Maryland 86, Virginia Tech 71
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| Team Stat Comparison |
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VIRGINIA TECH |
MARYLAND |
| Points |
71 |
86 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
29-59 (.492) |
31-59 (.525) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
6-15 (.400) |
5-15 (.333) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
7-12 (.583) |
19-21 (.905) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
18 (0/0) |
13 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
6 |
16 |
| Next 5 Games |
| VIRGINIA TECH (ET) |
MARYLAND (ET) |
| 02/12 @UVA 12:00pm | | 02/17 DUKE 9:00pm | | 02/19 MIA 7:00pm | | 02/26 @NCST 4:00pm | | 03/01 @CLEM 7:00pm |
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| 02/12 DUKE 9:00pm | | 02/16 @NCST 9:00pm | | 02/19 @UVA 3:30pm | | 02/22 CLEM 8:00pm | | 02/27 UNC 5:30pm |
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- John Gilchrist had 19 points and 10
assists, and Nik Caner-Medley scored 21 to lead Maryland past
Virginia Tech 86-71 Tuesday night.
Chris McCray scored 16 and
Mike Jones added 13 on 6-for-6
shooting to help the Terrapins snap a two-game skid that dropped
them out of the Top 25. Maryland (14-7, 5-5 Atlantic Coast
Conference) improved to 11-1 at home, including 4-1 in the ACC.
Playing against conference newcomer Virginia Tech for the first
time since 1991, Maryland won its seventh straight against the
Hokies and improved to 24-4 in the series that began in 1926.
The Terrapins were without starting forward
Ekene Ibekwe, who
missed a second consecutive game with a cracked rib. Freshman James
Gist received his first start and scored eight points.
Carlos Dixon had 22 points and nine rebounds, and
Zabian Dowdell
scored 17 for the Hokies (12-9, 5-5), who have lost three of four
after a five-game winning streak.
Down 42-30 at halftime, Virginia Tech opened the second half
with an 8-0 run that included a pair of dunks by
Deron Washington.
After a Maryland timeout, Gilchrist and McCray hit successive
3-pointers to make it 48-38. The Hokies then got within seven
points before Gist scored on a drive and Gilchrist added a
three-point play to make it 57-45 with 14:11 remaining.
Virginia Tech cut the gap to seven points, but Caner-Medley and
Jones each scored four points in an 11-4 spree that put the
Terrapins up 72-58 with 7:05 left.
At that point, Maryland could begin looking ahead toward
Saturday night's rematch against No. 7 Duke, a team the Terrapins
upset on the road last month.
Maryland shot a season-best 57 percent (16-for-28) in the first
half to take control.
After a four-point play by Dowdell gave the Hokies an early 9-3
lead, McCray scored 11 points in a 17-5 run that put the Terps up
by six.
Virginia Tech closed to 22-21 before Maryland's
Will Bowers made
a hook shot and Caner-Medley hit a 3-pointer to spark an 11-0 run
that featured two dunks by Gist and another by McCray.
Only four Hokies scored in the first half.
Virginia Tech 71, 
Maryland 86