1995-96 Game Summaries
MARYLAND 84 KENTUCKY 96 November 24, 1995
Springfield Civic Center, Springfield, Mass. Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic
Kentucky's bottomless bench and inside game helped the No. 1 Wlidcats hold-off
No. 14 Maryland, 96-84, in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Classic. Kentucky quickly
turned a two-point half-time lead into an 18-point margin only to have to hold
off the fast charging Terps. Maryland's pressure defense got the Terps back into
the contest late as consecutive baskets by Johnny Rhodes (career high 30 points)
and two free-throws by Duane Simpkins (16 points) cut the Wildcats lead to 86-80
with 2:15 remaining. Kentucky scored 10 of the final 14 points of the game to
gain the victory. Maryland opened the game strongly, taking an early 11-point
lead five minutes into the action. Johnny Rhodes scored nine early points to
highlight a 15-2 Terp run, leading to an early 20-9 cushion. Kentucky, though,
outscored Maryland 28-15 over the remainder of the half.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 8 0- 0 3 0 5 27
Booth 2- 6 7- 8 4 2 11 24
Lucas 4- 6 2- 4 4 0 10 26
Simpkins 2- 8 12- 12 5 5 16 32
Rhodes 13- 20 4- 7 5 1 30 37
Profit 0- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 2
Kovarik 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Stokes 2- 3 0- 0 0 1 4 10
Jasikevicius 0- 2 2- 2 4 2 2 9
Elliott 0- 0 0- 0 1 3 0 11
Ekezie 2- 7 2- 5 4 1 6 20
Totals 27- 61 29- 38 41 15 84 200
KENTUCKY FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Walker 3- 7 0- 0 4 2 7 20
Mercer 2- 7 1- 2 5 2 6 20
Pope 8- 11 9- 9 6 1 26 30
Delk 8- 11 2- 4 2 3 21 17
Anderson 4- 6 2- 4 3 3 11 18
Edwards 1- 4 0- 0 1 1 2 18
Turner 1- 3 0- 2 0 0 2 10
Sheppard 2- 2 1- 2 1 3 6 15
Epps 1- 3 5- 6 1 6 8 23
Prickett 2- 3 1- 1 1 1 5 8
McCarty 1- 4 0- 2 6 2 2 21
Totals 33- 61 21- 32 34 24 96 200
3-pt FG: Maryland, 1-12 (Hipp, 1-4, Lucas, 0-1, Simpkins, 0-3, Rhodes, 0-3,
Profit, 0-1); Kentucky, 9-19 (Walker, 1-2, Mercer, 1-4, Pope, 1-1, Delk, 3-4,
Anderson, 1-1, Edwards, 0-1, Sheppard, 1-1, Epps, 1-3, McCarty, 0-2.)
Halftime: Kentucky 37, Maryland 35
Officials: Sylvester, McDonald, Valentine
TOWSON STATE 67 MARYLAND 70 November 27, 1995
Baltimore Arena, Baltimore, Maryland
Seniors Johnny Rhodes (22 points) and Duane Simpkins (16 points) combined for 38
points to lead no. 19 Maryland past Towson State, 70-67, at Baltimore Arena.
Simpkins scored the game clinching basket on a foul line jumper with six seconds
remaining to give Maryland its final margin of victory. Needing a three-pointer
to send the game into overtime, Tigers' guard Ralph Blalock missed from the right
wing at the buzzer. Despite shooting only 40.7 percent (22 of 55) from the
field, Maryland rallied behind its senior guard duo. Rhodes puled Maryland even
at 55 half-way through the second half with two free throws and then put Maryland
ahead for good with another free throw with six minutes remaining. Junior
forward Keith Booth scored 11 points and sophomore Rodney Elliott scored four
points and grabbed six rebounds in the pair's return to their hometown of
Baltimore, Md.
TOWSON STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Blalock 9- 18 0- 0 4 1 22 32
Dellinger 2- 4 1- 2 5 0 5 24
Thomas 2- 6 0- 0 6 6 4 28
Alexander 7- 15 2- 4 4 3 16 35
Moody 1- 4 0- 0 2 0 3 9
Keyes 5- 9 0- 0 1 3 11 29
Earl 0- 2 0- 0 4 0 0 14
Biggs 2- 3 2- 2 1 0 6 13
Lexer 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Cason 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Schneider 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 28- 61 5- 8 32 13 67 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 9 4- 6 3 4 9 22
Booth 2- 9 7- 8 9 2 11 35
Lucas 4- 9 0- 0 5 0 8 30
Simpkins 4- 7 6- 7 1 5 16 31
Rhodes 8- 15 5- 6 12 2 22 38
Elliott 2- 4 0- 0 6 0 4 18
Ekezie 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 5
Stokes 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 10
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Kovarik 0- 0 0- 2 1 3 0 8
Profit 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 22-- 55 22- 29 40 17 70 200
3-pt FG: Towson State 6-13 (Blalock, 4-7, Thomas, 0-1, Moody, 1-3, Keyes, 1-2. )
Maryland 4-9 (Hipp, 1-2, Lucas, 0-1, Simpkins, 2-3, Rhodes, 1-2, Jasikevicius,
0-1.)
Halftime: Towson State 39, Maryland 33
Officials: Scagliotta, Allen, Pitts
MASSACHUSETTS 50 MARYLAND 47 December 2, 1995
USAir Arena, Landover, Md. Franklin National Bank/Chlidrens Charities Classic
Fifth-ranked Massachusetts outscored Maryland 31-19 in the second half as the
Minutemen defeated the Terps, 50-47, in the first round of the Franklin National
Bank/Children's Charities Classic at USAir arena. Marcus Camby, the National
Player of the Year and a First Team All-American, scored 10 second half points
and hit the game winning basket with 1:59 remaining to lead the UMass comeback.
In the second half, Maryland made only five of 19 shots (26 percent).
Massachusetts took its first lead of the game with 7:31 remaining and the lead
see-sawed until Camby hit the game winning shot. The Terps were led by Keith
Booth who scored 11 points and was the only Terp to score in double figures. The
47 points was the Terps lowest scoring output since January 3, 1987 when they
scored 47 versus N.C. State.
MASSACUSETTS FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Dingle 3- 8 4- 5 7 1 10 35
Bright 4- 13 6- 6 10 0 14 28
Camby 6- 14 2- 4 7 2 14 30
Padilla 2- 6 4- 4 2 1 8 40
Travieso 0- 5 0- 0 6 1 0 39
Norville 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Weeks 2- 9 0- 0 7 0 4 20
Nunez 0- 0 0- 0 2 0 0 5
Totals 17- 55 16- 19 44 5 50 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 7 0- 0 5 0 4 38
Booth 4- 6 3- 4 4 2 11 34
Lucas 1- 5 2- 4 3 1 5 31
Simpkins 1- 4 2- 2 2 3 4 23
Rhodes 3- 8 1- 3 3 3 7 35
Elliott 1- 3 2- 4 2 0 4 12
Stokes 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 14
Ekezie 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 2 4
Jasikevicius 3- 4 0- 0 0 0 8 7
Kovarik 0- 0 2- 2 1 0 2 2
Totals 16- 39 12- 19 23 10 47 200
3 pt FG: Massachusetts 0-7 (Bright, 0-3, Padilla, 0-1, Travieso, 0-3. Maryland
3-11 (Hipp, 0-2, Lucas, 1-2, Simpkins, 0-1, Rhodes, 0-2, Elliott, 0-1, Stokes,
0-1, Jasikevicius, 2-2.
Halftime: Maryland 28, Massachusetts 19
Officials: Paparo, Hess, Wood
George Washington 81 Maryland 98 December 3, 1995
USAir Arena, Landover, Md. Franklin National Bank,/Childrens Charities Classic
Seniors Mario Lucas and Johnny Rhodes combined for 41 points and Maryland's
intense pressure defense helped create many easy scoring opportunities to lead
No. 19 Maryland past George Washington, 98-81, in the second round of the
Franklin National Bank/Children's Charities Classic at USAir aerna. The Terps
received contributions from every player on the roster early in the game and
dashed out to a 52-35 half-time lead. Maryland's offense played consistently
well throughout the first half despite the fact that 10 of the 11 players saw
action in the first half and no starter played more than 17 minutes in the first
half. Freshman Laron Profit scored 10 points and grabbed six rebounds as he saw
extended playing time for the first time in his career.
