Terps Look For Series Sweep Over Yellow Jackets
2/17/2006 7:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 17, 2006
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -
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Maryland (15-9, 5-6 ACC) looks for its first series sweep of the season when it hosts Georgia Tech Saturday at 4 p.m. in the first of two final home games. The Terps will play three of their final four regular-season contests on the road.
Maryland is coming off a tough, 89-77 loss at Clemson on Tuesday. Senior forward Nik Caner-Medley led the Terps with his third double-double of the season, registering 21 points and 12 rebounds in 38 minutes of action. Junior guard Mike Jones added 19 points in 25 minutes, while junior point guard Parrish Brown came off the bench to provide five points and a career-best six assists in 21 minutes.
The Terps are led by Caner-Medley (15.6 ppg, 6.6 rpg), who is averaging 17.0 points and 7.5 rebounds in ACC play. Junior point guard D.J. Strawberry (10.6 ppg, 3.9 apg) directs the Maryland attack, while junior forward Ekene Ibekwe (10.8 ppg, 6.4 rpg) and James Gist (8.8 ppg, 4.5 rpg, 1.5 bpg) man the paint. Junior shooting guard Mike Jones (9.8 ppg), who is averaging 14.6 points the last seven games as a starter, rounds out the Terps' starting five.
Georgia Tech (10-13, 3-9 ACC) enters the contest having lost nine of its last 10 games following an 82-75 defeat at North Carolina on Wednesday. Tech led the Tar Heels by as much as 20 in the first half. Sophomore guard Anthony Morrow paced the Yellow Jackets with 22 points, while sophomore guard Zam Fredrick came off the bench to add 15. Tech hit 9-of-10 three's in the first half, but went 0-for-7 from long distance in the second half.
