Maryland vs. Clemson: Postgame Notes

Jan. 20, 2002

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Maryland's 99-90 victory gets the Terrapins (No. 3 USA Today/ESPN/No. 3 AP) back to their winning ways after a five-game win streak was snapped at No. 1 Duke on Jan. 17.

The win extends the Terrapins' 2001-02 Cole Field House win streak to nine (12 in all dating to last season), marking the longest season-opening home court victory stretch since the 1994-95 Terps went 16-0 at home.

The Terp victory also gives Maryland a 4-1 ACC record -- its best start in conference play since going 5-1 a season ago.

The Terrapins totaled a season-low six turnovers in tonight's game.

Senior Wooden and Naismith Awards Candidate Juan Dixon made Maryland history against the Tigers, connecting on 4-of-10 three pointers to take over as Maryland's all-time leader. Dixon's new school-record total stands at 189, surpassing Johnny Rhodes, who made 186 from 1993-96.

The Tigers held the Terrapin halftime lead to four (52-48) thanks to their 69 percent 3-point shooting. Tony Stockman (4-of-6 from 3-point range), Edward Scott (4-of-5) and Jamar McKnight (3-of-3) had 14, 13 and 14 points at the half, respectively. Clemson opened the game hot from the field in general, making seven of its first eight shots in the opening 6:28, and finished the game with a school-record 15 (of 28, .536) three-pointers.

Five Terrapins -- Juan Dixon (game-high 23 points), Lonny Baxter (21 points), Chris Wilcox (17 points), Byron Mouton (14 points), and Drew Nicholas (14 points) -- scored in double-figures, marking the fourth time this season (Dec. 11, 2001 vs. Monmouth, Dec. 27, 2001 vs. William & Mary, Jan. 3, 2002 vs. Norfolk State) that the Terps have had as many double-digit scorers.

Baxter's 21 points gives him a new career total of 1,571 and moves him into 12th all-time in Maryland scoring history, passing Terp greats Greg Manning (1,561 points from 1978-81) and Laron Profit (1,566 points from 1996-99). With 21 points at Georgia Tech and a team-high 24 at Duke, Baxter averages 22.0 points over the past three games.

Explosive sophomore Chris Wilcox collected a career-high 14 rebounds to go along with his 17 points to mark his third career double-double.

Junior point guard Steve Blake dished out 13 assists to pass former Terp Terrell Stokes on both the Maryland and ACC career chart. With a new total of 597, Blake is now the second all-time Terrapin assist man, trailing career leader Keith Gatlin (1984-86/88), who finished his career with 649. Blake now ranks 19th in conference history.

Blake's 13 assists marked the seventh time this season he has totaled nine or more. His finished one shy of his career-high of 14 helpers, which came against North Carolina (1-9-02), and averages 9.2 assists over the last 12 games.

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