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Saturday, Feb. 19 4:00pm ET
Dixon leads Maryland's outside attack

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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Juan Dixon scored 20 points and led some strong outside shooting by No. 22 Maryland that sent the Terrapins to their sixth straight ACC victory, 73-67 over Wake Forest on Saturday.

Outhustled down low and harassed into front-line foul trouble by Wake Forest, the Terrapins compensated by making nine of 18 3-point attempts, including a 7-for-13 showing in the first half.


	Maryland's Juan Dixon, shooting over Wake Forest's Broderick Hicks, hit three of six from 3-point range.

Dixon made three of six from beyond the arc as Maryland (19-7, 8-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) won its third consecutive conference game on the road and swept Wake Forest for the first time since 1993-94.

Terence Morris scored 15 of his 17 in the second half and added seven rebounds and four assists, helping the Terrapins win for the eighth time in nine league games after an 0-3 start.

The Demon Deacons (14-12, 5-8) lost for the eighth time in 11 games, further damaging their bid to finish fourth or better in the ACC standings for the eighth consecutive year.

Wake Forest's Darius Songaila had 22 points and 12 rebounds, but the Demon Deacons got just two points from top offensive threat Robert O'Kelley, who missed eight of his nine field-goal attempts. Josh Howard added 11 points for Wake Forest and Rafael Vidaurreta and Ervin Murray each had 10.

Maryland's final 3-pointer, a shot from the left wing by Morris, made it 58-46 with 13:01 remaining, the Terrapins' biggest lead.

But Maryland missed its next eight field-goal attempts and turned it over once, clearing the way for Wake Forest to score the next nine points. A pair of free throws by Songaila made it 58-55 with 7:38 left.

The Demon Deacons kept it tight the rest of the way, coming as close as 68-66 on two foul shots by Songaila at the 1:32 mark.

But Maryland sealed it by making five of seven free throws the rest of the way.

The latest meeting was a stark contrast to their last game, when the Terrapins bolted to an 18-2 lead and rolled to a 22-point victory Jan. 19 in College Park, Md.

The Demon Deacons opened Saturday's contest by forcing 11 first-half turnovers and converting them into 14 points, helping them stretch their lead to seven before Maryland closed the half with a 19-5 run. The Terrapins hit four 3-pointers in the surge, which put them up 40-33 at halftime.

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