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2/11/1998 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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No. 24 Men's Hoops Plays N.C. State
Terps host the Wolfpack.
Feb. 10, 1998
No. 24 Maryland Terrapins (14-7, 7-4 ACC)
vs. N.C. State (12-10, 3-8 ACC)
Date: Wednesday, February 11, 1998; 8 p.m.
Arena: Cole Field House/14,500
Site: College Park, Md.
Radio: Learfield/Maryland Radio Network (WBAL - 1090 AM/WMAL - 980 AM/WINX - 1300 AM) Play by Play: Johnny Holliday; Analyst: Greg Manning Pre-Game show begins 30 minutes prior to each game.
Series: N.C. State leads the all-time series against Maryland by a 67-54 margin. The Terps have won eight consecutive games against the Wolfpack in Cole Field House. Maryland defeated N.C. State, 68-65, earlier this season on Jan. 10, in Raleigh.
ACC Standings (as of Feb. 9, 1998) ACC Overall Team W L W L UNC 10 1 24 1 Duke 10 1 21 2 TERPS 7 4 14 7 Fl. St. 5 6 16 8 Wake 4 6 12 9 Clem. 4 7 13 10 G. Tech 3 7 14 9 N.C. St. 3 8 12 10 UVa. 2 8 10 13Gary Williams' Career Record Career 364-236 .607 at Maryland 157-108 .592
IN THE LATEST RPI RANKINGS... ...Maryland's strength of schedule is rated as No. 1 for the fourth consecutive week; ...Maryland is ranked 7th in the latest NCAA RPI Power Ratings Report.
MARYLAND IS THE ONLY TEAM IN THE NATION... ...To have defeated two teams ranked in the top 5 this season. The Terps defeated then No. 1 North Carolina on Jan. 14 and then No. 2 Kansas on Dec. 7. ...To have defeated North Carolina, the current No. 1 team in the nation.
AGAINST THE TOP THREE TEAMS IN THE NATION... ...The top three ranked teams in the nation (North Carolina, Duke and Kansas) have a combined six losses. The Terps have inflicted two (33.3 percent) of those losses with victories over North Carolina and Kansas.
TERPS PLAY HOST TO N.C. STATE Maryland, which has won four of its last five games, plays host to N.C. State Wednesday in Cole Field House. The Terps have won two consecutive games entering tonight's game and can match their longest winning streak of the season with a victory over the Wolfpack. The Terps have won three consecutive games on three occasions this season and have not lost more than two in a row. Maryland defeated N.C. State, 68-65, earlier this season on Jan. 10 in Raleigh. The win marked the fourth consecutive for the Terps in Reynolds Coliseum.
Associated Press Top 25 February 9, 1998 1. North Carolina 24-1 2. Duke 21-2 3. Arizona 21-3 4. Kansas 26-3 5. Utah 20-1 6. Connecticut 21-3 7. Kentucky 21-3 8. Purdue 20-4 9. UCLA 18-4 10. Princeton 18-1 11. New Mexico 18-3 12. Arkansas 20-3 13. Michigan State 17-4 14. Stanford 19-3 15. South Carolina 17-4 16. West Virginia 19-4 17. G. Washington 20-3 18. Mississippi 15-5 19. Cincinnati 17-5 20. Massachusetts 17-6 21. Michigan 17-7 22. Texas Christian 20-4 23. Syracuse 17-5 24. MARYLAND 14-7 25. Rhode Island 17-5 ESPN/USA Today Top 25 February 9, 1998 1. North Carolina 750 2. Duke 701 3. Kansas 693 4. Arizona 691 5. Utah 625 6. Connecticut 591 7. Purdue 545 8. Kentucky 530 9. Princeton 476 10. UCLA 473 11. New Mexico 456 12. Arkansas 419 13. Stanford 388 14. South Carolina 337 15. Michigan State 331 16. Mississippi 262 17. West Virginia 255 18. G. Washington 207 19. Michigan 165 20. Syracuse 146 21. Cincinnati 135 22. Massachusetts 130 23. Xavier 121 24. Rhode Island 87 25. MARYLAND 69
TERPS ARE 10-1 IN COLE FIELD HOUSE THIS SEASON
Maryland enters tonight's game with a 10-1 record in Cole Field House this season. The Terps have won four straight at home and have defeated three consecutive ranked teams in this building. Most recently, the Terps defeated Virginia, 77-70, on Feb. 1. The Terps won their first six games of the season in Cole.
