What to watch/isten for in today's game

We're 2 hours from tip-off so here are some things to look out for in tonight's game.

Maryland Players to Watch
1. Sean Mosley - Mosley was one of the Terps best (if not the best) offensive option early in the season. However, When the calendar turned to 2010 he started to struggle a little bit in single 8 points or less in the teams first four games this month. The last one of those games was the team's big win over BC. Mosley actually played well in that game, scoring 6 of the team's first 8 points however foul trouble limited his playing time. Against Longwood Mosley busted out with 21 points in 20 minutes. Tonight we'll see if he can put together a full strong performance against an ACC opponent.

2. Jordan Williams - It seems like every game presents a new tough challenge for Williams. This time the question is how will he deal with the array of post moves that Tracy Smith will throw at him. Williams has answered all the questions so far this season and is coming off his second career double double, I expect a good performance from the freshman tonight.

3. Adrian Bowie - If you haven't checked it out, read Steve Yanda's piece about Bowie and Tucker in today's Washington Post. The two bench players have been real up and down this season. Tonight they'll need Bowie to not only continue his offensive production (10.7 ppg the last 3 games), but play good defensive against small, quick guards like Javier Gonzalez.

NC State Players to Watch
1. Javier Gonzalez - Gonzalez struggled against the Terps last year (5 points, 2 assists in the ACCT). However, the junior has really stepped up his game this year raising his scoring from 6.6 ppg to 10.2 ppg and his assists from 3.3 apg to 4.7 apg. He had a huge game in their win over Duke shooting 5-6 from beyond the arc and getting 8 assists.

2. Scott Wood - Despite its hot shooting in the Duke game, NC State is not a great 3-point shooting team. Wood however, is a sniper. The freshman is shooting 50% from deep in ACC play. The Terps have struggled to defend the three at times this year so he will be one to watch out for.

3. Farnold Degand - The senior didn't play in the team's first six games due to a coach's decision, then came off the bench in the next 10 games. He has started the last three games though and has scored 11 points or more in all three games. He's a quick guard who can get into the lane so the Terps' big men need to be ready to help out.

Other notes:
- This is Gary Williams' 1000th game coaching.
- Yesterday in his press conference Williams' did not seem too impressed with the Wolfpacks' shooting, don't be surprised if Maryland drops into the 3-2 zone they've utilized recently.
- Eric Hayes can move past John Gilchrist and Brad Davis tonight with 10 or more points.

Of course you can listen to the game tonight by going to WMUCSports.com and clicking on the Listen Live link under the logos.

- Shane