Nov. 12, 2003

Recap| Box Score| Quotes

* The Maryland basketball team (No. 25 USA Today/ESPN, RV AP) downed the EA Sports All-Stars for the fourth time in four years at Comcast Center on Wednesday. The Terps had beaten the All-Stars in Comcast Center on Nov. 19, 2002 (95-60), and in Cole Field House on Nov. 2, 2001 (98-80) and Nov. 15, 2000 (91-55).

* The Terrapins' starting lineup of senior center Jamar Smith, sophomore forwards Nik Caner-Medley and Travis Garrison, and sophomore guards Chris McCray and John Gilchrist marks the youngest Maryland starting squad since the 1999-00 season. That year, freshman point guard Steve Blake joined sophomore guard Juan Dixon, sophomore forward Danny Miller, junior forward Terence Morris and sophomore center Lonny Baxter as the Terps' regular starting-five.

* Seven-foot-one freshman center Will Bowers was the first Maryland substitution, and the first of five Maryland freshmen to see action in Wednesday's game. He entered the contest at the 16:40 mark in the first half and scored shortly thereafter at 16:31 with a mid-range jumper.

* Maryland's freshmen came up with several key buckets Wednesday, combining to go 6-of-16 from the field and 2-of-3 from the foul line, finishing with 14 points. D.J. Strawberry and Ekene Ibekwe led the way with four points apiece, while Bowers, Mike Jones and Hassan Fofana each finished with two points.

*McCray scored the first points of the 2003-04 season for the Terps, draining a three-pointer just 37 seconds into the game. He finished with 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting and also grabbed 6 rebounds.

*Caner-Medley picked up where he left off last year as Maryland's leading returning scorer by picking up nine of the team's first 14 points, all within the first 5:30 of the game. He went a perfect 6-of-6 from the field.in the first half and finished with a game-high 20 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including 3-of-3 from long distance. He also had seven rebounds, four assists and four blocks in 30 minutes of action.

*Gilchrist had a strong all-around game, notching 16 points on 7-of-8 shooting, while picking up 8 assists and 7 rebounds. Garrison led the Terps on the glass, grabbing a team-high 11 boards and helping Maryland outscore the All-Stars 52-24 in the paint.

*Gilchrist scored six points in a 10-2 first half run to stake Maryland to a 24-14 lead with 10:34 remaining in the first half. After stretching the lead to 40-24 at the 3:34 mark of the half, the Terps withstood a 15-2 run by the All-Stars that closed the margin to 42-39 at the break. However, Maryland opened the second half with a 10-2 spurt to regain a double-digit lead. Once the All-Stars cut the lead to 66-62, Maryland went on an 8-1 run and cruised the rest of the way.