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Maryland rolls past Indiana for NCAA title.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| April 01, 2002 | Johnson, Troy | COPYRIGHT 2002 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

ATLANTA _ They provided a public service announcement of sorts, these gray T-shirts with the brash slogan ``Fear the Turtle'' emblazoned on the front.

Perhaps this Maryland basketball team should also have come equipped with a warning label from the surgeon general.

Senior guard Juan Dixon and senior center Lonny Baxter were positively lethal in leading No. 1-seeded Maryland to a 64-52 victory over fiery, fifth-seeded Indiana in Monday night's NCAA championship game at the Georgia Dome.

In the end, it was as it should have been.

The heavily-favored Terrapins (32-4) gave coach Gary Williams his first national title with the help of their unstoppable inside-outside duo. Dixon, who entered the ...

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