Henderson leads Duke past Maryland

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02/25/2009 - College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Gerald Henderson had 19 points and eight rebounds to pace seventh-ranked Duke to a 78-67 win over Maryland, as the Blue Devils won their third straight overall and swept the season series from the Terrapins.

Elliot Williams added 15 points, while Kyle Singler notched 13 points and 10 rebounds for the Blue Devils (23-5, 9-4 ACC), who moved within a game of North Carolina for the lead in the conference. Jon Scheyer scored 12 for Duke, which next plays on the road against Virginia Tech Saturday before hosting Florida State. Duke's final regular season game is at North Carolina on March 8.

There was some concern though for the Blue Devils, when sophomore guard Nolan Smith went down hard to the floor after running into Maryland's Dave Neal on a screen early in the second half. Smith remained on the Duke bench before going to the locker room.

Landon Milbourne had 19 points for Maryland (17-10, 6-7), which was coming off a home overtime win over the Tar Heels on Saturday. Adrian Bowie scored 14, while Greivis Vasquez and Eric Hayes each scored 10. Vasquez, who had a triple-double on Saturday, fouled out late in the second half against Duke.

Milbourne's two free throws tied the game at 60 with 5:44 remaining, but Henderson and Singler countered with three-pointers to put the Blue Devils in front for good.

Scheyer's three-ball moved the margin to 72-63 with 1:54 left.

It was tight throughout the first half and the teams went to the locker room tied at 34, this despite a big difference in shooting. Duke was 11-of-32 from the field in the first 20 minutes, while Maryland was 15-of-28.

Game Notes

Duke beat Maryland, 85-44, last month and has won four straight meetings...The Blue Devils held a 39-28 advantage in rebounds...Scheyer was 1-of-7 from three-point range, but the rest of the Duke team was 7-of-12 from beyond the arc.

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