Jan. 21, 2006

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Maryland's Win Tonight Gives the Terrapins ...
... a record of 13-4 overall, 3-2 in the ACC and back-to-back wins.

... a 25-5 lead in the all-time series, including 8 wins in the last 9 games.

... a perfect 11-0 mark at Comcast Center this season and 14 straight triumphs dating to last year.

... a tie for 3rd place in the ACC with N.C. State and Virginia.

... a 3-3 record when trailing at halftime.

Head Coach Gary Williams
...His 347th win at Maryland leaves him two victories shy of Charles "Lefty" Driesell for the all-time winningest coach at Maryland.

...His 142nd ACC victory ties him with Frank McGuire (UNC/So. Car.) for 3rd on the ACC career wins list.

... Improves his career record to 4-1 against the Hokies.

Game Trends
... Maryland held the Hokies to 2 points over a 5:55 span in the first half, during which the Terrapins turned a 12-7 deficit into a 19-14 cushion.

... The lead changed hands nine times over the closing 4:12 of the first half.

... The Terps never trailed after scoring the first 6 points of the second half.

... Maryland shot 7-of-8 from the field and scored 16 points in the first 5:18 of the 2nd half. By the 8:48 mark, the Terps were true on 12 of 18 field goals.

... The Terps went on a 15-5 run over a 6:30 stretch of the second half, extending their lead from 49-46 at the 15:18 mark to 64-51 with 8:48 remaining.

Miscellaneous
... Maryland had four players in double figures for the 11th time this season.

... Maryland had at least 15 assists for the 11th time this season and registered at least 13 dishes in 16 of 17 contests.

... Maryland is 12-1 this season when shooting a higher field goal percentage than its opponent.

... The Terps are 10-0 when scoring at least 80 points.

... Maryland is 13-1 when attempting more free throws than their opponent.

... The Terps defense held the Hokies to justr 2-of-13 (15 percent) from outside the arc, its best performance of the season.

... While Coleman Collins scored the Hokies' first 12 points on 5-of-7 shooting, the Terps held the rest of the Hokies to 1-of-8 shooting in the opening 10 minutes. Collins did not score again until 2:33 remained in the game, a drought of more than 31 minutes

... Maryland has scored at least 40 points in the second half in 12 of 17 games this season and have shot better than 50 percent in the second half in 10 games this season.

Senior Guard Chris McCray
... Has scored in double digits in 15 of 16 games played this season and 29 of 31 dating back to last season.

... Has hit at least one 3-point field goal in 14 of 16 games played this season. With 2 treys tonight, he moves past Terence Morris into 10th place in school history (103).

... Scored 21 points to surpass Gary Ward in becoming the 35th leading scorer in Maryland history with 1,108 career points.

Senior Forward Nik Caner-Medley
...Collected 4 rebounds in the game's opening 4 minutes.

... Scored 23 points to surpass both Jay McMillen and Evers Burns in becoming the 20th leading scorer in Maryland history with 1,317 career points.

... Collected 8 rebounds and has averaged 8.3 boards over the last three games.

... Led Maryland in scoring for the 5th time in the last 8 games. He is averaging 16.6 points-per-game on 55 percent shooting in that span.

Junior Guard D.J. Strawberry
... Dished out 8 assists, his best output against an ACC opponent.

Junior Forward Ekene Ibekwe
... Has at least 1 block in 16 of 17 games this season (Ranks 9th in Maryland history with 123 rejections)

Sophomore Forward James Gist
... Has averaged 10.3 points in the last 3 games.

... Shooting 64 percent from the field in the last 8 games.

Junior Center Will Bowers
... Logged a season-high 20 minutes.