Maryland upsets top-seeded Ohio State, 82-61, in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals, further cementing its spot in the NCAA tournament.
Forward Allie Kubek, center, guard Jakia Brown-Turner, right, and Maryland knocked off Ohio State in the Big Ten tournament Friday in Minneapolis. MINNEAPOLIS — Shyanne Sellers had a message as the clock wound down Friday afternoon.
“I feel like we’re just peaking at the right time. That’s what I said,” Sellers said. “I said to Coach all year, especially the second half, I feel like we’re right there from flipping the switch and making those turns. Our, our Ohio State games have all been super close. We just haven’t gotten over that hump. Now we’ve gotten over the hump, I feel like we’re going to keep going and not look back.
The Terps put together their best performance of the season against a team considered Final Four-caliber, leading for more than 30 of the game’s 40 minutes. Sellers had 25 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but it was a group effort for a Maryland squad dressed in black-on-black uniforms. Graduate seniors Brinae Alexander , Jakia Brown-Turner and Faith Masonius hit shot after shot to keep Ohio State at bay each time it tried to make a push.
“Maryland played a great game. They were really prepared,” McGuff said. “They played like a team that might have needed this to get in the tournament, and we played like a team that showed up as the No. 1 seed and everybody was just supposed to lie down, and that’s not what happened.“They wanted the game more, and you got to really fight on defense. You’ve got to fight to get rebounds. We didn’t fight, and they did.
“ been telling us the only team that can beat us is ourselves,” Masonius said. “Even before we left, Shy looked at me, and she was like, ‘Just be on the glass tonight.’ I took that to heart and just got in there.”
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