Nov. 12, 2006

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Maryland's win tonight gives the Terrapins
...A 3-0 start for the fourth time in the last five years
...A 1-0 record all time against Florida A&M
...A scoring average of 92 points per game this season
...An average margin of victory of 28 points per game this season

Game Trends
...The Terps took the lead in the first 11 seconds of the game and never relinquished it
...Maryland scored 18 straight points, holding the Rattlers scoreless over 6:35 to take a 25-6 early lead
...Florida A&M fought back with a 15-5 run over 4:24 to close the gap to 37-22
...The Terps closed the half on a 7-0 run to double up the Rattlers 44-22 at the break

Miscellaneous
...The Terps are forcing an average of 23 turnovers per game through the first three games of the season
...The 69 forced turnovers in the three-game start bests any three-game stretch of defense by Maryland in 2005-2006
...The Terps scoring defense has improved in each game this season from 75 to 63 to 54 points allowed tonight
...The 24 assists were the most in a game by Maryland since recording 28 against VMI on 12/31/05
...The Terps have 63 assists this season versus 35 assists for their opponents
...Maryland is averaging 10.3 steals per game this season
...12 three pointers hit by the Terrapins is more than they had in the previous two games combined
...Maryland tied its best output in three pointers made (12), and had more attempts (26) than in any game, from last season
...10 blocks are the most by Maryland in the last 8 games
...Maryland's blocked shots have increased each game this season from 6 to 7 to 10 tonight
...Maryland has hit at least one three-pointer in 254 consecutive games
...At least 10 Terps have scored in every game this season

Senior Guard D.J. Strawberry
...Scored in double figures for the 6th straight game, and 31st time in his career with 12 points
...Recorded a season best 6 assists

Senior Guard Mike Jones
...9 rebounds tonight represents a new career high
...Scored in double figures for the 9th straight game, and 31st time in his career with 16 points
...Lead Maryland in scoring for the second straight game

Junior Forward James Gist
...Blocked 3 shots, surpassing Buck Williams and Nik Caner-Medley to tie Len Bias for 12th place on the all time Maryland list with 87

Senior Guard Parrish Brown
...Scored in double figures for the 3rd time in his career

Freshman Guard Greivis Vasquez
...Scored in double figures for the second time in three games (11.3 ppg)
...Added a career best 7 assists and a career best 6 rebounds