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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) -- Juan Dixon is more than just a starting
shooting guard with a slick touch. He's proof that coach Gary
Williams knows a little something about recruiting.
|  | | Lonny Baxter and the Terrapins dominated Maryland-Baltimore County. |
Dixon scored 23 points to top 1,000 for his career as Maryland (No. 19 ESPN/USA Today, No. 20 Associated Press) rolled to its fifth consecutive victory, 93-67 over
Maryland-Baltimore County on Wednesday night.
Lonny Baxter had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Terrapins
(6-3), who never trailed after Dixon snapped a 4-4 tie with seven
consecutive points. It was Maryland's 73rd consecutive non-conference
home victory, the longest such streak in the nation.
Dixon, a 6-foot-3 junior, topped the 1,000-point barrier by
hitting a 3-pointer with 16:18 left in first half. He went 9-for-15
from the field, including 3-for-4 from beyond the arc, to move past
Lawrence Boston and Len Elmore on the career list.
Dixon is six points short of tying Brad Davis (1,026), who's No.
33 on the chart.
"I know I've joined the company of some great players," Dixon
said.
"When I signed him, I remember being really criticized,"
Williams said. "They said he couldn't play in the ACC because he
wasn't big enough. That's all I'll say about that."
Dixon heard the criticism, too.
"That's what motivated me. I turned it into a positive," he
said.
Dixon last year led the conference in steals and ranked second
in scoring, averaging 18 points a game.
"It's a gift I've had since I was a kid. I've always been able
to put the ball in the basket," Dixon said. "Maryland recruited
me because of my shooting."
Freshman Peter Mulligan scored 20 for UMBC (5-2), which fell to
0-13 against Maryland in the intrastate rivalry that began in 1987.
"I think that's a tremendous team," UMBC coach Tom Sullivan
said of Maryland. "Juan did a great job defensively, and that gets
his offense going. Once he got himself open, he really banged it
home."
The Terrapins forced 17 turnovers and got 11 points from Dixon
in taking a 51-33 halftime lead. Maryland benefitted from two big
runs, the first a 9-0 surge sparked by Dixon's seven consecutive points.
"Juan Dixon was stroking it tonight," Williams said. "You
could really tell he was on his game."
The Retrievers closed to 30-25 before going nearly four minutes
without a basket. During that time, the Terrapins took control with
a 13-0 spree that included points from six different players.
Terrence Morris, who missed his first six shots, finally scored
on a dunk early in the run and also had a layup.
It was the first time this season that UMBC trailed at halftime.
Maryland led 62-39 before UMBC reeled off nine consecutive,
including seven by Mulligan, to close to 62-48. The Terrapins
quickly recovered with a 9-2 run that made it 71-50 with 10:32
remaining.
Morris went 4-for-13, missing four of five shots from 3-point
range.
"It's going to come. He's just going to have to work his way
through it," Williams said of Morris. "Obviously, we need him to
play well this year."
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