GEO. WASH. FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Jones 2- 10 7- 8 8 3 11 30
Mescheriakov 6- 9 0- 0 1 0 12 29
Koul 7- 10 8- 11 11 1 22 35
Evans 0- 10 0- 0 2 3 0 24
Brade 8- 13 3- 6 4 4 19 35
Green 6- 11 0- 1 5 0 13 18
Williams 0- 1 1- 2 1 1 1 12
Krivonos 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Hazzard 1- 2 0- 0 1 1 3 8
Camara 0- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 5
Totals 30- 67 19- 28 37 13 81 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 3- 5 2- 4 4 1 9 24
Booth 3- 11 5- 6 3 4 12 29
Lucas 8- 15 2- 2 6 0 20 23
Simpkins 3- 5 4- 4 4 8 11 32
Rhodes 8- 16 5- 5 4 3 21 31
Ekezie 3- 3 2- 2 2 0 8 16
Profit 4- 6 1- 2 6 3 10 19
Elliott 0- 2 0- 0 8 0 0 12
Stokes 1- 1 0- 0 0 1 2 7
Jasikevicius 2- 2 0- 0 0 2 5 6
Kovarik 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 35- 66 21- 25 39 22 98 200
3 pt FG: George Washington 2-12 (Jones 0-1, Mescheriakov 0-1, Evans 0-5, Green
1-2, Hazzard 1-2, Camara 0-1). Maryland 7-17 (Hipp 1-2, Booth 1-3, Lucas 2-5,
Simpkins 1-1, Rhodes 0-3, Profit 1-2, Jasikevicius 1-1).
Halftime: Maryland 52, George Washington 35
Officials: Paparo, Hess, Croft
HOWARD 71 MARYLAND 88 December 6, 1995
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Senior Johnny Rhodes tied a Maryland record with seven steals and led the Terps
to an 88-71 victory over Howard. Rhodes was playing against his former high
school coach at Washington Dunbar, Mike McLeese, who is currently the coach at
Howard. In addition to his seven steals, Rhodes scored 19 points. The Terps
gained their 40th consecutive non-conference victory in Cole Field House.
Maryland opened a 38-31 half-time lead, then worked hard on the boards in the
second half, to gain the victory. The Terps scored the first six points of the
second half and did not look back. In addition to Rhodes's 19 points, senior
Duane Simpkins added 17 points and junior Keith Booth scored 12. Phil Chenier
scored a game high 20 points to pace the Bison.
HOWARD FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Chenier 6- 12 8- 10 4 2 20 36
Brown 6- 10 1- 2 7 0 17 34
Shamwell 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Outtz 3- 14 4- 11 6 6 11 33
Watson 3- 13 3- 5 3 0 9 27
Blackmon 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Ross 2- 4 3- 3 5 1 7 23
Johnson 2- 2 1- 1 8 2 5 35
Allen 1- 1 0- 1 2 0 2 7
Boone 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 23- 56 20- 33 37 11 71 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 5- 9 0- 0 3 4 10 27
Booth 4- 12 4- 6 8 3 12 23
Lucas 3- 10 0- 0 8 1 7 25
Simpkins 4- 7 9- 10 3 3 17 29
Rhodes 6- 17 7- 7 8 2 19 30
Profit 0- 2 3- 4 1 1 3 11
Elliott 3- 5 0- 1 8 0 6 19
Ekezie 3- 3 0- 0 6 0 6 15
Stokes 1- 1 2- 2 0 1 4 11
Jasikevicius 1- 4 1- 2 0 2 4 10
Totals 30- 70 26- 32 46 17 88 200
3 pt FG: Howard 5-17 (Brown 4-5, Outtz 1-7, Watson 0-5). Maryland 2-14 (Hipp
0-1, Booth 0-4, Lucas 1-2, Simpkins 0-1, Rhodes 0-3, Elliott 0-1, Jasikevicius
1-2).
Halftime: Maryland 38, Howard 31
Officials: Hartzell, Styons, Lombard
MARYLAND 63 UCLA 73 December 9, 1995
The Pond of Anaheim, Anaheim, Cal. John R. Wooden Classic
Maryland suffered through its worst field goal shooting performance of the season
as it dropped a 73-63 decision to UCLA in the John R. Wooden Classic at the Pond
of Anaheim. The Terps, playing before a partisan Bruin crowd made just 19 of 77
shots (24.7 percent) for the game. After falling behind 44-25 with just over 16
minutes remaining, the Terps responded by outscoring the Bruins 38-29 the rest of
the way. The Terps kept the game competitive throughout, rallying from the
19-point deficit to pull within five on with 9:03 remaining. Senior guard Duane
Simpkins led the Terps with 21 points. Freshman Jelani McCoy led the Bruins with
a triple-double of 15 points, 10 rebounds and 11 blocked shots.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 3- 13 0- 0 6 0 7 25
Booth 1- 12 4- 6 6 1 6 33
Ekezie 0- 6 3- 6 9 0 3 20
Simpkins 6- 12 8- 10 2 2 21 31
Rhodes 3- 15 0- 2 4 0 8 36
Profit 0- 4 3- 4 1 0 3 13
Kovarik 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Stokes 0- 2 0- 0 2 0 0 10
Jasikevicius 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Lucas 1- 5 0- 0 4 0 2 9
Elliott 5- 8 2- 4 7 0 13 18
Totals 19- 77 20- 32 49 3 63 200
UCLA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
O'Bannon 4- 10 8- 11 10 3 17 37
Henderson 4- 11 2- 6 5 2 10 36
McCoy 7- 10 1- 2 10 0 15 34
Bailey 3- 7 1- 2 2 3 8 32
Johnson 6- 11 0- 1 6 0 12 26
Dollar 0- 0 1- 3 7 1 1 12
Loyd 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Dempsey 2- 4 4- 4 5 1 8 13
Givens 0- 0 2- 2 2 0 2 5
Totals 26- 53 19- 31 50 10 73 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 5-21 (Hipp 1-7, Simpkins, 1-2, Rhodes 2-8, Profit 0-1, Lucas
0-1, Elliott, 1-2). UCLA 2-4 (O'Bannon 1-1, Bailey 1-1, Johnson 0-1, Dempsey
0-1).
Halftime: UCLA 36, Maryland 23
Officials: Donaghy, Lopes, Patillo
RIDER 67 MARYLAND 83 December 13, 1995
Cole Field House, College Park,Md.
Senior Johnny Rhodes scored 20 points to lead four Terps in double figure scoring
as Maryland won its 19th consecutive game in Cole Field House by defeating Rider,
83-67. Sophomores Rodney Elliott (15 points and five rebounds) and Sarunas
Jasikevicius (six points and six rebounds) both made their first career starts
and responded with strong outings. The Terps played well in all aspects of the
game as they shot 52.5 percent from the field, handed out 19 assists and
outrebounded Rider 47-27. After trailing by as many as five points in the first
half, the Terps responded with a 20-6 run late in the contest to seal the
victory. Senior Johnny Rhodes led the Terps with 20 points while Deon Hames
scored a team high 15 for the Broncs.
RIDER FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Charles 3- 5 2- 4 7 3 8 25
Smith 6- 16 1- 1 4 3 14 34
McPeek 3- 9 2- 2 3 0 8 37
Hames 5- 13 3- 4 1 6 15 37
Fisicaro 4- 8 0- 0 4 5 10 35
Touomou 2- 6 0- 1 3 0 4 12
Burston 2- 3 0- 0 1 0 4 9
Finefrock 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 3 3
Bernard 0- 0 1- 2 0 0 1 3
Stepleton 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Allen 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Parker 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 26- 61 9- 14 27 17 67 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Rhodes 7- 16 4 7 10 3 20 37
Booth 6- 11 3 6 9 2 15 35
Elliott 7- 12 1 2 5 2 15 25
Simpkins 5- 8 2 2 0 5 14 33
Jasikevicius 3- 5 0 0 6 2 6 20
Ekezie 1- 4 2 5 8 0 4 20
Stokes 1- 1 1 2 1 4 3 18
Profit 2- 4 2 2 5 1 6 11
Fields 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 32- 61 15- 26 47 19 83 200
3 pt FG: Rider 6-11 (Smith 1-3, Hames 2-4, Fisicaro 2-3, Finefrock 1-1).
Maryland 4-14 (Rhodes 2-5, Booth 0-1, Elliott 0-3, Simpkins 2-4, Jasikevicius
0-1).
Halftime: Rider 33, Maryland 32
Officials: Croft, Gordon, Kersey
AMERICAN 79 MARYLAND 104 December 23, 1995
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Senior Exree Hipp scored a season high 10 points, grabbed five rebounds and
handed out three assists in 21 minutes of play to lead Maryland to a 104-79
victory over American. The win marked the 400th victory at Cole Field House for
the Maryland basketball program. Senior Mario Lucas paced six Terps who scored
in double figures with 18 points as Maryland reached the 100-point plateau for
the first time during the season. Forward Keith Booth and point guard Duane
Simpkins scored 14 points each while guards Sarunas Jasikevicius and Johnny
Rhodes scored 13 points apiece. Rhodes also set a school record with nine steals
- all in the first half. Guard Nathan Smith led the Eagles with a game high 19
points but the Terps defense limited American to 40 percent shooting from the
field.
