INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Taylor Mikesell excelled outside the arc. Inside the paint, that's where Stephanie Jones and Shakira Austin ruled.
 
It was the perfect combination for No. 6 Maryland.
 
Mikesell made six 3-pointers and finished with 22 points while Jones and Austin each posted double-doubles as the top-seeded Terrapins (26-4) pulled away from ninth-seeded Purdue 74-62 Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.
 
"We took her out of her natural position (earlier this season), so that took time, and selfishly it impacted her with how she was playing the game," coach Brenda Frese said of Mikesell.
 
"But I think now as we've been able to get in some comfortable rotations and with our freshmen settling in a little bit more, it's made it a lot easier. We've been able to find her easier," she said.
 
The timing couldn't be better with top-seeded Maryland trying to improve its NCAA Tournament seeding.
 
And with Mikesell leading the way, the Terrapins demonstrated just how dominant they could be -- even on an off-day. Despite getting only four points from leading scorer Kaila Charles and shooting 35.7% from the field, the Terrapins still extended their winning streak to 15 and reached the semifinals for the sixth straight season.
 
Jones finished with 14 points and 13 rebounds, Austin added 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mikesell led the Terrapins with a decisive flurry that started late in the third quarter.
 
"I feel good," Mikesell said. "Really we're just trying to stay hot from behind the arc and as a team."
 
It all began when Blair Watson grabbed a rebound off Purdue's errant 3 and got the ball to Mikesell for an open 3 with 4 seconds left. It gave Maryland a 55-44 lead.
 
Jones opened the fourth with a putback, Mikesell followed with another 3, Charles made a mid-range jumper and Mikesell closed out the 12-0 run with a layup that made it 64-44 with 8:02 left.
 
The Boilermakers (18-14) never recovered. Karissa McLaughlin and Dominique Oden each scored 15 to lead Purdue, which has lost three straight to Maryland and seven of its last 10 overall.
 
"We didn't control the tempo during that time," Purdue coach Sharon Versyp said. "If you're missing, that's when they take advantage, and obviously we were missing during that time."

The Terrapins will play fourth-seeded Indiana (24-7) Saturday at 6:30 p.m. in the Semifinals at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. For more on the Big Ten Tournament, click here.
 
The Terps' game Saturday will be televised on the Big Ten Network. Fans can watch on the Fox Sports app or FoxSports.com using their cable login information.
 
Maryland is 14-2 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament after winning the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Tournament titles. The Terps are 11-2 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse and head coach Brenda Frese is 14-3 in the Tournament.
 
The trio of Charles, Jones and Watson have earned a record of 112-20 (.849) in their four-year careers. They helped win the 2017 Big Ten regular season and tournament titles and the 2019, 2020 Big Ten regular season titles. They have made three straight NCAA Tournament appearances to date and advanced to the 2017 Sweet Sixteen. Vujacic, a junior college transfer, has been a part of 55 wins.