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Terps Succumb To Cavaliers

By Paul Larsen
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Battling five redshirted Maryland
Terps and two stripe-shirted
referees at University Hall last
night, the Virginia basketball team
landed fifth place entering the ACC
tournament next week by beating
the Terrapins, 70-68.

The Cavaliers opened the game
by immediately jumping into the
lead by a score of 22-6. Norm
Carmichael and Mike Wilkes
sparked the team by complimenting
each other with interchanging
baskets and rebounds. The Maryland
five, who have not found
their legs on alien courts throughout
the season (having won only
one away game), were unable to
keep pace with their opponents
during the first half. Only the
cold shooting hands of Virginia's
Mike Katos and Tony Kinn and
the hot whistle blowing of referees
Bello and Owen kept the Terps
in the game.

Hetzel Missing

Mysteriously missing from most
of the game was Maryland's star
sophomore Will Hetzel who missed
on seven attempted shots and was
called for three fouls during the
first half. Without Hetzel Maryland
gave up most of its rebounding
strength and his absence sorely
hurt the Terrapins.

During the second half, with
Katos and Kinn unable to find the
handle, Maryland slowly found its
timing and accuracy and ate away
at the Virginia lead. If it had
not been for what Coach Bill
Gibson termed Mike Wilkes' "best
overall effort of the season," the
Maryland rampage might well have
overtaken the Cavaliers. Wilkes
ended his last game of the season
at home with 22 points and
17 rebounds.

Maryland, who beat Virginia
at College Park in the teams' first
meeting, did not begin their come-from-behind-rally
until almost
thirty of the regulation forty
minutes were wasted. With 10:20
left in the game, the Cavaliers
still held a ten-point lead. But Pete
Johnson and Rod Horst put together
a two-man effort which
nearly nipped Virginia. The two
scored 12 of Maryland's last 17
points in the final eight minutes.

With a minute left the Terps
had come within two points of
equalizing the score, but their
final chance was squelched when
Carmichael grabbed the ball out
of Horst's hands to finalize the
score at 70-68.