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The Associated Press

Published: November 16, 2008

Updated: 11/16/2008 12:34 am

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Chris Turner engineered a dramatic fourth-quarter drive that produced a 26-yard field goal by Obi Egekeze with 1:42 left, and Maryland beat No. 17 North Carolina 17-15 Saturday for its school-record sixth consecutive win against a ranked opponent.

Da'Rel Scott ran for 129 yards and a touchdown and Davin Meggett had 86 rushing yards for Maryland (7-3, 4-2). The Terrapins can reach the Atlantic Coast Conference title game for the first time by winning their last two games.

The Tar Heels (7-3, 3-3) dropped out of first place in the Coastal Division and remained winless at Maryland since 1997.

Playing on a wet field, facing a strong North Carolina defense and starting 82 yards from the end zone with 10:25 left, Turner put together an impressive 73-yard drive to produce the only points of the second half.

Using 19 plays and nearly nine minutes, the Terrapins methodically moved downfield. An 18-yard completion to Ronnie Tyler on a third-and-11 from the Maryland 44 helped, but the key was a 9-yard run by Turner on a fourth-and-5 at the Carolina 32.

N.C. STATE 21,

WAKE FOREST 17

RALEIGH, N.C. - Russell Wilson passed for two touchdowns and ran for another to lead North Carolina State (4-6, 2-4) past Wake Forest (6-4, 4-3).

The redshirt freshman was 16 of 33 for 152 yards with scoring passes covering 11 yards to George Bryan and 8 yards to Anthony Hill in his fourth straight multitouchdown game for the Wolfpack.

Wake Forest marched to the Wolfpack 25 in the final minute before defensive tackle Alan-Michael Cash stuffed Riley Skinner on fourth-and-6.

CLEMSON 31, DUKE 7

CLEMSON, S.C. - C.J. Spiller had an 83-yard touchdown catch and a 24-yard scoring run to help Clemson (5-5, 3-4) win its 14th straight vs. Duke (4-6, 1-5) at home.

Spiller continued his electrifying play in the season's second half for the Tigers. He accounted for 242 yards two weeks ago in Clemson's 27-21 win at Boston College, its first under interim coach Dabo Swinney.

Spiller added two more touchdowns last week in a 41-27 loss at Florida State.

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