Jan. 31, 2002
Final Stats
COLLEGE PARK, Md.- -
No. 22 North Carolina held onto an 11-point lead from halftime on to secure a 68-57 ACC win over Maryland Thursday night at Cole Field House. Tar Heel guard Coretta Brown led all scorers with 19 points.
Nikki Teasley led North Carolina's charge in the first half, netting nine points while going three-for-three from beyond the arc. The Tar Heel's first-half pressure caused 18 Terrapin turnovers and North Carolina's 11 points off turnovers mirrored the difference between the teams at halftime, as UNC led 36-25.
The 22nd-ranked Tar Heels kept just far enough in front of the Terps in the second half to avoid the threat of an upset. Maryland drew within three points on three separate occasions, but the Terps could come no closer as North Carolina mounted another run each time.
Brown's points paced North Carolina, as they raise their record to 16-6 (6-4 ACC). Veteran shooter March? Strickland netted 15 points in the Terps' loss. Maryland is now 10-11 (3-7 ACC).
Maryland hosts No. 5 Duke on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. in Cole Field House.