AMERICAN FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Fudd 5- 17 4- 4 2 0 14 29
Gilliam 4- 9 0- 5 7 2 8 29
Treadwell 4- 8 3- 6 4 0 11 27
Smith 6- 10 2- 2 4 1 19 33
Franklin 3- 11 2- 2 6 6 8 28
Epps 4- 6 5- 7 2 0 13 16
Brown 2- 5 0- 0 3 2 4 17
Small 1- 6 0- 0 4 0 2 19
Wallington, Ken 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Wallington, Keith 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 29- 72 16- 26 38 11 79 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Rhodes 5- 12 2 4 4 7 13 25
Booth 5- 8 4 5 12 6 14 27
Elliott 0- 5 3 4 5 0 3 20
Simpkins 6- 7 1 1 4 3 14 28
Jasikevicius 6- 9 0 0 2 2 13 20
Stokes 4- 8 0 0 2 3 8 15
Lucas 7- 13 3 14 8 0 18 21
Hipp 5- 9 0 0 5 3 10 21
Profit 1- 3 0 0 2 0 2 8
Ekezie 2- 2 3 5 7 0 7 12
Fields 1- 2 0 0 0 0 2 3
Totals 42- 78 16- 23 51 24 24 200
3 pt FG: American 5-9 (Fudd 0-2, Smith 5-7). Maryland 4-14 (Rhodes 1-3, Elliott
0-2, Simpkins 1-1, Jasikevicius 1-2, Lucas 1-4, Hipp 0-1, Profit 0-1).
Halftime: Maryland 58, American 33
Officials: Rose, Elliott, Bush
MD.-EASTERN SHORE 66 MARYLAND 104 December 28, 1995
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Senior guard Johnny Rhodes scored 22 points to lead Maryland past Md.-Eastern
Shore, 104-66, in its final non-conference game before the ACC season was to
begin. The Terps victory was its third in a row and fifth in six games and broke
a three-game winning streak for the visiting Hawks. Maryland's intense defensive
pressure churned up a 59-31 half-time lead as it helped the offense score points
in rapid bursts. The defense inspired three strong runs of 8-0, 16-0, and 9-0 in
the first half as the Terps amassed 13 steals during the first half. The Terps
shot 63 percent from the field in the first half, getting 15 assists on 25
baskets during the half. Senior Mario Lucas and Freshman Laron Profit scored 17
and 10 points respectively while junior Keith Booth scored 15 points and grabbed
a game high 14 rebounds.
UMES FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Wright 7- 12 2- 4 9 1 17 27
Christian 3- 7 0- 0 1 2 6 27
Woods 2- 7 1- 2 7 0 5 17
Grady 0- 3 2- 2 0 1 2 21
McKinney 2- 7 1- 2 5 0 6 20
Reynolds 3- 7 0- 0 0 2 9 18
Garrison 3- 5 0- 2 2 0 6 14
Mobley 0- 6 2- 2 9 0 2 18
Langhorne 1- 6 1- 1 1 0 3 11
Ligon 3- 8 0- 0 1 4 9 19
Cook 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Elston 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Harris 0- 0 1- 2 0 0 1 2
Wood 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 24- 69 10- 17 37 10 66 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 3- 9 0- 0 2 0 6 19
Booth 7- 14 1- 1 14 3 15 26
Elliott 4- 7 2- 2 8 2 11 21
Simpkins 3- 5 0- 0 1 7 7 24
Rhodes 9- 12 1- 1 0 6 22 26
Jasikevicius 3- 6 1- 4 2 1 9 19
Ekezie 3- 5 0- 0 7 0 6 17
Lucas 5- 8 6- 7 5 0 17 16
Stokes 0- 0 0- 1 0 5 0 14
Profit 5- 6 0- 0 6 1 10 14
Raydo 0- 1 1- 2 0 1 1 2
Fields 0- 1 0- 0 2 0 0 2
Totals 42- 74 12- 18 49 26 104 200
3 pt FG: UMES 8-24 (Wright 1-2, Grady 0-1, McKinney 1-4, Reynolds 3-7, Mobley
0-2, Langhorne 0-2, Ligon 3-6). Maryland 8-20 (Hipp, 0-2, Elliott 1-2, Simpkins
1-3, Rhodes 3-5, Jasikevicius 2-4, Lucas 1-3, Raydo 0-1).
Halftime: Maryland 59, UMES 31
Officials: Scagliotta, Pitts, Upton
MARYLAND 84 GEORGIA TECH 98 January 3, 1996
The Omni, Atlanta, Ga.
Freshman Stephon Marbury and sophomore Matt Harpring scored 23 points each to
lead Georgia Tech past Maryland, 98-84, in the ACC season opener for both teams.
The game was played at the Omni in Atlanta, Ga. Maryland rallied from behind in
the first half led by reserves Mario Lucas and Rodney Elliott. After falling
behind 18-11, Maryland responded with a 19-6 run and took a 30-24 lead with 5:33
remaining in the first half. The Terps held a five-point lead late in the first
half but Tech scored the final five points of the half to knot the game at 42 at
the break. The Yellow Jackets then methodically opened and continued to hold a
comfortable lead throughout the second half. Lucas led the Terps with 21 points
off the bench while senior Johnny Rhodes added 15.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 10 2- 2 5 5 6 21
Booth 3- 14 5- 6 10 1 13 33
Elliott 4- 9 0- 1 6 0 9 23
Simpkins 3- 6 0- 0 1 8 7 31
Rhodes 6- 14 0- 0 6 3 15 33
Lucas 9- 16 2- 2 10 0 21 22
Stokes 1- 1 0- 0 2 3 2 17
Jasikevicius 4- 9 0- 0 2 1 11 15
Ekezie 0- 0 0- 1 1 0 0 3
Profit 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 32- 80 9- 12 46 21 84 200
GEORGIA TECH FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Harpring 6- 15 10- 10 9 7 23 38
Maddox 3- 8 2- 2 6 3 8 30
Elisma 5- 7 3- 3 10 3 13 30
Marbury 7- 16 6- 7 4 3 23 39
Barry 6- 9 6- 6 2 3 21 34
Gaston 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Saunders 4- 6 0- 0 1 3 10 24
Hodge 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 31- 62 27- 28 35 22 98 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 11-27 (Hipp 0-2, Booth 2-4, Elliott 1-1, Simpkins 1-3, Rhodes
3-8, Lucas 1-4, Jasikevicius 3-5). Georgia Tech 9-15 (Harpring 1-4, Marbury 3-4,
Barry 3-4, Saunders 2-3).
Halftime: Maryland 42, Georgia Tech 42
Officials: Scagliotta, Hartzell, Allen
NORTH CAROLINA 88 MARYLAND 86 (OT) January 6, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Freshman Antawn Jamison scored 25 of his game high 31 points in the second half
including a basket at the buzzer in overtime to give No. 16 North Carolina 88-86
victory over Maryland. Jamison's game winning basket was set up after Maryland's
Keith Booth missed a jumper from the right corner with 20 seconds remaining. Tar
Heel guar Jeff McInnis then missed a jumper, but teammate Dante Calabria grabbed
the rebound in traffic, fell to the floor and threw a prayer toward to basket
that Jamison scooped and deposited into the basket. Calabria added 21 for North
Carolina which shot 54.7 percent from the field. Forward Mario Lucas scored 21
points off the bench for the Terps. The Terps had built an 84-79 lead in the
overtime period but Jamison scored four points in the last two minutes to pull
North Carolina even before his desperation shot.
N. CAROLINA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Okulaja 0- 0 4- 5 6 3 4 35
Carter 2- 7 0- 0 4 1 6 22
Zwikker 2- 2 5- 6 2 2 9 29
McInnis 6- 14 0- 0 2 9 16 34
Calabria 7- 12 3- 3 8 4 21 42
Jamison 14- 16 3- 5 8 0 31 41
Williams 0- 3 1- 2 2 3 1 14
Geth 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31- 54 16- 21 33 22 88 225
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 4 0- 2 2 4 2 20
Booth 4- 12 6- 7 5 4 15 37
Elliott 4- 5 0- 0 3 1 8 22
Simpkins 6- 11 2- 2 2 3 19 38
Rhodes 4- 10 2- 2 5 3 10 42
Lucas 7- 12 3- 4 7 0 21 33
Stokes 2- 2 3- 4 2 1 7 14
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 3
Ekezie 2- 5 0- 0 4 0 4 16
Totals 30- 62 16- 21 30 17 86 225
3 pt FG: North Carolina 10-21 (Carter 2-4, McInnis 4-7, Calabria 4-8, Williams
0-2). Maryland 10-24 (Hipp 0-3, Booth 1-2, Simpkins 5-8, Rhodes 0-3, Lucas 4-7,
Jasikevicius 0-1.
Halftime: North Carolina 44, Maryland 37
Regulation: Maryland 77, North Carolina 77
Officials: Paparo, Croft, Steed
MARYLAND 64 WAKE FOREST 77 January 13, 1996
Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum, Winston Salem, N.C.
All-American forward Tim Duncan posted his first career triple-double to lead No.
