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Terps pull off yet another upset

Associated Press
Published January 31, 2005

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Nik Caner-Medley scored 19 to lead rejuvenated Maryland past No.22 Georgia Tech 79-71 Sunday.

Four days after winning at No.2 Duke, the Terps let an 11-point lead dwindle to three before pulling away.

After a jumper by John Gilchrist put Maryland up 63-52 with 9:30 left, Jarrett Jack made two free throws and a 10-footer to ignite an 8-0 run for Georgia Tech, which was coming off Thursday's 102-101 overtime win over No.5 Wake.

Maryland responded with Ekene Ibekwe's three-point play. And Georgia Tech came up empty on four consecutive possessions before Caner-Medley made a jumper off the glass for a 68-60 lead with 3:31 left.

NO.2 DUKE 100, VA. TECH 65: J.J. Redick scored 29 for the Blue Devils. Duke held the Hokies without a basket for the final 5:35 of the first half and capped a 17-2 run with Redick's 3-pointer at the buzzer for a 56-31 lead. Virginia Tech fell to 0-8 in Durham and played the final 4:39 without coach Seth Greenberg, who was issued his second technical foul and ejected.

SEC

NO.14 ALABAMA 75, GEORGIA 47: Kennedy Winston scored 18 for the host Crimson Tide, who held an opponent to less than 40 percent shooting for the eighth time. Winston scored Alabama's first eight on the way to a 36-17 halftime lead. Georgia then went more than eight minutes in the second half without scoring as Alabama opened with a 21-2 run.

Top 25

NO.9 OKLA. ST. 104, COLORADO 86: John Lucas scored 26 and Jameson Curry 17 of his 22 during the second half for the Cowboys, who won in Boulder for the first time since Feb.24, 1996. The Buffaloes made 11 of their school-record 17 3-pointers during the first half to trail 52-50. But Lucas made two 3-pointers and scored 12 during a 16-6 run that put the Cowboys up 94-77 with 4:45 left. NO.10 WASH. 79, ARIZ. ST. 70: Nate Robinson scored 18 of his 23 during the second half for the visiting Huskies. Kevin Kruger made two free throws for a technical foul on Washington coach Lorenzo Romar. And Tyrone Jackson's ensuing 3-pointer put the Sun Devils up 43-41 6:14 into the second half.

But Brandon Roy's three-point play triggered an 11-0 run. Jamaal Williams scored six during the run and capped it with a putback to make it 52-43 with 11:08 left.

NOTRE DAME 78, NO.19 UCONN 74: Torin Francis scored 19 for the host Irish, who outscored the Huskies 38-20 in the paint. Left unguarded, Marcus Williams made a 3-pointer with 3:10 left to put UConn up 74-72. But UConn missed its final five shots. Francis put Notre Dame up 76-74. Then Williams missed a breakaway layup with 15 seconds left. Williams then fouled Chris Thomas, who made two free throws.

USF reinstates Leather

TAMPA - USF senior forward Terrence Leather, suspended from Saturday's loss at UAB, is scheduled to return to practice today and play Wednesday at Southern Miss, coach Robert McCullum said.

Leather, USF's leading scorer and rebounder, was suspended for "conduct detrimental to the team" in the locker room after fouling out in 12 minutes during USF's loss to Cincinnati on Thursday.

"His playing time, or whether he starts on Wednesday, will be predicated on practice in the next two days," said McCullum, who met with Leather on Sunday. "But I anticipate he'll come out and have great practices."

Nation

PURDUE 84, MICHIGAN 55: Matt Kiefer had 21 points and eight rebounds as the host Boilermakers ended a seven-game losing streak. Purdue ended the first half with a 17-5 run for a 42-26 lead, then opened the second half with a 15-3 run.

--Times staff writer Greg Auman contributed to this report.

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