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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Byron Mouton scored 17 points as Maryland (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today, No. 13 AP) avenged last year's upset loss to George Washington with a
71-63 victory Sunday in the championship game of the BB&T Classic.
|  | | Maryland's Byron Mouton scored 17 points to lead the Terrapins to victory in the title game of the BB&T Classic. |
Mouton, a junior transfer from Tulane, was 8-of-12 from the
field to help Maryland (3-3) repel the pesky Colonials (5-2). Lonny
Baxter and Juan Dixon each had 13 points for the Terrapins, who
avoided their first 2-4 start since 1969.
The game was tied with 9:35 left before a follow shot by Tahj
Holden, a dunk by Baxter and a short jumper by Drew Nicholas put
the Terrapins up by six. After a GW basket, Mouton hit a jumper and
Baxter added two free throws to make it 63-55.
SirValiant Brown had 18 points and Jaason Smith added 14 for
George Washington, which shocked Maryland in last year's title
game. The Colonials closed to 64-61 with 1:44 left, but Terence
Morris scored inside and Baxter made two free throws to secure the
victory.
The Colonials never led until Chris Monroe made two fouls shots
with 11:39 left to make it 49-47. Dixon and Nicholas then hit short
jumpers for Maryland, but Brown powered inside for a basket that
again tied the score.
GW made only one field goal over the next four minutes, however,
as Maryland pulled away to its third BB&T title in the six-year
history of the tournament.
After Mouton scored 10 points on 5-for-7 shooting to help
Maryland take a 35-24 lead, Smith reeled off 10 straight points to
bring the Colonials back, capping the run with a breakaway dunk.
Holden interrupted the run with two free throws, and Mouton
followed with Maryland's only field goal in the last six minutes, a
3-pointer that made it 40-34 at halftime.
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ALSO SEE
Mens College Basketball Scoreboard
Maryland Clubhouse
George Washington Clubhouse
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