SPORTSWIRE: Deane rallies Virginia past second-ranked Carolina

UCLA prevails in Pac-10 clash; Williams out for season; Temple trounced; Marlin wins ''Harold Deane was the one,'' Virginia coach Jeff Jones said after his Cavaliers rode a 21-point second half by their sophomore guard to a 73-71 victory over second-ranked North Carolina. Deane made all eight of his second-half field-goal attempts and tied his career high with 28 points as No. 16 Virginia (18-6, 10-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) extended its season-best winning streak to six games. Deane's two free throws with 4.2 seconds left were the difference as the Cavaliers defeated the Tar Heels for the fifth time in the last seven games at University Hall. For Deane, playing well against North Carolina is nothing new. He had 18 points and four assists on Jan. 19, 1994 in Virginia's 81-77 victory over then-No. 4 North Carolina. Virginia, which shot 64 percent in the second half, tied the Tar Heels (20-3, 10-3) atop the ACC standings by winning its 10th game in league play for the first time since 1982-83, when Ralph Sampson played for the Cavaliers. The Tar Heels used a late 10-2 run to tie it, drawing even on a layup by Jerry Stackhouse with 15 seconds left. Virginia brought the ball down and gave it to Deane, who drove the lane and drew a foul call against Rasheed Wallace with 4.2 seconds remaining. · No. 6 UCLA 72, No. 12 Arizona 70 LOS ANGELES -- Ed O'Bannon was in a rare three-point shooting zone and none of the defenses attempted by 12th-ranked Arizona could stop him. Sixth-ranked UCLA survived two three-pointers by Arizona in the final 14 seconds to prevail 72-70 yesterday and deliver a serious blow to the Wildcats' Pac-10 title hopes. O'Bannon scored a career-high 31 points, including 4-of-5 shooting on three-pointers, and freshman reserve Toby Bailey added 19 points and some key defensive help against Arizona point guard Damon Stoudamire, who finished with 26 points. The victory gave the Bruins (18-2, 11-2) a season sweep of Arizona and a two-game Pac-10 lead over the Wildcats (19-6, 9-4), who've won six of the last seven conference titles. The game's key matchup was supposed to be Stoudamire against old friend Tyus Edney at guard, but O'Bannon's hot start and Bailey's play ended up as the difference between the West's two best teams. UCLA led 67-64 with 1:42 to play, but after a timeout, failed to get a shot off before the 35-second clock expired. Arizona took the ball upcourt, but Ray Owes missed a three from the corner with less than a minute to go. Charles O'Bannon was fouled by Joseph Blair and made one of two free throws. The Wildcats missed at their end before Bailey took a pass at midcourt, dribbled behind his back and dunked on Arizona guard Reggie Geary for a 70-64 lead with 20 seconds remaining. · No. 5 Massachusetts 91, Louisville 76 WORCESTER, Mass. -- It appears No. 5 Massachusetts is going to be OK with Marcus Camby back even if Mike Williams appears to be gone. Louisville, on the other hand, isn't even close to being the same team it was before freshman Samaki Walker went out with an injury. Those prospects were confirmed for both teams yesterday when Massachusetts went inside for a 91-76 victory over the Cardinals, their third straight loss since Walker sustained a stress fracture in his right foot. The Minutemen (20-3) took advantage of Walker's absence, with Lou Roe scoring 21 points and Camby adding 16. Camby, playing his second game since missing two weeks with a strained right hamstring, ran the floor well, dunked at will and even hit in the first three-pointer of his career. Williams, a senior starter known for game-winning shots throughout his career, missed his second game under an indefinite suspension for breaking unspecified team rules. It was his second suspension of the season as he missed three games early for academic reasons. A source close to the program indicated Williams will not be back for the rest of the season, including the postseason. · No. 7 Maryland 74, Cincinnati 72 SAN ANTONIO -- The 20th win of the season was a big one for the seventh-ranked Maryland. Joe Smith sank two free throws with 16.1 seconds left to ensure the victory. Smith led all scorers with 26 points and 14 rebounds. Exree Hipp had 16 points and Johnny Rhodes 15 for the Terrapins, who improved to 20-5 yesterday for their first 20-win season since 1984-85. Mario Lucas had 13 points off the bench for Maryland. Cincinnati (17-9) was led by reserve Darnell Burton with 21. Danny Fortson and LaZell Durden each had 12 for the Bearcats. Cincinnati never trailed by more than 6 points in the second half after trailing by as many as 12 in the first half. The Terrapins led 40-32 at halftime. Cincinnati tied the score 68-68 with 2 minutes remaining on a jumper by Fortson. Rhodes answered with Maryland's only 3-pointer of the half, putting the Terrapins ahead 71-68. Smith hit 3-of-4 foul shots in the final minute, making it 74-70, before Durden hit a jumper as time expired. Smith had 12 points and 10 rebounds in the first half. He picked up his fourth foul with 10:48 remaining in the game and Maryland coach Gary Williams played him sparingly until the final 3 minutes. · Texas 70, Temple 54 SAN ANTONIO-- Roderick Anderson scored 21 points and dished out 10 assists yesterday as Texas beat Temple 70-54. The Longhorns (17-5) used a full-court press for much of the first half and led 35-16 at the break. Texas took a 17-3 lead in the first four minutes and never trailed, leading by 27 points with 11:02 remaining in the game. Temple never came closer than 15 points. Forward Reggie Freeman added 17 points and Terrence Rencher had 10 for the Longhorns. Johnny Miller led Temple with 17 points. The only other Owl in double figures was Rick Brunson with 11. Temple missed its first 10 three-point attempts and shot 26 percent from the field in the first half. The Owls shot 35 percent for the game. The pesky Texas press forced two 10-second violation calls against Temple for not getting the ball over the half-court line. Knicks 122, Rockets 117 NEW YORK -- This time, the showdown went to Patrick Ewing. Playing for payback, Ewing frustrated Hakeem Olajuwon early and won his personal duel with the Houston center, scoring 31 points as the New York Knicks beat the Rockets 122-117 yesterday in a reprise of last year's NBA title series. Olajuwon, hounded by Ewing, missed nine of his first 11 shots but still finished with 27 points. It was Houston's third game since trading Otis Thorpe for Clyde Drexler and the Rockets were without Carl Herrera and Robert Horry, both injured, and Vernon Maxwell, suspended by the league. DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- Pit road was at the center of attention all day in the Daytona 500. In the end, though, the race was decided by the stop Sterling Marlin didn't make. Marlin's crew gambled that his powerful Chevrolet Monte Carlo would be able to hold off Dale Earnhardt at the end of yesterday's race, even when the Intimidator dove into the pits under a yellow flag with just 13 laps remaining for a fresh set of tires. As it turned out, Earnhardt was the only driver among the frontrunners who decided to make a stop. Knowing his Monte Carlo wasn't as fast as Marlin's, Earnhardt gambled that he would be able to close the gap with a new set of tires. He managed to pass a dozen cars that were ahead of him when he came out of the pits, but not the one that mattered most. Still, Earnhardt made it close, finishing only two car lengths behind Marlin.