You know who was really valuable for Maryland today?
Eric Hayes.
SEE RELATED:
The senior took a seat with Maryland up 24-8. A little more than a minute later, he was back —- but the Terps had just allowed eight straight points.
The next time he sat down, Maryland was up 55-50. A couple minutes passed before he returned; in that time, Eastern Kentucky closed within 57-55.
So in the first 36 minutes, the Terps held a 73-55 edge when Hayes was in, and trailed 13-2 when he wasn’t.
That certainly isn’t an end-all, be-all. But Hayes was solid, yet again, rolling up 16 points and five assists in another Hayes-like outing.
He doesn’t lead the Terps in season-long plus-minus —- that honor goes to Sean Mosley —- but few players have demonstrated their value so consistently this season than the senior.
Onto the chart …
| Player |
EKU |
Season
|
Per Min.
|
| 1-Milbourne |
+18
|
+89 |
0.33 |
| 5-Hayes |
+24
|
+94 |
0.33 |
| 11-Choi |
-5
|
+2 |
0.05 |
| 14-Mosley |
+8
|
+100 |
0.35 |
| 15-Levent |
DNP |
+3 |
0.43 |
| 20-Williams |
+1
|
+66 |
0.33 |
21-Vasquez
|
+5
|
+80 |
0.29 |
| 22-Bowie |
0 |
+47 |
0.34 |
| 23-Pearman |
DNP |
+4 |
0.44 |
| 24-Tucker |
+2 |
+36 |
0.31 |
| 25-Goins |
INJ |
-1 |
-0.25 |
| 33-Gregory |
+4 |
+4 |
0.12 |
| 35-Padgett |
DNP
|
+53 |
0.40 |
—- Patrick Stevens
