Feb. 22, 1997
Tar Heels Extend Win Streak to Seven, Defeat Maryland 93-81
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - Antawn Jamison scored 21 of his 29 points in the first half as
12th-ranked North Carolina continued its strong push to the top
half of the Atlantic Coast Conference with a 93-81 victory at
number 14 Maryland.
Serge Zwikker added a season-high 24 points for the Tar Heels
(19-6, 9-5 ACC), who have reeled off seven straight wins since an
80-73 setback at Duke on January 29th. North Carolina also
avenged one of its worst home defeats in school history. The
Tar Heels blew a 22-point, second-half lead against Maryland on
January 8th in an 85-75 defeat.
North Carolina moved into a tie with Maryland for third place
in the ACC, one game behind Wake Forest and two behind
front-running Duke.
Keith Booth scored 20 points and Obinna Ekezie and Sarunas
Jasikevicius added 14 apiece for Maryland (20-7, 9-5), which
has lost five of its last eight games.
North Carolina holds a 101-44 lead in the all-time series.
NORTH CAROLINA (93)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Okulaja 33 2-7 2-2 0-5 3 1 7
Jamison 37 11-17 7-9 5-10 2 3 29
Zwikker 33 10-14 4-5 4-7 1 4 24
Williams 31 3-10 2-2 0-4 7 3 10
Carter 31 5-7 3-4 1-7 4 2 15
Cota 28 3-3 2-2 2-3 9 1 8
Ndiaye 7 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 2 0
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TOTALS 200 34-59 20-24 12-37 26 16 93
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Percentages: FG-.576, FT-.833. 3-Point Goals:
5-10, .500 (Okulaja 1-2, Williams 2-5, Carter
2-3). Team rebounds: 1. Blocked shots: 4 (Zwikker
3, Carter). Turnovers: 15 (Cota 6, Jamison 3,
Williams 3, Zwikker 2, Carter). Steals: 4
(Carter, Jamison, Ndiaye, Zwikker).
MARYLAND (81)
fg ft rb
min m-a m-a o-t a pf tp
Profit 34 5-14 0-0 2-4 1 1 11
Booth 31 5-10 10-12 2-5 3 4 20
Ekezie 33 5-7 4-4 2-7 1 3 14
Stokes 30 5-10 0-0 1-3 4 2 12
Jasikevicius 34 6-14 0-0 1-2 8 3 14
Elliott 21 4-6 2-2 1-2 0 3 10
Kovarik 17 0-3 0-2 0-1 0 2 0
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TOTALS 200 30-64 16-20 9-24 17 18 81
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Percentages: FG-.469, FT-.800. 3-Point Goals:
5-13, .385 (Profit 1-3, Stokes 2-4, Jasikevicius
2-5, Kovarik 0-1). Team rebounds: 3. Blocked
shots: 4 (Ekezie 2, Profit, Booth). Turnovers: 12
(Ekezie 3, Booth 2, Elliott 2, Jasikevicius 2,
Profit 2, Stokes). Steals: 5 (Ekezie 2, Booth,
Jasikevicius, Stokes).
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North Carolina 48 45 - 93
Maryland 37 44 - 81
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Technical fouls: None. A: 14,500. Officials:
Rick Hartzell, Samuel Croft, Mike Wood.
