Nov. 17, 2001

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Postgame quotes from Maryland's Gary Williams following the Terrapins' 83-53 win over American. Williams notched the 244th win of his 13-year career at Maryland, surpassing his former coach, Bud Millikan as the second-winningest coach in Maryland history.

Gary Williams

On jumping out to a quick lead:
"I thought today we came out really well and did what we wanted to do, which was get the ball inside. I thought we had a little advantage there and we were able to get the ball into Lonny early and it really got us going."

On the defense in the first half:
"Our defense was very good. Our pressure and our drop-back worked well together in the first half."

On the team's overall effort:
"Some guys made great efforts out there. I thought Byron Mouton getting 10 rebounds was outstanding. I liked the way we picked each other up. We didn't shoot the ball particularly well, yet we were running good offense. We just had some looks where we didn't put the ball down and that's where your defense comes in, in close games. We have to do a better job of finishing. We had several opportunities to score where we didn't score. Overall, I liked our effort. I like our preparation coming into this game and we learned a lot."

On the inside-outside combination of Juan Dixon and Lonny Baxter:
"Lonny was great early. He had a lot of energy and we were able to get him the ball a lot. I think [Juan] was pretty healthy today. He's been bothered somewhat with an ankle, but I thought he looked pretty good. He's just one of those guys who scored in spurts. It's great to have those two guys because obviously it gives you the inside-outside look that you are looking for."