ELLIOTT HEATS UP FROM THE FIELD
Senior Rodney Elliott hit a career-high four three-point field goals against Florida State as the Terps defeated the Seminoles, 68-62, on Saturday in Tallahassee. The four made shots from beyond the arc marked the fifth time this season that he had made multiple three-point shots in a single game. Maryland is undefeated in those five games (Mt. St. Mary's, Florida International, then No. 2 Kansas, UNC - Wilmington and Florida State.
ELLIOTT'S THREE-POINTS SHOTS AGAINST FSU CAME...
...With 18:04 remaining in the first half to pull the Terps within two at 7-5;
...With 15:34 remaining in the first half to pull the Terps within one at 12-11;
...With 3:56 remaining in the game to tie the game at 57-57;
...With 0:48.8 seconds remaining in the game to give the Terps a 65-60 lead.
ELLIOTT FROM THE FIELD THIS SEASON
Senior Rodney Elliott is shooting a career-high 50.7 percent from the field and a career-high 48.8 percent from the three-point line this season.
ELLIOTT FROM THE FIELD IN THE LAST TWO GAMES FGM-A PCT FTM-A PCT 3PTFGM-A PCT 11-21 52.3 6-6 1.00 5-7 71.4
PROFIT STEALING HIS WAY INTO THE RECORD BOOKS
Junior Laron Profit enters tonight's game vs. N.C. State with a career-high 66 steals. He is the ACC leader in steals in both all games -- with 66 -- and ACC games only with 34. He has garnered multiple steals in 18 of 21 games this season and is looking to become the first player in school history to average 3.0 steals per game or more during a single season.
PROFIT RANKS FIFTH ALL-TIME IN SCHOOL HISTORY
Junior Laron Profit has 163 steals in his career, which ranks him fifth all-time at Maryland.
Rank No. Player, SPG, Years Profit/to Pass 1. 344 by Johnny Rhodes (2.8 spg; 1993-1996) +182 2. 193 by Keith Booth (1.53 spg; 1994-97) +31 3. 175 by Walt Williams (1.7 spg; 1988-92) +13 4. 170 by Dutch Morley (1.4 spg; 1978-82) +8 5. 163 by Laron Profit (2.03 spg; 1995-96 - Present)
IN THE ACC ANNUAL STATISTICS
Junior Laron Profit is looking to become only the sixth player in ACC history to average 3.0 or more steals per game since the 1976-77 season.
STOKES RANKS 11TH ALL-TIME IN CAREER ASSISTS AND STEALS
Career Assists Career Steals
1. 649 by Keith Gatlin (1983-88) 1. 344 by Johnny Rhodes (1993-96)
9. 360 by Jeff Adkins (1981-85) 9. 119 by Albert King (1977-81)
10. 346 by Ernest Graham 1977-81) 10. 114 by Evers Burns (1989-93)
11. 316 by Terrell Stokes (1995-P) 11. 111 by Terrell Stokes (1995-P)
Junior Terrell Stokes enters tonight's game ranked 11th in both career assists, 316, and career steals, 111, at Maryland.
MARYLAND VS. N.C. STATE OFFICIALS
Tonight's referee is Rick Hartzell and the umpires are Steve Gordon and Frank Scagliotta.
MARYLAND VS. N.C. STATE- THE SERIES BY THE NUMBERS
The Series: N.C. State leads, 65-54
Last Maryland Win: Jan. 10, 1998, 68-65
Last N.C. State Win: March 8, 1997; 65-58
Last Maryland Win At Cole Field House: Feb. 5, 1997, 66-55
Last N.C. State win at Cole Field House: January 29, 1989; 90-67
Maryland vs. N.C. State, Current Streak: Maryland has won 1
Maryland vs. N.C. State, Last Ten: Maryland leads 7-3
Gary Williams vs. N.C. State Career: 14-5 (all at Maryland)
TERPS AGAINST N.C. STATE - EARLIER THIS SEASON
Jan. 10, 1997, Raleigh, N.C.
Sarunas Jasikevicius scored 18 points, including two free throws in the final minute, to lead Maryland to a win over N.C. State on Jan. 10. Maryland led 68-63 after Jasikevicius split two free throws with 16.4 seconds left. A layup by C.C. Harrison cut the lead to 68-65 with 8.9 seconds remaining but the Pack couldn't steal the ensuing inbounds pass and was forced to foul Rodney Elliott.
