Maryland at the Half

I stand corrected. When Maryland triple(!)-teams Hansbrough, they can shut him down. Good outside shooting and David Noel are keeping UNC in the game, but there's way too much sloppy play going on - while the turnovers on passes inside are a necessary evil in keeping Hansbrough and Sanders in the game, the overthrows on breaks and failures against the Terrapin press are rather disturbing. Still, they made to the break only down two, despite a significant stretch where Maryland was scoring by just outhustling the Heels to offensive rebounds and second chances, and this team is known for improving in the second half. I think they'll pull it out.

David Noel is sure playing like the guy who remembers leaner times against Maryland, isn't he? They might not remember him but he had a good stretch here last year during McCants' absence. here's to a second half like the first for him.