Feb. 8, 1997
Terps Run Into Hungry Tigers
CLEMSON, S.C. -- Terrell McIntyre scored 11 of his 21 points in a decisive 16-1
second half run to lead 10th-ranked Clemson to an 80-68 victory
over seventh-ranked Maryland and a sweep of the Atlantic Coast
Conference season series.
Greg Buckner led Clemson (19-4, 7-3 ACC) with 23 points. The
Tigers bridged the first and second half with a 31-8 run to open
a 47-32 lead.
Keith Booth led Maryland (18-5, 7-4) with 19 points.
Maryland held a 24-16 lead after Laron Profit hit a
three-pointer with 4:43 left in the half. But Tony Christie
converted a pair of free throws and connected on a three-pointer
from the top of the key to ignite a 13-3 run to close the half.
A layup by McIntyre with five seconds remaining in the half
snapped a 27-27 tie.
The game was tied at 31-31 early in the second half when
McIntyre ignited a 16-1 run with a four-point play. He hit a
three-pointer from the right corner as he was fouled by Terrell
Stokes and converted the free throw with 18:20 left to give
Clemson the lead for good. McIntyre added a layup, a pair of
free throws and a three-pointer in the run as Clemson opened a
47-32 lead with 16:12 left.
Maryland pulled no closer than eight points the rest of the way.
Sarunas Jasikevicius had 16 points and Profit finished with 14
for the Terps.
The win pulled the Tigers within one game of first-place Wake
Forest in the ACC. Clemson plays at Wake Forest Wednesday
night.
Clemson defeated the Terps at Maryland, 67-63, on January 15th.
The Tigers have won eight of the last nine and 11 of the last 13
contests against Maryland in Littlejohn Coliseum.
MARYLAND (68)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Profit 36 6-12 0-0 1-6 6 4 14
Booth 40 5-10 9-12 1-7 2 4 19
Ekezie 12 1-2 0-0 1-3 1 5 2
Stokes 36 1-5 2-2 1-3 7 4 5
Jasikevicius 29 5-13 3-4 0-1 2 4 16
Elliott 25 3-6 4-5 2-5 0 4 10
Watkins 8 1-1 0-1 0-2 0 0 2
Kovarik 11 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 4 0
Hite 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0
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TOTALS 200 22-50 18-24 6-27 18 31 68
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Percentages: FG-.440, FT-.750. 3-Point Goals:
6-14, .429 (Profit 2-4, Booth 0-1, Stokes 1-3,
Jasikevicius 3-6). Team rebounds: 2. Blocked
shots: 3 (Booth, Elliott, Watkins). Turnovers: 23
(Jasikevicius 6, Ekezie 4, Profit 4, Booth 3,
Elliott 3, Stokes 2, Kovarik). Steals: 5 (Booth
3, Jasikevicius, Profit).
CLEMSON (80)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Iturbe 29 3-7 2-5 2-4 2 3 8
Buckner 34 7-11 8-11 2-10 3 3 23
Wideman 21 0-0 0-0 1-5 1 4 0
Mcintyre 38 5-14 9-11 0-0 6 1 21
Code 30 2-8 4-4 0-1 1 3 9
Jamison 22 2-4 4-8 3-5 0 3 8
Christie 11 1-2 2-3 1-1 0 0 5
Jurkunas 8 1-2 3-4 0-3 0 1 5
Whitt 7 0-2 1-2 0-3 0 1 1
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TOTALS 200 21-50 33-48 9-32 13 19 80
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Percentages: FG-.420, FT-.688. 3-Point Goals:
5-15, .333 (Iturbe 0-1, Buckner 1-1, Mcintyre
2-7, Code 1-3, Christie 1-2, Jurkunas 0-1). Team
rebounds: 4. Blocked shots: 4 (Jurkunas 2,
Iturbe, Buckner). Turnovers: 16 (Iturbe 5,
Buckner 3, Code 3, Jamison 2, Wideman 2). Steals:
11 (Iturbe 3, Mcintyre 3, Buckner 2, Wideman 2,
Jamison).
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Maryland 27 41 - 68
Clemson 29 51 - 80
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Technical fouls: Maryland 1 (Bench). A: 11,200.
Officials: Rick Hartzell, Felton Steed, Carl Hess.
