The Associated Press

ATLANTA - Wake Forest is making a habit of knocking off ranked teams. Justin Gray scored 26 points and the 15th-ranked Demon Deacons made it three in a row against the Top 25, holding on for an 80-76 victory over No. 18 Georgia Tech on Sunday night.

Wake Forest (17-6, 7-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) stunned the Yellow Jackets with an early 16-0 run, then withstood a furious comeback that tied the game at 71 with 3 1/2 minutes remaining.

But Georgia Tech (19-7, 6-6) couldn't get over the hump as Eric Williams hit two key baskets inside, and Chris Paul made up for a miserable night by scoring the clinching basket with 12 seconds left.

WAKE FOREST (17-6)-Levy 2-2 3-6 8, Danelius 1-3 1-2 3, Visser 1-3 3-6 5, Gray 10-18 1-3 26, Paul 1-6 0-0 2, Ellis 0-0 0-0 0, Downey 6-7 4-7 19, E.Williams 4-5 5-8 13, Strickland 2-3 0-1 4. Totals 27-47 17-33 80.

GEORGIA TECH (19-7)-Lewis 1-5 1-2 4, McHenry 0-2 1-2 1, Schenscher 3-4 1-2 7, Elder 8-15 7-8 27, Jack 7-14 6-8 21, Muhammad 1-2 2-2 4, Bynum 2-6 1-2 6, Moore 2-3 2-2 6, Tarver 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 24-53 21-28 76.

Halftime-Wake Forest 39-26. 3-Point goals-Wake Forest 9-16 (Gray 5-11, Downey 3-3, Levy 1-1, Paul 0-1), Georgia Tech 7-19 (Elder 4-7, Lewis 1-3, Bynum 1-3, Jack 1-4, McHenry 0-1, Moore 0-1).

No. 3 Duke 86, Maryland 63

DURHAM, N.C. - J.J. Redick scored 20 points and No. 3 Duke ended its two-game losing streak.

Shelden Williams had 18 points and 11 rebounds for the Blue Devils (22-3, 11-2 ACC), who avoided their first three-game losing streak in eight seasons.

John Gilchrist scored 14 points for the Terrapins (13-10, 4-8), who lost their third straight game.

Duke had won 18 straight games and reached No. 1 for the seventh consecutive season before last week's 78-74 loss at North Carolina State. The Blue Devils followed that with a 90-84 loss at Wake Forest Wednesday, losing consecutive games for just the third time in eight seasons.

MARYLAND (13-10)-Garrison 4-8 1-2 11, Caner-Medley 3-8 2-5 9, Smith 2-6 0-3 4, Gilchrist 7-19 0-0 14, McCray 1-5 3-3 5, Strawberry 3-7 2-2 9, Grinnon 0-0 0-0 0, Jones 1-4 1-2 4, Ibekwe 0-0 1-2 1, Bowers 0-1 0-2 0, Fofana 1-1 4-6 6. Totals 22-59 14-27 63.

DUKE (22-3)-Deng 6-11 4-6 17, Ewing 2-5 3-3 8, Williams 5-8 8-11 18, Redick 6-10 3-3 20, Duhon 2-10 2-2 7, Horvath 2-3 2-2 6, Melchionni 0-1 0-0 0, Dockery 2-2 1-2 6, Borman 0-0 0-0 0, Davidson 0-0 0-0 0, Randolph 2-4 0-0 4, Johnson 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 27-54 23-29 86.

Halftime-Duke 45-28. 3-Point goals-Maryland 5-13 (Garrison 2-3, Strawberry 1-1, Jones 1-2, Caner-Medley 1-4, Gilchrist 0-1, McCray 0-2), Duke 9-23 (Redick 5-9, Dockery 1-1, Ewing 1-2, Deng 1-3, Duhon 1-6, Melchionni 0-1, Randolph 0-1).

Michigan 71, No. 12 Wisconsin 59

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Lester Abram had 17 points and Courtney Sims added 14 to lead Michigan.

The Wolverines (15-8, 6-6 Big Ten) kept alive their hopes for an NCAA Tournament bid with their first win over a ranked team. Michigan beat No. 13 North Carolina State Dec. 2, but the Wolfpack were not ranked at the time.

Devin Harris led the Badgers (17-6, 8-4) with 18 points.

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WISCONSIN (17-6)-Wilkinson 5-12 4-4 14, Wade 2-5 0-0 5, Mader 3-5 0-0 6, Owens 1-2 1-2 3, Harris 5-20 7-10 18, Hanson 1-2 2-2 5, Morley 4-10 0-0 8, Nixon 0-0 0-0 0, Helmigk 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 21-56 14-18 59.

MICHIGAN (15-8)-Robinson Jr. 4-7 0-1 11, Sims 5-7 4-6 14, Brown 4-5 1-1 9, Abram 5-7 6-6 17, Horton 0-5 2-2 2, Harris 2-5 0-0 4, Petway 2-3 4-4 8, Mathis 0-0 0-0 0, Hunter 3-4 0-0 6, Harrell 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-43 17-20 71.

Halftime-Michigan 38-30. 3-point goals-Wisconsin 3-20 (Hanson 1-2, Wade 1-3, Harris 1-10, Morley 0-1, Wilkinson 0-4), Michigan 4-11 (Robinson Jr. 3-4, Abram 1-2, Horton 0-2, Harris 0-3). Fouled out-None

No. 13 N.C. State 77, Washington 72

RALEIGH, N.C. - Eventually it was a very happy birthday for North Carolina State coach Herb Sendek. Marcus Melvin scored 16 points and Scooter Sherrill added 13 to help the 13th-ranked Wolfpack hold off Washington on Sendek's 41st birthday. Ilian Evtimov added 12 points for the Wolfpack (17-6). They improved to 41-4 against non-conference opponents at the RBC Center, taking the first meeting between the schools.

WASHINGTON (13-10)-Robinson 5-10 2-2 13, Roy 3-12 3-5 10, Conroy 5-10 0-0 11, Jones 10-13 2-2 22, Jensen 1-6 0-0 2, Simmons 3-7 2-3 9, Rollins 0-1 0-0 0, Allen 1-2 0-0 2, Washington 1-4 1-2 3. Totals 29-65 10-14 72.

NORTH CAROLINA STATE (17-6)-Evtimov 4-6 0-0 12, Atsur 2-8 2-4 8, Sherrill 4-10 3-3 13, Hodge 4-11 3-5 11, Melvin 6-13 3-4 16, Bennerman 0-3 2-2 2, Watkins 2-5 0-0 5, Collins 4-5 1-3 10. Totals 26-61 14-21 77.

Halftime-Washington 34-31. 3-Point goals-Washington 4-15 (Robinson 1-2, Roy 1-2, Simmons 1-3, Conroy 1-4, Jones 0-1, Allen 0-1, Jensen 0-2), N.C. State 11-31 (Evtimov 4-6, Sherrill 2-6, Atsur 2-8, Collins 1-1, Watkins 1-3, Melvin 1-4, Bennerman 0-1, Hodge 0-2).