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First-Place Terps Close Out ACC First Half Slate With Visit From Virginia

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Terps In The National Stats

Feb. 19, 2003

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's basketball team looks to improve its league-leading ACC road record and shore up first place in the conference standings on Wednesday at 9 p.m. The Terps face Duke at Cameron Indoor Stadium in a renewal of what has become college basketball's premier rivalry.

As a team, the Terrapins rank among the national leaders in several areas, according to the NCAA statistics released Tuesday evening.

  • The Terrapins are second in the nation in assists, averaging 18.5 per game as a team. Southeast Missouri State is currently the NCAA leader, with 18.6 apg. Senior point guard Steve Blake currently ranks 10th in the country with a 6.9 assist per game average.
  • Maryland basketball is third among NCAA squads in terms of field goal percentage defense, holding opponents to shooting .375 on the season. Only St. Joseph's (.363) and Illinois (.373) rank higher.
  • The Terps rank fourth in the NCAA in blocked shots, with a 6.8 rejections per game average. Connecticut is the national leader with 8.0 blocks per game, followed by Syracuse (7.3) and Minnesota (7.1).
  • Maryland is currently ranked fourth in the nation with a 10.9 steals per game average. The Terrapins trail only Alabama-Birmingham (12.2), East Tennessee State (12.1 spg), and Stetson (11.1) for the national lead.
  • At +14.9 points per game, Maryland's scoring margin ranks sixth in the NCAA.
  • The Terps' scoring offense ranks 10th in the nation at 81.2 points per game.
  • Maryland's 3-point shooting percentage of .388 is the 26th-best mark in the nation.
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