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Of the season. came despite
another great night by Caro-
lina's Pete Brennan, who ended
his collegiate career with 20
points and played the last IA
minutes under the burden Of
four fouls.
Brennan and the Tar Heels
powerful-legged playmaker,
Tommy Kearns. were their only
double figure scorers, Kearns
comingrup with 20 points. Dick
Kepley took rebounding hon.
ors from Brennan and bothered
Maryland In the FIRST half with
nine points, but that was all
he made.
Mcneil, with what already
has been called the finest
sophomore performance in the
tournaments history. and
Davis, who fouled out with
seconds remaining to miss play
ing all the way in all three
games, probably will be unani-
nous all-tournament selections.
Mcneil scored 22-22-21 in the
three games and Davis 24-l9-
16. They handled the ball about
as much as all of the other
Maryland players together.
Big AL Bunge was a wonder
under the boards. topping both
clubs In rebounds with a dozen
and chipping in with 10 points.
Nobody was batting the ball
from Bunge's hands tonight.
Blasts Jinx Idea
Maryland, with an .unimpres-
sive four-year record in regular
season and tournament compe-
tition In this area, blasted the
thoughts that this is jinx ter
ritory. 1t Is the first time a
nom Carolina school has won
the title in the Atlantic Coast
Conference or the old Southern
Conference since George WASH
ington triumphed in 1913.
Maryland's only other con-
ference championship was the
Southern title in 1881.
Maryland made only 20 per
cent of its shots IN the first half
to II per cent for the Tar Heels,
but Cardinals seven-point bulge
didn't appear too formidable.
Mcneil was in the lineup at
the start Of the second half.
and he. Davis and Murphy
started clicking and soon it
was a new ball game. Carolina
owned a tie for the last time
at 56-all. Mcneil broke it with
q push from the circle.
The Terps were moving. never
standing still. and keeping
their heads. Davis started to
squawk about a foul called on
him. but John Nacincik clamped
his hand over Davis mouth
with such authority that Nick
almost fell over backwards.
The crowd was for Carolina,
despite predictions that Mary
land would have equal support
from the anti-Tar Heel rooters.
Maryland huShed the applause
with eight straight free throws
to make it 66-57, and the
handwriting was on the wall.
1t was an amazingly fast
game for the first IS minutes,
or until the Tar Heels used the
frequent strategy of fouling in
an effort to get the ball. Mary.
land shot So times from the
free throw line and made 40,
with Murphy tops with IL for
II and Davis next with 8 for Q.
Frank MCGUIRE put In fresh
talent when the intentional
fouling commenced, and at the
end seven players had four
! fouls.
Stanley Ineffective
Ray Stanley. the sophomore
who had such a brilliant start
for the Tar Heels. was COM
pletely in e n ective against
Maryland. He was held score
less and contributed only three
rebounds.
The defeat was only North
Cardinals second in tourna-
ment competition in two years.
In their all-conquering season
last year, the Tar Heels won
the Dixie Classic, the confer
ence title and national cham.
pionship in winning 80 straight.
This year they won the Dixie
Classic but lost in the finals of
the Kentucky invitation to
West Virginia. This year North
Carolina won II and lost Z.
MARYLAND ~ 9. p. P; Pts;