Patrick Stevens The Washington Times - November 14, 2009, 09:12AM

Maryland has its first basketball game in the book, an 89-51 defeat of Charleston Southern.

So it’s time for a little statistical analysis. Or, at the very least, some offerings of note.

SEE RELATED:

This used to be merely a plus-minus chart a year ago. This time, it will also include a combos chart, a career-highs update and at times a stat of the day.

Here goes. Part the first of thirty-some …

PLUS-MINUS

Player vs. CSU
 Season Per Min.
1-Milbourne +24 +24 0.83
5-Hayes +31 +31 1.24
11-Choi +5 +5 0.83
14-Mosley +28 +28 0.97
15-Levent +2 +2 2.00
20-Williams +36 +36 1.38
21-Vasquez +28 +28 0.88
22-Bowie +13 +13 0.76
23-Pearman  
+2 +2 2.00
24-Tucker +10 +10 0.77
25-Goins INJ INJ INJ
33-Gregory DNP DNP DNP
35-Padgett +11 +11 0.58

 

COMBOS

Refer to the jersey numbers listed above as a key to the on-court combinations:

Combo vs. CSU 
Min. Season 
Min.
21-5-14-1-20 +21 17:34  
+21 17:34
21-22-14-1-35 -1 5:21 -1 5:21
5-22-24-11-35 +1 3:55 +1 3:55
21-22-24-1-35 +1 2:53 +1 2:53
5-22-14-35-20 +6 2:31 +6 2:31
21-14-24-1-35 +1 2:07 +1 2:07
21-5-24-11-20 +4 1:43 +4 1:43
24-23-15-35-20  
+2 1:29 +2 1:29
21-5-22-1-20 +2 1:26 +2 1:26
5-14-24-35-20 +1 0:43 +1 0:43
21-22-24-11-35 0
 0:18 0 0:18

 

CAREER-HIGH TRACKER

Points: Williams (12), Pearman (2), Padgett (10)
Rebounds: Williams (9), Padgett (8)
Assists: Mosley (4, ties), Padgett (1)
Steals: Pearman (1)
Blocks: Padgett (2)
3-Pointers: None
Minutes: Levent (1), Williams (26), Padgett (19)

TOP 10 … MARGIN OF VICTORY IN OPENERS SINCE 1989

67: Western Carolina, 1998

38: Howard, 1996
38: Charleston Southern, 2009

36: Jackson State, 2004

34: Delaware State, 1989

31: American, 2003

30: Mount St. Mary’s, 1991

29: North Florida, 2007
29: Bucknell, 2008

28: at Chaminade, 1994

—- Patrick Stevens