Maryland plus-minus: Eastern Kentucky

You know who was really valuable for Maryland today?

Eric Hayes.

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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