<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) - So many terrific Maryland teams never won the Atlantic Coast Conference tournament. Leave it to the unlikeliest bunch of Terrapins to finally end a 20-year drought. Maryland capped an improbable run through the tournament Sunday by beating No. 5 Duke 95-87 in overtime, ending the top-seeded Blue Devils' run at five straight championships. It was the first ACC tournament title for the sixth-seeded Terrapins (19-11) since 1984, when Len Bias and coach Lefty Driesell beat Duke. Maryland had been to just one final since then, in 2000 when the Blue Devils were in the early stages of their tournament dominance. Duke (27-5) came into the tournament looking for its record sixth consecutive title and 15th overall. Instead, the Blue Devils took their first ACC postseason loss since 1998 - snapping a streak of 17 straight wins. They also might have cost themselves a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. Maryland had tournament MVP John Gilchrist to thank for that. The sophomore guard put together a terrific three-game stretch to help the Terps beat the Nos. 3, 2 and 1 seeds. </div> Full Story Box Score I was watching that game and I was surprised Maryland came back after being down by 12. This was the first time Maryland won the ACC torunament title since 1984 when Len Bias led the Terps to victory against Duke. Jon Gilchrist is the tournament MVP.
The game was amazing, Reddick had a horrible game from three, and Maryland, who is a horrible FT shooting team, was so clutch at the end hitting FTs, especially Jamar Smith, Gilchrist is amazing, and he is only a sophomore...I had a feeling Duke was going to lose also.
I was thrilled that Maryland won this one. John Gilchrist came up huge for them at the end of the game, and was spectacular all through this one. The Terrapins have been red hot lately, with wins over Wake Forest, NC State and now Duke. Maryland plays UTEP on March 18. Thankfully Reddick only shot 1-8 from 3 point range, I was afraid he would have a good game, thankfully he didn't.
I wish I could have seen all of this game. I was able to see the first 15 min and than I had to leave. And, at that time, Duke was losing by like, 1 or 2, and Redick had missed a free throw, which amazed the hell out of me. But, I'm really glad that the Terps won this one. It took them from a bubble team to a #4 seed in the tourney.
Managed to see the end of this one, this was a game Duke threw away. Credit to John Gilchrist who couldn't be stopped, just like in the NC state game. When that guy gets in the zone he is one of the toughest guys to stop in the nation. I didn't like the fact Maryland just because of this win gets a number 4 seed though.
