The second- and third-grade Terrapins played nothing like turtles on Wednesday night as they continuously sprinted up and down the court to score 41 points.

Those 41 points were good enough to knock off the Bruins 41-9 in the second round of the Hoopster preseason tournament at the East Lawrence Recreation Center.

Terrapins head coach Joe Keating said his team won the game because of guard play.

“We’ve got three good guards that pressure the heck out of teams,” Keating said. “They can trap and score. We can work on our passing game a little bit, and maybe the pick and roll.”

The three starting guards for the Terrapins combined to score 25 points. Leading the way was guard Andrew Keating, who scored a game-high 12 points.

Keating may not have been the point guard, but he was the leader of the scoring offense. He knocked down four outside jump shots to rack up the points and wasn’t afraid to use the glass for assistance. On the fast break, Keating wasn’t selfish and dished the ball off to open teammates with a clearer path to the bucket.

Terrapins point guard Spencer Grob controlled the tempo of the game. When bringing the ball down the court, he would either slow down to call out a play and direct the offense, or pick up the pace and drive through the lane. Grob’s aggressive nature on defense created many fast-break chances where he converted for seven points.

Joel Spain, the third Terrapins guard, chipped in with six points. Spain was comfortable leading his team on three-on-two counter attacks with Keating and Grob. Spain either took the ball to the hoop by himself or found one of his open teammates on the wing.

However, the Bruins didn’t go away quietly. They battled hard the entire game. Bruins shooting guard Trey Pechal, playing in his first game of the season, constantly played in the paint on defense. Pechal wasn’t afraid of going body-to-body with the quick Terrapins guards.

Bruins center Scotty Frantz was the team’s best offensive weapon, scoring three points. The big man even moved to play point guard toward the end of the game. Frantz had the versatility to beat guys off the dribble and to lead all players in rebounds with 10.

Even with the play of Pechal and Frantz, the Terrapins’ offense was overpowering.

Terrapins center Keegan McKinney rounded out the scoring with 10 points. McKinney cleaned up the boards down low for easy put-backs.

Coach Keating said his team used set plays on offense to help beat their opponents’ defense.

“I made the guys touch the ball twice, they went around and did the weave, and then cut to the basket,” Keating said. “It’s a great play because it gets everybody involved in the game. The guards bring the ball down, and they’re supposed to dish it off to an open post guy.”

The win advances the Terrapins to the finals of the Hoopster preseason tournament, which will be played tonight at 7:45 p.m. at the East Lawrence Recreation Center.