Feb. 4, 2012

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Tipping Off: Maryland fell to 13-9 and 3-5 in the ACC while North Carolina improved to 20-3 and 7-1 in the conference ... the loss snapped a three-game home winning streak that Maryland had over the Tar Heels ... North Carolina now leads the all-time series 116-57.

Mosley Closes On Mark: Senior guard Sean Mosley scored 11 points and is now just one point shy of becoming the 50th Terrapin to reach 1,000 points in his career. When that happens, he will also become just the eighth Terrapin in Maryland history to have 1,000 points, 500 rebounds, 200 assists and 120 steals in his career. The others are Juan Dixon, Greivis Vasquez, Keith Booth, Johnny Rhodes, Ernie Graham, Nik Caner-Medley and Laron Profit.

Balanced Scoring Effort: Maryland had a balanced scoring effort, with four players finishing in double figures: Terrell Stoglin (20), Alex Len (11), Sean Mosley (11) and Nick Faust (11). Additionally, James Padgett chipped in nine and Pe'Shon Howard had eight.

Stoglin Gets 20: Terrell Stoglin led Maryland with 20 points on 8-of-21 shooting, marking the 16th time this season he has reached the 20-point plateau. Maryland is 10-6 when Stoglin scores 20 or more points. He also chipped in a career-high six rebounds and matched a season high with four assists (also against Cornell and Florida State).

Len Strong Again: Freshman Alex Len notched his second consecutive game with double-digit points, finishing with 12. That's the most points Len has scored in a conference game and three shy of his season best. Len also had a team-high nine rebounds, and, after entering the game third in the ACC in conference game with a 2.3 blocks-per-game average, he had four for the second straight game.

First-Half Notes: Maryland hit 11 of 14 (78.6%) at the free-throw line and made 13 of 30 field goals (43.3%) in taking a 40-37 lead ... the Terps committed just four turnovers while forcing Carolina into eight ... eight of the nine Terps who saw action scored ... Maryland got 16 points from its bench (Len 8, Faust 7, Weijs 1) ... North Carolina held a slight edge on the boards, 21-17.

Second-Half Notes: Maryland shot 38.7 percent while North Carolina shot 45.9 percent ... the Tar Heels had nine assists while the Terps had two ... North Carolina also had a 14-2 advantage in points off turnovers ... Maryland held a narrow edge in points in the paint, 22-20.

Tidbits: Maryland used a starting lineup of Pe'Shon Howard, Terrell Stoglin, Sean Mosley, James Padgett and Ashton Pankey for the third game this season (1-2 record) ... North Carolina point guard Kendall Marshall set a Comcast Center record with 16 assists ... all nine Terps who saw action had at least one rebound and eight scored at least one point.