Final
for this game
Balanced attack helps Maryland get past Nebraska
Mar 26, 2008 - 5:35 AM COLLEGE PARK, Maryland (Ticker) -- Kristi Toliver had 19 points and seven assists and Marissa Coleman also scored 19 points to lead top-seeded Maryland past eighth-seeded Nebraska, 76-64, in a second-round matchup out of the Spokane Regional on Tuesday.Crystal Langhorne had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Terrapins (32-3), who will face Vanderbilt in the regional semifinals on Saturday.
Maryland led by as many as 15 in the first half but only held a 34-33 lead at the break.
The Cornhuskers (21-12) tied the contest early in the second half but could never take the lead as the Terrapins slowly started to pull away.
Yvonne Turner's 3-pointer cut the Nebraska deficit to 69-64 with four minutes left, but Maryland ended the game on a 7-0 run to seal the victory as the Cornhuskers missed their last seven shots.
Turner finished with 23 points and six assists to lead Nebraska, which made only 6-of-23 shots from the arc.
- SPOKANE REGIONAL
AT COLLEGE PARK MD
NCAA WOMENS BB SPOKANE REGIONAL
FINAL 1ST 2ND TOTAL
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NEBRASKA (8) 33 31 64
MARYLAND (1) 34 42 76 FINAL
Mar 25 11:50 PM - SPOKANE REGIONAL
AT COLLEGE PARK MD
NCAA WOMENS BB (8) NEBRASKA 33
(1) MARYLAND 34 HALFTIME
Mar 25 10:44 PM
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