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In biggest game on biggest stage, Dixon delivers.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)

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| April 01, 2002 | Parrillo, Ray | 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 _ Dane Fife figured he had Juan Dixon wrapped up so tight, he couldn't possibly do any damage with his deadly jump shot.

On the other hand, this was the point in the game that players call "winning time." That's when Dixon, the Maryland all-American, is at his best.

The score was 47-46, Terrapins, and Dixon went up for a jumper from about 16 feet with a little more than eight minutes remaining. He was leaning back, a bit off balance, because Fife, whose game is defined by his annoying defense, had a hand in his face and was almost body to body with him.

The shot fluffed through the net to start a decisive 17-3 run Monday night, and Maryland was on its way to a 64-52 victory at the Georgia Dome ...

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