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Thursday, February 10, 2000

Terrapins snap Duke's 31-game win streak
Maryland, who had lost last 28 of 33 to Blue Devils, get last minute 98-97 win
Associated Press
DURHAM, N.C.- The streaks for No. 3 Duke are over, and at the hands of an unlikely opponent.
   The 23rd-ranked Maryland Terrapins had lost 28 of their last 33 against the Blue Devils, but got 31 points from Juan Dixon and two key 3-pointers late by Terence Morris in a 98-87 victory Wednesday night, snapping Duke's record 31-game Atlantic Coast Conference winning streak.
   Duke (18-3, 9-1) also had the nation's longest winning streak snapped at 18 and lost in Cameron Indoor Stadium for the first time since Jan. 11, 1997, against Wake Forest - a span of 46 games.
   Dixon's point total matched a career high, while Lonny Baxter added 22 points and Morris had 20 as the Terrapins (17-6, 6-4) tied North Carolina for second place in the ACC.
   The game was tied 83-83 when Morris, who had struggled all night and allowed 28 points to Shane Battier on defense, hit a baseline 3-pointer with 3:27 left to give Maryland the lead or good. A minute later, he made another shot from beyond the arc and the upset was brewing.
   Dixon helped close it out with three fouls shots over the final 31 seconds as the Terrapins outscored Duke 15-4 down the stretch.
   Morris finished 7-of-22 from the field.
   Neither team led by more than seven points until the final two minutes in arguably the best ACC game of the year.
   Duke made 13 of its first 17 shots, but unlike most of its wins during the Cameron streak, the Blue Devils couldn't knock out their opponent, turning the ball over 12 times in the opening 20 minutes.

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