Terps Tangle With Minnesota in 7th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday
11/29/2005 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 29, 2005
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
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No. 20 Maryland will continue its home stand against Minnesota (2-1) in the Seventh Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge Wednesday at the Comcast Center at 7:30 p.m. The game will air live on ESPN2 with Mike Patrick and Len Elmore calling the action. Elmore - Maryland's all-time leading rebounder (1,053) - is a 1978 graduate of the University of Maryland (English) and is the only player in school history to amass more than 1,000 career points and 1,000 career rebounds. He is one of 15 Terrapin players to have his number honored in the Comcast Center rafters.
You can also listen to all the action live on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network with Hall of Famer Johnny Holliday and Chris Knoche on the call. The Terps defeated Nicholls State, 88-56, their last time out to improve to 4-1 on the season.
Tip-off
Maryland looks for its 4th consecutive win this season when the Terps face Minnesota in the 7th Annual ACC-Big Ten Challenge on Wednesday. Maryland is 3-3 in Challenge games, including a 2-0 record at home. The Terps have played in 6 different venues overall since the Challenge began in 1999-2000, while 3 of the 6 games have been overtime affairs...Maryland is playing its 6th game in the last 13 days, including its 2nd game in 4 days since returning from Maui... Maryland will play the next 8 games without leaving the Washington, D.C. area: 7 games at Comcast Center and the BB&T Classic at the MCI Center on Dec. 5.
Maryland vs. Minnesota
The Terps are 2-0 all-time against Minnesota, but have not faced the Gophers since 1961. Maryland Head coach Gary Williams is 4-2 against Minnesota with all 6 games coming as Ohio State head coach.
Last Time Out
Maryland earned its 3rd straight victory with an 88-56 win over Nicholls State at the Comcast Center. It was the 23rd consecutive non-conference win for the Terps at home and improved Gary Williams' record in non-conference home games at Maryland to 110-2. Chris McCray (4-5 3fg) led 4 Terps in double figures with 20 points, while D.J. Strawberry posted his first career double-double with 12 points and a career-best 12 assists (0 turnovers). Ekene Ibekwe added 15 points and Nik Caner-Medley scored 16 as Maryland scored 34 points off 21 Colonel turnovers. Maryland dished out 21 assists and had a season-low 8 turnovers. The Terps also out-rebounded Nicholls St., 47-30, and had 8 blocks.
Head Coach Gary Williams
Head coach Gary Williams is the Atlantic Coast Conference's second-winningest active coach (5th overall) with a 338-179 (.653) record as the Terps' mentor, while also ranking second among active ACC coaches (4th overall) with 139 conference wins. Williams is the 11th-winningest active coach in NCAA Division I men's basketball with an overall record of 545-307 (.639).
