Dec. 28, 2006

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Maryland's win tonight gives the Terrapins
...A 12-2 start to the season
...An all-time record of 6-0 against the Mountaineers with an average margin of victory of 32 points per win
...A perfect 24-0 record all-time against teams from the Northeast Conference
...A perfect 9-0 record at Comcast Center this season
...A 23.1 point average margin of victory on the season
...A scoring offense of 80.5 points per game and a scoring defense of 62 points per game

Game Trends
...Mike Jones opened the game on a 12-0 run in the opening 2:26 by hitting four consecutive 3-pointers
...After a Mountaineer free throw, Jones hit another triple to bring the Terps lead to 15-1 four minutes into the game
...D.J. Strawberry then took over scoring 11 points in 4:30 to extend the lead to 33-8 at the 9:40 mark
...Mike Jones led the entire Mount squad until 5:04 remained in the first half, when they reached 18 points to his 17
...A minute later Jones reclaimed the lead hitting his 6th 3-pointer of the night making the score 43-18
...The lead remained at 25 points or more for the duration of the game

Miscellaneous
...50 points allowed ties a Terrapin opponent season low
...The Mount scored 24 points in the first half; Maryland has now allowed an average of just 27.9 points in the first half this season
...Maryland is holding opponents to 35% shooting (1st in the ACC), including 27% on three point attempts (2nd in the ACC)
...The Terps are 12-1 when leading at the half this season
...Maryland is now shooting 41.3% (99-240) from deep this season, good for 2nd best in the ACC
...Mike Jones (29) and D.J. Strawberry (20) each scored 20 or more points for the 2nd time in three games
...James Gist (5) and Ekene Ibekwe (8) combined for 13 blocks
...By blocking a season high 15 shots tonight, the Terps now average 7.8 blocks per game, best in the ACC and in the top 10 nationally
...Maryland has hit at least one three-pointer in 266 consecutive games

Senior Guard Mike Jones
...Scored a career high for the 2nd time in 3 games with 29 points to lead the Terps, the 8th time he has scored at least 20 points in a game
...Shot 7-13 on 3-point attempts and is shooting 63.2% (24-38) from deep in his last five games and 47.7% (41-86) on the season
...Has hit at least one triple in 27 out of his last 29 games

Senior Guard D.J. Strawberry
...Tied a career high with 20 points for the 2nd time in 3 games and has now scored in double figures 12 times this season
...Has averaged 19.7 points in his last three games
...Has at least one 3-pointer in 12 games this season compared to 16 games all of last season and trails last season's total 22-19

Senior Forward Ekene Ibekwe
...Pulled in 10 rebounds to pass Gary Ward into 24th place on the Maryland list with 620 career rebounds
...Set a career best with 8 blocks, passing Larry Gibson to move into 6th place on the all-time Terrapin list with 185 career blocks

Junior Forward James Gist
...Tied a career best with 5 blocks and is averaging 10.5 rebounds over his last four games with 9 tonight

Freshman Guard Greivis Vasquez
...Had a season high 9 rebounds and registered a season high 8 assists for the third time, 2nd in the last three games