Jan. 6, 2012

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Postgame Notes
#5 Maryland vs. Georgia Tech
Friday, Jan. 6, 2012
College Park, Md. (Comcast Center)

FINAL SCORE: No. 5 Maryland 77, Georgia Tech 74

Team Records and Series Notes
• Maryland improved its record to 44-18 all-time against Georgia Tech and is 25-4 at home against the Yellow Jackets.
• Maryland is now 15-0 for the first time since the 2006-07 season when the team started 18-0.
• The Terps improved their non-conference record at Comcast Center to 90-5.
• Maryland is 2-0 in the ACC for the first time since the 2007-08 season when the Terps started 6-0.
• Up Next: at North Carolina, Sunday, Jan. 8 at 1 p.m.

Team Game Notes
• Starting line-up: Anjale Barrett, Alicia DeVaughn, Tianna Hawkins, Laurin Mincy, Alyssa Thomas
• Tonight's starting line-up has started all 15 games this season.
• The Terps outrebounded the Yellow Jackets 43-38 and 25-12 in the second half. Maryland has won the battle of the boards in all 15 games this season, and dating back to last year has outrebounded its opponents in 44 of the last 48 games.
• Maryland outscored Georgia Tech 41-18 over the final 17:08 of the second half.
• The Terps converted 91.7 percent of their free throws (22-of-24). It is Maryland's highest free throw percentage of the season and best since Jan. 23, 2011 against North Carolina (.920) a span of 27 games.
• After the Yellow Jackets shot 47.4 percent in the first half, the Terps held Georgia Tech to 33.3 percent (11-of-33) in the second half.
• Four Terps scored in double figures. It is the 11th time this season four or more Terps have scored in double figures.

Individual Game Notes
• Alyssa Thomas scored 18 of her game-high 24 points in the second half and grabbed 11 rebounds to register her 12th career double-double and third of the season.
• Alyssa Thomas was perfect from the free line (10-for-10). It is the seventh time this season and 14th all-time.
• Alicia DeVaughn tallied her second career double-double and first of the season with 11 points and 11 rebounds.
• Lynetta Kizer scored 10 points to surpass the 1,400-point mark. Kizer has 1,406 points for her career which is 15th all-time at Maryland.
• Laurin Mincy's 17 points marks the third consecutive game with double-digit points and 12th game this season.