Sophomore forward Becca Mills and Maryland center Alicia DeVaughn chase after a loose ball during the second round of the NCAA Tournament on Monday, March 25, 2013, at Comcast Center in College Park, Md. The Terrapins lead 34-23 at the half. Julia Nagy/The State News
College Park, Md. – After 20 minutes of play, the fifth seeded MSU women’s basketball team trails fourth seed Maryland 34-23.
There was no stopping the Terrapins back-to-back ACC player of the year, Alyssa Thomas, who ended the half with 18 points and 3 rebounds.
Junior forward Annalise Pickrel led the Spartans in scoring with 7 points. Junior guard, and MSU leading scorer, Klarissa Bell failed to score a point, but grabbed 5 rebounds.
MSU went 11-27 (41 percent) from the floor, while Maryland shot 15-29 (51.7 percent).
Maryland went on a 12-2 run with just over 10 minutes left in the half, but MSU closed the gap, going on an 8-2 run with just over a minute to play.
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