8 Wake Forest past Maryland. 77-64. Duncan scored 14 points, grabbed 15 rebounds
and blocked 10 shots. The Terps shot just 34.3 percent fro the field and fell
behind 11-0 to begin the contest. Guard Rusty LaRue scored 19 points while Tony
Rutland added 12 for the Demon Deacons. Junior Keith Booth scored a team high 16
points while Mario Lucas scored 13 and Johnny Rhodes added 12. Rhodes grabbed a
season high 12 rebounds.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Booth 4- 10 8- 9 6 1 16 32
Elliott 2- 4 0- 0 1 0 4 20
Rhodes 6- 17 0- 0 12 0 12 33
Simpkins 4- 10 0- 0 3 1 10 25
Stokes 0- 3 3- 6 2 4 3 27
Lucas 4- 19 3- 4 5 0 13 27
Jasikevicius 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Ekezie 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 2 6
Profit 1- 1 0- 0 3 1 2 15
Hipp 1- 2 0- 1 2 0 2 9
Raydo 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Fields 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 23- 67 14- 20 37 7 64 200
WAKE FOREST FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Peral 4- 5 1- 2 4 0 11 24
Allen 3- 3 2- 2 7 1 8 26
Duncan 3- 11 8- 11 15 4 14 38
LaRue 7- 10 0- 0 3 3 19 32
Rutland 2- 8 6- 6 2 4 12 37
Braswell 0- 4 4- 4 1 0 4 13
Jackson 2- 5 4- 4 1 0 8 14
Goolsby 0- 2 0- 0 4 1 0 11
Amonett 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Stringfellow 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Wilson 0- 0 1- 1 1 0 1 1
Scott 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Herbst 0- 0 0- 2 1 0 0 1
Totals 21- 48 26- 32 42 13 77 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 4-13 (Rhodes 0-2, Simpkins 2-4, Lucas 2-7). Wake Forest 9-19
(Peral 2-3, LaRue 5-7, Rutland 2-5, Braswell 0-2, Goolsby 0-2).
Halftime: Wake Forest 39, Maryland 20
Officials: Rose, Hartzell, Rote
DELAWARE STATE 55 MARYLAND 118 January 17, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Maryland stopped its first three-game losing streak in three years with a
resounding 118-55 victory over Delaware State in Cole Field House. Senior Johnny
Rhodes led five Terps in double figures as he scored a game high 20 points. The
Terps opened the game aggressively as they scored 70 points in the first half,
shot 51.3 percent from the field, forced 28 turnovers and outrebounded the
Hornets, 59-29. Forwards Keith Booth and Exree Hipp scored 15 points each, point
guard Duane Simpkins 19 and freshman center Obinna Ekezie 16. The final tally
marked the most points the Terps had scored all season and the 70 points marked
the biggest first half out-put under Head Coach Gary Williams.
DEL. STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Parker 4- 12 3- 5 4 2 11 24
Stevens 5- 6 0- 0 5 0 10 23
Nurse 2- 9 0- 2 7 3 4 22
Steadham 1- 7 3- 3 1 3 6 27
Hood 4- 9 6- 6 4 0 16 36
Stagg 0- 2 0- 0 1 0 0 7
Morris 3- 8 0- 0 1 3 6 33
Holmes 1- 2 0- 1 0 0 2 10
Clarke 0- 4 0- 0 0 0 0 10
Williams 0- 2 0- 0 0 0 0 8
Totals 20- 61 12- 17 29 11 55 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 5- 10 5- 8 8 4 15 23
Booth 4- 7 7- 8 5 5 15 25
Ekezie 5- 8 6- 9 9 2 16 24
Simpkins 7- 9 0- 0 3 4 19 25
Rhodes 9- 16 0- 4 9 5 20 26
Lucas 3- 10 0- 2 3 0 7 17
Stokes 2- 3 0- 0 4 4 4 11
Jasikevicius 3- 8 1- 2 2 4 9 14
Elliott 0- 2 2- 2 3 0 2 14
Profit 2- 3 4- 4 10 1 9 14
Raydo 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 2 4
Fields 0- 2 0- 0 1 1 0 3
Totals 41- 80 25- 39 59 30 118 200
3 pt FG: Delaware State 3-12 (Steadham 1-5, Hood 2-6, Morris 0-1). Maryland
11-22 (Hipp 0-1, Simpkins 5-6, Rhodes 2-3, Lucas 1-4, Jasikevicius 2-5, Profit
1-2, Raydo 0-1).
Halftime: Maryland 70, Delaware State 23
Officials: Rose, Elliott, Kersey
N.C. STATE 74 MARYLAND 77 (OT) January 20, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Junior
Keith Booth scored 14 points and pulled down 14 rebounds, blocked five
shots, had five steals and five assists to lead Maryland to a 77-74 overtime
victory over N.C. State. The game marked the second victory in a row and first
of the season in the ACC for the Terps. Maryland also received a critical effort
from freshman Obinna Ekezie who helped hold the ACC's leading scorer Todd Fuller
to a season low eight points. In addition to Ekezie's stellar play in the
middle, Maryland also received a steadying hand from freshman point guard Terrell
Stokes down the stretch. But it was sophomore Sarunas Jasikevicius who hit
perhaps the biggest shot of the Terps' season so far. It was Jasikevicius's
three-point basket from the top of the circle with the shot clock down to three
seconds and the score tied at 69 that put the Terps on top to say in the overtime
period.
N.C. STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Strong 8- 15 3- 3 6 0 26 31
Hyatt 5- 11 0- 0 8 2 11 39
Fuller 3- 14 2- 4 17 2 8 35
Marshall 2- 8 0- 1 2 4 4 27
Harrison, C. 1- 4 0- 0 4 3 3 28
Benjamin 5- 11 0- 1 7 5 11 31
Pinkins 2- 6 0- 1 7 0 5 20
Sutton 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 5
Harrison, M. 3- 5 0- 0 2 0 6 6
Wagner 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 29- 75 5- 10 56 17 74 225
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 0- 5 1- 2 1 0 1 15
Booth 5- 10 4- 5 14 5 14 43
Ekezie 4- 13 4- 6 9 0 12 27
Simpkins 4- 10 2- 4 3 7 12 39
Rhodes 5- 9 0- 0 8 3 10 36
Lucas 3- 7 4- 5 2 0 10 20
Jasikevicius 3- 9 2- 4 4 2 15 21
Stokes 1- 4 1- 2 0 2 3 22
Profit 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 27- 67 18- 28 41 19 77 225
3 pt FG: N.C. State 11-32 (Strong 7-11, Hyatt 1-5, Fuller 0-1, Marshall 0-3,
Harrison, C. 1-2, Benjamin 1-6, Pinkins 1-3, Sutton 0-1). Maryland 5-12 (Hipp
0-2, Simpkins 2-4, Rhodes, 0-1, Lucas 0-1, Jasikevicius 3-4).
Halftime: Maryland 31, N.C. State 31
Regulation: Maryland 66, N.C. State 66
Officials: Paparo, Wood, Gray
CLEMSON 60 MARYLAND 65 January 24, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Senior Johnny Rhodes and junior
Keith Booth scored 17 points each to lead
Maryland to a 65-60 victory over No. 18 Clemson at home. An early second-half
6-0 blitz by the Terps allowed them to recover a lead which it had throughout the
entire first half. Baskets by freshman Obinna Ekezie (6 points, 11 rebounds) and
Terrell Stokes (three points) and two free throws by Rhodes allowed the Terps to
take a lead late in the second half which they did not relinquish. The Terps hit
four free throws in the final minute of the game to secure the victory. Guard
Terrell McIntyre scored a game high 22 points for Clemson while Andrius Jurkunas
scored 14 and Greg Buckner 12 for the Tigers.
CLEMSON FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Jurkunas 5- 9 2- 2 4 1 14 29
Christie 1- 4 0- 0 1 0 2 16
Wideman 1- 4 2- 3 9 2 4 35
McIntyre 6- 14 5- 6 3 2 22 40
Buckner 5- 9 2- 4 5 2 12 37
Johnson 0- 3 0- 0 2 1 0 13
Jamison 3- 3 0- 0 6 2 6 18
Jones 0- 2 0- 0 2 0 0 12
Totals 21- 48 11- 15 32 10 60 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 4 4- 4 3 0 7 17
Booth 4- 8 9- 12 5 3 17 37
Ekezie 2- 3 2- 3 11 0 6 31
Simpkins 3- 6 2- 2 2 2 10 30
Rhodes 6- 11 4- 8 4 2 17 38
Jasikevicius 1- 6 2- 2 2 2 5 17
Lucas 0- 2 0- 0 2 0 0 10
Stokes 1- 2 1- 4 1 2 3 18
Elliott 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 18- 43 24- 35 32 11 65 200
3 pt FG: Clemson 7-14 (Jurkanas 2-5, McIntyre 5-7, Johnson 0-2). Maryland 5-16
(Hipp 1-1, Booth 0-1, Simpkins 2-3, Rhodes 1-5, Jasikevicius 1-5, Lucas 0-1.
