European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 17, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday March 17 2007 stars and stripes Page 39 Maryland first step in big dance is hardly a Waltz by John Wawrow the associated press Buffalo by when Davidsons Stephen Curry folded out no one was As relieved As do Strawberry he finally got some Relief and knew what it All meant Maryland was on its Way to the second round of the Mcaa tournament helped by Strawberry efficient 12point 5assist 8rebound performance the terrapins overcame the wildcats 8270 on thursday in their Torst Mcaa tournament appearance in three years he was tiring me out just As much As i was tiring him Strawberry said of the freshman guard Curry scored 30 Points but ran out of Gas at the end missing five of his final six at tempts before fouling out with 21 seconds remaining the wildcats had no one else to pick up the Slack managing just one Field goal transition Layup in the i dont think it was anything about fatigue Curry said its just shots we rent falling and had Loose balls go the other Way just a couple of bad bounces Here and there that was All Maryland needed in a game that featured 14 Lead changes the Terra pins the Midwest regions fourth seed ral lied from an eight Point second half Defi Cit Mike Jones led Maryland 258 with 17 Points and Reserve Forward Zambale Osby added 11 playing a key role in sparking an Stephan guard Grems Vasquez celebrates Maryland Mcaa tourney Victory Over Davidson 114 run that put the terms ahead 6963 with remaining much of the game revolved around Curry and Strawberry players who Hap pen to be the sons of famous athletes cur Rys father is Dell Curry the former Aba three Point shooting expert Strawberry is the son of former baseball slugger Darryl Curry was everywhere on the court from hitting three pointers from Well be Hind the arc to sneaking inside to convert reverse layups Hes for real Maryland coach Gary Williams said of Curry i told him after the game you could play anywhere Davidson 295 had a 13game win Streak snapped and lost for Only the second time in 27 games the wildcats also lost their seventh straight first round game their last tournament Victory came in 1969 when they beat St Johns 7969 in the East semifinals the momentum turned in the opening minutes of the second half and after David son opened a 5244 Lead when Curry set up Max Paulhus Gosselin for a transition Layup the wildcats however squandered a Chance to increase the Lead failing to score despite forcing turnovers on each of Mary lands next three possessions the terms responded with an 80 run and went ahead for Good Courtesy of Osby who was a Force in the Middle filling in after starter Keene Ibekwe ran into foul trouble Orbys Putback with remain ing gave Maryland a 6059 Lead and he Fol Lowed that by scoring on a Baseline drive then after blocking Jason Richards shot Osby set up James Gist for an easy Layup at the other end the terrapins answered questions of How prepared they were after losing to Miami in the first round of the Atlantic coast conference tournament my message to them was to remind them Why we came Here we came Here to win Williams said recalling what he told his team when it was Down by eight in proud of the toughness of these Guys eagles prove too much for knights Texas tech by Aaron Beard the associated press Winston Salem no Sean Marshall and Boston col lege were in a tight game fortunately for them they didst get tight against Bob knights team were a relaxed bal club Marshall said even when were Down we stay the same the senior responded by scor ing 15 of his 21 Points in the Sec Ond half to help the eagles rally for an 8475 Victory thursday that knocked Knight and his red raiders out of the Mcaa tournament Tyrese Rice added 26 Points for the eagles the East regional seventh seed Jared Dudley had 19 Points to help by win a first round game for the fourth straight season in a game that stayed close throughout Boston College advanced by putting together one of its steadies offensive performances of the season particularly Over the final 10 minutes i thought we showed a lot More patience on the offensive end than we have in a Long time Boston College coach Al Skinner said we didst really play Hur ried the eagles shot 53 percent for the game and used a 144 run to erase a fou Point deficit Midway through the second half sending lot seeded Texas tech 2113 to its second first round exit in six seasons under Knight there a Well put together team Knight said they Cut sharply they read our defense Well and i think theres nothing that probably More important to Good offensive play than Reading a defense Well we didst need to score any More Points but we just didst get things done defensively like we needed to in this game Marshall who had six Points in the first half scored 11 of the 14 Points in the decisive run including consecutive three pointers that gave Boston College a 6862 Lead with left he shot 6for9 in the second half and finished 8for14 with seven rebounds he got plenty of help from Dud Ley a fellow fou year starter and the Atlantic coast conferences player of the year the 6foot7 Forward knocked Down two key baskets to keep momentum with the eagles including an inside score that gave Boston College a 7871 Lead with to play Rice a speedy 6footl Sopho More took care of the rest he scored 13 first half Points then went 6for6 at the line in the final 42 seconds the eagles also got a boost from 610 Junior John Gates who stepped to the outside and knocked Down three three Point ers and scored 11 first half Points the loss ended a season of highs and lows for Texas tech which had beaten Kansas and Texas this year but also had some puzzling losses along the Way the red raiders made Knight the winning est coach in division i mens history in Janu Ary Only to begin a five game los ing Streak later that month that put their tournament Hopes in jeopardy Martin Zeno scored 21 Points to Lead the red raiders but leading scorer Jarrius Jackson finished with 10 Points on 4for14 shoot ing significantly below his big 12 conference leading 202point scoring average i was just trying to let the game come to me Jackson said i think we were doing a pretty Good Job scoring and other play ers were stepping up the red raiders managed to offset that lost production for a while Reserve Alan Voskuil who was scoreless and didst shoot be fore the break scored seven of his 12 second half Points in the opening minutes after halftime including a three Pointer for a 5049 Lead with to play Jacksons three Pointer with left pushed the margin to 5854 but the eagles answered with a Layup from Marshall and a three by Rice after an offensive rebound to Start the decisive spurt i always Tell the Guys youve got to learn As the game goes along what it is you can and cant do recognize what there doing and try to take some of that away Skinner said i thought they did that this afternoon they Learned 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