Duke battles crowd noise to beat Terps

Florida breezed past
14th-ranked Vanderbilt.

ASSOCIATED PRESS

COLLEGE PARK, Md. — DeMarcus Nelson scored 19 of his 27 points in the second half, Gerald Henderson added 23, and No. 4 Duke rallied to beat Maryland 93-84 Sunday night.

The Blue Devils (17-1, 5-0 ACC) had not trailed by more than six points in any game prior to falling behind 51-42 at halftime. But Duke fought back in front of a boisterous sellout crowd hopeful of seeing Maryland earn its sixth win in eight games against its hated rival.

James Gist scored 26 and Bambale Osby had 20 points and 15 rebounds, both career highs, for the Terrapins (12-8, 2-3).

Florida 86,
No. 14 Vanderbilt 64

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Walter Hodge scored a career-high 19 points, Nick Calathes added 15 points, 10 assists and seven rebounds, and Florida used a huge first-half run to beat Vandy.

The Gators put together a 20-0 spurt that helped them build a 34-6 lead, then cruised to their 13th victory in 15 games against the Commodores, including seven straight in Gainesville.

Shan Foster and A.J. Ogilvy, who entered the game averaging nearly 39 points, combined for just three in the first half and finished with 16.

Dan Werner had 14 points, nine rebounds and six assists. Marreese Speights finished with 12 points and eight boards, and Jai Lucas chipped in 11 points.

No. 23 Xavier 77,
Massachusetts 65

AMHERST, Mass. — Drew Lavender scored 19 points to lead four players in double figures, and the Musketeers knocked off UMass to move atop the Atlantic 10.

Derrick Brown added 14 points for Xavier (17-4 overall, 5-1), which won for the ninth time in 10 games. C.J. Anderson added 13 points and Josh Duncan 10.

Etienne Brower led the Minutemen (13-6, 2-3) with 22 points.