Halftime: Maryland 37, Clemson 30
Officials: Hartzell, Scagliotta, Gordon
MARYLAND 73 DUKE 83 January 28, 1996
Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, N.C.
Maryland had its season high-tying three-game winning streak snapped by Duke,
83-73, at Cameron Indoor Stadium. After playing perhaps its worst first half of
the season, the Terps outscored Duke by 10 over the final 10 minutes of the game
to pull within 10 at the final buzzer. Maryland began sluggishly and was forced
to play catch-up after falling behind by 12 less than six minutes into the game.
That meant fouling - the teams combined for 52 fouls and 82 free throws in the 2
1/2 hour game. The strategy almost worked for the Terps as they cut the Blue
Devil lead to 67-61 with 3:39 to play, but could not get any closer. Senior
Johnny Rhodes led the Terps in scoring with 22 points while senior Mario Lucas
scored 17 and junior
Keith Booth added 15. Duke guard Jeff Capel led five Blue
Devils in scoring with 18 points.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 3 3- 4 1 3 5 16
Booth 5- 12 5- 8 11 2 15 34
Ekezie 2- 8 0- 2 2 0 4 16
Rhodes 9- 18 1- 3 5 3 22 34
Simpkins 2- 8 0- 1 2 3 5 23
Stokes 0- 2 0- 0 3 2 0 21
Jasikevicius 2- 5 1- 2 1 1 5 16
Profit 0- 4 0- 0 3 2 0 10
Lucas 5- 11 3- 5 3 0 17 22
Elliott 0- 2 0- 0 2 1 0 8
Totals 26- 73 13- 25 42 17 73 200
DUKE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Price 3- 8 5- 9 5 4 11 33
Wallace 3- 5 1- 2 4 2 8 26
Newton 4- 7 3- 8 13 0 11 33
Capel 5- 14 5- 5 2 4 18 31
Collins 4- 8 3- 4 1 5 13 31
Domzalski 1- 4 7- 8 9 0 9 21
Wojciechowski 2- 3 8- 11 5 2 13 24
Brunson 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 22- 49 32- 47 46 17 83 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 8-21 (Hipp 0-1, Rhodes 3-7, Simpkins 1-3, Jasikevicius 0-2,
Profit 0-1, Lucas 4-7). Duke 7-16 (Price 0-1, Wallace 1-1, Capel 3-7, Collins
2-5 Wojciechowski 1-2).
Halftime: Duke 45, Maryland 28
Officials: Paparo, Croft, Hess
MARYLAND 80 VIRGINIA 72 February 1, 1996
University Hall, Charlottesville, Va.
Junior forward
Keith Booth scored a then-career high 27 points to lead Maryland
past Virginia 80-72, in Charlettoesville. Senior guards Johnny Rhodes and Duane
Simpkins added 21 and 12 points respectively as Maryland won in University Hall
for the first time since 1991. Booth's career-high countered a career high 29 by
Virginia's Jamal Robinson. Maryland trailed 47-42 with just under 12 minutes
remaining in the game before Booth and senior Exree Hipp ignited a 17-2 run which
catapulted the Terps ahead for good.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 5 1- 2 1 1 3 25
Booth 9- 16 8- 10 16 5 27 38
Ekezie 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 2 13
Simpkins 4- 11 2- 4 2 5 12 27
Rhodes 8- 12 4- 6 5 5 21 39
Lucas 4- 7 2- 4 7 0 12 27
Profit 0- 1 0- 0 1 1 0 9
Stokes 0- 0 3- 5 0 1 3 14
Elliott 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 6
Totals 27- 54 20- 31 35 18 80 200
VIRGINIA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Nolan 3- 9 0- 0 12 1 6 31
Alexander, Co. 3- 11 0- 0 2 1 6 16
Alexander, Ch. 1- 4 2- 2 6 0 4 29
Staples 4- 6 3- 4 9 2 14 35
Deane 3- 16 4- 6 2 5 11 38
Robinson 12- 16 5- 6 7 2 29 32
Johnson 0- 3 0- 0 2 0 0 12
Curtis 1- 3 0- 0 1 0 2 6
McLaughlin 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 27- 68 14- 18 42 11 72 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 6-17 (Hipp 0-3, Booth 1-2, Simpkins 2-5, Rhodes 1-2, Lucas 2-3,
Profit 0-1, Jasikevicius 0-1). Virginia 4-20 (Alexander, Co. 0-2, Staples 3-4,
Deane 1-9, Robinson 0-1, Johnson 0-3, Curtis 0-1).
Halftime: Virginia 31, Maryland 30
Officials: Scagliotta, Patillo, Gordon
GEORGIA TECH 74 MARYLAND 88 February 3, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Senior guard Duane Simpkins led five Terps in double figures as Maryland defeated
No. 25 Georgia Tech 88-74 in Cole Field House. The victory was Maryland's fifth
in its last six games and moved them into fourth place in the ACC standings.
Maryland seemed to do everything correctly on defense and constantly frustrated
the Yellow Jackets on offense. The Terps spent the afternoon breaking down every
defense the Jackets threw at them, from man-to-man to zone to a triangle-and-two.
In addition to Simpkins's 15 points, senior Exree Hipp and junior
Keith Booth
also scored 15 points while freshman Terrell Stokes scored his career high of 15
and senior Johnny Rhodes added 10. The Terps led 37-36 at half-time and broke
the game open with a 13-3 run to begin the second half. The spurt provided
breathing room for the remainder of the game. Freshman Stephon Marbury led
Georgia Tech with a game-high 26 points.
GEORGIA TECH FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Harpring 5- 8 6- 8 4 2 17 38
Maddox 0- 2 0- 0 4 2 0 18
Elisma 2- 4 4- 4 14 4 8 36
Marbury 8- 15 5- 6 4 4 26 40
Barry 5- 13 2- 2 2 2 14 37
Gaston 0- 0 0- 0 1 1 0 5
Saunders 3- 7 1- 2 4 0 9 24
Hodge 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Kelly 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 23- 49 18- 22 36 15 74 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 7- 14 0- 1 3 3 15 20
Booth 6- 12 3- 4 8 3 15 37
Ekezie 2- 7 0- 0 1 1 4 19
Simpkins 4- 5 4- 4 3 3 15 22
Rhodes 4- 8 1- 2 4 5 10 33
Lucas 1- 9 5- 8 7 0 7 21
Profit 3- 5 2- 2 3 5 9 18
Stokes 3- 4 3- 4 2 3 11 18
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 7
Elliott 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 2 3
Raydo 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Fields 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 31- 66 18- 25 33 23 88 200
3 pt FG: Georgia Tech 10-19 (Harpring 1-2, Marbury 5-8, Barry 2-6, Saunders 2-3.
Maryland 8-18 (Hipp 1-3, Booth 0-1, Simpkins 3-3, Rhodes 1-3, Lucas 0-4, Profit
1-2, Stokes 2-2).
Halftime: Maryland 37, Georgia Tech 36
Officials: Rose, Rote, Allen
MARYLAND 84 NORTH CAROLINA 78 February 6, 1996
Dean E. Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C.
In its boldest statement of the season, Maryland toppled No. 12 North Carolina,
84-78, at the Smith Center in Chapel Hill. The win marked Maryland's first in
the building since 1990 and was its fifth win in six conference games. The
victory in Chapel Hill was the first in the four-year career of Maryland seniors
Exree Hipp, Mario Lucas, Johnny Rhodes and Duane Simpkins. But it was freshman
Terrell Stokes hit three clutch free throws in the final 20 seconds to thwart a
furious North Carolina comeback which had seen the Tar Heels recover from 17
points down. Maryland, which led 37-35 at half-time, got their first 25 points
of the second half from their senior quartet to open a 62-50 lead. Hipp scored
the Terps first eight points of the half. Stokes was sent to the free throw line
with 20.4 seconds remaining and the score tied a 78. He hit both shots and
another with 13.2 second remaining to secure the victory. Junior forward Keith
Booth, who scored 12 points, iced the game with two free throws as the clock ran
down.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Booth 3- 8 6- 8 9 2 12 35
Hipp 4- 9 2- 3 4 2 11 28
Ekezie 3- 4 0- 1 2 0 6 16
Rhodes 5- 13 1- 3 4 6 13 30
Simpkins 6- 9 4- 4 4 4 18 29
Lucas 4- 8 0- 0 3 0 10 24
Stokes 0- 1 3- 4 0 2 3 17
Profit 2- 4 0- 0 0 0 4 9
Elliott 2- 3 0- 0 1 0 4 6
Jasikevicius 1- 2 0- 0 1 0 3 6
Totals 30- 61 16- 23 30 16 84 200
N. CAROLINA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Carter 3- 7 2- 2 5 1 9 15
Jamison 4- 11 5- 8 8 2 13 34
Swikker 7- 11 1- 2 5 2 15 33
Calabria 3- 9 0- 0 4 6 6 34
McInnis 4- 8 1- 2 2 4 12 35
Okulaja 2- 3 2- 2 4 4 6 26
Williams 6- 9 0- 1 3 1 17 23
Totals 29- 58 11- 17 37 20 78 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 8-20 (Booth 0-2, Hipp 1-3, Rhodes 2-5, Simpkins 2-4, Lucas 2-4,
Profit 0-1, Jasikevicius 1-1). North Carolina 9-21 (Carter 1-3, Calabria 0-6,
McInnis 3-3, Okulaja 0-1, Williams 5-8).
