Close games a hallmark of Terrapins’ wins this season

Posted Feb 28, 2012
With just one-tenth of a second remaining in the Feb. 4 game between Maryland and UNC at Comcast Center, the Tar Heels’ John Henson flew to the rim for a spectacular dunk. North Carolina had an insurmountable, so the points were hardly necessary, as Coach Mark Turgeon made clear to his mentor Roy Williams immediately following North Carolina’s 83-74 victory. (Washington Post)

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