Evening star., 1953-01-18
By MerreII WhittIesey

maryland S BASKETBALL team
staggered to a 68-to-66 victory
over North Carolina last night,
knocking the Tar Heels out Of
the Southern Conference lead in
a foul-filled game before 5000
fans at College Park.
The Tar Heels never quite
could catch up in the second
half after falling behind at 34-33,
but they were a constant threat
although they trailed by nine
points at one time, Al to 38.
A last-second maneuver by the
Tar Heels failed. With one Sec
ond to go and his team trailing
by three points, Paul Likins Of
Carolina was fouled by Morris
Levin. He made the first free
throw to make it 68-66, and OBJ
viously tried to miss the second
so the ball would fall off the
left side of the hoop and team
mate could tap it in. A Carolina
player got his hands on the ball
but the tying basket rolled OF
the rim as the gun sounded.
More Defeats Seen.
1t was close but not particu-
larly good basketball, and the
feeling is that North Carolina
has more defeats coming next
week when it plays Wake Forest
and N. c. State. The Tar Heels
compiled their nine-game streak
without playing the likes of the
Deacons, the Wolfpack, George
Washington or West Virginia.
The teams took an even 100
shots from the foul line, Mary
land making SO out of 81 and
North Carolina % out of 43.
Thirty-seven fouls were called
against North Carolina and 27
against Maryland. Many of them
met with the obvious displeasure
of the nattily-attired Frank Nc
Guire. new coach of the Tar
Heels.
Gene Shue, who has been SO
per cent of Maryland's offense
and has broken two Maryland
scoring records in his last four
games, was not high scorer for
the first time since Maryland's
last game with the Tar Heels.
but he nevertheless had an ex-
cellent night.
Shue missed eight foul shots
but still hit for 10 points, and
when Carolina applied the all.
out court press in the last quar-
ter it was Shue who led the
Terps out of trouble with his
ball handling.
Moran Scores 20 Points.
Don Moran came to the Terps'
rescue with 22-point PERFORM
ance. IL of them on foul shots.
Several of his foul shots pulled
Maryland out of dangerous posi-
tions, and he was a constant
threat breaking loose inside of
the Carolina zone.
Maryland kept a pretty close
check on Carolina's scoring lead
er, Vince Grimaldi, whose long,
one-hand shot pulled the Tar
Heels within point at 66-55.
He scored only eight points.
Grimaldi played the first half
with a heavily taped shoulder
but took the tape off in the sec
ond. He left the game in the
last minute when he slammed
against his own bench in a
scramble for the ball.
The Terps had a new star in
silent, handsome Tom Young,
who pestered the Tar Heels with
pass interceptionS, stolen balls
and other defensive maneuvers,
plus accounting for seven points.
Morris Levin was a big help to
the Terps with his rebounding
although he was handicapped in
the second half with four per-
Sonals.
Two-Point Edge at Half.
Carolina led, 14-13, at the end
OF see-saw first period and
after Maryland pulled away to
a 26-19 lead in the second quar-
ter, North Carolina scored eight
straight points and trailed only
1927 at halftime.
Maryland appeared to be home
with a 47-39 third quarter lead
but the Tar Heels dropped their
zone defense and applied tho
press in the fourth quarter and
started to catch up.
With Jerry Vayda and Bud
Maddie leading the rally with a
succession of baskets on follow
ups, Carolina pulled to 54-53.
Norman paced the Terps to an
other five-point advantage but AL
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