University of Minnesota Athletics
University of Minnesota
14-2, 3-1Big Te
Maryland
13-2, 4-0Big Te
No. 23 Minnesota Falls to No. 12 Maryland, 77-73
1/11/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
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MINNEAPOLIS - The No. 23 University of Minnesota (14-2, 3-1) women's basketball team took No. 12 Maryland (13-2, 4-0) down to the wire Sunday afternoon, but dropped a close contest to the Terrapins, 77-73, in front of a raucous crowd of 5,468 at Williams Arena.
With the Gophers trailing by three points, freshman Carlie Wagner drained a three-pointer with 32 seconds remaining to even the game, 73-73, but Maryland drew a foul with 2.8 seconds left and Brene Moseley hit both of her free throws to put the visitors ahead by two points. Minnesota was forced to foul again with one second remaining and the Terrapins added two more points to close out the contest.
Wagner finished the game with 15 points, two assists and a block for her seventh-straight double-digit scoring performance, while Amanda Zahui B. had another huge game for the Maroon and Gold with 26 points, 15 rebounds, four blocks and three steals to secure her ninth-straight double-double and 12th of the year.
Shae Kelley added 14 points, five rebounds and three assists and Shayne Mullaney contributed five points and career-highs with 12 assists and eight rebounds.
As a team, Minnesota notched an impressive .525 (32-61) shooting percentage, which included a .552 (16-29) mark in the second half, to outshoot the visitors, but the Gophers lost the battle on the boards, 42-32. The Maroon and Gold picked up nearly 60 percent of its scoring in the paint, as they scored 46 of their 73 down low.
The game was close the entire 40 minutes of play, as neither team led by more than eight points in a contest that had 11 ties and nine lead changes.
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