Terrapins surprise Tar Heels

Bambale Osby dropped to the court with his hands covering his face. He knew his basket had given Maryland the lead late. He heard the horn as North Carolina’s final desperation shot clanged off the rim.

“It didn’t feel real, man,” Osby said. “It was like, ‘Did this really just happen?’ ”

The same could be said of the top-ranked -- and formerly unbeaten -- Tar Heels.

Osby’s layup with 21 seconds left helped Maryland stun North Carolina, 82-80, on Saturday at Chapel Hill, N.C., giving the Terrapins a win that will probably end the Tar Heels’ run atop the polls.

The Terrapins (12-7 overall, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) blew an 11-point lead midway through the second half but still held on to win at the Smith Center for the first time in five years.

The Tar Heels (18-1, 3-1) -- off to their best start in two decades -- had been rolling to big victories behind their fast-paced transition attack.

But the Terrapins played tough and physical defense on Tyler Hansbrough, cutting off the All-American and making the Tar Heels work hard elsewhere for good looks.

North Carolina could only watch as Hansbrough’s three-point shot bounced off the rim at the horn.

Hansbrough had 17 points and 14 rebounds to lead the Tar Heels, who shot just 38% and went seven for 23 from three-point range.

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No. 3 Kansas 76, Missouri 70 -- Brandon Rush shrugged off a two-for-14 shooting night with three key free throws in the final 1:04 to help the Jayhawks (18-0, 3-0 Big 12) hold off the Tigers (11-7, 1-2) at Columbia, Mo. Kansas, which entered the game averaging a nation-best 25-point winning margin, never led by more than eight and needed an eight-for-12 finish at the free throw line.

Kansas State 75, No. 10 Texas A&M; 54 -- The win at Manhattan, Kan., gave the Wildcats (12-4, 2-0 Big 12) their first 2-0 start to a conference season in 15 years. It was the second road loss this week for the Aggies (15-3, 1-2), who made only two of their first 15 shots in the second half.

George Mason 96, James Madison 75 -- Dre Smith made 10 three-point baskets without a miss at Harrisonburg, Va., to set an NCAA record in the Bulldogs’ victory. Smith, who finished with 34 points, broke the record of nine for nine held by three players -- Mark Poag of Old Dominion, Markus Wilson of Evansville and Donnie McGrath of Providence.

San Francisco 60, Portland 59 -- The Dons (5-12, 1-1) beat the Pilots (6-12, 2-1) in the West Coast Conference game at Portland, giving Eddie Sutton got his 799th career victory.