Box Score DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. --  Blair Watson scored 19 points and Shakira Austin scored 17 points as ninth-ranked Maryland won its fifth straight game, cruising to a 63-44 victory over Clemson on Friday in the Daytona Beach Invitational at the Ocean Center.
 
Austin connected on six of her first seven shots as the Terrapins (6-1) stormed out to a 32-8 lead on Kaila Charles' lay-up with 2:54 remaining in the first half.
 
"Blair played a complete game and we need her to knock down shots," head coach Brenda Frese said. "Shakira continues to play at a high level. For us to be successful, we have to play through her. Right now, I'm excited about our defense because we hang our hat on it. We had a lot of energy in the first half."
 
The Terrapins' defense led them most of the night, as they forced 29 Clemson turnovers and scored 33 points off of them. Maryland also held the Tigers to 29 percent shooting from the field (13-for-45).
 
Clemson (2-5) closed out the first half with a 9-2 run and got to within 34-22 in the third quarter on Kendall Spray's 3-pointer. Maryland once again responded with its defense, holding the Tigers scoreless the next four minutes to push its lead to 41-23 with 4:08 remaining in the third quarter on two Charles free throws.
 
The Tigers, who went to the 2019 NCAA Tournament, did get the deficit to single digits on Shania Mertins' lay-up with 9:37 remaining that cut it to 46-37.
 
Watson took over the game after that, hitting four 3-pointers on a 16-0 run that gave Maryland its largest lead of the night, 62-37, with 3:10 remaining.
 
Freshman Diamond Miller hit a three in that 16-0 run, finishing with seven points, four boards and three blocks. Charles finished with nine points, five boards and a steal.
 
Amari Wall led Clemson with 14 points, while Spray added 11.
 
Maryland owns the all-time series over Clemson, 43-24, and has won 15 straight matchups.
 
Maryland is participating in the Daytona Beach Invitational this weekend in Daytona Beach, Fla. The Terrapins 2019 NCAA Tournament Team Belmont (3-3) Saturday
 
The Terps will matchup with the Bruins Saturday at 3:30 p.m. at the Ocean Center and will be streamed on PassThaBall.com.
 
The Terps are ranked No. 9 in the AP poll and No. 10 in the USA Today Coaches poll.   

The Associated Press contributed to this report.