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
