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Game 24
#4 Maryland Terrapins (22-2, 9-1)
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#1 Duke Blue Devils (22-1, 9-1)
Monday, Feb. 13, 2006 • 7 p.m.
Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314) • Durham, N.C.
TV: ESPN2.
Radio: Terrapin Radio Sports Network, www.umterps.com.
Webcast: None.
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• Maryland and Duke are the two top scoring teams in the nation.
• Maryland clinched its first winning record in ACC play since 1997.
• Shay Doron needs six free throws to break Maryland's all-time record.
• The Terps are ranked in the top 10 for the 12th-straight week, the longest stretch since 1991-92.
• Maryland is looking for its 23rd win of the year, which would be the most since 1991-92. The win over UNC matched its win total from last year.
• Duke is one of three teams the Terps have faced to have been No. 1 at some point during the season.
• The Terps' eight-game win streak is the longest since 1991-92.
• Langhorne needs 15 rebounds to crack top 15 career list at Maryland and 52 points to reach 1000.
• Maryland is looking to snap a 13-game losing streak to Duke.
Terps Looking for Another Upset at Duke
• Coming off its biggest win in 13 years, the No. 4 Maryland women's basketball team is looking to pull off another upset in the state of North Carolina. The Terps travel back to the Triangle area to face No. 1 Duke on Monday, Feb. 13 at 7 p.m. Both teams are tied for first in the ACC with a 9-1 mark.
• The Terps will play in their second nationally televised contest when the game airs on ESPN2. Doris Burke and Mark Jones will be calling all the action on the sidelines. The game will also be broadcast on the Terrapins Radio Sports Network.
• For the second time this season, the two top scoring teams in the nation square off. Duke's 89.3 points per game is the best scoring average in the nation, followed by Maryland's 84.8 ppg. The two teams are also two of the top three three-point shooting teams in the country, with the Terps boasting the best percentage in the nation at 43.9 percent.
• In the midst of a tough four-game stretch which included three games over ranked opponents beginning with the win over previously unbeaten UNC, the Terps are looking to avenge a loss to the Blue Devils earlier in the season and remain in the top spot in the ACC.
Terps Take Down No. 1 UNC
• Maryland took down the last undefeated team in college basketball - men's and women's - upsetting No. 1 North Carolina, 98-95, in overtime in Carmichael Auditorium, ending UNC's 30-game home win streak.
• The Terps used a 16-5 run in the second half to get to 78-75 after trailing 70-56. In the final seconds and down just three points, sophomore Ashleigh Newman picked up a rebound and nailed a three-pointer from five feet behind the line, tying the contest and forcing an overtime. Heading into the game, Newman was just 1-for-13 from three-point range over her last three games. Freshman Marissa Coleman scored the first five points of the overtime, including an off-balanced three pointer, then stayed in front down the stretch. UNC's Ivory Latta had a chance to tie the game with just seconds left in the extra period and down 98-95. However, junior Shay Doron blocked the shot, which fell way short, and sealed the upset for the Terps.
• Five players reached double figures led by sophomore Crystal Langhorne's 25 points and eight rebounds. Coleman contributed 23 points and was one rebound shy of a double-double.
• The win over the No. 1/1 Tar Heels was the first time since Dec. 30, 1992-93 the Terps had knocked off a No. 1-ranked opponent. On that day, Maryland topped No. Tennessee, 77-72.
About Duke
• The Blue Devils are tied with Maryland for first in the ACC standings at 9-1. Duke is 22-1 on the season after defeating Virginia, 88-65, on Friday night. Its only loss of the season was to North Carolina, 74-70, on Jan. 29 in Durham, N.C.
• Duke is the highest scoring team in the nation, averaging 89.3 points per game. Three players are averaging double figures, led by Monque Currie's 14.9 points per game. The Blue Devils are also third in the nation in three point shooting (.434) and lead the ACC in blocks, averaging 7.5 rejections a game. Three players are also averaging at least 6.0 rebounds per game, led by Alison Bales' 6.5 rpg.
