Jan. 21, 2011
Box Score
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) - Diandra Tchatchouang made a driving layup with 6.1 seconds to play in overtime to help the No. 15/14 Maryland women's basketball team win at Virginia 77-75 in overtime Friday night at John Paul Jones Arena.
Tchatchouang also forced overtime by hitting the only 3-pointer of the game for the Terrapins (15-3, 2-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) with 13.8 seconds left in regulation.
Virginia (11-9, 0-4) had won nine of 10 at home and led 68-62 with two minutes to play in regulation, but scored just one more point to allow the game to go to an extra period.
After Tchatchouang's basket in OT, Ariana Moorer's 3-pointer rimmed out at the buzzer.
Freshman Alyssa Thomas, the reigning ACC Rookie of the Week, led Maryland with 18 points and 12 rebounds for her third double-double in four games. Lynetta Kizer scored 16, as she hit 8-of-9 at the line, and Kim Rodgers scored 11 as well.
Tchatchouang had nine points and nine rebounds, but notched six blocks.
Chelsea Shine had 15, Whitny Edwards 13 and Jazmin Pitts and Ataria Franklin had 12 each for Virginia.
The Terrapins outrebounded the Cavaliers 52-42 and scored 52 points in the paint to the Cavs' 30. Maryland also notched 18 fastbreak points while Virginia had none.
Maryland will play host to No. 10/11 North Carolina (17-2, 3-1 ACC) Sunday evening at 5 p.m. in Comcast Center. For tickets to Sunday's game, please visit the Terrapin Ticket Office online at umterps.com or call 1-800-IM-A-TERP. Parking is free on Sunday in all lots surrounding Comcast Center.
The Terps-Tar Heels game will be shown on ESPN2 and will broadcast on the Terrapin Sports Radio Network. It can be heard on ESPN 1300 (Baltimore).
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