Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-12
Terps Upset Tar Heels, 74-61
With Great Team Performance
5000 Cheer
As Maryland
RoutsChomps
BY MERRELL WHITTLESEY
star stan Writer

star btau writer
A sharper and more poised
Maryland basketball team
turned its eagerly-awaited
game with North Carolin's
defending national cham
pions into a rout last night,
hanging a 1851 upset on the
Tar Heels after leading by 20
points midway in the second
half.
A runaway crowd Of 1900.
including standees four and
five deep around the rim at
Cole Field House, watched as
the Terps handed the Tar
Heels their second defeat in
their last As games and their
second this season.
With the victory the Terps
tied the third-ranked Tar Heels
for the Atlantic Coast Confer
ence lead at Al.
The crowd. which raised the
roof as the Terps' lead mounted
in the second half, was rela-
lively quiet at the end as an
excessive number of fouls In
the last 6 or z minutes slowed
the game to a walk.
Most Of the fouling was by
the Tar Heels as they gam
bled for possession Of the ball.
Weingarten Stars
1t was a team performance
for the Terps. by the starters
and by Washington Doc Wein-
garten, who turned in an out
standing job as a sub for the
injured Tom Young. who played
about Is minutes.
It was billed as q defensive
battle between the two most
defense-conscious teams in the
conference. but it was the
Maryland man-for-man defense
that was the sharpest and the
Terps poked holes in Cardinals
zone.
Big Al Bunge started slowly
but his great job OF the boards
and his follow-up shots started
the Tar Heels downfall in the
second half. Bunge, Charlie
Mcneil and John Nacincik
were making the important re-
bounds and the big points.
Brennan. Shaffer Get II
The Tar Heels won indivi-
dual scoring honors as they
fed Pete Brennan and Lee Shat.
fer in the pivot spot and left
it to them for most of their
shots while it still was q ball
game. They scored II each.
Bunge topped the Terps with
II, with Mcneil getting Is, Ma
cincik IL and Nick Davis and
Weingarten IL each.
Maryland. which led at the
half by 1923, had its biggest
lead at 6S-48. From that point
on it wasn't much Of q game.
The Tar Heels cut their deficit
to Is points as John Crotty. a
speedy sophomore, scored eight
straight points against the
ragged play of the Terp re-
serves.
North Carolina had the
most field goals, 2l-20, but
that wasn't the story Of the
game. Maryland was waiting
for better shots and seldom
shot in the late minutes.
Mcneil Racked Up
The Tar Heels, who won many
Of their 80 straight games last
year because of their poise and
smoothness, lacked poise last
night.
Their first set back was when
Maryland led. 1921. Mcneil
came downcourt all alone on
a fast break. AS he was about to
so up for an easy basket, Bob
Cunningham slammed him in
to the padded iron pipes that
support the blackboard.
Coach Frank Mcclure i'm
mediately yanked Cunningham
and the crowd booed for a
couple of minutes. Leaving the
court. Cunningham made an
attempt to shake McNeil's hand
as he stood trying to regain his
bearings.
That seemed to inspire the
TerpS and they moved to their
7-point margin at halftime.
In the second half the Tar
Heels bickered with the offi-
Gals. appeared to argue among
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