Halftime: Maryland 37, North Carolina 35
Officials: Paparo, Donato, Croft
MARYLAND 78 FLORIDA STATE 100 February 10, 1996
Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, Florida
Senior Scott Shepherd scored 21 points to lead five Florida State players in
double figures as the Seminoles defeated Maryland, 100-78. The Seminoles shot
57.4 percent form the field and made 29 free throws in gaining the victory. In
addition to Shepherd's strong outing, guard Geoff Brower added 17 and forward
LaMarr Greer and Corey Louis scored 16 points each. Senior Johnny Rhodes scored
20 points to lead the Terps while junior
Keith Booth scored 17 points on 11-14
shooting from the free throw line.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 7 4- 5 5 0 8 25
Simpkins 1- 8 5- 6 2 5 8 30
Rhodes 7- 14 3- 4 5 4 20 32
Booth 3- 5 11- 14 5 1 17 33
Ekezie 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 9
Profit 0- 2 4- 6 0 0 4 13
Stokes 0- 0 0- 0 3 3 0 12
Jasikevicius 1- 5 0- 0 2 2 2 8
Fields 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Lucas 7- 12 0- 2 2 0 17 25
Elliott 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 2 12
Totals 22- 56 27- 37 31 15 78 200
FLORIDA STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Jackson 1- 2 4- 5 2 1 6 14
Greer 6- 8 2- 4 4 5 16 26
Collins 5- 11 2- 3 5 3 13 34
Brower 5- 8 4- 4 4 4 17 31
Louis 6- 11 4- 7 8 0 16 37
Wooden 0- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 2
Shepherd 4- 6 10- 14 2 1 21 25
Curry 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Sparks 1- 3 2- 2 4 1 4 8
Luchman 3- 3 1- 1 4 0 7 19
Totals 31- 54 29- 40 36 15 100 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 7-30 (Hipp 0-2, Simpkins 1-7, Rhodes 3-9, Booth 0-1, Profit
0-2, Jasikevicius 0-2, Lucas 3-6). Florida State 9-18 (Greer 2-4, Collins 1-3,
Brower 3-5, Shepherd 3-5, Sparks 0-1).
Halftime: Florida State 35, Maryland 28
Officials: Rose, Wood, Gray
WAKE FOREST 85 MARYLAND 78 February 15, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Center Tim Duncan scored 33 points on 12 of 14 shooting from the field and guard
Tony Rutland scored 18 points to lead Wake Forest to a come-from-behind, 85-78,
victory over Maryland in Cole Field House. The Terps led at half-time and
increased their lead early in the second half but Duncan led the Deacons back
with 10 points in the first eight minutes of the second half. The Deacons used a
16-6 run giving them a 57-52 lead with 12:40 remaining; a lead they never
relinquished. Senior Johnny Rhodes led the Terps with 27 points and 10 rebounds
while junior
Keith Booth added 16 points and freshman Laron Profit added 10.
Duncan led four Wake Forest players in double figure scoring.
WAKE FOREST FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
LaRue 4- 8 2- 2 4 2 12 28
Jackson 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 9
Duncan 12- 14 9- 12 9 2 33 40
Braswell 3- 4 2- 2 1 0 8 19
Rutland 3- 11 9- 10 6 8 18 40
Allen 0- 1 0- 0 2 1 0 19
Peral 4- 5 2- 2 5 4 12 33
Goolsby 1- 1 0- 0 2 0 2 12
Totals 27- 44 24- 28 32 17 85 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 4 1- 2 1 1 4 15
Booth 5- 15 6- 7 2 1 16 30
Ekezie 3- 5 1- 2 7 0 7 25
Stokes 2- 5 0- 0 2 3 4 31
Rhodes 10- 17 6- 10 10 3 27 37
Lucas 2- 6 0- 0 4 0 4 16
Profit 4- 10 2- 2 3 4 10 23
Elliott 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 8
Jasikevicius 2- 2 0- 0 0 3 6 15
Totals 29- 65 16- 23 29 15 78 200
3 pt FG: Wake Forest 7-14 (LaRue 2-3, Braswell 0-1, Rutland 3-7, Peral 2-3).
Maryland 4-18 (Hipp 1-3, Booth 0-4, Rhodes 1-3, Lucas 0-2, Profit 0-3, Elliott
0-1, Jasikevicius 2-2).
Halftime: Maryland 40, Wake Forest 39
Officials: Scagliotta, Hartzell, Steed
MISSOURI 72 MARYLAND 91 February 18, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Freshman Terrell Stokes dished out a career high 12 assists in only his third
career start to lead Maryland past Missouri, 91-72, in a game nationally
televised by ABC from Cole Field House. The 6-foot freshman from Philadelphia
added four points, four rebounds and two steals to his lofty assists total.
Stokes's 12 assists left him only one assist short of tying the school record for
assists in a single game of 13 by Keith Gatlin in 1984. The Terps led by as much
as 14 in the first half and went up by 22 in the second. Maryland shot 60.3
percent from the field, had 30 assists on 38 field goals, forced 24 turnovers
and were credited with 16 steals. Senior Johnny Rhodes led five Terps who scored
in double figures with 21 points. Senior Mario Lucas and sophomore Rodney
Elliott scored 15 each; senior Exree Hipp scored 14 and junior
Keith Booth added
14. Forward Kelly Thames scored a team high 19 points for Missouri.
MISSOURI FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Winfield 2- 5 3- 6 4 2 7 32
Thames 7- 15 5- 6 2 3 19 36
Heley, Si. 5- 7 0- 1 3 1 10 21
Moore 3- 5 0- 0 1 2 6 26
Sutherland 2- 2 2- 2 0 0 7 17
Haley, Sa. 1- 4 0- 0 3 1 2 7
Hardge 0- 0 2- 2 0 0 2 6
Grimm 4- 5 0- 0 6 1 10 21
Allouche 1- 3 2- 2 2 1 4 21
Walther 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 3 3
Ferguson 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 3
Murdock 0- 1 2- 2 2 0 2 6
Combs 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 1
Totals 26- 49 16- 21 26 14 72 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 7- 13 0- 0 1 4 14 30
Booth 6- 9 1- 3 7 1 13 30
Ekezie 2- 3 0- 0 2 1 4 14
Stokes 2- 4 0- 2 4 12 4 32
Rhodes 8- 12 3- 7 5 6 21 33
Lucas 5- 9 4- 6 5 1 15 23
Profit 1- 2 0- 0 0 1 2 16
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 2 0 6
Elliott 6- 7 0- 0 3 1 15 13
Raydo 0- 1 0- 0 0 1 0 2
Fields 1- 2 0- 0 0 0 3 1
Totals 38- 63 8- 18 29 30 91 200
3 pt FG: Missouri 4-7 (Sutherland 1-1, Grimm 2-3, Allouche 0-1, Walther 1-1,
Ferguson 0-1). Maryland 7-14 (Hipp 0-2, Rhodes 2-4, Lucas 1-2, Profit 0-1,
Elliott 3-3, Fields 1-2).
Halftime: Maryland 44, Missouri 32
Officials: Range, Petro, Zetcher
MARYLAND 86 N.C. STATE 84 February 22, 1996
Reynolds Coliseum, Raleigh, N.C.
Sophomore Rodney Elliott scored 13 points in 15 minutes of play versus N.C. State
in leading Maryland to its third victory in the last four years in Raleigh, 86-84
over the Wolfpack. Elliott scored on a perfect six-of-six shots from the field,
including his fourth consecutive three-point shot attempt over a two game span.
Elliott also drew the biggest charge of the season with 12.8 seconds remaining in
the game and the Terps up by one, 85-84. The Wolfpack gained possession of the
ball under the Terps' basket after a Maryland time-out and gained a two-on-one
break for the go-ahead basket. Elliott drew a charge call against Al Pinkens and
junior
Keith Booth hit one free throw with 9.3 seconds remaining and the Terps
thwarted a last second N.C. State challenge.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 5- 8 3- 3 2 3 13 31
Booth 7- 16 3- 5 7 5 17 32
Ekezie 0- 2 0- 0 2 0 0 9
Stokes 2- 3 1- 2 1 6 6 31
Rhodes 8- 9 1- 2 4 2 20 33
Lucas 3- 6 0- 0 7 0 6 24
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 1 1 0 5
Profit 5- 8 0- 1 0 5 11 20
Elliott 6- 6 0- 0 0 0 13 15
Totals 36- 59 8- 13 26 22 86 200
N.C. STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hyatt 4- 5 3- 4 3 4 12 27
Strong 7- 12 0- 0 4 0 15 27
Fuller 7- 13 8- 10 9 1 23 34
Harrison, C.C. 2- 6 2- 2 2 1 7 16
Marshall 0- 1 0- 0 1 4 0 22
Benjamin 3- 8 3- 4 1 2 10 25
Pinkins 4- 6 6- 8 6 1 14 27
Sutton 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 4
Wagner 1- 2 0- 2 1 1 3 11
Harrison, M. 0- 0 0- 0 0 2 0 7
Totals 28- 53 22- 30 28 16 84 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 6-10 (Hipp 0-1, Booth 0-1, Stokes 1-1, Rhodes 3-4, Lucas 0-1,
Profit 1-1, Elliott 1-1). N.C. State 6-22 (Hyatt 1-2, Strong 1-5, Fuller 1-2,
Harrison, C.C. 1-3, Marshall 0-1, Benjamin 1-5, Pinkins 0-2, Wagner 1-2).
