The No. 2 Maryland men's basketball team took its first loss of the season on Tuesday night, falling 89-81 to North Carolina on a back-and-forth night that saw elite individual efforts from both sides.
Melo Trimble led Maryland with 23 points and 12 assists in one of the great games of his college career. Rasheed Sulaimon, in his best showing yet at Maryland, added 18. North Carolina point guard Marcus Paige shined in his first game of the season with his own 20-and-5 line, countering Trimble and powering the Tar Heels to a win at the Dean Smith Center.