Box Score UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 25 points to help No. 5 Maryland rout Penn State 89-53 on Wednesday night.
Brionna Jones scored 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Terrapins, who won their sixth straight game.
Unbeaten on the road so far this season, Maryland (18-2, 7-1 Big Ten) looked right at home inside Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center. The Terrapins made 8 of 13 field goals to open a 21-12 first-quarter lead. Most of those makes rolled off the fingertips of Walker-Kimbrough who found her shot immediately. She had 12 points in the first quarter and 17 in the first half. Walker-Kimbrough made five of her first six shots for 12 first-quarter points.
Maryland led 39-24 at halftime but not before a Penn State surge that saw the Nittany Lions tie the game early in the second quarter. Four Penn State players combined to lead a 9-0 run to pull to a 21-21 tie four minutes in. But the Terrapins took the lead for good on a pair of Brianna Fraser free throws moments later. Fraser's makes sparked Maryland after a sluggish second-quarter start and the Terrapins took control with an 18-3 run.
Walker-Kimbrough made five 3-point field goals, a new career high, while shooting 5 of 7 from beyond the arc. The Terps shot 49 percent from the field while holding the Nittany Lions to 21 percent. Maryland outrebounded Penn State 50-28, including 17-9 on offensive boards.
Jones is closing in on 1,000 career points. She currently has 994 career points and 675 career rebounds.
Next, the Terrapins will return home to host Indiana (12-8, 4-4) Saturday at 2 p.m. at the XFINITY Center.
The Terrapins will be giving away the Brene Moseley bobblehead at the Indiana game. For the giveaways, fans will receive a scratch-off ticket when they enter XFINITY Center and 500 lucky fans will win a bobblehead. Non-winning tickets will include a merchandise discount at the Terrapin Team Shop. Fans with winning scratch off tickets can redeem their ticket for a bobble head in the XFINITY Center Pavilion, located on the ground floor, following the conclusion of the game. The Chloe Pavlech bobblehead will be available to 500 lucky fans at the Terps' Feb. 5 game vs. Michigan State and the Malina Howard bobblehead will be released on Feb. 28 vs. Minnesota.
Terrapin Club Scholarship Fund members can claim a complimentary general admission ticket for themselves and up to three guests for Saturday's game.
In honor of National Girls & Women in Sport Day on Feb. 3, Maryland's women's sports teams will host a free youth clinic in the XFINITY Center Pavilion before the game. Participants will receive free admission to the game and their families can purchase discounted tickets.
For tickets to the Maryland-Indiana game, click here or call the Terrapin Ticket Office online at 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
The Terps-Hoosiers game will be streamed online through BTN Plus and the BTN2Go app. Fans will need a BTN Plus subscription to watch.
Live stats will be available and updates will be posted to the Maryland women's basketball Twitter feed here.
Maryland rescheduled its game vs. No. 18 Michigan State (14-4, 5-2) for Friday, Feb. 5 at 7 p.m. at the XFINITY Center.
Fans may exchange their Michigan State tickets for any of the remaining regular season home games. The exchange should take place in advance of the desired game at the box office, or by mailing in the original tickets. Weather permitting, office hours are Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m. For more information on exchanging tickets, please call the Maryland Ticket Office at 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
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