Roanoke Times
Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: THURSDAY, February 3, 1994 TAG: 9402030186
SECTION: SPORTS PAGE: B-1 EDITION: METRO
SOURCE: DOUG DOUGHTY STAFF WRITER
DATELINE: CHARLOTTESVILLE LENGTH: Medium
Smith, second in the Atlantic Coast Conference in scoring in his freshman season, made only three of 19 shots Wednesday night as No. 21-ranked Maryland lost 73-66 at University Hall.
"I didn't think he made any shots, other than a dunk," Burrough said. "Of course, I've been 3-for-19 a few nights myself, so I can relate to that."
It wasn't one of those nights for Burrough, who went 11-for-20 and finished with game highs of 26 points and 13 rebounds in leading the Cavaliers to their ninth victory in 11 games.
Coach Jeff Jones announced that the cast was removed from the broken right ankle of junior guard Cory Alexander, but he said he wanted to dwell on the performance of the players who did play.
Virginia (12-5 overall) moved a half-game behind ACC leader Duke at 6-2, but not before blowing a 14-point lead in the second half. Maryland never led after halftime, but the Terrapins forced a 63-63 tie with 4 minutes, 35 seconds left.
After Burrough made the first of two free throws to put the Cavaliers ahead 64-63 with 4:11 left, Maryland had two shots to take the lead on its next possession, the second a jumper by Smith in the lane.
"I felt I got some pretty good looks [at the basket]," Smith said. "I missed some shots early, I tried to make some adjustments, and all I did was keep missing. It was just a tough night."
The Terrapins' only field goal in their last eight possessions was a 3-pointer by Exree Hipp that made it 70-66 with 41 seconds left. It was one of six 3-pointers in the half for Maryland.
The Terps (12-5 overall, 5-3 ACC) were 8-of-17 on 3-point attempts but went 15-of-56 from inside the arc and shot 31.5 percent for the game. That was a season low for Maryland, third in the ACC in field-goal percentage at 48.1.
Virginia used an assortment of players against Smith, mostly sophomore Chris Alexander, who played a career-high 27 minutes and appeared to have more than the three blocked shots with which he was credited.
The Cavaliers had a season-high 13 blocks - the most since 1979 - including six by Burrough. Burrough may have been the beneficiary of some favorable statistic-keeping, but he took any ribbing in stride.
"See, nobody wants to accept the fact I'm a shot-blocker," said Burrough, who had 10 blocks in the first 16 games. "A few of them may have been steals, but I'll take [the blocks]."
UVa built its lead to 40-28 late in the first half, but Jones pulled three foul-plagued starters and saw the Terrapins close to 40-35 with a chance to pull closer.
"To think we were up by five at the half and had given up 15 offensive rebounds and [committed] 15 turnovers was pretty remarkable," Jones said.
Virginia finished with 23 turnovers, but that was only three more than Maryland. The Terrapins had 24 offensive rebounds, but the rebounding was even for the game, 47-47.
"I think it's an understatement to say this was a good win for us," Jones said. "We did it the Virginia way, which means it was ugly, but we found a way to fight our way through."
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