Jan. 27, 2008

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Game Trends
... Duke began the second period on a 6-0 spurt to cut the Terrapin lead to three at 51-48
... With 12:11 remaining, the Blue Devils grabbed their first lead of the second half at 64-63 on a 3-pointer by Kyle Singler
... The Terp deficit grew to nine on a bucket and free throw by Nolan Smith with 4:33 to go
... Maryland closed to 84-81 on a James Gist 3-pointer with just under two minutes to play, but Duke made its free throws down the stretch to seal the win
... James Gist gave Maryland its biggest lead of the game at 49-40 on a pair of free throws with 1:14 to go in the first
... After falling behind 29-25, Maryland fired back with a 10-0 run to go up six with 6:08 left in the half
... The Terps made five of their first six field goal attempts to jump out to an early 11-5 advantage

Miscellaneous
... Maryland falls to 5-3 in its last 8 meetings with Duke
... The Terps shot a season-best 54.4 percent (31-for-57) from the floor
... Maryland lost for the first time in 12 games against teams from the state of North Carolina
... The Blue Devils trailed at halftime for the first time all season
... The Terrapins' 51 points at the break marked its largest first-half output of the season
... Maryland has made a 3-pointer in 306 consecutive games
... Eric Hayes made his first start since January 5 (at UNC-Charlotte) after missing time due to a left ankle injury
... Before the game, James Gist was honored for becoming the fifth player in school history to amass 1,000 points 500 rebounds and 200 blocks

Senior Forward James Gist
... Led the team in scoring (26 points) for the seventh time in the past eight games
... Averaging 20.2 points in his last six contests
... Passed Mo Howard, Obinna Ekezie, and Mike Jones to move into 30th place on Maryland's all-time scoring chart with 1,182 points
... Moved into a tie with Ekezie for 18th on the career rebound list with 671
... Failed to record a block for the first time since Dec. 12 vs. Ohio (eight games)

Senior Forward Bambale Osby
... Established new career highs with 20 points (7-of-9 FG) and 15 rebounds
... Recorded his fifth double-double of the season, and third in the last four contests
... Averaging 15.5 points per contest the last four games

Sophomore Guard Greivis Vasquez
... Contributed 15 points on 6-for-14 shooting
... Dished out seven assists

Sophomore Guard Eric Hayes
... Led Maryland with a career-high nine assists
... Recorded eight points, five rebounds and a pair of steals in 35 minutes