National Basketball Association
Virginia 61, Maryland 58
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, March 10, 2013
Where: John Paul Jones Arena, Charlottesville, Virginia
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Jamie Luckie, # Raymond Naitili
Attendance:
11794
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Virginia 61, Maryland 58 (OT): Forward Mike Tobey scored 13 points, including what proved to be the game-winning basket on a tip-in with 1:46 left in overtime, as the Cavaliers rallied from a 17-point first half deficit to win their 17th straight home game.
Akil Mitchell had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Virginia (21-10, 11-7 ACC), which finished fourth in the Atlantic Coast Conference and clinched a first-round ACC tournament bye. Joe Harris added 15 points for the Cavaliers.
Nick Faust finished with 15 points for Maryland (20-11, 8-10), which has dropped five straight games to Virginia. Dez Wells, who missed a potential game-tying 3-pointer at the end of overtime, had 12 points and 12 rebounds.
Faust scored 10 points during a 19-2 run by Maryland as the Terrapins took a 25-8 lead. The Cavaliers, who trailed by 17 points on three different occasions in the half, closed within 32-19 at intermission thanks to a 3-pointer by Justin Anderson just before the buzzer.
The Cavaliers battled back to tie it at 52 on a long 3-pointer by Harris but Wells put Maryland ahead on a 12-foot floater with 6.9 seconds remaining. Virginia forced overtime when Tobey took an inbounds pass and scored on a five-footer in the key, setting the stage for Tobey's game-winning basket in OT.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland will be the seventh seed in the ACC tournament and will face Wake Forest on Thursday at 7 p.m. ... Virginia improved to 2-6 in games decided by four points or fewer. ... Virginia, the ACC leader in scoring defense, held the opposition to fewer than 60 points for the 13th time in 18 conference games.
Top Game Performances
Maryland |
|
Virginia |
Nick Faust 15 |
Scoring |
Akil Mitchell 17 |
Pe'Shon Howard 2 |
Assists |
Justin Anderson 3 |
Dezmine Wells 12 |
Rebounds |
Akil Mitchell 10 |
Alex Len 6 |
Free Throws Made |
Joe Harris 5 |
Nick Faust 2 |
Steals |
Justin Anderson 1 |
Alex Len 2 |
Blocks |
Justin Anderson 5 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maryland
|
58 |
32.8 |
6-20 |
12-17 |
10 |
40 |
3 |
4 |
12 |
Virginia
|
61 |
36.8 |
4-16 |
15-23 |
9 |
34 |
9 |
6 |
8 |