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Maryland Basketball
Postgame Notes - December 5, 2005
George Washington 78, Maryland 70

• The No. 20/23 Maryland men's basketball team lost to the No. 19/22 George Washington Colonials, 78-70, Monday evening at the MCI Center in the nightcap of the 11th Annual BB&T Classic. The Terps, who fall to 5-2 overall, have now lost to GW in the BB&T in back-to-back seasons. The Colonials stay undefeated on the year at 5-0.

• With 10 points tonight, senior Nik Caner-Medley moves into 30th place on the Terps' all-time scoring list (1,167 points). He passes former Maryland guard Maurice "Mo" Howard, who scored 1,161 points from 1973-76 (10.4 points per game).

• Senior captain Chris McCray also moved up in the record books when he drained his 90th career three-pointer. He eclipses point guard Terrell Stokes for 12th on the all-time list.

• Pouring in 21 points on 7-of-10 shooting (3-of-6 3fgs), McCray reached double-figures in the scoring column for the 21st time in his last 22 games. He has now led the team in scoring in five of the team's seven contests.

• The Terps and Colonials combined to commit 49 personal fouls, including 25 in the first half. A total of three players fouled out in the game and four others finished with four personals. Together, the teams took 61 free throws, making 41.

• In the first half, the Terps limited the Colonials to 29.4 percent shooting and forced George Washington to miss 18 of its first 22 shots. Entering the game, George Washington had been shooting at a 51 percent clip from the floor.

• Point guard D.J. Strawberry registered two steals, adding to his team lead in the category. His 2.25 thefts per game rank second in the Atlantic Coast Conference. He also dished out five assists, keeping him in a tie for second in the conference with Virginia Tech's Jamon Gordon.

• At halftime, George Washington led, 34-29 following a three-pointer by Mike Hall at the buzzer. Sophomore James Gist was Maryland's leading scorer at the break with 10 points. GW guard Maureece Rice led all scorers with 12 points on 4-of-8 shooting, including 2-of-4 beyond the arc.

• With 14:51 to play in the second half, GW center Pop-Mensah Bonsu picked up a critical fourth foul on a drive to the hoop by Caner-Medley. He left the game and the Terps immediately proceeded to erase a seven-point deficit and tie the game at 51. The run was ignited by McCray, who nailed three straight threes for Maryland in a span of less than a minute to bring the Terps back.

• George Washington responded with an 8-1 run of its own to reclaim a 59-52 advantage with under 10 minutes to play.

• GW senior Mike Hall has now scored in double-figures in all five of the Colonials games this year. Rice has also reached double digits in the scoring column every game this season.

• Hall also added 12 rebounds en route to his 19th career double-double.

• Mensah-Bonsu was in the starting lineup for the first time this season, after missing the previous three contests while serving a suspension.