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Duke, Wake Post ACC Triumphs

By Doug Doughty

This past weekend provided
sparse ACC action but the results of
two games. Maryland-Duke and
Virginia-Wake Forest, did their
share of scrambling even further the
unusual conference race.

Duke, in a turn-around rematch
of last week's contest in which the
Terps collared the Bl Devils,
88-79, at Durham, streaked to a
10-point halftime margin and held
on to edge Maryland, 70-67, in the
televised contest, Saturday
afternoon, at College Park.

Randy Denton dominated
first-half action with 10 points and
12 rebounds but contracted his
usual second-period foul troubles
and was disqualified with 9:41
remaining. Consequently, the Terps
chiseled at the once-15-point Duke
margin until the Blue Devil lead had

decreased to one point with 9
seconds left.

Nevertheless, the over-aggressive
ep defense fouled Duke stalwart
Dick Devenzio on the in-bounds
play, and the 5′10″ senior coolly
dropped in two free throws to ice
the Duke victory.

In addition to his defensive
heroics of limiting Maryland
sharpshooter Howard White to 12
points. DeVenzio led the Blue
Devils with 17 points; 7″ Jim
O'Brien hit a game-high of 24 for
the rps, followed by Captain
Barry Yates with 19.

Just as Duke thrust itself into
the thick of the ACC race in raising
its conference record to 5.5, the
Demo Deacons from Wake Forest
provided impetus for a late-season
charge for conference honors by
drubbing the second-place Virginia
Cavaliers, 95-71, at Winston-Sale
Charlie Davis, held below his
27-point by the ambitious
Virginia five, received substantial
scoring help from MacGregor.
Neil Pastushok and Rich Habegger,
all of whom managed double
figures for the Deacons, now 3-5 in
league The Cavaliers
upped to 4 but maintained
their hold on second place in the
conference.

In a North-South doubleheader
held this past weekend in Charleston
and conspicuous by the absence of
South Carolina's meks North
Carolina further established its
position stop the ACC by
embarrassing Clemson 8-18.
Saturday night after soundly
defeating Georgia Tech and its
talented Rich Yunkus, 87-58, in
Friday night action. The ar els
managed no overwhelming
individual performances but relied
on their usual balanced scoring and
strong depth.

Other games pitted North
Carolina State and Clemson. Friday
night, and Georgia Tech and State.
Saturday night. Although the
Wolfpack managed to avenge an
earlier loss to Clemson in January
by clipping the Tigers, 64-57, they
could not overcome the determined
Engineers and succumbed 73-66.