Nov. 8, 2006

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Maryland's win tonight gives the Terrapins
...A 2-0 start to the season for the fourth time in the last five years
...A 1-0 record all time against Vermont
...An average margin of victory of 22.5 points per game this season

Head Coach Gary Williams
...Moved into third place all-time in career wins while coaching at an ACC school with 355

Game Trends
...No team lead by more than four points until Maryland pulled ahead 23-18 with 4:38 to go in the first half
...The Terps scored the first six points of the second half after going into the break with four straight points for a 10-0 run
...Maryland achieved its first double digit lead of the game (38-27) on the first basket of the second half and the score never got closer
...The Terps ran off 9 straight points, fueled by 5 points from Bambale Osby, to extend the lead to 67-43 with 9:01 to play

Miscellaneous
...The teams combined for five turnovers in the opening 2:30 of the game
...The teams matched each other to start the game shooting 3-10 from the floor, and were even again at 7-19 from the floor
...Maryland forced 14 turnovers, resulting in 14 points in the first half while Vermont did not score off of a turnover in the first half
...The Terps have forced 46 turnovers in their first two games of the season
...Maryland has held opponents to 22% (13-59) shooting three-pointers over the first two games
...Maryland has hit at least one three-pointer in 253 consecutive games
...At least 10 Terps have scored in both games this season

Senior Guard D.J. Strawberry
...Tied a career high with 19 points for the second consecutive game and added 6 rebounds
...Recorded a new career high in steals for the second consecutive game with 6 and now has 11 steals in the first two games
...Scored in double figures for the 30th time in his career, including 5 straight games

Senior Guard Mike Jones
...Hit three straight jumpers in 1:01 at the end of the first half after hitting two straight earlier in the game
...Finished with 19 points, scoring in double-figures for the 30th time in his career, including 8 straight games
...Tied a career high with 5 assists

Freshman Guard Eric Hayes
...Recorded 8 assists and has 13 on the season

Junior Forward Bambale Osby
...Scored 9 second half points, finishing with 11 total and hitting all four of his field goal attempts
...Has averaged 10 points per game in his first two games as a Terrapin

Freshman Guard Greivis Vasquez
...Has averaged 10.5 points per game to begin his collegiate career