Triple-Double, Triple Digits. Marissa Coleman recorded the first triple-double in Maryland history tonight (15 points, 14 rebounds, and 10 assists) as the Terps dominated the Gauchos, winning by a score of 105-44.

This was perhaps one of the most complete games the BasketCases have ever seen Maryland play. The Terps scored 60 points in the paint, 21 points off turnovers, kept their own turnovers in single digits (9), and destroyed UCSB on the boards, outrebounding them 51 to 17. And while saying a team is unselfish has become somewhat of a cliche, in Maryland's case, it's absolutely true. The Terps had 26 assisted baskets tonight. One play late in the second half typified Maryland's unselfish play. Every Terp touched the ball as it was passed from player to player. While the first four each had a decent look, they all passed the ball, until finally it ended up in the hands of Shay Doron, who nailed a wide open three.

Despite her historic night, Marissa was not the game's leading scorer. That honor went to Harp, who scored 19 points . . . and was a perfect 7 of 7 from the field! Lang had 18. Overall, six Terps scored in double figures. Particularly impressive tonight was the fact that the Terps blasted out to an early lead and then just kept pouring it on, shooting a blistering 71.9% in the second half. Coach Frese kept the starters in more than she had in earlier games, no doubt getting them conditioned and sharp for ACC play, now just a month away.

Congratulations to Marissa on her phenomenal feat!

Sunday Morning Update: And the Winner is....the Washington Post! If you read both the Baltimore Sun and the Washington Post this morning, you will learn that Marissa's triple-double was the 10th (Sun) or the 11th (Post) in ACC history. Either way, it was an incredible accomplishment, but since the BasketCases like to deal in gossip rumor hard facts whenever possible, we assigned one of our many research assistants to the job, who went directly to the source. According to the ACC's 2005-06 Media Guide, there had been 9 triple-doubles prior to that season (including two by basketball legend Dawn Staley). So that would have made the Sun correct. However, the ACC's final notes for the completed 2005-06 season report that Monique Currie (of Duke) recorded a triple-double last season. Thus, applying a complex algorithm (9 + 1 = 10), the BasketCases have concluded that the Washington Post is correct: Marissa's triple-double was the 11th by an ACC player.