Feb. 25, 2007

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Maryland's win tonight gives the Terrapins
...At least one win over a top-10 team for the 11th straight season, and 14th win over a top-10 team in the last six years
...Its 17th win over a top-5 opponent under Gary Williams
...A one game edge on the Tar Heels in the ACC since 1998 as Maryland moved to 100-58 over the stretch vs. 99-59 for North Carolina
...A record of 22-7 this season, 8-6 in the ACC
...Their highest win total since the 2001-2002 season when they went 32-4 and were crowned National Champions
...Five consecutive ACC wins for the first time since they finished the 2001-2002 regular season with 13 straight conference wins
...An all-time record of 54-113 against the Tar Heels; The Terps snapped a five game losing streak to the Heels tonight
...A 16-2 record at Comcast Center this season
...A record of 27-12 in ACC games all-time at Comcast Center
...A scoring offense of 82.8 points per game and a scoring defense of 70.0 points per game

Game Trends
...Wayne Ellington scored 10 straight Tar Heel points to propel the Heels to a 12-5 lead 4:24 into the game
...Greivis Vasquez followed with a floater and then the Heels ripped off 8 straight points to extend the lead to 20-7 with 13:07 left in the 1st half
...With the score 28-17, Maryland went on a 15-6 run over 4:26 to pull within 34-32 with 4:33 to play in the half
...Both teams came out on fire in the 2nd half combining for 19 points in the opening 4 minutes to pull into a 52-52 tie
...North Carolina reopened a double-digit lead at 69-59 with 10:21 left in the game
...Maryland closed the game on a 22-10 run in the final 6:05 to secure the victory

Miscellaneous
...Five Terps scored in double figures for the first time since 1/16/07 at Virginia
...Maryland recorded as many offensive rebounds (15) as North Carolina recorded total rebounds in the first half
...The Terps finished the game outrebounding the Heels 46-33 overall
...The Terps won their first game of the season after trailing at the half (1-6).
...Maryland is holding opponents to 29.2% on three point attempts (1st in the ACC)
...The Terrapins recorded 19 assists and are 2nd in the ACC this season with an average of 17.8 assists per game (20th nationally)
...The Terps blocked 8 shots tonight, bringing their season average to 8.0 per game, which leads the ACC and is 6th in the country
...Maryland has hit at least one three-pointer in 281 consecutive games

Senior Guard D.J. Strawberry
...Career best 27 points on 12-for-18 shooting to lead the team in scoring for the 11th time (9-2 in those games)
...Has now averaged 19.3 points over his last 4 games on 59.3% shooting
...Scored 8 of 11 Maryland points to start the 2nd half and draw the Terps even with the Heels for the first tie of the game at 52
...Registered 4 assists to become just the 16th Terrapin ever to record 300 career assists

Senior Guard Mike Jones
...Became the 2nd most prolific 3-point shooter in Maryland history with 187 in his career
...Moved into 38th place on the Maryland career scoring list with 18 points tonight and 1082 for his career

Junior Forward James Gist
...Scored in double-figures for the ninth-straight game, and the 14th time in 15 games, with 12 points and added 9 rebounds

Junior Forward Bambale Osby
...Has averages 13 points over his last two games on 75% shooting and tonight tied his best rebounding game with 9

Freshman Guard Greivis Vasquez
...Has averaged 13.2 points over his last 6 games and 7.5 assists over his last 4 games