WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- With two starters in early foul trouble, No. 3 Maryland turned to an unlikely shooter and a trio of reserves to continue its dominance over Wake Forest. Chris Wilcox had six points and five rebounds for the Terrapins. Steve Blake, who averages just five shots a game, scored 19 points Wednesday night and the bench contributed 27 points to lead Maryland to an 85-63 victory over Wake Forest (No. 16 ESPN/USA Today, No. 21 AP), the Terrapins' sixth straight win over the Demon Deacons. "Blake usually isn't the guy who gets that many points," Maryland coach Gary Williams said. "This is probably his best all-around game since he's been at Maryland." Blake, a junior, finished 7-for-11 from the field and made three 3-pointers to match teammate Juan Dixon, who also scored 19 points. "I just kind of hit a groove, so I kept on shooting," Blake said. "It was a little surprising to have so may opportunities to shoot." Blake wasn't the only surprise for Maryland (15-3, 5-1 Atlantic Coast Conference). The Terrapins' reserves -- nicknamed the "Black Team" because of the black jerseys they wear in practice -- filled in when Byron Mouton struggled to score and Lonny Baxter and Chris Wilcox got into foul trouble. Tahj Holden led the reserves with 11 points, while Drew Nicholas finished with 10 and Ryan Randle had six. "The Black Team really got things going for us here," Wilcox said. "They do it every day in practice, setting the tone for what kind of day we are going to have, then they did it here in a game by picking up the slack for us." Darius Songaila had 14 points and 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons (13-6, 3-3), who have lost three straight league games -- all to Top Ten opponents by a combined 57 points. "We will find out a lot about ourselves in how we react to these losses," Songaila said. "They've been pretty bad losses, all 20 or so points, so we'll learn something about ourselves starting with practice tomorrow." Wake Forest, which had its nine-game home winning streak snapped, had 17 turnovers, struggled to penetrate against Maryland, settled for long shots that often missed and shot just 40 percent for the game. "We didn't seem to have a great deal of confidence," Wake Forest coach Skip Prosser said. "We were tight, scared and afraid to make a pass. I thought we would have had some fire to play with, but we aren't showing enough fight to stop anybody." Wake did well early against Baxter and Wilcox, who fell into early foul trouble. Baxter played just six minutes in the first half, while Wilcox was limited to 10 as both watched from the bench with two fouls. But the Terrapins didn't struggle without them, getting 19 first-half points from their bench to stay in control of the game. Nicholas, averaging 13 points in Maryland's last two games, was instrumental in nine straight points that sparked the Terrapins to a 34-23 lead with 1:54 left in the first half. Nicholas rifled a crisp pass that Randle dunked, then hit a jumper and two 3-pointers in the Maryland spurt. Baxter scored 12 points while playing just 21 minutes while Wilcox finished with six points in 20 minutes. Fellow starter Mouton finished with two points. After a first half of frustrating non-calls that had the fans fervently booing the officials, Wake Forest began to lose its patience. Josh Howard was called for a technical foul early in the second half when he was caught shoving Mouton. Later, Howard and Vytas Danelus both appeared to be hacked at by Maryland players on a missed layup and missed follow. Nothing was called, leading Prosser to have an animated conversation with the officials during a timeout seconds later. "It was no more physical than any other night in the ACC," Howard said. "The refs called the game the way they saw it, that's all I can say about that."

ALSO SEE Mens College Basketball Scoreboard Maryland Clubhouse Wake Forest Clubhouse Top 25 RECAPS January 23 - FINAL (2) Kansas 88 Iowa St 81 January 23 - FINAL (3) Maryland 85 (16) Wake Forest 63 January 23 - FINAL (8) Illinois 80 Wisconsin 48 January 23 - FINAL (11) Oklahoma St 70 Nebraska 63 January 23 - FINAL Arizona St 88 (12) Arizona 72 January 23 - FINAL (17) Georgia 81 Arkansas 67 AUDIO/VIDEO  Maryland vs. Wake Forest Maryland's Lonny Baxter beats everyone downcourt for an easy dunk. avi: 1289 k Standard | Cable Modem  Maryland vs. Wake Forest Wake Forest's Broderick Hicks misses the shot on the drive, but Darius Songaila is there to tip it in. avi: 946 k Standard | Cable Modem  Maryland vs. Wake Forest Maryland's Drew Nicholas draws the defenders, then feeds Ryan Randle for an easy dunk. avi: 1065 k Standard | Cable Modem  Maryland vs. Wake Forest Byron Mouton goes for the jump shot, but Wake Forest's Antwan Scott is there for the rejection. avi: 1122 k Standard | Cable Modem