DING DOME, Chapel Hill-- UNC proved their weak defense and shoddy offense couldn't hold a candle to Maryland, and deservedly lost the first game of their cupcake season to the Terps, 82-80, at home in front of their crying fans.
Gist and Vasquez dominated roy'z boy'z in assists and points and the Strong D of Maryland held the weak UNC team to 38% shooting. The officials finally called a good game keeping the tarholes off the freebie line, where they only mustered 13 pts.
The loss proves the over-rated and over-inflated egos of the tarheel squad need more work on orange ball skills instead of showboating against high-school and D2 teams that they have faced all year, having only played one ranked team all season.
The beating moves the tarhole record to 2-1 on the year, and 16-0 in exhibition play. Earlier this month, North Carolina barely survived by beating Clemson in OT on a buzzer 3 by Ellington (36 pts, great game), and again barely surviving a flurry of shots by Georgia Tech in the waning seconds to pull off a win in Atlanta on Wednesday.
Coach roy was asked what he thought happened tonite, between tears he glanced again at the scoreboard and choked out that 'someone blew out the candle on our cupcake' turned and walked away dejected, sobbing as if someone had stolen his scooter..
A great victory on a not so great season for Maryland, surely this wont be the only highlight of the year for Gary Williams' determined and talented group of athletes.
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