No. 2 Duke (22-1) at Maryland (15-7) 1:00 pm EST
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) - Duke has been living on the
edge lately. Maryland would like nothing better than to push
the Blue Devils over it.
Second-ranked Duke looks to sweep its season season series with
Maryland on Saturday in an Atlantic Coast Conference matchup.
The Blue Devils (22-1, 10-0 ACC) have won five straight since
suffering their first loss of the season to Georgetown on
January 21. They posted comfortable wins over Virginia Tech and
Virginia after the loss to the Hoyas but have been tested in
their last three contests, winning them by a combined seven
points.
Duke is coming off an 87-83 road victory over bitter rival North
Carolina on Tuesday. The Blue Devils scored the first 12
points of the second half and led by as many as 17 but needed
some clutch shots by senior guard J.J. Redick to remain
unbeaten in conference play.
Redick scored 35 points - his 10th 30-point game of the season -
including 11 in the final 4:23. He was 12-of-22 from the field
and had a season-high four steals.
Maryland (15-7, 5-4) had won three straight against Duke before
being routed, 76-52, on January 11.
The Terrapins snapped a three-game losing streak with a 76-65
victory over Virginia on Tuesday. With the win, Gary Williams
became the winningest coach in school history with 349.
Duke has won 15 of the last 22 in a series it leads, 100-58, but
is 1-2 in the Comcast Center.