UNC men's basketball adds Maryland to its L column

Dexter Strickland attempts to strip the ball from Maryland's Greivis Vasquez. Courtesy of Jaclyn Borowski/The Diamondback

Marcus Ginyard’s breakout game didn’t change the end result for North Carolina.

Despite the senior’s 17 points (tying his career high) the Tar Heels dropped their sixth game in the last seven Sunday afternoon in College Park, Md., losing 92-71 to Maryland.

Deon Thompson also chipped in 16, and Will Graves scored 11 for UNC (13-10, 2-6 ACC).

But UNC had no answer for Greivis Vasquez, Maryland’s senior point guard. Vasquez ripped apart UNC’s defense with 26 points and 11 assists. Maryland shot 9-of-16 from beyond the arc in the first half.

UNC trailed most of the game, but with less than 13 minutes to play, the Tar Heels closed the gap to four points.

But, as so often happens this season for UNC, the Terrapins took advantage of turnovers and a suddenly cold Tar Heel offense. The result was a 19-5 Maryland run to put both the game and UNC’s postseason hopes further out of reach.

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