Maryland Feels Right at Home

Cole Field House and the Comcast Center are across campus from each other. Maryland found a bridge between its old and new buildings: beating No. 1 Duke.

The 17th-ranked Terrapins beat the last undefeated team in the country, downing the top-ranked Blue Devils, 87-72, Saturday at College Park, Md.

It was the second consecutive season Maryland prevailed at home when Duke was No. 1, and it came in the new arena that sounded like the old one when the final buzzer sounded and the students rushed the court.

“This crowd was as good as any crowd we’ve had since we’ve been here at Maryland,” said Gary Williams, who has been coaching at his alma mater since 1989.

Cole, which opened in 1955 and had a capacity of 14,500, was the place where Maryland beat six No. 1 teams. The 17,950-seat Comcast Center, which opened in November, got its first taste of the Terrapins beating a top-ranked team.

Last season’s 87-73 victory ended Maryland’s four-game home losing streak to Duke.

Drew Nicholas had 24 points for the Terrapins (10-4, 3-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who made 29 of 31 free throws.

“Maryland played like a veteran team and we played like a young team,” said Duke Coach Mike Krzyzewski, whose team fell to 12-1 and 3-1.

Maryland scored the first six points of the second half to tie the score at 43-43.

Duke senior Dahntay Jones, who had a career-high 26 points, made a three-point shot with 14:21 to play that tied it for the last time at 53-53.

The Terrapins went on a 10-0 run with all the points coming from freshman John Gilchrist and Jamar Smith, a junior college transfer. Duke went 5:55 without a field goal, missing six shots and committing three turnovers as Maryland went up 75-60.

No. 3 Pittsburgh 73, No. 25 Syracuse 60 -- Julius Page had 25 points and Chevy Troutman scored 23 at Pittsburgh as the Panthers (14-1, 4-0 Big East) ended an 11-game winning streak by the Orangemen (11-2, 2-1).

Pittsburgh’s star guard Brandin Knight sat out for more than seven minutes early in the second half after suffering a concussion in a collision with Syracuse 7-footer Craig Forth. The Panthers, however, built their lead from two to 10 points in Knight’s absence.

No. 4 Texas 89, Texas A&M; 61 -- T.J. Ford scored a career-high 25 points at Austin, Texas, as the Longhorns (12-2, 3-0 Big 12) routed the Aggies (9-5, 1-2).

No. 5 Oklahoma 70, Iowa State 60 -- Hollis Price had nine three-point baskets and scored 31 points at Ames, Iowa, to lead the Sooners (11-3, 2-1 Big 12) past the Cyclones (10-4, 0-3).

No. 6 Florida 77, South Carolina 75 -- Matt Bonner scored 19 points at Columbia, S.C., as the Gators (15-2, 4-0 Southeastern Conference) held off the Gamecocks (7-7, 1-3).

North Carolina 68, No. 6 Connecticut 65 -- Rashad McCants scored 27 points at Chapel Hill, N.C., as the Tar Heels (11-5) surprised the Huskies (11-2).

No. 18 Indiana 74, No. 8 Illinois 66 -- Jeff Newton scored 28 points at Bloomington, Ind., as the Hoosiers (13-3, 3-1 Big Ten) upended the Fighting Illini (12-3, 2-2).

Auburn 77, No. 9 Alabama 68 -- Reserve Brandon Robinson had 13 points and seven rebounds at Auburn, Ala., as the Tigers (15-2, 4-0 SEC) surprised the Crimson Tide (12-3, 2-2).

No. 16 Kentucky 88, No. 10 Notre Dame 73 -- Chuck Hayes had 17 points and 16 rebounds at Lexington, Ky., as the Wildcats (13-3) stormed past the Fighting Irish (14-3).

No. 24 Oklahoma State 76, No. 11 Missouri 56 -- Victor Williams scored a season-high 24 points at Stillwater, Okla., as the Cowboys (14-1, 3-0 Big 12) manhandled the Tigers (10-3, 1-1), who played without second-leading scorer Ricky Clemons. He was suspended after being charged Friday with second-degree domestic assault.

No. 12 Kansas 81, Kansas State 64 -- Kirk Hinrich scored 26 points at Lawrence, Kan., as the Jayhawks (13-3, 3-0 Big 12) extended their winning streak over the Wildcats (10-6, 1-2) to 25 games.

No. 13 Creighton 85, Southern Illinois 76 -- Kyle Korver had 24 points at Omaha, Neb., as the Bluejays (15-1, 6-0 Missouri Valley) rallied to defeat the Salukis (10-4, 5-1).

No. 15 Louisville 87, Texas Christian 74 -- Marvin Stone had 22 points at Louisville, Ky., as the Cardinals (12-1, 4-0 Conference USA) won their 11th in a row.

The Horned Frogs are 6-9 and 0-4.

No. 20 Georgia 81, Arkansas 64 -- Ezra Williams scored 19 points at Fayetteville, Ark., as the Bulldogs (10-4, 2-1 SEC) cruised past the Razorbacks (5-9, 0-3)

No. 21 Marquette 67, Charlotte 64 -- Dwyane Wade scored 20 points at Charlotte, N.C., as the Golden Eagles (12-3, 4-1 Conference USA) held off the 49ers (7-8, 2-2).

Mississippi 67, No. 23 Louisiana State 57 -- Aaron Harper scored 16 points at Baton Rouge, La., to lead the Rebels (10-4, 1-2 SEC) over the Tigers (12-3, 1-2).

OTHER GAMES

Mike Mackell and Tony Bland each scored 13 points to lead San Diego State (11-4, 2-0 Mountain West) to a 58-56 victory over Utah (12-4, 0-1) at San Diego. It was the Aztecs’ first victory over the Utes in 14 games.... Freshman Daniel Horton scored 22 points as Michigan (11-6, 4-0 Big Ten) won its 11th in a row with a 77-70 victory over Northwestern (8-7, 0-4) at Evanston, Ill.... Kirk Penney’s basket with 7.4 seconds left at Columbus, Ohio was decisive for Wisconsin (12-4, 2-2 Big Ten) in a 53-52 victory over Ohio State, (8-7, 1-3).... Michael Bauer scored 21 points to help Minnesota (9-5, 1-2 Big Ten) to a 77-69 victory over Michigan State (9-7, 1-3) at Minneapolis.

Kasib Powell scored 26 points as Texas Tech (11-2, 1-1 Big 12) rolled to an 80-64 victory over Baylor (9-5, 0-3) at Lubbock, Texas.... Olu Babalola made two free throws with 5.7 seconds left to give Clemson (11-2, 1-2 ACC) a 78-77 victory over Virginia (10-5, 1-3) at Clemson, S.C.... Leonard Stokes scored 30 points as Cincinnati (11-3, 4-0 Conference USA) rolled to a 77-54 victory over Tulane (7-9, 0-3) at Cincinnati.... Jonathan Woods’ three-point play with 1.1 seconds left lifted Fresno State (13-3, 6-1 Western Athletic) to a 61-60 victory over Louisiana Tech (5-7, 2-3) at Ruston, La.