juju watkins He scored 21 points before fouling out in the final minute, ranking him No. 4. southern california I held number 8’s hand maryland They suffered their first loss Wednesday night, 79-74.
Shan Ann Sellers Maryland scored 26 points, but the Terrapins (14-1, 4-1 Big Ten) led by seven points in the fourth quarter before being held scoreless in the final half.
Three point play by kiki iliafen It gave USC a 75-72 lead with 1:28 left. after that Raya Marshall Jumper blocked by seller.
Watkins fouled out on an offensive foul with 31 seconds left, but Maryland saylor poffenbarger missed a 3 point shot, avery howell A few free throws extended the Trojans’ lead to five points.
USC (15-1, 5-0) is new to the Big Ten, and this will be the first meeting between the two teams since 1995.
Iriafen finished with 21 points. Christina Dulce At Maryland, he had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Kaylen Smile The Terps scored 16 points, but made 6 of 21 shots.
takeout
USC: It wasn’t the best night for Watkins, who went 7-of-19 from the field with eight turnovers, but the Trojans showed they can tighten up defensively and got plenty of points from Iliafen and others. Ta.
Maryland: Sellers was in attack mode for much of the night, but the Terps shot just 36.5 percent from the field and couldn’t score when they needed to late.
important moment
After Maryland took a 68-61 lead, Kennedy Smith scored seven straight points for USC, tying it at 3.
Main status
Maryland made 2 of 14 3-point shots.
to the next
Maryland will play Wisconsin on Saturday. The University of Southern California returns home to face Penn State on Sunday.
Reported by Associated Press.
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