College Park, Md. ? A strange afternoon worked out perfectly for No. 13 Maryland, which stormed past 10th-ranked Wake Forest to take over first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Steve Blake had 21 points and nine assists, and Drew Nicholas scored 19 as the Terrapins handed the Demon Deacons their most lopsided loss of the season, 90-67, Monday in a game delayed by a day because of a blizzard.

Fearing that most fans would be unable to attend the game because of a storm that dumped more than two feet of snow in the area, Maryland athletic director Debbie Yow spent much of the morning trying to push the game back to next month.

But the Terrapins were eager to get on the court and avenge an 81-72 loss at Wake Forest last month.

“I woke up this morning, and I wanted to play,” said Maryland guard Calvin McCall, who contributed nine points and three steals. “When coach called and said the game was on, I was excited.”

Ryan Randle had 13 points and 13 rebounds for Maryland (16-6 overall, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), which wrestled away the top spot in the ACC from Wake Forest (17-4, 7-3) in convincing fashion.

“They played hard,” said Josh Howard, who led the Demon Deacons with 20 points. “They got the loose balls, the rebounds and finished on their baskets.”

Wake Forest, which led the nation in rebounding differential (plus 12.5), was outrebounded for the first time this season, 44-24.

“I’m really proud of the team, the way the players prepared,” Maryland coach Gary Williams said. “There was a lot of back-and-forth as to whether this game was going to be played or not. I thought we kept our focus and carried out the game plan, especially in the rebounding department. We held our own on the boards.”

Maryland's Ryan Randle, bottom, plays keep-away from Wake Forest's Chris Ellis in the Terrapins' 90-67 victory. Maryland won Monday in College Park, Md.

The defending NCAA champions have won seven of eight overall against the Demon Deacons and five straight at home.

“I give all the credit to Maryland. They beat us every which way possible,” Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser said.

The Comcast Center — which seats 17,950 — was nearly filled, even though the game was hastily rescheduled from Sunday night. The starting time of 5 p.m. was not announced until well after noon Monday.

No. 7 Florida 77, New Orleans 48

Gainesville, Fla. — Florida’s Matt Bonner matched the entire New Orleans team score for score over the first 30 minutes, finishing with 24 points to lift the Gators. Bonner, a senior, fell seven points short of his career high, but still had nothing to complain about. Florida (21-4) matched a program record with its 18th straight home win in this rare midseason nonconference matchup.

No. 23 Utah 86, UNLV 80, OT

Salt Lake City — Tim Frost scored 22 points and converted a pair of three-point plays in overtime as Utah won its Mountain West-record eighth straight conference game. Frost, who tied his career high for points set before transferring from Portland State, scored the first basket of overtime and was fouled, adding a free throw. He converted another three-point play, and Tim Drisdom added a long three-pointer to make it 76-70 with 2:34 remaining.