Dec. 28, 2010
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) - The No. 18/20 Maryland women's basketball team beat La Salle 83-45 Tuesday afternoon in the opening game of the Terrapin Classic for its tenth straight win.
The Terrapins, the top rebounding team in the country, dominated the inside game, outscoring the Explorers 52-10 in the paint and outrebounding them 51-36.
The Terrapins (11-1) led 12-0 and 34-9 in the first half against the overmatched Explorers (4-7). Maryland will play No. 17/17 St. John's Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. in the championship game of the Terrapin Classic.
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Junior Lynetta Kizer scored 10 of her 15 points in the opening eight minutes. Freshman forward Alyssa Thomas scored 14 points for Maryland, her ninth successive game in double figures, and Diandra Tchatchouang added 11. She reached the 500-point plateau in the game.
Kizer finished with nine rebounds to help the Terrapins own the battle on the glass for the 12th game of 12 this season.
Ebonee Jones had 18 points on 5 for 21 shooting and collected nine rebounds for La Salle. Ashley Gale scored 14 but missed her first six shots and finished 3 for 15, including two for 13 from 3-point range.
The first meeting between the schools since 1980 was a mismatch from the outset. Maryland scored on seven of its first nine possessions and built an 18-2 lead while holding La Salle to 1 for 8 shooting with five turnovers.
After a 3-pointer by Chelsea Conner got the Explorers to 24-9, Kizer and Tchatchouang each made two baskets in a 10-0 run that put the Terrapins up by 25.
A 10-3 spurt by La Salle made it 37-19, but Maryland boosted its lead to 43-21 at halftime and increased the margin to 29 points with 12:59 left.
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