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Maryland Upends Wake

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The Associated Press

Published: March 14, 2009

Updated: 03/14/2009 12:24 am

ATLANTA - Maryland figured it needed two more wins to lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

It got just that - and a chance at another one - Friday night when Greivis Vasquez scored 22 points and the Terrapins advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament with a crucial 75-64 upset of No. 9 Wake Forest, which was doomed by its worst shooting performance of the season.

Maryland (20-12) pulled away from a 36-31 halftime lead as the Demon Deacons (24-6) missed time and time again, finishing at 29.7 percent from the field. The Terps made up for a 65-63 loss to Wake Forest 10 days earlier and won for the second straight night, following up a win against North Carolina State.

The Terps moved on to face No. 9 Duke in the semis today, giving them yet another chance to impress the NCAA Tournament selection committee.

NO. 1 NORTH CAROLINA 79,

VIRGINIA TECH 76
Tyler Hansbrough scored 28 points and made a disputed defensive stop in the final seconds as No. 1 North Carolina avoided an upset, holding off Virginia Tech.

The Tar Heels, playing without injured ACC Player of the Year Ty Lawson, got all they could handle from the Hokies.

But Hansbrough scored the go-ahead basket with 36.1 seconds left - the 12th lead change of the second half - and then he tied up J.T. Thompson in the lane for a jump ball that gave North Carolina (28-3) possession with 5.2 seconds to go. Coach Seth Greenberg of Virginia Tech (18-14) threw his jacket in disgust, believing Thompson was fouled.

Hansbrough was fouled on the inbounds, made two free throws and A.D. Vassallo, who scored 26 points to lead Virginia Tech, missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

NO. 9 DUKE 66,

BOSTON COLLEGE 65
Gerald Henderson scored the go-ahead basket with 34.8 seconds remaining and No. 9 Duke held on for a victory against Boston College.
Rakim Sanders missed a last-second 3-pointer for Boston College (22-11) after missing a jumper with 17.8 seconds left.
Kyle Singler matched his career high with 26 points, Henderson had 16 and Jon Scheyer had 14 for Duke (26-6).

The Eagles called a timeout with 5.5 seconds left to set up a final play, but Sanders' 3-point attempt bounced off the rim.

Tyrese Rice had 17 points and Biko Paris added 15 for Boston College.

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