INDIANAPOLIS - The fourth-ranked and second-seeded Maryland women's basketball team (27-2) will face sixth-seeded Michigan State (21-10) in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals Saturday at 6:30 p.m. ET at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Top-seeded Ohio State will take on fifth-seeded Purdue in the first semifinal at 4 p.m.
The Saturday night contest will be televised around the world on the Big Ten Network, the BTN2Go app and BTN2Go.com. Click here for your channel number for BTN. Fans outside the U.S. can watch here.
With a win Saturday night, the Terrapins will play in Sunday’s Championship game at 7 p.m. ET on ESPN2. For tickets, matchups and more on the Big Ten Tournament, click here.
Seniors Brionna Jones and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough were unanimous All-Big Ten First Team selections this week, both earning the honor for the third straight year. They were both named to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team. Destiny Slocum was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year and to the All-Big Ten Second Team. Kaila Charles earned All-Big Ten Freshman Team honors and Kristen Confroy earned a Sportsmanship Award.
Maryland owns the all-time series with Michigan State, 9-0. The Terrapins have won both of their previous meetings in the Big Ten Tournament as well. Earlier this year, Maryland won 89-72 in East Lansing on Feb. 12. Jones led the way with 28 points and 15 boards and Walker-Kimbrough added 24 points.
The Terrapins are 7-0 in the Big Ten Tournament and 4-0 in Bankers Life Fieldhouse. Last year, Walker-Kimbrough was named Tournament MOP after averaging 19.0 points and 8.3 rebounds in the three-game stretch. Jones was named to the All-Tournament Team after posting 16.7 points and 13.3 boards per game in the run.
Maryland beat Minnesota, 92-80, Friday night in the Big Ten Quarterfinals. Walker-Kimbrough hit six threes and went 11-15 from the field for 28 points, Charles scored 15 and Jones added 14 points and 13 rebounds. Slocum chipped in 13 points and six assists.
Walker-Kimbrough is No. 5 on Maryland's all-time scoring list with 2,064 career points and needs 14 to pass Kristi Toliver at No. 4 (2,078). Walker-Kimbrough's career three-point percentage of 46.1% is currently the best in Maryland history ahead of Toliver's 40.8%. She currently has made 179 three-pointers in her career, which is No. 2 in Maryland history.
Jones is No. 3 on Maryland's rebounding list with 1,152 career boards. She is No. 8 on Maryland's scoring list with 1,806 points.
Slocum's 174 assists this year broke the Maryland freshman record for assists of 171 by Dara Taylor (2010). Slocum's 60 three-pointers broke the freshman record of 59 set by Toliver in 2006.
Jones is leading the country in field goal percentage (69.0%) for the second straight year. The Terrapins lead the country in scoring (90.0) and are No. 2 in field goal percentage (.505) and rebounding margin (+16.1). They are third in scoring margin (+26.9) and fourth in assists (20.2). In Big Ten play, Slocum is leading the league in assists with 7.5 per game and Jones is leading in rebounding (11.4).
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