COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Junior Brionna Jones notched a double-double and reached 1,000 career points as the No. 5 Maryland women’s basketball team used a third-quarter run to defeat Indiana 86-63 Saturday, the Terrapins' seventh straight victory.
"I thought Indiana came out and was ready to play, which we expected,” head coach Brenda Frese said. “I thought that our spurt in the third quarter when we came right out of half time was the difference in the game. It was an OK first half but I thought better basketball in the second half.”
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough and Brene Moseley both led the game with 16 points. Brionna Jones had 10 points and 12 rebounds to help Maryland move into a first-place tie with Ohio State in the Big Ten.
With a layup in the third quarter, Jones became the 31st player in program history to reach the 1,000-career points mark.
Indiana took an early lead before Walker-Kimbrough and Moseley helped take back the momentum in the first quarter. Moseley scored a buzzer-beating jumper to give Maryland a 23-10 lead after one.
The Terrapins (19-2, 8-1) let a 15-point lead dwindle to 41-34 before Walker-Kimbrough scored seven points in a 20-2 spree that turned the game into a rout in the third quarter. Jones contributed a layup and a three-point play to the surge. The Terps outscored the Hoosiers 32-12 in the third quarter.
Eleven different players scored for Maryland as the Terps held a 47-14 advantage in bench points. The Terps outrebounded the Hoosiers 45-35 and held an 18-9 advantage in assists.
Next, the Terrapins will travel to Purdue (15-5, 6-3) for a 6 p.m. ET game Tuesday at the Boilermakers' Mackey Arena. Tuesday's game will be televised around the world on the Big Ten Network, BTN2Go.com and the BTN2Go app.
No. 5 Maryland and No. 18 Michigan State rescheduled their Jan. 23 postponed game for Friday, Feb. 5 at the XFINITY Center. Tickets from the Jan. 23 game will be honored. Fans that are unable to attend the Feb. 5 matchup can exchange their tickets for any remaining regular season home game by calling the Terrapin Ticket Office at 1-800-IM-A-TERP.
The Terrapins will release the Chloe Pavlech bobblehead at the Michigan State game on Friday, Feb. 5 and the Malina Howard bobblehead will be released on Feb. 28 vs. Minnesota. For the giveaways, fans will receive a scratch-off ticket when they enter XFINITY Center and 500 lucky fans will win a bobblehead. Non-winning tickets will include a merchandise discount at the Terrapin Team Shop. Fans with winning scratch off tickets can redeem their ticket for a bobble head in the XFINITY Center Pavilion, located on the ground floor, following the conclusion of the game.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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