Terps Scramble to Beat Wolfpack: Big Maryland Lead Vanishes at Finish

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RALEIGH, N.C. - No one said that playing in the ACC is easy.

Maryland held off a furious N.C. State rally and defended against a wild scramble under the State basket as time expired and held on for an 86-84 victory at Reynolds Coliseum.

After Maryland (14-9, 6-6 ACC) had led by as many as 20 points with less than nine minutes left, N.C. State (14-12, 3-10) had a chance to win with 12.8 seconds left. Coming out of a timeout, the Wolfpack got a two-on-one break with Al Pinkins and Todd Fuller against Maryland's Rodney Elliott. But Elliott took a charge from Pinkins, and Booth hit one of two free throws before the wild scramble as the clock expired. Fuller …