EAST LANSING, MI – The No. 14 Maryland women's basketball team captured its fourth game in a row as the Terpsbeat Michigan State, 67-62, on Thursday night at the Breslin Center. The Terps (16-6, 8-3 Big Ten) were led by Angel Reese, who scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed nine rebounds. 

Diamond Miller notched 14 points, grabbed nine rebounds and had three blocks. Shyanne Sellers had a great all-around game with nine points, seven rebounds, a team-best five assists and team-high four steals.

The Terps grabbed a lead less than two minutes into the game and kept the advantage throughout, leading by as many as 10 points on several occasions. Michigan State cut its deficit to as small as two points with 48 seconds left in regulation at 64-62, but the Terps never relinquished the lead. 

Maryland's win wrapped up a whirlwind day as the Terps flew to Michigan on Thursday morning after their flight was postponed on Wednesday due to snow in the Midwest. 

Nia Clouden led Michigan State (12-9, 6-4) with 22 points. 
 
Brenda Frese's Take
"We've spent a lot of time talking about a 'February Frenzy,' with it being a new month. Just thought we had great toughness by this team, tenacity, talking about the adversity we faced coming in the day of the game, losing Ashley [Owusu] in the second quarter. I thought we grew as a team on both ends of the floor. We had to have our defensive rebounding, that was huge. Just a 40-minute game of complete toughness. I thought Angel [Reese] made some big, big plays for us down the stretch. She wanted those opportunities inside. Shy [Sellers] took advantage of the minutes. She's just continuing to grow. She's just playing really poised and with great toughness on both ends of the floor. Proud of these guys. A great, tough road win against a really tough Michigan State team and we're excited about building on this momentum."


Breaking Down The Action

• The Terps outscored the Spartans 21-15 over the first 10 minutes of action. Reese tallied seven points in the stanza.
• The second quarter saw the defense turn up on both side with a total of 21 points being recorded as Maryland grabbed a 32-25 lead heading into halftime. The Terps forced Michigan State into 10 first-half turnovers and converted that into eight points. 
• After that low-scoring second quarter, the teams were connecting in the third quarter as the Terps held a 54-47 edge after 30 minutes. Clouden poured in 15 points in the quarter for the Spartans.
• Michigan State continued to battle in the fourth quarter as the Spartans got within two points in the final minute, but the Terps held on for the victory. 

Double-Figure Update

• Reese (24 points) has scored in double-figures in 19 of 22 games this season and now has 27 career games in double-figures. She also scored 20 or more points for the ninth time this season
• Miller (14 points) scored in double-figures for the eighth time this season and 48th time in her career.

B1G Time Dominance

• The Terps are now 178-48 (.788) all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
• Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins are 136-18 (.883) vs. their conference opponents, including their 19-2 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
• In the 20 years under Frese, the Terps are 147-22 (.870) against their Big Ten opponents.

Series History

• Thursday's matchup was the 18th all-time between Maryland and Michigan State. The Terps own the series at 16-2.
• Maryland has won the last four straight meetings. The Terps took both meeting last year, 93-87, on Jan. 7 in East Lansing and 92-52 in College Park on Jan. 28. 
• The Terps are now 5-1 at the Breslin Center.

Up Next

• The Terps return home for a Sunday afternoon matchup against the Nebraska Cornhuskers at 1 p.m. 
• Sunday's game will be the Terrapins' Senior Day game. They will honor Chloe Bibby, Katie Benzan, Channise Lewis and Zoe Young before the game.
• Sunday's game is streamed live on B1G+.