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No. 15 UNC storms back to down No. 10 Maryland in ACC semis
Mar 9, 2013 - 11:44 PM Greensboro, NC (Sports Network) - Tierra Ruffin-Pratt had 20 points, six assists and four steals in No. 15 North Carolina's 72-65 win over No. 10 Maryland in the semifinals of the ACC Tournament.The Tar Heels outscored the Terrapins, 48-27 in the second half to advance to the ACC title game where they will clash with No. 6 Duke.
Walteia Rolle registered 19 points and 11 rebounds for UNC (28-5), which has won five of its last six tilts.
Alyssa Thomas tallied 26 points, 12 boards and five helpers for Maryland (24-7), which took a 38-24 cushion into the break.
The Terps' Katie Rutan hit a 3-pointer to tie the game at 60-60 with 2:46 left before the Heels outscored Maryland 12-5 the rest of the way.
Two Latifah Coleman jumpers, sandwiched around Alyssa Thomas slitting a pair from the foul line, gave UNC a 64-61 edge with 1:45 to go. Rolle stripped Tianna Hawkins on Maryland's ensuing trip down the floor and UNC was 8-of-10 from the charity stripe over the final minute to seal the outcome.
- NORTH CAROLINA: 72
MARYLAND: 65
Final
Mar 9 5:38 PM - 146
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North Carolina(15) 59, Maryland(10) 57 4th - 3:03Mar 9 5:22 PM - 119
rootsRUWTbot Added 57 roots (Close Finish, Upset, Ranked Teams)
North Carolina(15) 54, Maryland(10) 53 4th - 5:22Mar 9 5:16 PM - 62
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North Carolina(15) 48, Maryland(10) 52 4th - 7:43Mar 9 5:09 PM - 56
rootsRUWTbot Added 20 roots (Close Finish, Upset, Ranked Teams)
North Carolina(15) 47, Maryland(10) 50 4th - 8:44Mar 9 5:04 PM - NORTH CAROLINA: 24
MARYLAND: 38
Halftime
Mar 9 4:16 PM - NORTH CAROLINA: 0
MARYLAND: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 9 3:37 PM - 36
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