Evening star., 1951-01-21
by 1erps
WinsAfter Score
Is Tied 13 Times
North CuroIinu Has
Edge in Field GooIs,
FuiIs at Foul Line
By MerreII WhittIesey

By MerreII WhittIesey
Lee Brawley pivoted from inside
the foul line and tipped in field
goal with seven seconds remain
ing in an overtime period to give
Maryland a 56-55 triumph over
North Carolina last night in a
rip-roaring Southern Conference
clash before 3,100 fans at College
Park. The regulation game ended
in a 1919 tie.
Brawley's field goal, which gave
him 20 points for the night, broke
a Stall tie and kept the Terps in
second place in the conference
standings with a 81 record.
The Tar Heels last point was
scored after the game was officially
over on a foul by Ernie SchwarZ.
He was fouled as the gun sounded
ending the game but had only
one shot, not enough to tie.
Terps Come From Behind.
After leading most of the way,
the Terps had to come from be-
hind to earn an overtime crack at
the visitors. Dick Koffenberger
scored the last four points in regu-
lation play on semiset shot and
then on a steal and easy layup
after dribbling alone two-thirds
the length of the court.
The score was tied 13 times and
no team ever had more than a
three-point lead until the Tar
Heels went ahead, 1885, near the
midway point of the second half.
Their biggest lead was six points
at 45-39, while Maryland never
was more than three points in
front.
The defeat was the Tar Heels
18th in their last 13 games and
dropped them to the 500 mark in
the conference standing with a
A record. With two games each
with Duke and North Carolina
State ahead, it is likely that North
Carolina will be missing the
championship tournament for the
first time in years.
Terps Best at Foul Line.
North Carolina had a 1916
edge in field goals. but the Tar
Heels were no match for the Terps
from the foul line, missing IL out
of % while Maryland missed only
six out of 80. Brawley was the
strong man in this department
with II straight successful free
throws, giving him rs in a row
against North Carolina this sea-
son. He made 13 straight when
Maryland won in Chapel Hill on
January 2.
Maryland, which has varied
from basketball regularity several
times this season under Coach
Bud Millikan, pulled another un-
orthodox play with SIS seconds re-
naming in the overtime. With
the score tied at Stall, Jim John
son drew a foul, but Maryland
waived the shot and took possess
sion in midcourt, playing for two
points instead of one. 1t held the
ball until Koffenberger tipped
pass to Brawley who tossed in the
winning goal.
Both Started Slowly.
| Both teams started cold and it
was only A after five minutes.
Carolina held a 1912 lead at the
10-minute mark and at Is min
utes it was tied at 21-all. Braw-
ley's two foul shots gave the Terps
a 27-25 lead at half time.
Carolina had it's biggest man,
6-foot-6 Howard Deasy, playing
outside instead of around the bas-
ket, but he started moving in early
in the second half. With Jack
Wallace hitting from the foul line
and Vince Grimaldi and Charley
Thorne occasionally from outside,
the Tar Heels started to pull slow
ly away. They lost Deasy on five
fouls, however, after he had made
IL points, with three field goals
and six straight fouls. after miss
ing his f1rst six.
With five minues to play the
Tar Heels led 46-40, but Koffen-
berger. Brawley and johnson
helped the Terps to the regula-
ton tie.
Dick Patterson opened the extra
period with foul shot for the
Tar Heels, but Tom Connelly's
driving shot gave Maryland
51-50 advantage. But Maddie re-
gained the lead for the Tar Heels.
but Bramley tied it at 52-all with
his 18th foul, and then johnson
calmly dumped two straight foul
shots for a 54-52 advantage.
Thorne let one fly from near mid
courte and it was good without
touching the rim to tie it for the
18th time at Stall.
Fifty fouls were called, IS
against each team.
Maryland's patience in waiting
for shots paid off. as even with
the clock against them and the
crowd yelling for shots, the Terps
waited for openings. Carolina
played somewhat the same type
game. risking more shots than the
Terps but fewer than in most
games.
n: Carolina. G.FP. Maryland. aF.P.
Wallace,f = I'll Brawleyf 412 20
ssiss:isPif siissisi.i u Tss's'f TssnsfIf so :
Maddief - 8 o 6 Connelly.f 8 / Z
Schwartz 3 z Moran,c - 0 l
Deasy,c - IL Levine - O 0
Whites - Q 2 Johnson,s 9 41o