Terps crush slumping Tar Heels

Posted Feb 8, 2010
There are countless explanations for the UNC basketball team’s struggles over the last five weeks. Sunday, though, the Tar Heels offered no defense for their latest loss. Maryland shredded UNC 92-71 at Comcast Center, thriving in transition while shooting 51.5 percent and sending the Tar Heels to their seventh loss in nine games. “It’s about as disappointing as it gets,” senior guard Marcus Ginyard said in a morose locker room. (Raleigh News & Observer)

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