Final
Second-seeded Terps edge Louisville to advance to Sweet 16
Mar 20, 2012 - 3:40 AM College Park, MD (Sports Network) - Laurin Mincy scored a game-high 24 points to lead the second-seeded Maryland Terrapins to a 72-68 victory over the seventh-seeded Louisville Lady Cardinals in the second round of the 2012 NCAA Women's Tournament at the Comcast Center.Tianna Hawkins contributed a double-double of 15 points and 14 rebounds for Maryland (30-4), which won its ninth game in a row.
Shoni Schimmel led Louisville (23-10) with 22 points and nine assists. Shawnta' Dyer chipped in 17 points and Bria Smith netted 12 points for the Lady Cardinals.
The Terps took a narrow 31-29 lead into halftime after they shot 41.4 percent from the floor in the opening period. Louisville went into the intermission trailing after it went 4-of-8 from the charity stripe in the first half.
The Lady Cardinals had the ball trailing 71-68 in the final seconds, but Mincy's defense caused Becky Burke's potential game-tying three-point attempt to fall short.
Louisville made only 3-of-19 from beyond the arc in the contest. Maryland held a 41-35 advantage in the rebounding battle.
The Terps advance to the Sweet 16 to face Texas A&M.
- LOUISVILLE: 68
MARYLAND: 72
Final
Mar 19 9:12 PM - 152
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Louisville(7) 68, Maryland(2) 70 4th - 1:36Mar 19 9:02 PM - 127
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Louisville(7) 66, Maryland(2) 68 4th - 3:07Mar 19 9:00 PM - 104
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Louisville(7) 64, Maryland(2) 63 4th - 5:01Mar 19 8:53 PM - 70
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Louisville(7) 63, Maryland(2) 59 4th - 6:02Mar 19 8:48 PM - 79
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Louisville(7) 59, Maryland(2) 58 4th - 7:07Mar 19 8:45 PM - LOUISVILLE: 29
MARYLAND: 31
Halftime
Mar 19 8:01 PM - LOUISVILLE: 0
MARYLAND: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 19 7:11 PM
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