Behind 11 points from Dexter Strickland, the North Carolina men’s basketball team leads Maryland 37-32 at halftime of the ACC Tournament semifinal game.
Strickland hit five of his eight attempts from the floor and also handed out three assists.
Despite a heavily taped hand, P.J. Hairston has nine points on two 3-pointers and one 3-point play coming the old fashioned way.
After a 30-point performance last night, Maryland’s Dez Wells had just four first half points.
UNC is shooting 43 percent from the floor and made three of 11 attempts from behind the arc.
Miami knocked off N.C. State in the first semifinal match up this afternoon 81-71 so the winner of the UNC-UMd game will play the Hurricanes in the Championship game tomorrow.
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