Halftime: Maryland 43, N.C. State 36
Officials: Scagliotta, Hartzell, Gordon
MARYLAND 61 CLEMSON 68 February 24, 1996
Littlejohn Coliseum, Clemson, S.C.
Freshman Terrell Stokes scored a career high 15 points and nearly led Maryland
back from a 28-16 half-time deficit but the Terps came up short, losing at
Clemson. 68-61. Stokes scored 10 second-half points, including a three-pointer
with 34.8 seconds remaining to draw Maryland within three at 63-60. Clemson hit
four of its last five free throws and the Terps missed three three-point shots.
Junior
Keith Booth scored a team high 16 points while senior Mario Lucas added 10
and Stokes 15 as the Terps had three players score in double figures. After
shooting above 60 percent from the field in its previous two games, Maryland shot
only 36 percent from the floor and made only four baskets in the first half.
Forward Greg Buckner scored a game high 19 points and guard Terrell McIntyre
added 17 for the Tigers.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 5 0- 0 0 0 6 25
Booth 5- 15 5- 7 7 0 16 38
Ekezie 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 12
Simpkins 1- 4 2- 2 2 3 5 18
Rhodes 2- 11 2- 5 5 2 7 26
Lucas 3- 7 4- 8 8 0 10 25
Stokes 4- 6 6- 7 3 2 15 26
Profit 1- 1 0- 0 1 0 2 13
Elliott 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 6
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 1 3 0 11
Totals 18- 50 19- 29 37 10 61 200
CLEMSON FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Jurkunas 2- 3 0- 0 4 1 5 20
Christie 2- 8 3- 4 1 0 8 31
Wideman 3- 7 1- 2 7 0 7 29
McIntyre 3- 9 10- 11 3 3 17 31
Buckner 6- 11 7- 10 4 3 19 37
Jamison 3- 7 2- 2 6 1 8 26
Harder 0- 4 4- 5 2 3 4 22
Jones 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 4
Totals 19- 49 27- 34 33 11 68 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 6-19 (Hipp 2-4, Booth 1-3, Simpkins 1-1, Rhodes 1-5, Lucas 0-2,
Stokes 1-3, Jasikevicius 0-1).. Clemson 3-9 (Jurkunas 1-2, Christie 1-3, McIntyre
1-2, Harder 0-2).
Halftime: Clemson 28, Maryland 16
Officials: Paparo, Gray, Wood
DUKE 77 MARYLAND 75 February 28, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Duke's Ricky Price threw in a three-point rainmaker from the left corner to
propel Duke to a 77-75 victory over Maryland at the buzzer in Cole Field House.
Maryland was protecting a 75-74 lead in the closing seconds when forward Keith
Booth was ruled out of bounds trying to save a loose ball. Duke's Stan Brunson
inbounded the ball to Blue Devil guard Steve Wojciechowski near midcourt, and he
dribbled left and fired a pass to Price in the corner. Price, who found himself
all alone after a defensive scramble, hit all net. Booth and senior Johnny
Rhodes led Maryland with 18 points for Maryland while guard Chris Collins led
Duke with a game high 27.
DUKE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Price 5- 10 4- 5 5 1 15 33
Domzalski 2- 4 0- 0 8 0 4 29
Newton 3- 8 3- 8 13 0 9 31
Capel 7- 15 0- 0 4 1 17 34
Collins 9- 17 8- 11 3 4 27 38
Wojciechowski 1- 5 2- 4 5 3 5 21
Brunson 0- 0 0- 0 4 0 0 14
Totals 27- 59 17- 28 47 9 77 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 5 4- 5 3 2 8 28
Booth 5- 11 8- 10 11 2 18 30
Ekezie 1- 1 4- 8 5 0 6 16
Simpkins 2- 7 0- 0 1 8 6 26
Rhodes 8- 16 1- 3 4 3 18 35
Stokes 0- 2 0- 0 0 5 0 17
Lucas 5- 13 0- 0 5 0 12 24
Profit 2- 2 0- 0 2 1 5 12
Elliott 1- 1 0- 0 0 0 2 10
Jasikevicius 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 2
Totals 26- 59 17- 26 31 21 75 200
3 pt FG: Duke 6-19 (Price 1-2, Capel 3-6, Collins 1-7, Wojciechowski 1-4).
Maryland 6-20 (Hipp 0-2, Simpkins 2-7, Rhodes 1-4, Lucas 2-5, Profit 1-1,
Jasikevicius 0-1).
Halftime: Maryland 31, Duke 31
Officials: Rose, Hartzell, Rote
VIRGINIA 71 MARYLAND 83 March 2, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Keith Booth scored 29 points on 10 of 14 shooting from the field and grabbed 12
rebounds to lead Maryland past Virginia, 83-71, in Cole Field House. Booth's 29
points (a career high at the time of the game) marked the second time during the
season that he had played well versus the Cavaliers; earlier he had scored 27 (a
career high at the time of that game) versus the Cavaliers on February 1. In
addition to Booth's big game, senior Johnny Rhodes broke the all-time ACC record
for steals in a career during the first half. Maryland's pressing defense
produced 15 steals and forced 24 turnovers. Guard Curtis Staples scored a team
high 20 points for the Cavaliers.. The game was punctuated by superlatives,
starting with the pre-game ceremony that saw All-American Joe Smith return to
Cole Field House for the first time since the end of his collegiate career. His
jersey number 32 was unfurled from the rafters prior to the game.
VIRGINIA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Nolan 3- 7 2- 2 6 0 8 32
Alexander, Co. 6- 13 2- 2 5 3 16 37
Alexander, Ch. 2- 3 0- 0 7 0 4 29
Staples 8- 16 1- 2 0 4 20 38
Deane 6- 13 2- 2 8 2 17 32
Robinson 3- 4 0- 0 8 3 6 19
Watkins 0- 1 0- 0 3 0 0 12
Walton 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 28- 57 7- 8 39 12 71 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 7 1- 1 7 3 5 25
Booth 10- 14 9- 12 10 2 29 31
Ekezie 4- 5 1- 1 2 0 9 19
Simpkins 4- 11 2- 4 1 5 14 33
Rhodes 4- 17 0- 0 4 3 8 33
Profit 2- 7 2- 3 4 0 6 18
Stokes 1- 2 0- 0 1 1 3 11
Lucas 2- 7 2- 2 5 1 7 19
Elliott 1- 5 0- 0 3 0 2 9
Raydo 0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Fields 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 30- 75 17- 23 39 15 83 200
3 pt FG: Virginia 8-20 (Alexander, Co. 2-5, Staples 3-9, Deane 3-6). Maryland
6-23 (Hipp 0-1, Simpkins 4-8, Rhodes 0-7, Profit 0-3, Stokes 1-1, Lucas 1-2,
Elliott 0-1).
Halftime: Maryland 42, Virginia 30
Officials: Paparo, Scagliotta, Gray
FLORIDA STATE 78 MARYLAND 88 March 4, 1996
Cole Field House, College Park, Md.
Freshman Laron Profit made eight of nine shots from the field and scored a game
high 22 points to lead the Terps to an inspiring 88-78 victory over Florida State
in Cole Field House. The game was the last conference game of the season and was
a make-up from January 9 when the Washington, D.C. area was blanketed with a
record snowfall. Profit doubled his previous career high and marked the most by
a Terps freshman since Joe Smith scored 24 versus Loyola (Md.) during the 1994
season. Profit inspired three other Terps to score in double figures - seniors
Duane Simpkins (20 points) and Johnny Rhodes (13) and junior
Keith Booth (19).
The victory moved Maryland into a fourth place tie in the conference and gave the
Terps their third consecutive upper division ACC finish. Profit led a second
half comeback with two free throws and a three-pointer on consecutive trips down
the court to give the Terps the momentum they needed to close out the regular
season on a high note and give Head Coach
Gary Williams a 51st birthday present.
Freshman Randell Jackson led the Seminoles with 15 points.
