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SPORTS
WEDNESDAY, NOV.28, 2001
Hints of a championship team exhibited in No.1 Duke's thumping of No.7 Iowa
CHICAGO — Give No.1 Duke an 'A' on its first test.
The Associated Press
of the season
work of No. 7
Iowa last
night, beating
the Hawkeyes
80-62 in the
first night of
the ACC/BioT
Facing its first top 10 opponent of the season. Duke made easy
the ACC/Big Ten Challenge
The Blue Devils (5-0) got contributions from just about everyone, and served notice they can be as dominant as last season's NCAA championship squad — even without Shane Battier.
even without this loss.
Jason Williams scored 25 points and had five assists, and Carlos Boozer had his third straight double-double, scoring 22 points and grabbing 14 rebounds. Chris Duhon had 11 assists to go with his nine points — including a nice alley-oop feed to Williams.
Mike Dunleavey had 18 points, going 3-of-7 from 3-point range.
Iowa (4-2) cut the lead to 73-
61 on Luke Recker's layup with 4:21 to play, but the Hawkeyes just didn't have the firepower to keep up. Recker led Iowa with 15 points, and Chauncey Leslie had
11 points.
But Reggie Evans, who came into the game averaging 21.6 points
It was Iowa's second loss to a top five team in the past week. The Hawkeyes lost to then-No. 5 Missouri last Wednesday.
and 11.4 rebounds, was held to eight points and nine rebounds
The Blue Devils improved their record against ranked teams to 34-13 since 1997-98. They've won 15 of 19 games when both teams were in the top 10.
knocked over early in the second half, things got a little testy. Both coaches protested to referees, and there were some hard fouls on each side the rest of the game.
It may only be December, but this had all the makings of a late-season matchup. Both teams played with the energy and intensity of a tournament game, and when Williams appeared to get
But it takes more than a physical game to derail Duke.
The Hawkeyes won four games in as many days at the United Center last March and captured the Big Ten Tournament title, and the pro- Iowa crowd sensed another big victory as Duke got off to a sluggish start.
In the first eight minutes, the Blue Devils turned the ball over five times and were out rebounded a whipping 15-5. And when Chicago native Ryan Hogan hit a 15-foot jumper to spark a 7-0 run that gave Iowa a 17-14 lead with 10:35 left in the first half, the crowd was on its feet and roaring.
Recker responded with a pull-up jumper, but Duhon came right back with another 3.
But in a two-minute span, Duke took control of the game. After Ryan Hogan connected on a short jumper, Duhon hit a 3-pointer from the left corner.
Then Williams picked off a bad pass by Pierre Pierce and raced downcourt for the easy dunk. Just like that, Duke had a 30-23 lead with 4:45 to play in the first half.
The Hawkeyes kept at it, but the Blue Devils had an answer for everything.
And when Glen Worley scored on a layup to pull Iowa to 38-32 with 41 seconds left. Dunleavy coolly drilled a 3-pointer from NBA range.
The Blue Devils didn't let up at all after halftime, and Dunleavy sparked a 10-2 run with another 3. Williams capped the spurt with another 3-pointer, and Duke had a 51-54 lead with 17.01 to play.
When Recker hit a 3. Dunleavy connected on a spin jumper. When Pierce made a layup, Dunleay hit one of his own and Williams followed with a beautiful alley-oop from Duhon.
Terrapins grab fourth straight victory
The Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — The streak remains intact, while the loss to Arizona is quickly becoming a distant memory.
Juan Dixon scored 25 points as
Jericho Chandler
It was the 80th consecutive non-conference home victory for Maryland, the longest such run in the nation. It was also the Terrapins' fourth straight win overall after a season-opening defeat against Arizona.
"This is good for us to get this big game early in the year. It let
people know that we're for real," Dixon said. "I guess a lot of people counted us out after we lost to Arizona, but we did well today."
After the Terrapins (4-1) went up by 12 at halftime. Dixon scored seven points in a 10-2 run at the outset of the second half to make it 51-31.
Despite playing its fifth game in nine days, Illinois (5-1) foug h t back
The comeback was aided by poor free throw shooting by Maryland, which finished 12 for-42 at the line. The Fighting Illini closed to 66-58 with 2:56 left,
even after leading rebounder Brian Cook fouled out with 5:11 left.
Chris Wilcox scored in the lane, then made one of two free throws on Maryland's next possession for an 11-point cushion.
At that point, the Cole Field House crowd began chanting, "ACC! ACC!"
"The hardest thing to do in basketball is play with the lead." Maryland coach Gary Williams said. "But I thought we did a good job of that in the late part of the game. You try and stay aggressive, and you try to run some clock."
Wilcox scored 19 points and six rebounds off the bench for Maryland, which beat a top five team for the first time since 1998.
"Wilcox just owned us inside." Illinois coach Boll Self said.
Blandon Ferguson had 11 points for Illinois, which three days earlier won the Las Vegas Invitational and was off to its best start in six years. But on this
night, the Illini looked rather ordinary.
The Terrapins have not lost at Cole Field House since falling to Coppin State on Dec. 12, 1989. The streak began 18 days later against Alcorn State.
"We're not very good yet," Self said. "We were exposed. We don't trust each other much. But give Maryland credit — that was a 13-point game that felt like it could be 25."
"It's one of those things that kind of sneaks up on you," Williams said. "You don't really look at it too much. I know I don't."
Illinois was the highest-ranked non-conference team the Terrapins faced at home since they upset No.1 Notre Dame in 1979.
"It is November." Williams said, "but it's good for November."
Pierce's buzzer layup clenches Celtics victory
The Associated Press
MIAMI — Paul Pierce executed the plan to perfection.
Coming out of a timeout,
Pierce's driving layup, as
time expired,
lifted the Boston Celtics
94.87 uf
against the Miami Heat last nigh
against the Miami Heat last night. Pierce's shot snapped Boston's four-game losing streak and ran Miami's slide to nine straight losses. Antoine Walker added 28 points.
"It went just as we drew it up," said Pierce, who scored 33 points. "I saw the hole open up on the left side. Nobody was
coming, so I kept going. It surprised me a lot. I thought they'd have somebody running at me."
have somebody running after Miami went ahead of Boston 83-82 on a pair of free kick.
tell inbounds pass from Eric Williams at the top of the foul circle. Pierce drove left past Eddie Jones and sank a left-handed layup in Alonzo Mourning could provide help.
could prove valuable.
"There were three options, but the first option worked," Celtics coach JM O'Brien said. "The first
was Paul. The second was Antoine. The third was Antoine to Paul."
Jones, who led Miami with 27 points, took the blame.
"I thought he was trying to set me up for a jump shot," Jones said. "It was my fault. He beat me. He blew by me."
The Heat went ahead on House's free throws after Jones missed a jumper from left of the basket. The long rebound was batted to House, who was fouled by Kenny Anderson.
by Kerry Hill, "It was a tough one to lose." Heat coach Pat Riley said. "We played hard and made a lot of good plays, but in the fourth quarter, Pierce made the best one of all."
Chris Gatling had 13 points for Miami and LaPhonso Ellis had 11.
Miami is in the midst of its longest losing streak since dropping 10 straight in the 1990-91 season.
Since Riley became Miami's coach, his previous longest drought was five games in the 1995-96 season.
"Guys are frustrated," Gatling said. "We know we do have talent. We're so close and so far away."
The lead changed six times in the final quarter and the game was tied once, at 81. Pierce had seven points in the fourth.
seven points in the Celtics shot 43 percent from the field and 44 percent from 3-point range. Pierce was 13-for-23 from the field, and Walker had six 3-point baskets in 11 attempts.
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