The Roanoke Times: Press Boxwith our sports staffUVa-Maryland finalPosted Jan30, 2008 at 10:19 PMMaryland shot 51.9 percent from the field and got every rebound down the stretch in holding off Virginia 85-75 at Comcast Center. The Terps (13-8 overall, 3-3 ACC) led 13-2 to start the game and hit their first six shots from the field. Virginia (11-8, 1-5) ditched its customary man-to-man defense in favor of a 2-3 zone that Maryland riddled for seven 3-pointers in the first half. Virginia, which now has lost six of its last seven games and continues to fall deeper into the ACC cellar, got as close as 76-71 during a late-game rally that was sparked by senior guard Sean Singletary. Singletary, who has a hip pointer and was not cleared to play until 45 minutes before game time, scored 17 of his team-high 23 points in the second half and did not have a turnover for the first time in 75 games. Maryland scored on its last 11 possessions, including four trips when Virginia made a defensive stop, only to see the Terps grab an offensive rebound and either score or go to the free-throw line. The Cavaliers visit Virginia Tech on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff. |
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UVa-Maryland final
Posted Jan30, 2008 at 10:19 PM
Maryland shot 51.9 percent from the field and got every rebound down the stretch in holding off Virginia 85-75 at Comcast Center.
The Terps (13-8 overall, 3-3 ACC) led 13-2 to start the game and hit their first six shots from the field. Virginia (11-8, 1-5) ditched its customary man-to-man defense in favor of a 2-3 zone that Maryland riddled for seven 3-pointers in the first half.
Virginia, which now has lost six of its last seven games and continues to fall deeper into the ACC cellar, got as close as 76-71 during a late-game rally that was sparked by senior guard Sean Singletary.
Singletary, who has a hip pointer and was not cleared to play until 45 minutes before game time, scored 17 of his team-high 23 points in the second half and did not have a turnover for the first time in 75 games.
Maryland scored on its last 11 possessions, including four trips when Virginia made a defensive stop, only to see the Terps grab an offensive rebound and either score or go to the free-throw line.
The Cavaliers visit Virginia Tech on Saturday for a 1 p.m. tipoff.
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