FLORIDA STATE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Jackson 7- 13 1- 1 4 1 15 33
Collins 3- 13 10- 11 6 7 17 39
Luchman 5- 6 2- 3 5 0 12 24
Greer 4- 7 0- 0 3 6 9 31
Brower 3- 9 2- 2 4 3 9 30
Sparks 4- 10 0- 2 8 1 9 18
Shepherd 1- 5 5- 5 3 0 7 19
Wooden 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 5
Curry 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 27- 63 20- 24 34 18 78 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 7 0- 0 4 2 4 22
Booth 6- 12 6- 9 9 2 19 27
Lucas 2- 7 2- 4 8 2 7 26
Simpkins 5- 8 8- 9 2 4 20 29
Rhodes 4- 10 2- 4 8 6 13 31
Profit 8- 9 4- 5 5 0 22 22
Ekezie 0- 1 1- 2 0 0 1 14
Stokes 0- 0 2- 2 1 4 2 15
Elliott 0- 2 0- 0 1 0 0 11
Jasikevicius 0- 0 0- 1 0 0 0 3
Totals 27- 56 25- 36 40 20 88 200
3 pt FG: Florida State 4-19 (Jackson 0-1, Collins 1-6, Greer 1-4, Brower 1-4,
Sparks 1-3, Shepherd 0-1). Maryland 9-20 (Hipp 0-1, Booth 1-1, Lucas 1-4,
Simpkins 2-5, Rhodes, 3-5, Profit 2-2).
Halftime: Maryland 40, Florida State 33
Officials: Scagliotta, Donato, Haney
MARYLAND 82 DUKE 69 ACC Tournamnent, Quarterfinal Round March 8, 1996
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
Freshman Laron Profit led Maryland in scoring for the second consecutive game
with a team high 19 points as Maryland defeated Duke, 82-69, in the quarterfinals
of the ACC Tournament. Profit scored on five of seven shots form the field
(including four of four from three-point range) to lead four Terps who scored in
double figures. Maryland received an incredible lift from its bench as the
non-starters outscored the starters, 44-38. Maryland led 35-29 at intermission,
held off Duke early in the second half, and hit 17 of its final 18 free throws to
gain the victory. For the game, the Terps shot 84.4 percent from the free throw
line which was more than 15 percentage points higher than their season long
average. Forward Taymon Domzalski led the Blue Devils with 21 points while
center Greg Newton had 15 rebounds.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 2- 5 1- 2 2 2 6 14
Booth 2- 4 5- 5 7 0 9 24
Ekezie 1- 5 0- 0 4 1 2 13
Simpkins 2- 9 7- 9 7 3 12 29
Rhodes 4- 10 1- 2 6 3 9 27
Profit 5- 7 5- 6 3 2 19 28
Lucas 5- 9 0- 0 9 0 11 22
Stokes 0- 1 4- 4 1 5 4 21
Elliott 3- 9 4- 4 8 0 10 20
Raydo 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Fields 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 24- 59 27- 32 48 16 82 200
DUKE FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Price 8- 18 1- 2 3 2 21 37
Domzalski 7- 9 0- 0 7 0 14 28
Newton 7- 15 2- 2 15 3 16 38
Capel 3- 20 4- 7 3 5 10 39
Wojciechowski 2- 7 0- 0 4 6 5 31
Brunson 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 11
Singleton 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 3
Heaps 1- 3 0- 2 0 3 3 8
Christenson 0- 1 0- 0 1 0 0 3
Perry 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Hall 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 28- 73 7- 13 39 19 69 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 7-18 (Hipp 1-2, Simpkins 1-3, Rhodes 0-4, Profit 4-4, Lucas
1-4, Stokes 0-1). Duke 6-24 (Price 4-9, Capel 0-9, Wojciechowski 1-4, Heaps
1-2).
Halftime: Maryland 35, Duke 29
Officials: Hartzell, Croft, Gray
MARYLAND 79 GEORGIA TECH 84 March 9, 1996 ACC Tournament, Semifinal Round
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro, N.C.
Junior
Keith Booth scored a career high 33 points and senior guard Johnny Rhodes
added 20 but Maryland lost to Georgia Tech, 84-79, in the ACC tournament
semifinals at the Greensboro Coliseum. Sophomore Matt Harpring led four players
in double figures with 24 points and the backcourt duo of Drew Barry (18 points)
and Stephon Marbury (17 points) as the Yellow Jackets advanced to the ACC
Tournament finals for the third time in the last seven years. Maryland rallied
from 18 points down in the first half and again rallied in the second half to
cut a 14 point deficit to four with just under three minutes remaining, but could
not get any closer. Booth's 33 points marked the third most ever by a Maryland
player in the ACC Tournament.
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 0- 2 0- 0 1 3 0 12
Booth 13- 20 7- 9 7 0 33 38
Ekezie 1- 2 2- 2 0 1 4 13
Simpkins 2- 5 2- 2 2 5 6 31
Rhodes 7- 15 2- 5 5 3 20 37
Profit 2- 10 2- 3 7 2 6 25
Stokes 1- 4 0- 0 1 1 2 15
Lucas 3- 6 0- 1 3 1 8 21
Elliott 0- 1 0- 0 2 0 0 8
Totals 29- 65 15- 22 33 16 79 200
GEORGIA TECH FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Harpring 6- 11 10- 10 5 0 24 38
Maddox 4- 7 1- 2 9 3 13 27
Elisma 3- 5 1- 2 4 1 7 24
Marbury 7- 14 0- 1 5 3 17 38
Barry 4- 8 8- 8 3 6 18 40
Saunders 1- 3 1- 2 2 3 3 27
Gaston 0- 1 2- 4 2 0 2 5
Hodge 0- 1 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 25- 50 23- 29 37 16 84 200
3 pt FG: Maryland 6-21 (Booth 0-2, Simpkins 0-1, Rhodes 4-10, Profit 0-1, Stokes
0-2, Lucas 2-5). Georgia Tech 11-24 (Harpring 2-5, Maddox 4-5, Marbury 3-8,
Barry 2-4, Saunders 0-2).
Halftime: Georgia Tech 48, Maryland 38
Officials: Paparo, Rose, Wood
SANTA CLARA 91 MARYLAND 79 March 15, 1996 NCAA Tournament, First Round
Special Events Center, Tempe, Arizona
Tenth-seeded Santa Clara defeated seventh-seeded Maryland, 91-79, in the first
round of the NCAA Tournament at the Special Events Center in Tempe, Arizona.
Santa Clara used a 14-0 second half run and hit 34 free throws during the game to
hand Maryland its first ever first-round NCAA Tournament loss. Bronco guard
Steve Nash scored a game high 28 points and dished out a career high 12 assists
to lead the West Coast Conference regular season champions. Maryland's senior
class, who will be remembered as one of the top senior groups in school history
closed out their careers with the loss. Guard Johnny Rhodes scored 27 points to
lead the seniors while forward Mario Lucas scored nine and grabbed three
rebounds, guard Duane Simpkins added 10 and forward Exree Hipp scored three
points and added two rebounds.
SANTA CLARA FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Sedlock 0- 3 0- 0 1 1 0 16
Dunne 4- 6 5- 6 9 2 14 32
Graves 4- 7 4- 4 8 0 12 26
Nash 4- 8 17- 18 6 12 28 37
Garnett 5- 12 5- 7 5 3 18 34
Zurek 4- 8 3- 4 2 0 11 21
Buchwaldt 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 4
Anderson 3- 6 0- 2 1 2 8 18
Pierce 0- 2 0- 0 1 0 0 7
Hoffman 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Coleman 0- 0 0- 0 1 0 0 1
Willett 0- 0 0- 0 0 0 0 1
Totals 24- 52 34- 41 38 20 91 200
MARYLAND FG- A FT- A RB A TP MP
Hipp 1- 3 1- 2 2 0 3 17
Booth 2- 9 2- 6 3 3 6 25
Ekezie 2- 2 0- 0 5 0 4 19
Simpkins 4- 14 1- 2 2 4 10 32
Rhodes 11- 22 3- 4 9 1 27 37
Stokes 0- 0 0- 1 1 2 0 10
Profit 4- 9 0- 0 7 1 9 17
Lucas 1- 6 0- 0 3 1 3 15
Elliott 5- 9 2- 2 6 1 13 20
Jasikevicius 1- 2 0- 1 1 0 3 5
Raydo 0- 0 1- 2 0 1 1 1
Fields 0- 0 0- 2 1 0 0 1
Totals 31- 76 10- 22 45 14 79 200
3 pt FG: Santa Clara 9-19 (Sedlock 0-1, Dunne 1-1, Nash 3-4, Garnett 3-7, Zurek
0-2, Anderson 2-4). Maryland 7-29 (Hipp 0-2, Booth 0-2, Simpkins 1-6, Rhodes
2-7, Profit 1-3, Lucas 1-5, Elliott 1-3, Jasikevicius 1-1).
Halftime: Santa Clara 35, Maryland 31
Officials: Valentine, Mingle, Tanner
