Season High Night for Fagbenle in Loss to Maryland Terrapins

College Park, MD: With three players in double figures including a season high night for Toto Fagbenle, Coppin State Men's Basketball dropped to University of Maryland for a final score of 75-53.  The Eagles conclude their non-conference play with a record of 1-13. 

Inside the Numbers:    

Justin Winston led all players with 19 points, four rebounds, and shot 42 percent from the floor with eight field-goals made. 

Greg Spurlock was the team's second leading scorer with 13 points, four rebounds, and shot a perfect four of four from the stripe.  

Fagbenle finished with a season high 12 points, shot 50 percent from the field, and led the team with nine rebounds and two steals.  

Don Don Ferguson added six points as he knocked down both three pointers that he attempted.  

Luka Tekavcic added a bucket off a putback along with two boards.  

As a team, Coppin shot 41.7 percent from the three (5 of 12) to outnumber the Terrapins with 27.3 percent (6 of 22).  

Coppin remained within two points to the Terrapins in the second half (37-35).  

How it Happened:  

• Fagbenele had four quick points within the first minute of the game.  He scored a driving layup in the very first possession, and a pullup jumper in the following possession.  
• Winston hit two step back jumpers to put the Eagles on a 5-0 run coming out of the first timeout (11-8).  
• Spurlock carried the team late in the first half as he knocked down a three off the bounce, followed by a transition bucket off his own steal.  
• Winston and Spurlock had seven points each in the first half.  
• Coppin went into the second half trailing by 20 to Maryland (38-18).  
• Maryland started the second half with a 5-0 run, deflated by a 5-0 run from Winston who counted for 12 of 35 points in the second half.  
• Fagbenle put up a pair of dunks on back-to-back possessions within a 10-0 Coppin run.  
• Ferguson knocked down two threes back-to-back towards the end of the second half. 
• Maryland pulled off a 75-53 victory. 

Up Next: Coppin will transition into MEAC conference play, starting with Delaware State on the road on January 6th for a 4:00pm tip-off, streamed on DESU TV. Two days later, the Eagles will host University of Maryland Eastern Shore for the first home conference home match-up on January 8th at 7:30pm on ESPN+.