Feb. 2, 2006

Final Stats

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - Reyshawn Terry scored 20 points, David Noel had 19 points and 12 rebounds, and North Carolina used a relentless defense to shut down Maryland 77-62 Thursday night.

Tyler Hansbrough had 15 points and eight rebounds for the Tar Heels (13-5, 4-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who limited Maryland to 22 points in the second half.

Terry scored seven points during an 11-2 run that gave the defending national champions a 57-48 lead with 8:18 remaining. After Maryland closed to 57-54, a dunk by Terry, a 3-pointer by Danny Green and a basket by Hansbrough pushed the margin to 10.

Nik Caner-Medley scored 15 points for the Terrapins (14-6, 4-3), who came in averaging an ACC-best 82.7 points per game. Maryland shot only 35 percent from the floor and went 3-for-16 from 3-point range.

The loss stalled Gary Williams' bid to supplant Lefty Driesell as Maryland's winningest coach. Williams has been tied with Driesell at 348 wins since Jan. 25.

D.J. Strawberry, who was held scoreless Saturday in a loss at Temple, rebounded with 14 points against the Tar Heels. But all those points came in the first half.

North Carolina started the second half with an 8-2 run to take a 46-42, but two straight baskets by Caner-Medley tied it with 15:20 to go. Neither team scored again until Terry hit a 3-pointer with 13 minutes left, and the junior forward added a follow-shot to give the Tar Heels a five-point lead.

After Will Bowers scored for Maryland, Hansbrough made a tough layup in traffic, Terry hit a baseline jumper and Noel soared in for a dunk that made it 57-48.

Noel scored 15 points, Strawberry had 14, and a first half that featured nine lead-changes and four ties ended with the Terrapins up 40-38.

Both teams struggled at the outset. Maryland missed nine of 11 shots, but remained close because the Tar Heels committed five turnovers and made only two baskets over that span.

Mike Jones and Strawberry then hit successive 3-pointers in a 9-0 run that put the Terrapins up 14-8. With 12 minutes gone, North Carolina trailed 20-17 despite averaging a turnover a minute.

It was 28-25 before Hansbrough hit a baseline jumper, his first points of the game. Noel followed with a 3-pointer and Quentin Thomas added a layup to put the Tar Heels ahead by four.