Gary's Memorable Wins At Maryland

Feb. 7, 2006

Nov. 25, 1989 - Williams' first win at Maryland, 87-53, over Delaware State.

Jan. 4, 1990 - Maryland defeats Wake Forest, 88-82, in College Park, Williams' first ACC win.

Dec. 29, 1990 - The Terps beat No. 12 South Carolina, 78-69, for Williams' first victory over a ranked opponent at Maryland.

Nov. 26, 1993 - Maryland beats Georgetown, 84-83, in overtime at the USAir Arena. Joe Smith scores 26 points in his collegiate debut and point guard Duane Simpkins converts a driving lay-in in the final seconds to secure the win.

March 17, 1994 - The Terps defeat St. Louis, 74-66, in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. It is the program's first Tournament win in six years and Williams' first as Maryland's head coach.

Feb. 7, 1995 - The Terps upset top-ranked North Carolina in Cole Field House.

Feb. 22, 1995 - Williams' earns his 100th career win at Maryland, 84-71, over NC State.

Jan. 19, 1997 - The 11th-ranked Terps upset No. 2 Wake Forest in Winston-Salem, 54-51. Laron Profit hits a three as time expires to hand Wake Forest its first loss of the season.

Jan. 14, 1998 - The Terps knock off No. 1 North Carolina, 89-83, in overtime.

Dec. 11, 1999 - The Terps beat No. 23 Kentucky, 72-66, at Cole Field House as Williams gets his 200th win on the Maryland sideline.

Mar. 24, 2001 - Maryland handles top-seeded Stanford, 87-73, in the West Regional final and advances to the first Final 4 in school history.

Nov. 17, 2001 - Williams passes his former coach, Bud Millikan, for second place on the school's all-time coaching wins list with his 244th victory (85-53, vs. American).

Feb. 17, 2002 - The Terps defeat No. 1 Duke, 87-73, at Cole Field House.

Mar. 3, 2002 - The Terps beat Virginia, 112-92, in the final game at Cole Field House. With the win, the Terps finish 16-0 at home and secure the ACC regular season title.

Mar. 24, 2002 - Top-seeded Maryland beats Connecticut, 90-82, in the NCAA Tournament's East Regional final and moves on to its second consecutive Final 4.

Mar. 30, 2002 - Behind 33 points from senior Juan Dixon, the Terps defeat No. 1 seed Kansas in one national semifinal and advance to the program's first ever championship game.

Apr. 1, 2002 - Williams and the Terps cut down the nets on Monday night, as they bring home the first national championship in school history. Dixon scores 18 points and senior Lonny Baxter adds 15 as Maryland defeats Indiana, 64-52, in Atlanta.

Nov. 12, 2002 - Maryland beats Miami (Ohio), 64-59, in the inaugural game at the Comcast Center.

Nov. 30, 2002 - The Terps rout Duquesne, 89-39, to win their 87th consecutive non-conference home game.

Jan. 8, 2003 - Maryland beats top-ranked Duke at the Comcast Center, 87-82.

Mar. 21, 2003 - Senior Drew Nicholas drains a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounds to defeat UNC Wilmington, 75-73, in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

Dec. 10, 2003 - The Terps go down to Gainesville and leave with a 69-68 overtime win over the No. 1 Florida Gators. It is win number 300 for Williams at Maryland.

Mar. 12, 2004 - Down by as many as 21, Maryland storms back to knock off NC State, 85-82, in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament. It is the greatest comeback in the history of the legendary tournament.

Mar. 14, 2004 - The Terps capture their first ACC Tournament championship in 20 years by defeating Duke, 95-87, in overtime. Maryland ends the Blue Devils' run of five straight conference tournament titles.

Feb. 12, 2005 - Maryland beats Duke, 99-92, in College Park, marking the Terps' third straight victory over the Blue Devils.

Feb. 7, 2006 - The Terps defeat Virginia, 76-65, at Comcast as Williams becomes the winningest coach in Maryland basketball history with 349 victories. He surpasses Charles "Lefty" Driesell, who coached the Terps from 1969-86.

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