GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) –

Travis Garrison made a 19-foot jumper for the go-ahead points in overtime Wednesday night to lift Maryland to a 69-68 win over top-ranked Florida and give coach Gary Williams his 300th victory with the Terrapins.

Bigger, stronger and shooting better through the first 25 minutes or so, Maryland got big plays from John Gilchrist (18 points), Jamar Smith (12 points, nine rebounds) and Nik Caner-Medley (22 points, 13 rebounds) to build a 17-point lead. But they went on an amazing cold streak, failing to score a field goal over the final 9 minutes of regulation, and Florida tied it at 60 to send the game to overtime.

Florida went ahead 68-64 in the overtime, but the Terps didn’t give up.

Caner-Medley hit a shot standing on the 3-point line to cut the deficit to two, D.J. Strawberry made a free throw, then, after yet another stop in a rugged, defensive game, the Terps worked the ball to Garrison, who spotted up and hit the game-winner.

Maryland sealed the win by blocking Adrian Moss’ shot with 1.1 seconds left.

It was the Terps’ ninth victory over a top-ranked program in school history, leaving them one behind UCLA for the all-time lead.

Florida, meanwhile, fell to 0-2 in games after it becomes No. 1. The Gators fell 70-55 to Kentucky last February after moving to the top of the poll for the first time in school history.

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