CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – The subplot revealed by Sunday’s plus-minus data has everything to do with Maryland star Jordan Williams.
When the sophomore was on the floor, the Terrapins actually held an six-point advantage on North Carolina.
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Of course, there were those nine minutes (per the box score) when Williams wasn’t on the floor and Maryland couldn’t match up as effectively with the Tar Heels’ size. A minus-17 margin in such a small period of time stands out.
Here’s the breakdown of how North Carolina exploited the stints when Williams, who was effective (16 points and 19 rebounds) despite dealing with a stomach virus, was stuck on the bench.
FIRST HALF
Left at 12:14 tied 13-13, returned at 9:37 down 20-15 – UNC 7-2 over 2:37
Left at 5:46 down 31-27, returned at 2:32 down 39-29 – UNC 8-2 over 3:14
Left at 0:45 down 41-31, returned after half down 43-31 – UNC 2-0 over 0:45
SECOND HALF
Left at 12:02 down 62-51, returned at 11:10 down 64-51 – UNC 2-0 over 0:52
Left at 7:53 down 70-57, returned at 6:42 down 74-59 – UNC 4-2 over 1:11
Left at 0:40 down 87-76, score remained same to end – 0-0 over 0:40
So to review, North Carolina held a 23-6 edge in the 9:19 when Williams wasn’t in the game. And that says everything necessary about how much Maryland needed him against the super-sized Tar Heels.
The rundown:
| Player | @UNC
| Season
| Per Min
| ACC
| Per Min
|
| 1-Bowie | 0
| +206 | 0.28 | +21 | 0.06 |
| 10-Weijs | -2 | +51 | 0.44 | -9 | -0.75 |
| 11-Parker | DNP
| +37 | 0.57 | -3 | -0.30 |
| 12-Stoglin | -6
| +230 | 0.38 | +42 | 0.13 |
| 13-Palsson | -6 | +82 | 0.32 | -8 | -0.06 |
| 14-Mosley | +2
| +210 | 0.29 | +15 | 0.04 |
| 15-Levent | DNP | 0 | 0.00 | +3 | 1.50 |
20-Williams
| +6
| +259 | 0.28 | +30 | 0.06 |
| 21-Howard | -11
| +175 | 0.32 | +54 | 0.19 |
| 24-Tucker | -18
| +140 | 0.20 | -32 | -0.09 |
| 33-Gregory | -12
| +226 | 0.27 | +55 | 0.12 |
| 35-Padgett | -8
| +79 | 0.31 | -13 | -0.16 |
| 42-Pankey | INJ | 0 | 0.00 | – | – |
– Patrick Stevens
