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  Wednesday, Nov. 29 9:00pm ET
Terrapins lose third in row
 
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MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Wisconsin senior Mike Kelley, coming off a career-high 17-point performance, didn't score against Maryland (No. 14 ESPN/USA Today; No. 13 AP) until he had logged 42 minutes, 12 seconds.

"We had guys hitting shots, so there was no need for me to try do anything offensively," said Kelley, who had 12 assists, six rebounds, five points, three steals and just one turnover in No. 23 Wisconsin's 78-75 overtime victory Wednesday night.

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Wisconsin's Andy Kowske, left and Roy Boone pressure Maryland's Juan Dixon into a first-half turnover.

Kelley was held scoreless until 2:48 of overtime, when he hit a 12-foot jumper that gave the Badgers a 67-62 lead.

He said he had the hot hand early against Northern Illinois on Saturday and that accounted for just his ninth double-figure scoring performance in 101 games at Wisconsin.

"But tonight, against such a talented team, I just wanted to be a floor leader," he said.

Was he ever.

His 12 assists were one shy of the school record and he played every second of the exhausting ACC-Big Ten Challenge game at the Bradley Center in his hometown.

Badgers coach Dick Bennett called Kelley the glue of a team that is missing leaders Maurice Linton and Travon Davis, both serving NCAA suspensions for receiving extra benefits.

"I hope everybody got a chance to see that a really excellent basketball player doesn't have to be a magnificent scorer and doesn't have to dribble between his legs or be able to slam it," Bennett said. "He can affect a game from his position just as well as the great players."

Maryland coach Gary Williams said Kelley was a throwback.

"He reminds me of the guys that played when I played, when it was OK to just play defense and run the offense and be a leader," Williams said.

Kirk Penney scored five of his 18 points in overtime as Wisconsin thrilled the sparse crowd of 7,521. Penney, a sophomore who was 0-for-13 from the field in the Badgers' opener, hit a 3-pointer on the first possession of overtime and Wisconsin (2-1) never trailed again.

The Terrapins (1-3) lost for the third straight time despite holding an opponent to less than 39 percent shooting for the fourth consecutive game. They turned the first meeting between the schools in 68 years into a foulfest after falling behind 70-63 on Penney's free throw with 56 seconds left.

Byron Mouton led the Terrapins with 14 points.

The game was tied at 62 after regulation.

Charlie Wills' two free throws with 51 seconds left in regulation put Wisconsin ahead 62-59, but Steve Blake, who hadn't scored since the first half, hit a 3-pointer from the top of the key with 36 seconds left.

The Badgers worked the ball for a final shot, but Boone was badly out range when he fired up a 3-pointer that didn't come close.

The Badgers jumped out to leads of 11-2 and 21-10 before the Terrapins grabbed a 37-34 halftime lead.

"It's hard to come from behind like we did in the first half and like we had to do again at the end of the game," Williams said. "That's why I was proud of our players, because of their effort."

But they couldn't match Kelley's labors.

"He's really good. He controls the tempo as well as any guard we play against and that's the way Wisconsin plays," Williams said. "He played 45 minutes, that's a tremendous effort."
 


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