March 11, 2011
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#7 Maryland (19-13, 7-9) vs. #2 Duke (27-4, 13-3)
Friday, March 11, 2011 • 7 p.m. ET
2011 ACC Tournament Quarterfinals
Game #33 • Neutral Site Game #5 • Greensboro, N.C. • Greensboro Coliseum
Television: ESPN2 and ACC Network. Watch locally on WDCA-TV in Washington, D.C., or on WNUV-TV in Baltimore. ESPN2 may be blacked out in the ACC Network region. Check ACC Network affiliates at this link.
Radio: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play) and Chris Knoche (Analyst) have the call. 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. The game will also be available on national radio via the Compass Media Network.
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 faces 5th-ranked Duke in a quarterfinal matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament. The Terps snapped a three-game losing streak last night with a 75-67 victory over NC State in a first-round game. The Terps lost both games to the Blue Devils this season, falling 71-64 in Durham and 80-62 in College Park.
The Terrapins are attemping to reach the semifinals for the first time since 2009, when, also as the 7th seed, they beat NC State and Wake Forest en route to a semifinal match with Duke. The Blue Devils won that matchup, 67-61, in what stands as the last ACC Tournament meeting between the two teams. Maryland is 7-9 all-time against Duke in the tournament.
Maryland got good news this week on the awards front. Sophomore center Jordan Williams was named a third team All-American by both Yahoo! Sports and FoxSports.com. Williams was also voted onto the All-ACC first team by the Atlantic Coast Sports Media Association. Freshman guard Terrell Stoglin earned a spot on the ACC's All-Freshman Team.
Williams had a double-double last night against NC State with 16 points and 13 rebounds. He moved into second place on the single-season rebound list at Maryland, now with 372. He trails only the 412 rebounds by Len Elmore in 1974. Williams still leads the ACC in rebounding at 11.6 rpg and could become the first Terrapin to lead the league on the boards since Joe Smith nabbed 10.7 rebounds per game in 1993-94. He has 25 games with double figures in rebounds, closing on the school record 26 games by Elmore in 1973-74.
Quick Team Notes
* With 16 points and 13 rebounds last night, Jordan Williams posted the first Terrapin double-double since Nik Caner-Medley had 14 points and 10 rebounds against Clemson on 3/10/05.
* Terps are facing their 7th game this year against a ranked opponent, more than any other ACC team this season.
* Maryland has gone .787 from the free-throw line in the last 7 games (129x164).
* Maryland now has a string of 15 consecutive seasons with at least 19 wins. The last time the Terrapins failed to reach that plateau was a 17-13 record in 1995-96. The Terrapins are on an 18-season string with at least seven conference victories in a season.
* Maryland is now 5-3 in first-round games in the ACC Tournament... The Terps are 27-25 all-time in quarterfinals.
