitational.

Charleston Southern - Maryland Basketball vs. Charleston Southern Live 30 minutes before the game here in the Comcast Center.

The 25th-ranked Maryland Terrapins close out a season-opening three-game homestand this evening, as they welcome the New Hampshire Wildcats to the Comcast Center.