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Last updated: December 1, 2009 10:34 p.m.

Maryland gets past Indiana 80-68 with final flurry

MICHAEL MAROT
Associated Press
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Maryland finally figured out how to put away Indiana on Tuesday.

With a strong closing flurry.

Greivis Vasquez scored 23 points and Landon Milbourne had 19 points, leading the Terrapins to an 80-68 victory in their first trip to Indiana and giving the ACC its first win in this year's Big Ten-ACC Challenge.

Maryland (5-2) ended a two-game losing streak.

The Hoosiers (3-4), who have lost four of their last five, were led by freshmen Maurice Creek with 19 points and Christian Watford, who had 16 points. The loss prevented coach Tom Crean from picking up career win No. 200 in his first attempt.

It was a sloppy game most of the night, with the teams combining for 34 turnovers and 41 fouls.

The difference: Maryland shot 56.5 percent from the field in the second half. Indiana was 23 of 70 from the field and just 7 of 26 from 3-point range for the game.

But the crowd clearly had an impact on Maryland, which had committed fewer turnovers in all six of its previous games this season. At times, the Terrapins looked rattled before finally regrouping over the final 10 minutes when they locked down the Indiana shooters.

Indiana led much of the first half, extending the lead to 28-21 after making six straight baskets.

Maryland answered with six straight points and regained the lead at 35-33 on Vasquez's 3-pointer in the final minute before halftime.

In the second half, Indiana rallied from a six-point deficit in the second half to take the lead at 49-48 on Creek's 3-pointer with 11:44 to go.

But after the teams traded leads over the next three minutes, Maryland scored five straight points to take control and limited Indiana to just three baskets over the final 9:44. The Terrapins finished the game on a 26-12 run that sealed the victory.

Maryland has now won five straight in the conference challenge, a series the ACC has never lost, and was making its first trip to Bloomington, Ind.

Jordan Williams had 11 rebounds for the Terrapins, and Vasquez was 13 of 14 from the free-throw line.