Evening star., 1952-01-19
By Bill Fuchs

The University of Maryland
basketball team drops out of com.
petition for the next three weeks,
but when it returns February Q
against Virginia Military Insti-
tute it will get down to the serious
business of trying to make the
Southern Conference playoffs.
Easy 71-51 victors over the Uni
versity Of North Carolina last
night before a packed house at
Ritchie Coliseum, the Terps now
turn their attention to midterm
examinations.
Four-point losers to the Tar
Heels in Chapel Hill earlier, the
Terps never were in serious
trouble last night in raising their
conference record to So and the
overall mark to 9-4.
Seven Conference Games.
'But we're still no cinch to
make the playoffs," Coach Bud
Millikan says. I'VE have seven
conference games still to play and
I figure we have to win five of
them to be chinch to get in"
Maryland meets VMI, Rich
mond, George Washington and
Davidson here and William and
Mary, Duke and Richmond aways
The Terps already have met and
beaten two Of these opponents,
winning by 18 points over VMI,
but scraping by William and Mary
by only one point.
With the exception of the foul
shooting, Mhikan was well
pleased with last nights perform
ance. particularly with the indi-
vidual jobs turned in by Ronnie
Brooks and Don Moran.
Meran, Brooks Star.
Moran, 6-foot-3 Junior from
Westernport. Md. scored 20
points. including eight of nine free
throws. while Brooks, the former
Anacostia High star, scored 16
points, half of them in the final
period and all on field goals.
Moran looked tonight like I
thought he would all year." Milli-
kan said. "As for Brooks, this
was the best game he's played by
far"
Lee Brawley, Maryland's top in
dividual scorer with ITO points,
scored II last night, but saw only
limited action. Brawley, 6-foot-
1h senior, wasn't much of a
match for Paul Likins. Cardinals
6-foot-9 center. In Brawley's place
most of the game was Morris
Levin, 6-foot-4 Junior, who did a
creditable job under the boards
and scored six points.
But on the foul line, the Terps,
who entered the game ranked
second in the Nation in free, throw
percentage, slumped. They made
only 13 of %, while the Tar Heels
were registering II for "a. Pre-
viously the Terps had a 71.8 per.
centage at the free-throw line.
Terps Lead at Half.
In fact, it was the free-throw
line which held North Carolina up
for the first half. The Terps, with
Brooks, Dick KoffenbergeS Braw-
ley, Moran and Levin spreading
the scoring among themselves, got
off to a 1913 st-period lead, but
led, 8-3, from the floor. The Terps
led, $500, at the half, but held a
1873 advantage in field goals. .
Brawley scored seven Of his total
in the third period, which ended
with Brooks scoring one of his
long shots to give the Terps a ST.
40 lead. Brooks went on to sink
four more long ones in the early
minutes of the final to put the
Terps completely out of reach.
North Carolina, which now has
6-2 conference mark and an 8-6
overall record, was led by AL Lif-
son with 19 points and Likins,
with is. Vince Grimaldi, Caro-
lina's top scorer, scored only 6
points.
After the game, a dance was
held at the Armory in honor of
Maryland's Sugar Bowl football
team. President H. c. Byrd gave
a speech and the Sugar Bowl Cup
was presented to the student body.
n n Caroline. g. P.P MARYLAND. G. F.P.