Final
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Rodgers' career-high powers Georgetown
Mar 23, 2011 - 3:15 AM College Park, MD (Sports Network) - Sugar Rodgers scored a career-high 34 points as the fifth-seeded Georgetown Hoyas downed the fourth-seeded Maryland Terrapins, 79-57, in the second round of the NCAA Tournament from the Comcast Center.Rubylee Wright and Monica McNutt each added 14 points for the Hoyas (24-10), who advanced to face top-seeded Connecticut, while Alexa Roche had 10 points.
Maryland (24-8) was paced by Alyssa Thomas' 23 points and 14 boards, while Laurin Mincy had 12 points and Lynetta Kizer recorded a double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
Georgetown jumped out to a 40-26 halftime lead behind a 10-of-15 performance from beyond the arc.
The Hoyas then knocked down 22-of-24 second half free throws to earn the victory.
In all, Georgetown shot 52 percent three-point range and 85.7 percent from the charity stripe.
- GEORGETOWN: 79
MARYLAND: 57
Final
Mar 22 9:22 PM - GEORGETOWN: 40
MARYLAND: 26
Halftime
Mar 22 8:06 PM - GEORGETOWN: 0
MARYLAND: 0
1st Half - 20:00
Mar 22 7:17 PM
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