Deane Scores Like A Machine Against Heels

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Virginia earned a share of the Atlantic Coast Conference lead Sunday by riding Harold Deane’s 21-point second half to a 73-71 victory over second-ranked North Carolina in Charlottesville, Va.

Deane, a sophomore guard, made all eight of his second-half field-goal attempts and tied his career high with 28 points as No. 16 Virginia (10-3 ACC, 18-6) extended its season-long winning streak to six games.

Deane’s two free throws with 4.2 seconds left were the difference as the Cavaliers defeated the Tar Heels for the fifth time in the last seven games at University Hall.

Virginia tied the Tar Heels (10-3, 20-3) atop the ACC standings by winning its 10th game in league play for the first time since 1982-83, when Ralph Sampson played for the Cavaliers.

The Tar Heels used a late 10-2 run to tie it, drawing even on a layup by Jerry Stackhouse with 15 seconds left.

Virginia brought the ball down and gave it to Deane, who drove the lane and drew a foul call against Rasheed Wallace with 4.2 seconds remaining. After Deane sank the winning foul shots, Pat Sullivan lofted a long inbounds pass to Stackhouse, who lost the ball into the hands of Virginia’s Jason Williford as time expired.

Wallace led North Carolina with 23 points and 12 rebounds on a day when Stackhouse, UNC’s top offensive threat, suffered through a frustrating performance.

North Carolina pushed its advantage to 11 points four times, the last at 44-33 on a free throw by Stackhouse with 14:49 left.

A short jumper by McInnis made it 48-41 at the 13:12 mark before Deane took over. He drove the lane for a one-hander that started a 17-0 run. By the time it was over, Deane had hit two 3-pointers, scored 10 points and assisted on two other baskets as the Cavaliers went up 58-48 with 8:57 left.

(5) Massachusetts 91, Louisville 76

At Worcester, Mass., Lou Roe scored 21 points and Marcus Camby added 16 as Massachusetts posted a win.

The Minutemen (20-3) broke from a 40-34 halftime lead with a 10-0 run and the rout was on. The Cardinals (15-11) never got closer than eight points the rest of the way.

This was Massachusetts’ second game since the indefinite suspension of senior guard Mike Williams for violating unspecified team rules. It was Williams’ second suspension this season; he missed three early games for academic reasons.

DeJuan Wheat led Louisville with 20 points, while Jason Osborne had 17 in the first meeting between the schools.

(7) Maryland 74, Cincinnati 72

At San Antonio, Joe Smith’s two free throws with 16.1 seconds remaining gave Maryland a win over Cincinnati at the Alamodome.

Smith led all scorers with 26 points and 14 rebounds.

Exree Hipp had 16 points and Johnny Rhodes 15 for the Terrapins, who improved to 20-5 for their first 20-win season since 1984-85. Mario Lucas had 13 points off the bench for Maryland.

Cincinnati (17-9) was led by reserve Darnell Burton with 21.