TERPS LAST TIME OUT - DEFEAT FLORIDA STATE
Feb, 7, Tallahassee, Fla.
Rodney Elliott scored 10 of his 16 points in the second half, including two free throws with 48 seconds left Saturday, as No. 25 Maryland recovered from an 11-point deficit to defeat Florida State 68-62. Laron Profit also scored 16 points for the Terrapins, who trailed 34-23 in the first half and were still down 53-45 with 9:55 left. Obinna Ekezie added 11 points and a game-high 9 rebounds for Maryland, which has won 9 of its last 11 against Florida State, including both games this season. Elliott took the game over in the second half, scoring eight straight points in a
span of 87 seconds to tie the game 57-57. Profit gave the Terps the lead
with 3:43 left on a dunk after he intercepted a pass by Florida State's
Kerry Thompson.
TERPS BY THE NUMBERS
1.00 Freshman Terence Morris has been perfect from the free throw line against four teams this season (Georgia Tech, Clemson, Duke and most recently Florida State).
2.0 Junior Terrell Stokes has an assist to turnover ratio of 2:1 in the last seven games (36 assists to 18 turnovers).
5 Junior Terrell Stokes has hit five consecutive free throws entering tonight's game vs. N.C. State.
6 Entering tonight's game, senior Rodney Elliott has hit six consecutive free throws over the course of the last two games.
6 Junior Obinna Ekezie has scored in double figures in six of the last seven games.
14 Maryland is undefeated, 14-0, when it outscores its opponent.
21 Junior Laron Profit has blocked a career-high tying 21 shots this season - a 1.0 blocks per games average.
42 Senior Matt Kovarik has dished out a career-high 42 assists this season.
54 Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius will start his 54th consecutive game tonight vs. N.C. State.
61 Senior Matt Kovarik has scored a near-career high 61 points this season. His career-high is 64 points during his junior season.
90.5 Senior Rodney Elliott has scored in double figures in 19 of 21 games (90.5 percent) this season.
JASIKEVICIUS MOVING UP THE CAREER LISTS
Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius is ranked fifth in school history for both three-point field goals made and three-point field goals attempted.
Rk Player, Years 3FGM Rk Player, Years 3FGA 1. Johnny Rhodes, 1993-96 186 1. Johnny Rhodes, 1993-96 557 2. Walt Williams, 1988-92 154 2. Walt Williams, 1988-92 429 3. Teyon McCoy, 1986-88, 90 132 3. Duane Simpkins, 1993-96 320 4. Duane Simpkins, 1993-96 130 4. Teyon McCoy, 1986, 90 316 5. Sarunas Jasikevicius, 1995-P 113 5. Sarunas Jasikevicius, 1995-P 306
RODNEY ELLIOTT DAY IN BALTIMORE
Baltimore Mayor Kurt L. Schmoke proclaimed Jan. 26, 1998 as "Rodney Elliott Day" in the city of Baltimore. The announcement was made at the Camden Club which is in the warehouse in right field of Oriole Park at Camden Yards.
STOKES FROM THE FREE THROW LINE
Junior Terrell Stokes is shooting a career-high 73.2 percent from the free throw line entering tonight's game vs. N.C. State. He has hit five consecutive free throws in the last three games and was a perfect two-for-two against both Virginia and Florida State last week.
Year FTM-FTA PCT. 1997-98 30-41 73.2 1996-97 58-90 64.5 1995-96 33-52 63.5 Totals 121-183 66.1
JASIKEVICIUS FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE
Senior Sarunas Jasikevicius has hit eight of his last 13 shots (61.5 percent) from the three-point line. He tied his season and career-high against Clemson on Jan. 4 as he hit four from long distance. Entering tonight's game against N.C. State he has made a near career-high 37 shots from three-point range this season. He scored his career-high of 42 three-point shots as a junior during the 1996-97 season.
MARDESICH AGAINST THE ACC
Freshman Mike Mardesich has scored in double figures four times this season - twice against ACC competition. He tied his career-high of 12 points against North Carolina on Jan. 14 and on Jan. 21 against Georgia Tech he scored 10 points. Maryland is 4-0 when he has scored in double figures this season.
EKEZIE LENDING A HELPING HAND
Junior Obinna Ekezie is averaging 3.0 assists per game in the last two Terps games. He has more assists this season (33) than he had during his first two years (32) at Maryland combined.
