Feb. 13, 2010

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DURHAM, N.C. - Jon Scheyer scored 22 points to lead Duke to a 77-56 defeat of Maryland on Saturday in a matchup of the Atlantic Coast Conference's top two teams.

Brian Zoubek had 16 points and 17 rebounds for the first-place Blue Devils (21-4, 9-2), who shot 41 percent from the field and held the Terrapin offense in check.

Greivis Vasquez scored 17 points and Cliff Tucker added 12 to lead the Terrapins (16-7, 6-3), whose late run couldn't make up for going 7 minutes between baskets in the first half. They were 2 of 13 from 3-point range.

Nolan Smith had 14 points and Kyle Singler finished with 10 for the Blue Devils - who have won four straight, six of seven overall and 40 in a row at home against unranked teams.

They have rarely been tested at Cameron this season - 14-0 with all but one of the victories coming by double digits.

This time, they held off a late charge by Maryland and kept control throughout against the second-place Terrapins, the last visitors not named North Carolina to win here when they did it in 2007 when Vasquez was a freshman.

In his final visit to one of college basketball's most inhospitable arenas, Vasquez recovered from a rocky start and nearly clawed Maryland back into the game.

Vasquez scored nine consecutive points during a 10-0 run, hitting a jumper to pull the Terrapins within 54-44 with 9:26 to play. Duke responded with a reverse layup by Singler, two free throws by Smith and a three-point play by Scheyer to stretch the lead to 61-44.

That came after Vasquez was held without a point for the opening 16 minutes. By the time he hit his first basket - a floating jumper at the 4-minute mark of the first half - the Blue Devils already were up by double figures.

Duke reeled off 15 consecutive points during the early 25-6 run that pushed their lead into double figures. Singler and Scheyer capped the burst with 3-pointers 15 seconds apart to make it 30-14 with 7 1/2 minutes left in the first half.

The Terps are back in action Monday when they play host to Virginia at Comcast Center. The game was originally scheduled to be played Wednesday, but was postponed due the recent snow storms in the Mid-Atlantic Region. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. ET. The game can be heard on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network or seen via webcast on ESPN360.com.

Material from The Associated Press contributed to this story