In the only local men's basketball tournament, the Terrapins routed the George Washington Colonials 76-53. Landon Milbourne lead all scorers with 20 points. The win marks the second in a row for Maryland as well as the first win over GW in 3 years in the BB&T. The Terps put up a strong offensive showing with 4 of the 5 starters in double figures. While the Colonials are not a ranked team, the win is a psychological victory. In the next month, all of the games will be at home in mostly winnable contests. Georgia Tech will be the first ACC game and it is at home on January 10. These next few games should allow Gary Williams to test out different lineups and see what his team can offer.

On a related note, there are good things and bad things about the BB&T Classic. Once a great tournament showcasing two local teams and two usually ranked national teams, it's now all "local", if you call Blacksburg, VA local. With Virginia Tech and Navy to round out the tournament, it is now closer to the local tournament some of the founders had envisioned. What's bad is now it's no longer a true tournament. Maryland played GW in one game and VT and Navy in the other. No championship game or consolation game is available. This has been the case since 2005, but with all local teams now, it seems even more needed so there can be local bragging rights.