MAC ROUNDUP No. 12 Maryland thumps Miami

Kent State beat Urbana in coach Jim Christian's debut.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- After unfurling the NCAA championship banner from the rafters of their new arena, the Maryland Terrapins began the defense of their title with a crowd-pleasing blowout.
Drew Nicholas scored 16 points as 12th-ranked Maryland cruised to its 85th consecutive non-conference home victory Sunday, 64-49 over Miami (Ohio).
Playing in front of the largest home crowd in school history (17,950), the Terrapins (1-0) formally opened the $107 million Comcast Center with a performance befitting their stature as defending national champions.
Maryland limited the RedHawks (0-2) to 27-percent shooting in taking an 11-point halftime lead, then used a 9-0 run early in the second half to pull away.
The Terrapins' 85-game non-conference streak at home, which started in 1989 at Cole Field House, is the longest in the nation. Maryland also has won 19 straight overall at home since Feb. 14, 2001.
Danny Horace had 17 points and 12 rebounds for Miami, which was coming off a 73-46 loss to Purdue.
Ryan Randle scored a career-high 15 points for the Terrapins, who lost four starters from the team that beat Indiana last April to claim the school's first NCAA title.
Kent St. 93, Urbana 39
KENT -- Antonio Gates had 19 points and eight rebounds as Kent State won in Jim Christian's debut as coach.
Anthony Wilkins added 12 points and Nate Gerwig and Clif Brown scored 11 apiece for the Golden Flashes (1-0), who made 22-of-35 shots -- including 8-of-14 3-pointers -- in the first half to take a 57-22 lead over Urbana, an NAIA school.
The Blue Knights (1-6) committed 28 turnovers -- 22 on Kent State steals -- while only hitting 12-of-46 shots (26 percent) from the field. Jarrod Brumbaugh led Urbana with 14 points.
Toledo 58, Kansas St. 50
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, U.S. Virgin Islands -- Nick Moore scored 19 points to lead Toledo at the Paradise Jam tournament.
Keith Triplett had 11 points, and Sammy Villegas added 10 points for the Rockets (1-1), who started with a 12-0 run and never relinquished the lead.
Gilson DeJesus had 14 points and Pervis Pasco scored eight for the Wildcats (0-2). Tim Ellis and Jarrett Hart each had seven points.
Buffalo 84, Chicago St. 53
AMHERST, N.Y. -- Freshman B.J. Walker led four Buffalo (1-1) players in double figures, with 12 points. Mark Bortz, Jason Bird, and Roderick Middleton all had 11 points.
The Cougars' main threat, Clark Bone, picked up three fouls in the first half and spent much of the game on the bench. Bone fouled out with 10:59 remaining in the second half. Rubeen Perry led Chicago State (0-1) with 15 points, the only Cougar in double figures.