• SERIES VS. DUKE: Maryland leads the all-time series, 31-28, but has lost the last 13 meetings between the teams. The Terps last victory over the Blue Devils was a 63-62 win in Cameron Indoor Stadium on Feb. 3, 2000. Maryland has won 12 times in Durham, N.C., in 26 meetings.
• LAST TIME VS. DUKE: The Terps' fell to the Blue Devils, 86-68, in Comcast Center in front of the second-largest crowd in ACC history, 16,097 fans. Maryland trailed Duke, 48-31, at the half, but it was all the Blue Devils needed to claim the win.
Terp Wins over No. 1's
• With their upset over No. 1 North Carolina, it was the fourth time in school history the Terps had taken down a No. 1 team.
• Maryland's first win over a No. 1 team was in 1977-78 when it topped Tennessee, 75-69, in the AIAW Regionals in Cleveland, Miss. Fourteen years later, Maryland traveled to Charlottesville, Va., and upset ACC foe Virginia, 67-65, on Jan. 15, 1992. The following season, the Terps took down the No. 1 Lady Vols, again, 77-72, on Dec. 30, 1992, in Cole Field House.
Play Like Its Overtime
• Maryland has won four overtime games this season, all on the road. Each time, the Terps have stepped up in the extra five minutes to put its opponent away to go home with the win.
• In the overtime period, Maryland has shot 58.6 percent from the field and 50 percent from three-point range. It has also hauled down double the rebounds as its opponents and dished out three times the assists. The Terps have also made 15 more trips to the charity stripe in its four OT periods, knocking down 76 percent of their attempts.
• Maryland has only trailed once in the overtime against Boston College.
• For a complete game-by-game breakdown of the overtime periods, check out the left-hand column of page 5.
Doron, Langhorne Earn Academic Honors
• Maryland's Shay Doron and Crystal Langhorne have been voted to the ESPN The Magazine/CoSIDA Academic All-District 2 team. The two selections are the most for any ACC team.
• Doron, who was named to the first team, was a second team selection last year. A crimonology and criminal justice major, she carries a 3.708 grade point average. She is a two-time member of the Academic All-ACC team and has been named to the Dean's List four-consecutive semesters.
• Langhorne has not decided on a major, but boasts a 3.295 GPA. She was recently named a midseason candidate for the John R. Wooden Award.
20-Win Seasons
• Maryland posted its 20th win of the season against Miami on Feb. 1, the first time since 1991-92 and 1992-93 that it has had back-to-back 20-win seasons. The Terps victory over No. 1 North Carolina was their 22nd of the season, matching their win total from last season. The 22 wins are the most since winning 22 in 1992-93.
• It is the 12th time in the history of the program Maryland has notched 20-win campaigns and the second under head coach Brenda Frese.
Road Warriors
• With their win at No. 1/1 North Carolina, the Terps picked up their eighth road victory of the season, the most since 1993-94. Their five ACC road wins are also the most since 1991-92, the last time the Terps had a winning road record in ACC play.
• Winning on the road in the ACC is a tough task. Prior to this seaosn, Maryland had won no more than four ACC road games in the last 13 years.
• Maryland posted a .500 record in league road games in 200-01 and went winless in 2001-02, going 0-8.
• The win over the Tar Heels also guarantees Maryland its first winning road record in conference in 14 years.
Taking on No. 1... All of Them
• Maryland is one of just two teams in the country to face the only three teams in the nation to be ranked No. 1 this season. The Terps and Old Dominion have each played Tennessee, who has been ranked No. 1 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches poll from the preseason until Jan. 17, and Duke, who started the first three weeks of the season rated No. 1 in the Associated Press poll and regained the position two weeks ago. The Terps knocked off this week's No. 1 team North Carolina on Feb. 9.
Up Next
• Maryland returns home for one game, hosting 21/22 Boston College on Thursday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. The Eagles will be the third-straight ranked opponent the Terps will play.
