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Maryland stuns No. 3 North Carolina in OT

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02/21/2009 - College Park, MD (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Greivis Vasquez had a triple-double with a career-high 35 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists, as Maryland stunned third- ranked North Carolina, 88-85, in an overtime thriller at Comcast Center.

Vasquez, who recorded Maryland's first triple-double since 1987, sent the crowd into a frenzy with a three-pointer with 1:16 left in the extra session to put Maryland ahead 84-81. With 35.3 seconds to go, Vasquez fouled Ty Lawson on a long-range deuce. Lawson knocked down both of his foul shots to cut the lead to one.

Following the inbound pass, the Terrapins were able to keep the ball away from North Carolina, which was forced to foul because there was no time left on the shot clock. UNC's Bobby Frasor finally fouled Eric Hayes with just 11.3 to go. Hayes hit both shots from the stripe to make it a three-point game.

After a pair of Wayne Ellington and Vasquez foul shots, North Carolina was down by three with 4.2 ticks left. Tyler Hansbrough inbounded the ball to Lawson, who couldn't get a shot off because of a swarming Maryland defense.

Cliff Tucker added 22 points and six rebounds for the Terrapins (17-9, 6-6 ACC), who are trying to avoid missing the NCAA tournament for the fourth time in five years. Hayes ended with 17 points.

Lawson paced North Carolina (24-3, 10-3) with 24 points. Danny Green finished with 18 points and nine rebounds for the Tar Heels, who were riding a 10-game winning streak. Ellington had 14 points and Deon Thompson ended with 13. Hansbrough contributed a double-double with 11 points and 11 boards.

Trailing 62-52, the Terrapins used a 10-2 spurt to cut the UNC lead to just two with 6:39 remaining in regulation. Tucker's three-pointer culminated the run.

UNC hung tough, though, as they responded by rattling off eight unanswered points to take a 72-62 lead with 4:09 to go. Hansbrough capitalized on his own rebound with a layup to culminate the run, in what seemed to be the final blow.

Leading 76-67 with less than two minutes remaining, UNC crumbled when it counted, allowing Maryland to score nine unanswered points and send the game to overtime.

After a Tucker shot from beyond the arc, North Carolina turned the ball over on the inbound pass and Vasquez made a layup to cut the margin to 76-72 with 1:24 left. Hayes' layup with 1:05 remaining cut the gap to two.

Following a UNC timeout, Green missed a jumper with 23 ticks left. Vasquez's driving layup with only eight seconds remaining tied the game and made an upset seem possible. Lawson's misfire on a jumper as time expired sent the game into overtime.

The Tar Heels built an early margin with six consecutive points to start the contest. Hansbrough made two layups and Thompson capped off the small spurt with a jumper.

Maryland didn't let the initial burst by UNC rattle them. Trailing 15-9 with just under 15 minutes left in the half, the Terrapins used a 9-2 spurt to take a 18-17 lead, their first of the game. Adrian Bowie culminated the run with a pair of free throws with under 12 minutes to go.

North Carolina responded in a big way, scoring 10 unanswered points to build a 27-18 cushion.

The remainder of the first half was dominated by UNC, who led by as many as 12 and took a 39-30 advantage into the locker room.

Thompson led the Tar Heels with 11 points at the break, while Vasquez spurred the Terrapins with 16 points. Maryland held Hansbrough to just six points during the initial 20 minutes.

Ahead 43-34, North Carolina ripped off seven straight points to go ahead by 16, 50-34, with about 15 minutes left. Ellington tallied five points during the spurt, including two shots from the stripe to culminate the run.

Trailing 52-36, Maryland went on a 13-2 run to cut the gap to five, 54-49, setting up a very exciting finish.

Game Notes

Maryland shot 45.6 percent from the field, while North Carolina shot 37.7 percent...The Terrapins hit 13-of-30 three-pointers, compared to 5-of-19 for the Tar Heels...The triple-double by Vasquez was the first for Maryland since Derrick Lewis did it twice in 1987...The Terrapins improved to 2-5 against ranked opponents this season.

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