# 2003–04 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team

The 2003–04 Maryland Terrapins men's basketball team represented the University of Maryland in the 2003–2004 college basketball season as a member of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). The team was led by head coach Gary Williams and played their home games at the Comcast Center. They won the 2004 ACC Men's Basketball Tournament—the first Maryland team to do so since 1984—and advanced to the round of 32 in the 2004 NCAA basketball tournament.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| November 22 | No. 25 | American | W 79–48 | 1–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| November 25 | No. 24 | George Mason | W 79–64 | 2–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| November 29 | No. 24 | Hofstra | W 87–72 | 3–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 2 | No. 25 | No. 15 Wisconsin ACC/Big Ten Challenge | W 73–67 $^{OT}$ | 4–0 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 6 | No. 25 | vs. No. 17 Gonzaga BB&T Classic | L 68–82 | 4–1 | MCI Center Washington, DC |
| December 7 | No. 25 | vs. West Virginia BB&T Classic | L 77–78 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 | MCI Center Washington, DC |
| December 10 | | at No. 1 Florida | W 69–68 $^{OT}$ | 5–2 | O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| December 14 | | Pepperdine | W 96–72 | 6–2 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 23 | No. 24 | UNC Greensboro | W 85–58 | 7–2 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| December 28 | No. 24 | at Florida State | L 75–79 | 7–3 (0–1) | Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, Florida |
| January 3 | | Mount St. Mary's | W 89–56 | 8–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 6 | | Maryland Eastern Shore | W 87–38 | 9–3 | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 14 | | No. 9 North Carolina | W 90–84 | 10–3 (1–1) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 17 | | at No. 12 Georgia Tech | L 71–81 | 10–4 (1–2) | Alexander Memorial Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia |
| January 21 | | No. 1 Duke | L 60–68 | 10–5 (1–3) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| January 25 | | at Clemson | W 65–52 | 11–5 (2–3) | Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, South Carolina |
| January 29 | | at No. 19 Wake Forest | L 85–93 | 11–6 (2–4) | Lawrence Joel Veterans Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| February 1 | | NC State | L 69–81 | 11–7 (2–5) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 4 | | at Virginia | W 71–67 | 12–7 (3–5) | University Hall Charlottesville, Virginia |
| February 8 | | Florida State | W 73–62 | 13–7 (4–5) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 15 | | at No. 14 North Carolina | L 86–97 | 13–8 (4–6) | Dean E. Smith Center Chapel Hill, North Carolina |
| February 19 | | No. 18 Georgia Tech | L 64–75 | 13–9 (4–7) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 22 , CBS | | at No. 3 Duke | L 63–86 | 13–10 (4–8) | Cameron Indoor Stadium Durham, North Carolina |
| February 24 | | Clemson | W 70–49 | 14–10 (5–8) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| February 28 | | No. 11 Wake Forest | L 83–91 | 14–11 (5–9) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| March 3 | | at No. 16 NC State | W 70–69 | 15–11 (6–9) | RBC Center Raleigh, North Carolina |
| March 7 | | Virginia | W 70–61 | 16–11 (7–9) | Comcast Center College Park, Maryland |
| ACC Tournament ||||||
| March 12 | | vs. No. 15 Wake Forest | W 87–86 | 17–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 13 | | vs. No. 17 NC State | W 85–82 | 18–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| March 14 | | vs. No. 5 Duke | W 95–87 $^{OT}$ | 19–11 | Greensboro Coliseum Greensboro, North Carolina |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| March 18 | No. 19 | vs. UTEP First Round | W 86–83 | 20–11 | Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| March 20 | No. 19 | vs. Syracuse Second Round | L 70–72 | 20–12 | Pepsi Center Denver, Colorado |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||