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COLLEGE BASKETBALL
Vasquez, Maryland topple Duke, 79-72
BY DAVID GINSBURG
Associated Press
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Greivis
Vasquez saved his best for last.
Vasquez scored 20 points, including a clutch basket with 37 seconds left, and No. 22 Maryland beat fourth-ranked Duke 79-72
Wednesday night to move into a tie with the Blue Devils atop the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
It was the final home game for Vazquez, who was honored with seniors Landon
Terrapin fans rushed the court after the game, which was guard Greivis Vasquez's last home game for Maryland.
Milbourne and Eric Hayes before the game.
Afterward, all three were mobbed with their teammates as fans rushed the court to celebrate Maryland's first win over Duke in seven tries.
Jordan Williams had 15 points and 11 rebounds for the Terrapins (22-7, 12-3), who have won six straight since losing by 21 at Duke on Feb. 13.
Nolan Smith scored 20 for Duke (25-5, 12-3) and Jon Scheyer had 19. The defeat ended the Blue Devils' eight-game winning streak.
Both teams have one game left in the regular season. Maryland travels to Virginia on Saturday, and Duke hosts North Carolina.
more important than the last.
Duke center Brian Zoubek, who had 16 points and 17 rebounds in Duke's earlier win over Maryland, finished with four points and 13 boards.
The final minutes featured several outstanding shots, each one
Scheyer hit a 3-pointer to put Duke up 63-60 with 5:25 to go, and Vasquez tied it with a jumper from beyond the arc. Scheyer then scored on a drive, but Maryland answered with a hook shot in the lane from Adrian Bowie and a fadeaway jumper by Vasquez.
It was 69 all before Williams scored on a follow. Then, after Duke missed twice, Vasquez tucked the ball to his chest and bulled his way to the basket before launching a shot that dropped
Sean Mosley added two free throws with 26.2 seconds left.
Maryland finished unbeaten at home in the ACC and 15-1 overall.
through the net, making it 73-69.
long range to put the Terps up 54 49.
After an emotional ceremony for the seniors, the Terrapins thrilled the sellout crowd by getting off to a sizzling start.
But Smith hit a tough baseline jumper and then converted a three-point play to tie it with 9:11 left, and after a series of misses by both teams, Smith's driving layup put Duke in front.
The lead went back and forth until Maryland's closing 10-3 burst.
The Blue Devils ended the first half with a 19-7 run to get within 40-38.
Duke missed its first six shots and fell behind 7-0 before a tip-in by Zoubek ended the drought. Milbourne followed with a 3-pointer, but he picked up his second foul on Maryland's next possession and was forced to take a seat on the bench.
Maryland led 7-0,19-7 and 33-19 before Duke settled down. The Blue Devils took their first lead when Scheyer opened the second half with a 3 to make it 41-40.
The Blue Devils were 1 for 8 and trailed 10-2 when officials noticed a snag in the net and replaced it. Kyle Singler promptly drilled a 3 before a reverse layup by Hayes and a three-point play by Williams — off a no-look play from Vasquez — sparked
Duke was up 63-60 with 5:25 to go, when Vasquez tied the game with a three-pointer. The end of the game featured several spectacular baskets.
Dukel led 47-44 before Williams made a three-point play, Bowie scored on a drive and Milbourne added a dunk. After a layup by Scheyer, Bowie connected from
an 11-3 run that made it 21-8.
At that point, Scheyer, Singler and Smith were a collective 1 for 9.
The trio accounted for Duke's next four baskets, and a layup by Zoubek got the Blue Devils to 25-19. Mos
ley then hit a jumper for Maryland, and successive 3-pointers by Hayes and Mosley boosted the margin to 14.
It was 40-29 before Duke ended the half with a three-point play by Singler and 3-pointers by Smith and Scheyer.
BIG 12 BASKETBALL
A&M defeats OSU with defense
Associated Press
BY KRISTIE RIEKEN
COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Donald Sloan scored 19 points and No. 23 Texas A&M led from start to finish in a 76-61 win over Oklahoma State on Wednesday night.
The Aggies (21-8, 10-5 Big 12) used 3-point shooting to take an early lead and a 14-0 run in the opening minutes of the second half to keep it against the Cowboys, who were coming off Saturday's big win over then-No. 1 Kansas.
Texas A&M had its 18-point lead cut to eight before outscoring the Cowboys 11-3 to stretch the cushion to 70-54 with about three minutes left, Sloan, a senior playing in his last home game, and B.J. Holmes both had 3s during that spurt.
overall and almost 48 percent on 3-pointers.
to start the second half to turn a three-point lead into a 52-35 advantage with about 17 minutes to go.
James Anderson led the Cowboys (20-9, 8-7) with 27 points. Oklahoma State shot poorly, finishing just under 34 percent, while the Aggies shot 53 percent
The win improved A&M's record to 18-1 this season when holding an opponent under 70 points.
The Aggies were up by 18 before Oklahoma State went on a 12-2 run, with 10 points from Anderson, to cut the lead to 59-51 with 8 minutes remaining.
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