COLLEGE PARK, MD – Sarah Te-Biasu scored the game winner with one second remaining as No. 19 Maryland women's basketball closed out its regular season with a 93-90 win in overtime over No. 12 Ohio State at XFINITY Center on Sunday. The Terps improved to 23-6 overall and 13-5 in Big Ten play. This was Maryland's fifth-ranked win of the season and
Brenda Frese's 99th as head coach at Maryland. This was Maryland's first overtime game at home since Feb. 24, 2008.
The Terps are also locked into the No. 4 seed of the Big Ten Tournament with a double-bye. They will play on March 7 at approximately 2:30 p.m.
With the game tied at 90 after a clutch bucket by Ohio State's Madison Greene with seven seconds to play, Te-Biasu raced up the court and put up a running 3-pointer that sunk through the bottom of the net. Te-Biasu tallied 15 points in the game.
Kaylene Smikle led all scorers with 26 points. She scored 15 in the second half alone, hitting several clutch shots in the fourth quarter and overtime to keep Maryland alive. She added eight rebounds, two assists and two steals.
Despite leaving the game and missing a good portion of the third quarter before returning, Shyanne Sellers scored 21 points, dished out eight assists and grabbed two steals. She knocked down 4-of-7 3-pointers, tying her season-high for makes.
Allie Kubek tallied 17 as the fourth Terp to score in double figures.
Christina Dalce added eight points, 11 rebounds and two steals. She scored all of her points in the third quarter.
Maryland avenged its 74-66 loss to Ohio State (24-5, 13-5 Big Ten) on Jan. 23. The loss was its only on the road, as they're 10-1 away from XFINITY Center.
Breaking Down The Action
- The Terps led 14-12 at the first media timeout. They led for the entire first 5:23, as Shyanne Sellers made her first two shots from 3-point land.
- Maryland held a 24-17 advantage at the end of the first quarter. Amari DeBerry came off the bench and scored six points on 3-of-3 shooting from the floor.
- Ohio State gained its first lead of the game at the 3:33 mark in the second. Elsa Lemmila scored a driving layup, and the Buckeyes led 33-32.
- Ohio State led 38-37 at the break. Sellers led the way with 14 points on 4-of-7 3-point shooting. Her four makes already tied her season-high.
- Sellers left the game early in the third due to injury but returned midway after Sarah Te-Biasu drilled a 3-pointer, and the Terps led 49-45.
- Maryland maintained its lead, 58-57, entering the final frame. Kaylene Smikle and Allie Kubek entered the double-digit scoring column, and Christina Dalce added eight points in the quarter alone.
- There were several lead changes in the final three minutes. The game was sent to overtime with the score knotted at 78 apiece.
- Te-Biasu scored the game-winner with a running 3-pointer with one second to go in overtime.
Double-Figure Factors
- Kaylene Smikle scored 26 points, her 64th career double-figure game. This was her 26th game netting double-digit points as a Terp. She leads the Terps this season in double-figure scoring games.
- Shyanne Sellers scored 21 points, recording her 90th career game in double figures. She has scored double figures in 23 games this season.
- Allie Kubek scored 17 points and earned her 60th career game in double figures. She has scored in double figures 12 times this season.
- Sarah Te-Biasu scored 15 points, her 91st double-digit score in a game and 11th in double figures as a Terp. She leads the Terps in career double-digit scoring games.
Overtime Is Our Time
- The phrase "Overtime is our time!" became one of the catchphrases from the Terps' 2006 NCAA title run. That 2005-06 team went 6-0 in overtime games and won the national title in extra time vs. Duke.
- Prior to their Jan. 2, 2022 overtime game at No. 8 Indiana, the Terps had the longest active streak in the country without an overtime game at 287 straight games. Their last overtime game was a 92-81 win over Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament Quarterfinals on March 8, 2013.
- Maryland is 16-4 in overtime games in Frese's 23 years.
- In the 2007-08 season, Frese was not on the sidelines for two of the Terps' overtime games. She missed a 97-86 double overtime loss at North Carolina on Jan. 26, 2008, and a 74-71 win at Virginia Tech on Feb. 4, 2008, due to her pregnancy with her sons.
