Saturday, January 19, 2013

Maryland at North Carolina Game Preview



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Today at 11am on ESPN, the Maryland Terrapins 14-3 (2-2) will travel to Chapel Hill to take on the North Carolina Tar Heels 11-5 (1-2). Maryland comes into this game on a high note, after beating number 14 NC State at home on Wednesday night 51-50. That was their second ACC win after having lost their middle two after winning the first one. Their leading scorer, Alex Len, scored the winning tip-in with 00.9 seconds left in the waning second on Wednesday night against the Wolfpack. He is averaging 13.5 points per game. North Carolina has not played in a week after going to Florida State on Saturday and winning 77-72. That was their first conference win after losing the first two, very uncharacteristic of a Roy Williams team. Their are led by James Michael McAdoo, who is their leading scorer averaging 14.4 points per game. The Tar Heels are very young and McAdoo is only a sophmore, so that shows the future is bright for Roy Williams. This should be close, but I think Maryland is motivated to get another big win and I think they will.