Feb. 1, 2011
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#5/5 Duke (19-2, 6-1) at Maryland (14-7, 4-3)
Wednesday, February 2, 2011 • 9 p.m. ET
Game #22 • Home Game #13 • College Park, Md. • Comcast Center
Television: ESPN - Dan Shulman (Play-by-Play), Jay Bilas (Analyst), Jeannine Edwards (Sideline)
Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst) and Walt Williams (Sidelines) have the call. The game can also be heard on XM Satellite Radio Channel 190. Bob Haynie starts the action on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network with the pregame show 60 minutes prior to tip. Stay with the network after the game for a full hour in the Geico Postgame Show. Click here to listen live online through Terps TV.
Radio Programming Update - Due to a programming conflict on ESPN980, Maryland's game with Wake Forest on Saturday, Feb. 5 and the Maryland-Longwood game on Wednesday, Feb. 9, will be moved to WTNT-AM-570 and AM-1580.
The Terrapin Sports Radio Network (15 affiliates): WJZ-FM 105.7 - Baltimore (Flagship); WJZ-AM 1300 - Baltimore (Flagship); ESPN980-AM - Washington D.C.; WWXX-FM 94.3 - Buckland, Va.; WCEM-AM 1240 - Cambridge; WBEY-FM 97.9 - Crisfield; WGOP-AM 540 - Crisfield; WFMD-AM 930 - Frederick; WARK-AM 1490 - Hagerstown; WPTX-AM 1690 - Lexington Park; WVMD-FM 99.5 - Midland; WMSG-AM 1050 - Oakland; WQMR-FM 101.1 - Ocean City; WWXT-FM 92.7 - Prince Frederick, Md.; WTGM-AM 960 - Salisbury.
Storyline
Maryland hits February and the midway mark of the Atlantic Coast Conference schedule with its rematch with league-leading and 5th-ranked Duke. The Terrapins lost at Cameron Indoor Stadium, 74-61, on Jan. 9 in the first meeting between the teams this season.
Maryland remains in a logjam in the ACC standings, but enters this game with a 4-3 record after having won three straight. The last two of those victories were road wins at Virginia and at Georgia Tech, giving the Terrapins a league-best 3-1 record in road ACC games. The Terrapins ahve won seven of their last nine conference road games. The Terps are in a four-way tie for fourth in the ACC.
Sophomore center Jordan Williams had his streak of double-doubles snapped at Virginia, but he posted his NCAA-leading 18th of the year on Sunday at Georgia Tech. Williams had 21 points and a season-high-tying 15 rebounds in Atlanta, helping the Terrapins to 48 points in the paint. He still leads the ACC and is 3rd in the nation in rebounding (11.9 rpg) and is tied for the national lead in double-doubles with 18.
Sean Mosley scored 16 points against Georgia Tech. It was his seventh double-figure game of the season. He also added four rebounds, three assists and two steals. Mosley leads the Terrapins in steals this season with 25.
Maryland has held its last three opponents to .402 shooting from the floor and .292 from 3-point range. The Terrapins are 9th this week in the nation in FG percentage defense, keeping opponents to a .382 mark for the season. Maryland has held 11 of its 21 opponents to under 40 percent shooting for the game.
Scouting the Blue Devils
Duke is coming off a 93-78 loss at St. John's but is 19-2 this season and ranked fifth in the nation in both polls... The Blue Devils also sit atop the ACC standings with a 6-1 record, with their lone conference loss coming at Florida State on Jan. 12...
Nolan Smith and Kyle Singler are both midseason top 30 candidates for the Wooden Award and Smith is attempting to become the first player in conference history to lead the league in scoring and assists... Smith had a game-high 32 points on 10-of-19 shooting in the loss St. John's and his 21.0 ppg and 5.6 apg are tops coming into Wednesday's game... A 6-foot-8 senior, Singler is second on the team in scoring (18.0) and rebounds (6.1)...
Sophomore guard Andre Dawkins is fourth in the ACC in 3PT shooting (.430) and averages 10.2 ppg... Seth Curry provides another threat from the perimeter and is shooting .400 from beyond the arc... Mason Plumlee leads the team in rebounding (8.6 pg) and is joined in the front court by Ryan Kelly, who had nine rebounds and seven points in 31 minutes at St. John's...
Duke leads the ACC in scoring offense, field goals, 3PT field goals, free throws, and turnover margin.
Maryland vs. Ranked Teams Under Gary Williams
Since Gary Williams took over in 1989-90, Maryland has 72 wins over Top 25 teams, including last season's 79-72 Senior Night win over #4 Duke...
Williams is the nation's winningest active coach vs. top-ranked teams with seven career victories over a No. 1 opponent (6 at Maryland; 1 at Ohio State).
Under Williams, Maryland has defeated 20 Top 5 opponents, 34 Top 10 opponents and the No. 1 team 6 times.
Maryland has 23 wins over Top 10 teams the last 10 years.
The Terps have defeated at least one Top 10 opponent in 17 of 21 seasons under Williams, including 14 straight.
Williams has led victories over 1st-, 2nd- or 3rd-ranked teams in 8 of the last 10 seasons.
