Feb. 20, 2011
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. - For 35 minutes, Maryland couldn't miss from the inside and North Carolina State was connecting from all over the court.
"Really, neither team could stop each other, to be completely honest," Wolfpack forward Scott Wood said.
Jordan Williams scored 26 points, freshman Terrell Stoglin had 25 points and nine assists, and Maryland used a late surge to pull away to an 87-80 victory Sunday night.
Senior forward Dino Gregory had a career-high 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Terrapins, who have won eight straight over the Wolfpack. Maryland (17-10, 6-6 Atlantic Coast Conference) had only two turnovers in the second half and went 19 for 20 at the foul line.
But the key was that Williams got scoring help from Gregory, a 6-foot-7 forward, and Stoglin, a 6-1 guard.
"They have been double-teaming Jordan, so when we have other guys that can score, it makes us a better team," said Stoglin, who matched his career high in points.
Tracy Smith scored 19, C.J. Leslie had 17 and Wood added 15 for the Wolfpack (14-12, 4-8).
The game was tied at 71 before Maryland guard Sean Mosley made a layup, Stoglin sank two free throws and Mosley scored on a drive. After a turnover by North Carolina State, Mosley made a pair of foul shots to make it 79-71 with 3 minutes remaining.
"Whoever could stop the other team would win," Terps coach Gary Williams said.
"We stopped doing the things offensively that were working for us," Wolfpack coach Sidney Lowe said. "We took some bad shots, and up until that point we had been moving the ball pretty well. Then we started holding the ball and just made some bad decisions."
Said Wood: "It came down to who was going to execute at the end. We took four bad shots and had a couple of turnovers, and that just killed us. It came down to a little adversity, and we folded."
Before the game, Maryland honored former standout guard Greivis Vasquez by hanging his No. 21 from the rafters of the arena. The Terrapins could have used someone with his ability to hit a long-range jumper, because Maryland didn't even attempt a 3-pointer until Mosley clanged one off the rim with 7:24 left.
It would be Maryland's only try from beyond the arc, but it didn't matter because Williams and Gregory were dominant inside.
"At one point I felt like I couldn't miss a shot," said Gregory, who went 8 for 14. "The goal looked really big to me. They kept on finding me and I kept on making my shots."
Maryland trailed 50-45 before Pe'Shon Howard - the current No. 21 on the roster - made two free throws to spark a 14-8 spree that put the Terrapins in front with 13:16 left.
After that, neither team led by more than three points until Mosley started Maryland's decisive run.
Wood connected three times from beyond the arc, Leslie scored 11 points and the Wolfpack forced 10 turnovers in going up 40-38 at halftime.
The Terrapins led 33-24 before Wood drilled successive 3-pointers during a 14-0 run that gave the Wolfpack their first lead since 3-0. Leslie had two baskets during the surge, which was fueled by five Maryland turnovers.
After missing five shots on their first possession, the Terrapins missed only seven more during the entire first half. Williams had 15 points at halftime on 7-for-7 shooting.
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