Changes for the Better
With a New Starting Lineup, Maryland Is Able to Shut Down Michigan: Maryland 75, Michigan 70
Maryland's Dino Gregory throws down two of his six points in front of Michigan's Jevohn Shepherd, left, and Manny Harris. Gregory helped the Terrapins establish a greater interior presence, pulling down seven rebounds.
(By John Mcdonnell -- The Washington Post)
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Thursday, December 4, 2008; Page E01
COLLEGE PARK, Md. -- Greivis Vasquez had 23 points, a career-high 12 rebounds and six assists to carry Maryland over Michigan 75-70 Wednesday night in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge.
Eric Hayes scored 13, and Landon Milbourne and David Neal each had 12 for the Terrapins (5-2), who improved to 7-3 overall and 5-0 at home in the annual matchup between teams from the Atlantic Coast Conference and Big Ten.
Vasquez, a 6-foot-6 guard, helped Maryland finish with a 43-26 rebounding advantage.
Manny Harris led Michigan (5-2) with 15 points, and Zack Novak and DeShawn Sims had 12 apiece.
Maryland led 63-61 when Milbourne blocked a shot by Sims. Vasquez got the loose ball, drove the lane and flipped a no-look pass to Milbourne, who slammed in a dunk that electrified the crowd.
Michigan quickly called a timeout, then missed a shot. The Terrapins got the rebound, and Neal drilled a 3-pointer from the left corner for a 7-point lead with 2:55 left.
Maryland maintained the lead by going 7-of-8 at the free throw line down the stretch.
Down 35-29 at halftime, the Terrapins used 3-pointers by Vasquez and Hayes to quickly pull even. After Harris connected from beyond the arc, Maryland got points from four different players in a 10-0 run that made it 45-38.
The surge was interrupted by Novak, who was fouled on a successful 3-pointer and added the free throw. Novak then followed a Maryland turnover with a layup, and Michigan regained the lead on a basket by Jevohn Shepherd.
Neither team led by more than four points until Neal hit his pivotal 3-pointer with just under three minutes to go.
Starting for Maryland for the first time this season, Neal scored the game's first basket and later hit a jumper in the lane to put the Terrapins up 12-10.
Michigan then went on a 13-2 run that included dunks by Sims and Shepherd and 3-pointers by Kelvin Grady and Novak. After the Terrapins closed to 25-23, Harris made two free throws and a layup to give the Wolverines a six-point cushion.
