Williams tweaked his starting lineup, replacing sophomore center Braxton Dupree (Calvert Hall) with the team's only senior, Dave Neal. After a tough first half, Neal finished with 12 points and, as he did against Michigan State and Vermont, hit a big three-pointer during Maryland's second-half run.
Gregory also played more, finishing with six points and seven rebounds in 26 minutes.
"I thought he was a force defensively," Williams said of Gregory, 6 feet 7, who had one block and altered a few other shots.
Williams said Gregory and sophomore Adrian Bowie, who started his first game this season, gave the team the energy it lacked the previous two games.
"We're 5-2, and we've played three teams ranked from 16 to 10 to 5," Williams said. "We beat a team tonight that beat UCLA on a neutral court, so I'm pretty pleased with what we did the last week in terms of first winning against Michigan State and then not acting like the season is over when we lost to Gonzaga and Georgetown."
Note:: The Maryland field hockey team, which recently won the national title, was honored at halftime.
PLAY IT AGAIN
New lineup
Maryland coach Gary Williams made two changes in the starting lineup, inserting senior Dave Neal (12 points, four rebounds) for sophomore Braxton Dupree at center and sophomore Adrian Bowie at the shooting guard position for Cliff Tucker.
Shooting frees
The Terps were 18-for-20 from the free-throw line, including 7-for-8 in the final 1:27 to keep the Wolverines at bay. Maryland has made 52 of 62 over the past four games.
Braxton benched
Williams said Dupree, who has struggled in a starting role this season, was benched for missing class Monday after the team returned home from Florida late Sunday night.
Coming attraction
Maryland (5-2) will play George Washington (3-1) at 7:30 p.m. Sunday in the BB&T Classic at Verizon Center in Washington. The Terps have lost to the Colonials the past two meetings in the tournament.
Don Markus
GEORGE WASHINGTON (3-1) VS. MARYLAND (5-2)
BB&T Classic, Washington
Sunday, 7:30 p.m.
TV: MASN
