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Maryland Downs Men's Basketball, 84-70

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -James Gist scored a career-high 30 points, Greivis Vasquez tied a school record with 15 assists, and Maryland used a strong second half to beat North Carolina State 84-70 Saturday night. The win was the fourth straight for the Terrapins (16-8, 6-3 ACC), who didn't take their first lead until Gist made a layup to make it 38-36 with 18:31 left. After the Wolfpack pulled even, Maryland scored 12 straight points to go up 50-38. North Carolina State (15-8, 4-5) never cut the margin under 7 after that. The Terrapins shot 20-for-27 (74 percent) from the floor in the second half after going 13-for-31 before halftime. Gist, a 6-foot-9 senior forward, went 13-for-18 from the field and 3-for-4 at the line in topping his previous career high of 27. It was the most points scored by a Maryland player since Nik Caner-Medley had 30 against Temple in January 2006. Vasquez tied the school single-game assists mark set by Terrell Stokes against Western Carolina in November 1998. Vasquez had 13 points and fell one rebound short of a triple-double. Gavin Grant scored 17, and Courtney Fells and J.J. Hickson each had 14 for the Wolfpack, who led by as many as 9 points in the first half. NC State is 2-6 on the road this season, including 1-5 in the ACC. With the score tied at 38, Maryland's Bambale Osby made two straight layups and Landon Milbourne scored on a drive. Vasquez and Gist followed with layups, and Eric Hayes capped the 12-point blitz with a jumper. Gist scored 18 points in the first half, but Grant tallied 13 to put the Wolfpack up 33-31 at the break. Maryland missed its first six shots and trailed 7-0 before Gist tipped in his own miss and added a free throw to complete a three-point play. Milbourne followed with a short jumper and Gist scored in the lane to tie it. The Terrapins went 0-for-4 with two turnovers in their next six
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