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Scheyer Lifts Duke Past Terps

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The Associated Press

Published: March 15, 2009

ATLANTA - Jon Scheyer scored 22 points and Duke rode a 12-2 second-half run to beat Maryland 67-61 on Saturday and earn a spot in the Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament championship game.
Kyle Singler added 14 points for No. 9 Duke.
Duke (27-6) led only 44-41 before Gerald Henderson's 3-pointer with 8:53 started the 12-2 run. Scheyer and David McClure each had back-to-back baskets in the run, which ended with Duke leading 56-43 with 5:35 remaining.

Eric Hayes answered with four straight points for Maryland (20-13), but he missed a 3-point attempt with 2 minutes left after the Terrapins cut the lead to seven points at 57-50.

Hayes led Maryland with 20 points, including 15 after Duke's 12-2 run. He scored 15 of Maryland's final 18 points. Greivis Vasquez had 14 points and Adrian Bowie added 10 for the Terrapins.
Duke will be trying to win the ACC Tournament for the fourth time as a No. 3 seed. The Blue Devils also were No. 3 seeds when winning the title in 1988, 2003 and 2005.

Maryland took a brief 34-32 lead in the second half, before a 3-pointer by Scheyer gave Duke the lead for good.

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