Jan. 10, 2007
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Mike Jones finished with 17 points to lead Maryland, while Ekene Ibekwe and James Gist each added 10, but Miami limited Maryland to 22 percent shooting and controlled the boards in a 63-58 victory Wednesday night.
Miami (9-8, 2-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) made only 19 of 61 shots (31 percent) from the floor, including 3-for-15 from 3-point range, and committed 15 turnovers. But the Hurricanes held Maryland to one field goal over the final 9 minutes, 36 seconds to end the Terrapins' five-game winning streak.
Anthony Harris scored 15 points and Jack McClinton had 12 for Miami, which outrebounded Maryland 55-41 and went 14-for-16 at the foul line over the final 1:19.
D.J. Strawberry, the Terrapins' leading scorer, went 1-for-8 from the field and finished with seven points - all in the final three minutes.
The Terrapins finished 13-for-58 from the field (6-for-23 from beyond the arc) but kept it close by going 26-for-35 at the line.
Maryland trailed only 30-25 early in the second half before giving the sellout crowd reason to cheer.
Two free throws by Ekene Ibekwe and a 15-foot jumper by Will Bowers got the Terrapins within one, and a 3-pointer by James Gist tied it. Then, after a basket by Miami, freshman Eric Hayes hit a 3-pointer to Maryland its first lead since 19-17.
Two foul shots by McClinton and layups by Brian Asbury and Harris put the Hurricanes up 40-35 with 9:55 left.
Miami went ahead 43-37 before the Terrapins used six successive free throws to draw even with 5 minutes to go.
The Hurricanes answered with two foul shots by Asbury and a follow-shot by Collins, then held off Maryland with a fine performance at the line.
Miami held Maryland to 21 percent shooting from the floor and outrebounded the Terrapins in taking a 26-21 halftime lead.
Jones scored half of Maryland's first 14 points, then hit his third 3-pointer for a 17-12 lead. The Hurricanes, meanwhile, missed 10 straight field-goal tries before a layup by Raymond Hicks ended a scoring drought of nearly seven minutes.
Ibekwe then made two foul shots before Collins scored eight points in a 13-1 run that put the Hurricanes up 26-20.
