Cliff Tucker’s : College Park, Maryland – Maryland, Georgia Tech trailed by one point with 1.5 seconds left when coach Gary Williams called for the play is a key element in each exercise.
The ball ended up in the hands of Clive Tucker. The problem is, a backup guard, has never taken fire.
Tucker buried a 3-pointer as time expired, and Maryland pulled out 76-74 victory on Saturday to stay unbeaten at home in the Atlantic Coast Conference.
After Derrick Favors gave Georgia Tech the lead with follow-up basket with 3 seconds left, but Maryland got the ball before he called out to midcourt. The turtles got the ball to Tucker, who shot from the left and found in the bottom of the net, setting off a celebration at the Comcast Center sold.
“Coach just the play and we went there and ran it,” said Tucker.
Asked if he ever took that shot in practice, Tucker replied: “I was not the man. In fact, I usually backup () team, which goes against the starters.”
Williams said: “You need some rest at times during the year. We got one there. We played well enough to be in a position to get that break.”
Wild finish overshadowed the performance of the task undertaken by senior Maryland Greivis Vasquez, who had scored 18 to become the sixth player in school history to reach 2,000 points.
“Thanks to Cliff. Which it was stated that the shooting big for us,” said Vasquez. “This is something about me. My team did a great job to stay tough, and being positive.”
Vasquez is the first player from the ACC at least 2,000 points, 700 assists and 600 rebounds. Now has 2,013 points to trail only Juan Dixon, Leon bias, Albert King, Adrian Branch, and John Lucas in the state ofMaryland career list.
Eric Hayes scored 15 for Maryland and Jordan Williams has not nine points and 12 rebounds. The win gave the turtle (19-7, 9-3) sole possession of second place inthe ACC.
Prefer 21 points and 18 rebounds, both the highest of the season, and Iman Shumpert scored 17 for the Yellow Jackets (18-9, 6-7).Georgia Tech is 1-6 to the road in the ACC and lost nine in a row in the state of Maryland since February 2004.
Tucker shot ruined the otherwise outstanding performance by the Yellow Jackets.
“I was in shock. I could not believe it,” said Favors.
“We probably played our best game this season,” said coach Paul Hewitt. “What do you say? Child who shot piercing.”
After watching his team struggle on the road for many of the season, Hewitt was through the promotion of technical and performance in the defeat.
“We did everything you’re supposed to do against this team better than anyone we have in the league with the exception of Duke University,” he said. “I think we are on the verge of something big.”
Maryland improved to 12-1 at home, including 6-0 in the conference.
Hayes hit a 3 – pointer with 1:19 left to give Maryland leads 71-68. After the end of the game gave Favors, Dino Gregory failed at the end of the game for the turtles. Would prefer a statue of him 17th for the recovery of the Yellow Jackets, who had been given to set up a play.
D ‘Andre Bell scored on a drive with 24.5 seconds remaining and Vazquez followed with a shot in the corridor by the record good deeds, and the establishment of Tucker in the game winner.
Trailing 41-35 early in the second half, Georgia Tech took the lead and the first since 22-20 when Shumpert hit two free throws with 6:12 remaining to make it 62-60. Yet to be out ofMaryland, Landon Milbourne, Shumpert missed on the other side.
Glen Rice, but his son got the rebound, causing Gary Williams to peel off his jacket and throw it on the ground in disgust. D ‘Andre Bell then drill ahead 3-pointer for 65-60.
Maryland got three points each from Jordan, Williams and Tucker to take revenge.
Preference was 11 points and eight rebounds in the first half, but used on the range and Maryland late to go up 34-32 at the end of the first half.
Vasquez scored in the state of Maryland having first, and then reached the 2,000 point mark with 3 rebounds with 14:55 left in the half. He added two free throws to make it 9-4, but Shumpert scored twice from beyond the arc during the 7-0 run that putGeorgia Tech in front.v
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