Final
Thomas guides Maryland over Florida State
Jan 6, 2013 - 8:42 PM College Park, MD (Sports Network) - Alyssa Thomas had 20 points, 15 rebounds and six assists to give eighth-ranked Maryland a 71-64 win over No. 19 Florida State on Sunday.Tianna Hawkins had 17 points and nine rebounds while Tierney Pfirman added 12 points, seven boards and four assists for the Terrapins (11-3, 2-1 ACC), who were coming off a loss to North Carolina on Thursday.
Chelsea Davis had 18 points and Alexa Deluzio added 15 points and seven boards for the Seminoles (12-2, 2-1), who had a five-game winning streak snapped.
Maryland led this game from start to finish as the team scored the first six points of the game and added an 11-0 run later in the first half to take a 40-24 advantage into the locker room.
The Terrapins continued to stay in front in the second half, but a Natasha Howard layup with 1:42 to play got the Seminoles within three, 66-63.
Katie Rutan, though, countered with a 3-pointer for Maryland and Hawkins followed with a layup to put the game away.
- FLORIDA STATE: 64
MARYLAND: 71
Final
Jan 6 3:24 PM - 60
rootsRUWTbot Added 15 roots (Close Finish, Ranked Teams)
Florida State(19) 59, Maryland(8) 64 4th - 3:09Jan 6 3:16 PM - 45
roots - FLORIDA STATE: 24
MARYLAND: 40
Halftime
Jan 6 2:21 PM - FLORIDA STATE: 0
MARYLAND: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Jan 6 1:38 PM
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