Duke got Maryland in its comfort zone and paid back the 13th-ranked Terrapins for its most lopsided loss of the season.
Dahntay Jones scored 21 points and J.J. Redick added 17 as the eighth-ranked Blue Devils ran their winning streak in Cameron Indoor Stadium to 26 straight with a 75-70 victory Wednesday.
Duke (18-4, 8-4) is tied with the defending national champion Terrapins (16-7, 8-4) for second place in the Atlantic Coast Conference with four league games left. Wake Forest is 7-3.
Tahj Holden had a career-high 18 points for the Terrapins, who beat Duke 87-72 on Jan. 18.
Dad cries foul
Two Texas Tech players suspended for a game this week believe they were “set up” as punishment for their part in the team’s losses, one of their fathers told the Lubbock Avalanche-Journal.
Red Raiders coach Bob Knight held junior guard Andre Emmett, the Big 12’s leading scorer, and senior forward Nick Valdez out of Monday night’s game at No. 3 Texas after they missed breakfast and the team’s walkthrough that morning.
Valdez’s father, Joe Valdez, told the newspaper that “Andre and Nick believe they were set up, purportedly for their irresponsibility toward the team, more likely their relative responsibility in the team’s losses and resulting disappointment.”
Knight’s spokesman, Randy Farley, said Wednesday the claim was “absolutely the most ridiculous thing” he has seen.
Webber trial on
Despite the death of Michigan booster Ed Martin, the prosecution of former Wolverine Chris Webber will go forward, according to U.S. attorney’s office spokeswoman Gina Balaya.
Martin, who died Friday at 69, was to have been a star witness for federal authorities against Webber, his father and his aunt on charges of obstruction of justice and lying to a federal grand jury.
Stolen season
Stetson senior forward Alexis McMillan, the NCAA Division I steals leader with 3.95 a game, will miss the rest of the season because of a knee injury sustained in last Saturday’s game against Central Florida.
RESULTS, WEDNESDAY’S SYNOPSIS
#2 Kentucky 66 at Arkansas 50
Gerald Fitch scored 17 points and the Wildcats extended the nation’s longest winning streak to 15 games.
#16 Oklahoma St. 48 at #5 Oklahoma 64
Hollis Price scored 22 points to lead the Sooners to their 35th straight home victory.
Colorado 87 at #6 Kansas 94
Nick Collison had 24 points, 14 rebounds as the Jayhawks avenged their only loss in 31 regular-season Big 12 games.
#14 Xavier 93 at La Salle 71
Romain Sato scored a career-high 35 points to lead the Musketeers to their 10th straight victory.
Indiana State 54 at #17 Creighton 77
Kyle Korver scored 12 of his 15 points in the 1st half for the Bluejays, who pulled away from a 36-27 halftime lead.
#19 Miss. St. 63 at Auburn 46
Timmy Bowers scored a career-high 25 points as the Bulldogs took over the SEC Western Division lead.
#25 Dayton 70 at Richmond 63
D.J. Stelly had 15 points and Keith Waleskowski had 13 points and 13 rebounds for the Flyers.
Bradley 80 at Northern Iowa 84
Marc Schneiderman had 24 points and 10 rebounds and David Gruber made 2 FTs with :08 left to lift the Panthers.
Evansville 61 at Illinois State 65
Andy Strandmark notched his 1st career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Redbirds.
SW Missouri State 69 at Southern Illinois 74
Kent Williams had 28 points as the Salukis won their 24th straight home game, staying tied for the MVC lead.
