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Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
Published: 2013-02-16 16:36:00
Updated: 2013-02-16 20:57:38
Feb 16, 2013
FINAL: Despite a late burst Duke could not come back from a one point halftime deficit to take the win at Maryland. Alex Len led the Terrapins to an 83-81 victory.
4:00 second half, 75-67 Maryland: Duke has kept the Maryland lead to single digits but have not been able to overtake the Terrapins in the second half.
9:30 second half, 59-55 Maryland: Duke is chasing Maryland's lead as the second half rolls on. Behind Seth Curry's 19 points and Josh Hairston's 11 off the bench the Blue Devils are taking advantage of Maryland's 17 turnovers to stay in the game.
16:30 second half, 45-41 Maryland: The Terrapins are staying ahead of Duke after taking a lead just before the half. Alex Len is leading Maryland with 12 points, Seth Curry leads Duke with 15.
Halftime, 35-34 Maryland: Maryland's Nick Faust dropped a three with 45 seconds left in the first half to give Maryland the lead over Duke at the break.
2:55 first half, 32-30 Duke: Duke is keeping just ahead of Maryland as the first half comes to an end. Curry is continuing to drive his team with 15 points.
8:50 first half, 25-20 Duke: A Seth Curry three-pointer gave Duke the 21-20 lead and a burst of points followed. Mason Plumlee's dunk prompted the Terps to call a timeout with Duke ahead 25-20.
12:55 first half, 14-12 Maryland: Maryland's Jake Layman opened things up with a three-pointer and the Blue Devils have been playing catch up ever since. Duke's Seth Curry is leading the charge with eight points.
Trying to stay within striking distance of the Miami-Florida Hurricanes, the second-ranked Duke Blue Devils invade the Comcast Center on Saturday for an Atlantic Coast Conference showdown with the Maryland Terrapins.
Mike Krzyzewski's Blue Devils took on arch-rival North Carolina this week in Durham and earned a 73-68 victory over the Tar Heels. With the win, Duke won its sixth straight game and moved to 22-2 on the year, including a 9-2 mark in conference play, two full games behind the Hurricanes in the league standings.
Mark Turgeon's Terrapins are coming off a rare home loss, falling to Virginia last weekend, 80-69. The loss dropped Maryland to 17-7 on the year, but a less-than-stellar 5-6 record in-conference. Still, the Comcast Center has been a safe haven for the most part, with Maryland boasting of a 14-2 record on its home floor this season.
Duke has faced Maryland more than any other out-of-state opponent with this being the 175th all-time meeting. The Blue Devils hold a 113-61 series advantage and have won six straight and 12 of the last 13 meetings, overall. Duke blasted Maryland at Cameron Indoor Stadium back on Jan. 26, 84-64.
It was another classic battle between two of the most storied programs in NCAA history, as Duke battled back from a seven-point second-half deficit to earn a five-point win in Durham. Mason Plumlee and Quinn Cook led the way offensively with 18 points apiece. Plumlee finished his 14th double-double of the season with 11 rebounds. Rasheed Sulaimon and Seth Curry joined the pair in double figures with 13 and 11 points, respectively.
One of the most talented offensive teams in the country, Duke is averaging hefty 78.0 ppg this year. The Blue Devils are shooting a solid .472 from the floor, aided from a .4-8 effort from behind the arc. The team has been without sharpshooter Ryan Kelly (13.4 ppg) for a while now, but there is more than enough talent to compensate. Plumlee has asserted himself as one of the premier low post players in the country, shooting .603 from the field and averaging 18.2 points and 10.8 rebounds per game. Curry get its done from the outside (59 3-pointers), netting 16.5 ppg. Cook (12.0 ppg) and Sulaimon (11.5 ppg) add to the perimeter assault.
Maryland doesn't possess dynamic scoring options like Duke, but the team is still an effective offensive squad, shooting a healthy .472 from the floor, leading to 71.4 ppg. Defense has also been a real asset for the Terrapins, who rank seventh nationally in field-goal percentage defense (.367), yielding just 61.8 ppg. Sophomore center Alex Len will give Plumlee something to worry about in the paint in this one. The 7-shooter leads the Terps in scoring (12.5 ppg), rebounding (8.0 rpg) and blocks (49). Fellow sophomore Dez Wells (12.0 ppg) has added to the team's frontcourt depth. Another sophomore, guard Nick Faust (8.3 ppg) ranks third on the team in scoring.
Maryland was just another in a long list of victims that struggled to generate offensive rhythm against Virginia, shooting just .355 from the floor in the first half, before upping it to .593 over the final 20 minutes. Wells led the team in defeat with 13 points. Seth Allen added 11 points off the bench, but the usually defensive-minded Cavaliers, turned it on offensively, shooting .542 from floor, including 11-of-19 from 3-point range.
The wins continue to pile up for Coach K, who will pick up his 950th in his career with Duke's next win. He shouldn't have to wait long, as the Blue Devils seem to have the Terps' number of late.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Duke 76, Maryland 67
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RE: Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
Signature wins scoreboard:
Maryland 1
UNC 0
- Posted by 903 Rock Chalk Wiggins Hawk
What, no NC State as a signature for us?
Depends on how State finishes. We're unranked now and have lost a few to lousy teams, and had close calls with other lousy teams. Maryland's win over State is not quite as nice as it once seemed to be.
But Carolina lost to State and Maryland didn't. So that has to count for something.
counts for absolutely nothing considering they are even in the ACC and with the rubber match in chapel hill i would say the heels hold the inside track..plus state is losing or almost losing to everyone so state should finish in their usual middle to bottom of ACC AGAIN..same ole same ole
Carolina has the more difficult schedule, and they're already behind State now. So not so fast, my friend!
RE: Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
As fun as it is to watch one of the blues lose... this loss could end up hurting State.
Maryland stays close to State in the standings.
Duke inches downward toward a possible (although unlikely) tie in the standings at the end of the season.
There are several games left, so who knows. But this could lead to a multi-team tie in the standings for say, 3rd or 4th place. Many of these teams in the mix have beaten State. So State likely loses tie-breakers.
Virginia and Maryland are both in the mix for that potential tie in the standings. Both beat State.
State needs to keep winning or else we might just be playing on day one of the ACC tournament.
- Posted by TruthBKnown Returned
Carolina is in the same boat. Duke and State already beat UNC once. They split with Virginia, but Miami swept them. And I'm not even thinking of a signature win yet. I just want the Heels to finish the season strong and make some noise in the ACCT. I think the ACCT will be fantastic this year; I mean, ANY team can beat ANY team, the best can lose to the worst. Miami is the only one that hasn't suffered that fate, but they'll lose a road game eventually.
RE: Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
Wow, what a nice goodbye to the ACC! The refs would not let them play. Pretty bad calls both ways, but at least the rebounding we have been leading in the conf really helped. Alex Len really shut Plumlee down. I'm soo happy tonight.
GO TERPS!!!
- Posted by cal008
That was one ugly win, but congrats. Yeah, Maryland is leaving on a high note.
RE: Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
Md's #10 is a dumba**!
- Posted by still heelman1973
Oh, #10 is far from the only D.A. on Maryland's roster. Poor Turgeon. If he hasn't taken up drinking, he needs to.
RE: Game blog: Maryland upsets Duke, 83-81
I've heard the Maryland students chant "B*llsh*t" on three occasions tonight. And people call the Cameron Crazies classless.
- Posted by 903 Rock Chalk Wiggins Hawk
I have rather enjoyed the "Dook Sucks" chant.
The MD student section is chanting COOK: YOU AIN'T SH**. And they don't care...its their last time seeing the DOOKIES on their home court.
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