Maryland Shocks No. 1 UNC

Terrapins hand Tar Heels their first loss of the season
By Mitch Pritchard,  Newser Staff
Posted Jan 19, 2008 5:58 PM CST
Maryland Shocks No. 1 UNC
North Carolina's Marcus Ginyard falls to the floor during the second half of North Carolina's 82-80 loss to Maryland in a basketball game in Chapel Hill, N.C., Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome)   (Associated Press)

Maryland did today what 18 schools before them couldn't: slow down Tyler Hansbrough and beat No. 1 North Carolina, the AP reports. Hansbrough still racked up numbers, but the Terrapins took the win as Bambale Osby scored on a layup with 21 seconds left for an 82-80 ACC upset, handing North Carolina its first loss of the season.

Hansbrough had 17 points and 14 rebounds, but the tough Terrapins defense confused the Tar Heels' (18-1, 3-1) offense enough for the road upset. This from a Maryland (12-7, 2-2) team that had lost back-to-back home games in December to Ohio and American. James Gist led Maryland with 22 points and 13 rebounds. (More NCAA stories.)

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