College Park, Md. ? A stellar defensive effort and a balanced attack enabled rejuvenated Maryland to sustain the momentum created by its stunning victory Wednesday over second-ranked Duke.

Nik Caner-Medley scored 19 points, and Chris McCray had 16 to lead four Terrapins in double figures Sunday in a 79-71 victory over No. 22 Georgia Tech.

The Terrapins (13-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference) let a 10-point halftime lead dwindle to three before holding the Yellow Jackets scoreless for nearly six minutes.

“We won the game with our defense,” Maryland coach Gary Williams said. “We were shaky at times offensively in running some plays, but at the same time we didn’t give Georgia Tech too many good looks.”

The Yellow Jackets (12-6, 3-4) shot 33 percent from the field in the second half and finished 4-for-20 from three-point range. Georgia Tech, which was seeking to build on a 102-101 overtime victory over No. 5 Wake Forest on Thursday, instead lost for the fourth time in five games and fell to 0-3 on the road in the ACC.

“It’s OK not to shoot the ball well sometimes,” Tech coach Paul Hewitt said, “but I think we had too many breakdowns defensively in the second half.”

Maryland recorded its second win over a ranked opponent in a five-day span. The Terrapins lost three of five before upending the Blue Devils on the road.

“We weren’t thinking at all about the Duke game,” Caner-Medley insisted. “The Duke game, tonight, was irrelevant.”

Point guard John Gilchrist scored 15 points and had only one turnover in 40 minutes; Ekene Ibekwe had 14 points and nine rebounds; and Travis Garrison grabbed a career-high 15 rebounds for the Terrapins.

No. 2 Duke 100,

Virginia Tech 65

Durham, N.C. — Shelden Williams had 25 points and 17 rebounds, and J.J. Redick scored 29 points to lead Duke over Virginia Tech. Daniel Ewing added 17 points for the Blue Devils (16-1, 6-1 Atlantic Coast Conference), who bounced back from a home loss earlier in the week to Maryland.

No. 10 Washington 79, Arizona State 70

Tempe, Ariz. — Nate Robinson scored 18 of his 23 points in the second half, and Washington moved back into a tie with Arizona for first place in the Pac-10 Conference.

No. 14 Alabama 75,

Georgia 47

Tuscaloosa, Ala. — Kennedy Winston scored 18 points, and Alabama held the Bulldogs to 31 percent shooting. The game originally was scheduled for Saturday night, but the Bulldogs were delayed getting to Tuscaloosa because of icy weather in Georgia. Alabama (17-3, 6-1 Southeastern Conference) led 36-17 at halftime.

Notre Dame 78,

No. 19 Connecticut 74

South Bend, Ind. — Torin Francis scored 19 points to lead Notre Dame’s inside attack. After shooting 50 percent for most of the game, UConn (12-5, 4-3 Big East) missed its final five shots, including a breakaway layup by Marcus Williams that would have tied the game at 76 with 15 seconds left. Chris Thomas had 11 of his 15 points in the second half for the Irish (13-5, 5-3), who had lost two straight.