COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -It’s been a banner season for No. 22 Maryland, the hottest – and easily most surprising – team in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
The Terrapins moved into position to earn at least a share of the league regular-season title with their sixth straight victory, a rousing 79-72 conquest of hated Duke on Wednesday night. Maryland hasn’t finished in first place since 2002, when it parlayed that feat into a national championship.
In avenging an earlier 21-point defeat at Duke, the Terrapins blew a 14-point lead before breaking open a tight game with a closing 10-3 run that included a gutsy, highlight-reel basket by Greivis Vasquez.
The Terrapins (22-7, 12-3) are 8-0 in the ACC and with a victory over Virginia on Saturday, can finish no worse than tied atop the standings.
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