COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The 12th-ranked Maryland women's basketball team picked up a 93-87 win at No. 23 Michigan State Thursday evening at the Breslin Center. The Terrapins shot 86.8 percent from the free throw line (33-for-38) and made eight of nine free throws down the stretch to win their 21^st straight Big Ten game.

The Terrapins (8-1, 4-0 B1G) picked up their seventh straight victory, second straight over a top-25 opponent, and dealt the Spartans (8-1, 3-1) their first loss of the season.

Sophomore Ashley Owusu led the way with 20 points, 10 boards and 6 assists. She went 10-for-12 at the foul line. Senior Chloe Bibby added 20 points and went 9-for-9 at the free throw line.

Senior Katie Benzan scored 19 points, sophomore Diamond Miller scored 14 and redshirt sophomore Mimi Collins added 14. 
 
"I just thought this was a great top 25 matchup against a really good team on the road with Michigan State," head coach Brenda Frese said. "I loved how we came out and we were ready to punch first. I thought we had a ton of aggressive energy in the first half. Being the great team that Michigan State is, undefeated to this point, I thought they just came out in the second half and had a ton of energy and played really, really well. They hit a ton of threes – we were struggling between the threes and off the bounce, but I loved that we weathered the storm. Anytime you can go on the road and get a win like this is huge."
 
The Terrapins opened the game with a 7-3 run sparked by five points from Collins. The lead was cut short with a surge from the Spartans who battled back, forcing six lead changes in the first quarter's duration.

The second quarter picked up around the 7:00 minute mark when Maryland started an 11-0 run holding the Spartans scoreless for four minutes. The Terps scored 13 points off turnovers and went a perfect 8-for-8 from the free-throw line in the second entering halftime with a 48-33 lead.
 
Michigan State made seven of its first 10 shots to start the third quarter to cut the Terps' lead to seven at 57-50. Maryland rattled off seven unanswered points, five from Diamond Miller, to hold off the Spartans' push.
 
The Spartans went on a 9-0 run midway through the fourth quarter to cut the Terrapins' lead to two at 83-81 with 1:46 to play.
 
The Terps responded with an and-1 by Bibby seven seconds later to go up five at 86-81. The Terrapins made eight of nine free throws in the final two minutes.
 
Maryland owns the series over Michigan State, 14-2, and has won three straight in the series. The Terps have won 21 straight games against their league opponents, dating back to last Jan. 12.
 
The Terps return home to host Purdue (5-3, 2-2) Sunday at noon at the XFINITY Center. The Maryland-Purdue game will be streamed here. Fans can watch with their BTN Plus subscriptions.  
 
The season will begin with no fans in attendance at XFINITY Center out of an abundance of caution for the health and safety of our student-athletes and fans. Maryland athletics is hopeful that some fans will be welcomed to XFINITY Center as the season progresses and health conditions permit. 
 
As a result, Maryland is proud to announce a new initiative called the Maryland Basketball Virtual Sellout, which will give fans the opportunity to purchase a seat, row, section or courtside seat at XFINITY Center while providing exclusive commemorative items and access. The goal is to sell all 17,950 seats at XFINITY Center.
 
Virtual ticket options range from $10 to $1,000. There is also an option to purchase the opportunity to have "XFINITY Center To Yourself" for $17,950 and watch an away basketball game this season with up to 10 friends and/or family members. If interested in purchasing the XFINITY Center to Yourself package, please contact the Terrapin Ticket Office at 301-314-7070 or 800-IM-A-TERP.
 
Each virtual ticket offers a variety of commemorative items, with every option offering the opportunity to win an Exclusive Gameday Experience at a home game during the 2021-22 season. To secure your virtual spot in XFINITY Center, click here.
 
Maryland Athletics is also excited to offer Terrapin Cutouts for the 2020-21 men's and women's basketball seasons. For as low as $55, you can send us an image of yourself, your friend, relative, or even a pet showing their Maryland pride, and be part of gameday at XFINITY Center!
 
To purchase your Terrapin Cutout, click here.
 

 
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