Feb. 13, 2005

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• The Maryland basketball team came back from a nine-point second half deficit to muscle out a rousing 99-92 win over No. 7/8 Duke in front of a raucous Comcast Center crowd Saturday night, continuing what has become the hottest rivalry in college basketball. It is the Terps' first season sweep of Duke since the 1994-95 season and the third straight win over the Blue Devils, the first time that's happened in 23 years. Maryland's victory boosts their overall record to 15-7 and lifts them to 6-5 in the ACC. Maryland, which is 3-2 against ranked foes this season, has dealt Duke two of its three losses this season. Maryland improved to 2-1 this season in overtime contests and are 7-3 all-time vs. Duke in overtime. Duke still leads the overall series 99-58, but the teams have split the last 12 meetings. Maryland has won 12 of 13 games this season on their home court, including four of five conference games.

• Maryland Head Coach Gary Williams secured his 523rd collegiate victory with the win. That ties him for 15th among active collegiate coaches (Homer Drew).

• Six Terps reached double-figures in scoring for the fourth time this season and second time in conference play {vs. Florida State). John Gilchrist was one assist shy of what would have been the first triple-double by a Terrapin in more than 18 years. His gritty and inspirational play produced a team-high 19 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists. It was his second consecutive double-double and fourth this season. Gilchrist has totaled 53 points, 33 rebounds and 22 assists in the last four games with Duke.

• Travis Garrison and Chris McCray each contributed 17 points. It was Garrison's highest scoring output since the season-opener against Jackson State (21 points), and he added a team-high 11 rebounds, the fourth time this season he recorded double figures in rebounds and his first double-double of the season (2nd career). Garrison's putback with 2:40 left was the only field goal in overtime. McCray was perfect in 10 attempts at the charity stripe - including all six in overtime -- and had five rebounds and five assists.

• Mike Jones had another standout performance in a big game, pouring in 15 points - his third straight double-figure output - and keyed the Terps' nine-point comeback in the second half. He shot 4-of-5 from the field and sank 6-of-7 free throws, including two in the extra period.

• Nik Caner-Medley and Ekene Ibekwe also dented the scoreboard for 11 points apiece. Ibekwe, playing with a cracked rib, scored all but two of his points in the second half, including a three-point play that put Maryland ahead with under one minute left in regulation. Caner-Medley has averaged 16.5 points-per-game in the last four meetings against Duke

• Maryland held Duke without a field goal in the extra session, when they outscored the Blue Devils 11-4. Five Blue Devils fouled out of the contest, including Daniel Ewing (23 points) and Shelden Williams (23 points, 16 rebounds). The 99 points scored by Maryland was the most allowed by Duke all season (who led the ACC in scoring defense at 64.1 points-per-game), and the second-most scored by the Terps this year (112 vs. Liberty, 12/28). Duke was held to under 40 percent shooting (29-of-73, .397) for the sixth game this season and third in a row.

• Maryland owned the paint, outscoring Duke 46-30 down low and didn't allow any fast break points to the Blue Devils. The lead changed hands eight times and was tied on eight occasions, as well.

• Gilchrist scored 10 of the Terps' first 16 points (4-of-4 from the field) to propel the home team to an early 16-9 lead. Daniel Ewing accounted for seven of the Blue Devils' first nine points, as both teams raced out of the gates. Maryland nailed 7-of-12 field goals and Duke connected on 4-of-7 to open the game.

• The frenetic pace continued over the next four minutes, as the Terps hung on to a 22-21 advantage with eight minutes elapsed. Gilchrist and Ewing both sank 5-of-6 field goals in the opening eight minutes, pacing their respective teams, while J.J. Redick, Duke's leading scorer, attempted just one field goal in the first eight minutes. 16 of Maryland's first 22 points were in the paint. Lee Melchionni drilled two three pointers to pace the Devils from the outside. Duke took its first lead on a Ewing three pointer at the 11:00 minute mark at 24-22.

• Duke captured their first lead with 11 minutes remaining in the half on a Ewing trey, but it wouldn't last long as Maryland scored nine straight points to recapture a 33-27 lead on Garrison's long jumper.

• Gilchrist powered Maryland to a 48-43 halftime lead, scoring 16 points, pulling down eight rebounds and adding five assists, in addition to running a near-flawless Terrapin offense that committed only one turnover. Garrison joined the junior point guard in double figures with 10 points. He added seven boards, as Maryland outrebounded the Devils 24-18 in the opening frame and 50-41 overall.

• Maryland capitalized on all four Duke turnovers in the half, converting them into nine points. They also owned the paint, outscoring Duke 28-12 in the post. Redick was held to just eight first-half points on 2-of-5 shooting.

• Duke scored nine of the first 11 points in the second half, with Redick knocking down a pair of three-pointers to hand the visitors a 52-50 advantage with 18 minutes remaining. McCray ripped off five straight points to regain the lead for Maryland, before Duke ran off seven straight of its own - five by Williams -- to swing the lead back to Duke at 59-55 with 16:31 remaining. A three-pointer by Garrison would even the contest at 62 apiece, but the Blue Devils would again recapture the lead with five straight points. The Blue Devils extended its lead to a game-high 73-64 on a Ewing lay-in, but Mike Jones tickled the twine for eight straight points to pull Maryland within 73-72. A pair of free throws by McCray tied the game at 75, with neither team able to pull away in the final moments of regulation. Caner-Medley's fallaway jumper rimmed out at the buzzer.