FSU Falls to Maryland, 72-68

Too little offense and not enough defensive stops when the Seminoles needed them resulted in Leonard Hamilton’s seventh consecutive loss at Maryland, this time falling to the Terrapins 78-62. But more so was the lack of defense by FSU in allowing the Terps to shoot 52% with freshman Terrell Stoglin leading five Terrapins in double figures with 17 points. “That was not typical of how we play defense”, Leonard Hamilton said afterward. “We lost the game on the defensive end and therein lies the demons that raised their ugly heads in this game tonight.” The ‘Noles did a decent job in holding leading scorer Jordan Williams to 11 points with Bernard James, Terrance Shannon, and Jon Kreft managing to hold the sophomore sensation mostly in check. But it Stoglin, Adrian Bowie in the first half, and Dino Gregory in the second half with 12 of his 14 points in the second period who beat FSU with off the dribble or with wide open jump shots. That was something Hamilton made mention of in...