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Maryland scrambles after Howard injured

DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 11 (UPI) -- Maryland says starting point guard Pe'Shon Howard is out for the season after tearing a ligament in his right knee this week.

Howard went down in practice Thursday with a tear in his right anterior cruciate ligament and will have surgery in the next few weeks, Coach Mark Turgeon confirmed.

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Recovery from such surgery usually requires six weeks, The Washington Post said.

The loss leaves Maryland (14-9, 4-5 ACC) without its best defender heading into Saturday's road game against No. 9 Duke (20-4, 7-2).

Turgeon said the plan was to shift high-scoring Terrill Stogin to the point and insert freshman Nick Faust into Stogin's slot at shooting guard. "Someone will step up; they'll get opportunities," Turgeon told the Post. "We just have to figure out how we're going to do that, and who's going to be the one that steps up for us."

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