Sports
By Jonathan Evans
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February 1, 2002
Virginia learned a tough lesson last night at University Hall and junior guard Roger Mason Jr. put it best: "The game is never secure until the buzzer goes off."
The Cavaliers (14-4, 4-4 ACC) simply could not close the deal against Maryland (16-3, 7-1 ACC). Virginia, up by nine with three minutes, 14 seconds to go, wound up on the wrong end of a 13-2 run and fell to the Terrapins, 91-87.
"If you told me before the game that we'd be up nine with 3:14, I'd be thrilled," said a not-so-thrilled Virginia coach Pete Gillen.
In a hotly contested back-and-forth game, Virginia had the largest lead of the night with only minutes left on the clock.
"We just killed ourselves," freshman guard Jermaine Harper said.
"The bottom line is we probably thought the game was over," Mason said.