Postgame Notes- Maryland Men's Basketball vs. Wake Forest

Jan. 19, 2000

* Maryland made its first nine field goal attempts, jumping out to an 18-2 lead 3:47 into the game. Last year, Maryland made its first 14 field goal attempts, jumping out to a 32-10 lead on the way to a 92-69 home win.

* Maryland had its best defensive effort of the season, holding Wake Forest to an opponent season-low 18 field goals and 29.0 field goal percentage.

* This was Maryland's best defensive outing against an ACC team, holding Wake Forest to 51 points, since holding NC State to 48 on Jan. 10, 1999.

* Maryland, the ACC steals leader, reached double-figures in steals for the eighth game in a row with 12.

* Maryland has won 20 straight at home when leading at halftime.

* Maryland had a season-low five first-half turnovers.

* Maryland recorded double-figure blocked shots for the third time this season, and recorded at least nine blocks in a game for the eighth time this season.

* Tahj Holden, who scored a career-high 17 points in 18 minutes, set career highs in field goals made (5), field goals attempted (7), three-point field goals made (3), three-point field goals attempted (3), and total rebounds (6).

* Lonny Baxter started off making seven of seven from the field and finished nine of 12, tying his season-high for field goals made.

* Steven Blake recorded at least seven assists for the fifth-straight game, and for the ninth time this season.

* Juan Dixon tied for Maryland's scoring lead with 18 points, just four days after scoring 31 against Georgia Tech.

* Dixon has scored in double figures in 15 of 17 games this season.

* Dixon tied his career-high in assists with six which was set against George Washington on Dec. 5, 1999.

* Terence Morris tied his career-high seven blocked shots, previously set against Tulane on Nov. 19, 1999. Morris had seven rebounds keep him one short of 500 at 499.

* Wake Forest guard Robert O'Kelley had a season-low four points and has scored just 12 points in his last two games at Cole Field House. He came into tonight's game averaging 15.1 ppg.

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