Stoglin scores 24 points, Auslander gives Terps a lift in 73-67 win

Starting the year with six players who came to Maryland as walk-ons, Maryland coach Mark Turgeon knew he would have to use some out of necessity. But on Friday night, Turgeon employed former walk-on forward John Auslander out of preference after the 6-foot-7 sophomore gave the sluggish Terps the lift they needed.

With Auslander in the rotation and scoring six points, Maryland subdued Florida Gulf Coast of the Atlantic Sun Conference, 73-67, before an intimate gathering at Comcast Center, which didn’t approach the announced figure of 12,080.