Belt game 1,699 · January 26, 2005
Maryland take the belt
Maryland beat Duke 75–66 on the road to start reign 473 of the College Basketball belt, the 8th for the program.
Duke had held it since January 22, 2005, with 0 defenses over 4 days.
Maryland held it for 6 days and 1 defense, then lost it to Clemson on February 1, 2005.
473Reign number
8Team's reign
1Defenses
6Days held
Box score
Duke
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Redick | 40 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7-21 | 3-10 | 3-3 |
| Shelden Williams | 38 | 18 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6-15 | 0-0 | 6-9 |
| Daniel Ewing | 39 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-12 | 2-7 | 1-2 |
| Lee Melchionni | 28 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 |
| Shavlik Randolph | 14 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-3 |
| Sean Dockery | 27 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| David McClure | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| DeMarcus Nelson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Maryland
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG | 3P | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nik Caner-Medley | 37 | 25 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8-13 | 3-8 | 6-6 |
| Ekene Ibekwe | 22 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-12 | 0-0 | 7-9 |
| John Gilchrist | 39 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Travis Garrison | 19 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 5-6 |
| Chris McCray | 36 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3-11 | 0-1 | 1-1 |
| Will Bowers | 23 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Mike Jones | 19 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| James Gist | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 |
| Mike Grinnon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Player box scores: CollegeBasketballData.com.