Dec. 6, 2006

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Dec. 6 - College Park, Md. - Postgame Notes

Maryland's win today gives the Terrapins
... An 8-1 all-time record against the Rams
... A 9-1 record when leading at the half this season
... A win in 33 of their last 34 games against non-conference opponents at home

Game Trends
... The Maryland defense held the Fordham attack without a field goal for the first 4:53 of the game
... Fordham used an 11-4 run that ended at 11:05 to take a 13-9 lead in the first half
... The Terps took a 26-18 lead, their largest up to that point, with 7:11 left in the first half with a 17-8 run over 4:24
... Maryland started the second half on a 12-2 run to take a 51-35 lead with 15:55 left in the game

Miscellaneous
... Today's game marked the 50th anniversary of the two teams' first meeting in 1956; the only game Fordham has won in the series
... The Terps shot a season-best 61.5 percent from behind the arc (8-13)
... Maryland has hit at least one three-pointer in 262 consecutive games
... The Terps rejected a season-best 13 shots; the most in a game last year was 11
... It is the sixth time this season Maryland has shot better than 50 percent
... It also marks the seventh time this season that the Terps have held their opponents under 40 percent from the field
... It is just the third time this season that eight different Terps recorded an assist

Senior Guard D.J. Strawberry
... Scored in double figures for the ninth time this season, and 38th time in his career with 16 points
... Recorded at least five assists for the fifth time this season

Senior Guard Mike Jones
... Led the team in scoring with 18 points on 7-for-11 shooting including a perfect 4-for-4 from behind the arc
... It is the third time this season he has recorded four 3-pointers in a game
... It is the first time he has shot 100 percent from behind the arc

Senior Forward Ekene Ibekwe
... Set career high with seven blocks and it is the most this season for a Terp
... Recorded three or more blocks in four of last five games played

Junior Forward Bambale Osby
... Had season high three blocks in 11 minutes of action in the first half

Junior Forward James Gist
... Has recorded a block in every game this season with one tonight

Freshman Guard Greivis Vasquez
... Reached double figures in scoring for the fourth time in as many games with 16 points, one off of his season high