Sellers On The Charts
- Shyanne Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists in a career.
- Sellers moved to 13th on the program's all-time scoring list with 1624 points. She passed Lynetta Kizer (1,621 from 2009-12). Next on the list is Marcia Richardson, who scored 1,630 from 1979-84.
- The point guard is also third on the all-time assists list, having 516 in her career. Next on the list is Debbie Lytle (583 from 1980-83).
Frese Vs. Ranked Teams
- Since Brenda Frese took over in 2002-03, Maryland has had 99 wins over the Associated Press top 25 teams, including 11 in the 2014-15 season, which set a new school record.
- Maryland has five ranked wins this season. The other four were against No. 11 Duke, 85-80, on Nov. 10, No. 19 Michigan State, 72-66, on Dec. 29, No. 23 Iowa, 74-66, on Jan. 5 and No. 24 Minnesota, 99-92, on Jan. 14.
- The Terrapins have a record of 99-84 against ranked teams over the last 23 years, all under Frese. Twenty-eight wins were on the road, and 23 were at neutral sites.
Frese Fuels Greatness
- Brenda Frese earned her 600th career win as Maryland's head coach at Oregon on Feb. 6. She has the most wins in Maryland basketball history with 605 wins.
- Frese is now 605-167 in her career at Maryland. In 26 seasons as a head coach, Frese is 661-197. Frese's career-winning percentage of .770 is No. 1 among Division I coaches all-time.
- In her 22 postseasons, Frese has led the Terrapins to 20 NCAA Tournament appearances. Under her leadership, the Terrapins have advanced to 11 Sweet 16s, seven Elite Eights, three Final Fours and the 2006 NCAA Championship. She has also won 14 conference titles.
- Frese, the 2021 AP and ESPN National Coach of the Year, is in her 23rd season at the helm of the Terrapins' program.
Terps In The Big Ten
- The Terps are 223-69 all-time against their Big Ten opponents.
- Since joining the Big Ten in 2014-15, the Terrapins have a record of 181-39 against their conference opponents, including a 22-5 record in the Big Ten Tournament.
- In the 22 years under Frese, the Terps are 192-43 against their Big Ten opponents.
- Frese is 206-48 all-time against Big Ten opponents, including her time at Minnesota and Ball State.
Home Sweet Home
- Maryland has been a dominant home team, especially over the last decade. The Terps are 618-145 all-time in College Park, dating back to the inaugural 1971-72 season.
- Maryland is 324-50 at home under Brenda Frese, whose first season in College Park was the inaugural season of the XFINITY Center.
- The Terps are 83-13 against Big Ten teams at the XFINITY Center.
Numbers And Nuggets To Know
- 1: Sellers is the only player in program history to have 1,500 points, 500 rebounds and 500 assists.
- 3: Sellers is third on the program's all-time assists list.
- 5: This was Maryland's fifth win over a ranked team this season.
- 11: Smikle has 11 20-point games this season.
- 19: Sellers scored 20 or more points for the 19th time in her career and the seventh time this season.
- 19: Maryland is ranked No. 19 in the Associated Press poll.
- 23: Sellers has scored double figures in 23 of 27 games this season.
- 23: Maryland has won the rebounding battle in 23 of 29 games this season.
- 26: Smike has scored double figures in 26 of 29 games this season.
- 29: The Terrapins have won 29 straight games when leading at the start of the fourth quarter. They are 65-1 over the last three seasons and 251-3 since they moved to quarters in 2015-16.
- 93: The Terps are 93-3 over the last four seasons when leading with 5:00 to play.
- 99: This was Frese's 99th win over a ranked team at Maryland.
- 107: The Terps are 107-7 when they score 80 points or more over the last six seasons.
- 605: This was Frese's 605th victory as a head coach at Maryland.
Up Next
- The Terps are locked into the No. 4 seed in the Big Ten Tournament with a double-bye. They will play on March 7 at approximately 2:30 p.m. The X account @TerpsWBB and UMTerps.com will provide more updates.
