Monday, March 30, 2015

Top-seeded Terps knock out Tennessee to advance to Final 4

Final

(2) Tennessee 48

(30-6, 15-1 SEC)

(1) Maryland 58

(34-2, 18-0 Big Ten)




9:00PM,EDT,March 30,2015
Spokane Arena, Spokane, Washington
1 2 T
#2TENN 21 2748
#1MD 22 3658
Top Performers
Tennessee: A. Massengale 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 1 Ast
Maryland: L. Brown 15 Pts, 6 Reb, 3 Ast
 
 
 
 
 
 
Associated Press
Maryland knocks out Tennessee to advance to Final 4
Brionna Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds and top-seeded Maryland advanced to its second straight Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee.
Tags: NCW, Tennessee Volunteers, Maryland Terrapins

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Maryland is going back to consecutive Final Fours and for the second straight year the Terrapins pushed aside Tennessee to get there.
Lexie Brown scored 13 of her 15 points in the second half, Brionna Jones added 14 points and nine rebounds and top-seeded Maryland advanced to its second straight Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee on Monday in the Spokane Regional final.
Brown hit three 3-pointers in the second half as the Terrapins (34-2) overcame their lowest-scoring first half of the season to knock out Tennessee from the NCAAs for the second straight year.

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Maryland, an elite team that spent much of the season flying under the radar, earned back-to-back trips to the Final Four with a 58-48 win over Tennessee on Monday. Michelle Smith
It's the fifth Final Four appearance for the Terrapins and third under coach Brenda Frese.
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 12 points for the Terrapins, who held Tennessee to one field goal over the final 5 minutes. Maryland has won 28 straight games.
Ariel Massengale led Tennessee (30-6) with 16 points, but the Lady Vols missed their chance at reaching the Final Four for the first time since 2008.
Next up for the Terrapins: Connecticut in the national semifinals. The Terrapins lost to Notre Dame in last year's national semis.
Tennessee's focus all season had been on getting back to the Final Four, which just so happened to be in Tampa, Florida this season, the site of the Lady Vols' most recent Final Four appearance and most recent national title.
That task became far more difficult when leading scorer Isabelle Harrison was lost for the season to a knee injury in February.
Tennessee showed resiliency in the aftermath of Harrison's injury and again in the Sweet 16, rallying from 17 down with less than 7 minutes remaining to beat hometown Gonzaga in overtime.
But the Lady Vols' run ended against the Terrapins.
Maryland trailed by as many as five early in the second half, but that deficit was gone immediately after Walker-Kimbrough scored in transition -- Maryland's first fast-break points -- and followed with a 3-pointer.
Brown added a 3 and Jones scored inside and Maryland's lead was 39-34 with 10:50 left.
Tennessee answered with 10 of the next 12 points behind 3s from Massengale and Cierra Burdick to go up 3. But Brown's 3-pointer tied the game at 44 and started Maryland on a 17-4 run to close the game. Brown added a layup with 1:10 left for a 51-46 lead.
Massengale answered for Tennessee and the Lady Vols' press forced a turnover. But Burdick's attempt at a tying 3-pointer was short and went out of bounds with 41.9 seconds left and Maryland hit 7 of 8 free throws in the final minute.
TIP-INS:
Tennessee: The 21-point first half for the Lady Vols was tied for the third fewest in any game this season. Tennessee was held to 18 against Arkansas. ... Tennessee is 18-9 all-time in Elite Eight games.
Maryland: The Terrapins' victory over Tennessee in the 2014 Sweet 16 came on the same date, March 30. ... Maryland is 5-5 all-time in regional finals. ... Maryland was held to a season-low 22 points in the first half but led 22-21.
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1st Half Summary

TIMETENNESSEESCOREMARYLAND
20:00Jump Ball won by Tennessee0-0 
19:44Andraya Carter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cierra Burdick.3-0 
19:31 3-0Lexie Brown missed Layup.
19:31Cierra Burdick Defensive Rebound.3-0 
19:13Jordan Reynolds missed Jumper.3-0 
19:13Tennessee Offensive Rebound.3-0 
19:07Bashaara Graves missed Layup.3-0 
19:07 3-0Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
18:47 3-0Malina Howard missed Layup.
18:47Cierra Burdick Block.3-0 
18:47 3-0Lexie Brown Offensive Rebound.
18:35 3-0Laurin Mincy missed Three Point Jumper.
18:35Ariel Massengale Defensive Rebound.3-0 
18:26Bashaara Graves made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.5-0 
18:26 5-0Foul on Lexie Brown.
18:26Bashaara Graves missed Free Throw.5-0 
18:26Jordan Reynolds Offensive Rebound.5-0 
18:16Jordan Reynolds Turnover.5-0 
18:16 5-0Brene Moseley Steal.
17:45 5-0Jump Ball won by Maryland
17:40 5-0Maryland Turnover.
17:21Cierra Burdick missed Jumper.5-0 
17:21 5-0Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
17:01 5-2Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
16:43Jordan Reynolds made Layup. Assisted by Cierra Burdick.7-2 
16:18 7-2Brene Moseley missed Jumper.
16:18Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.7-2 
15:53Cierra Burdick missed Jumper.7-2 
15:53 7-2Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
15:46 7-2Brene Moseley Turnover.
15:36Bashaara Graves missed Layup.7-2 
15:36 7-2Brionna Jones Block.
15:36 7-2Maryland Defensive Rebound.
15:32 Official TV Timeout
15:13 7-2Lexie Brown missed Jumper.
15:13Ariel Massengale Defensive Rebound.7-2 
15:02Jordan Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.7-2 
15:02Andraya Carter Offensive Rebound.7-2 
14:34Cierra Burdick made Layup.9-2 
14:13 9-2Foul on Tierney Pfirman.
14:13 9-2Tierney Pfirman Turnover.
13:59Andraya Carter Turnover.9-2 
13:37 9-4Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Layup.
13:37Foul on Alexa Middleton.9-4 
13:37 9-5Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Free Throw.
13:29Cierra Burdick missed Layup.9-5 
13:29 9-5Brionna Jones Block.
13:29 9-5Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
13:24Foul on Jaime Nared.9-5 
13:14 9-7Laurin Mincy made Jumper.
12:53Jaime Nared missed Jumper.9-7 
12:53 9-7Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
12:41 9-7Brionna Jones Turnover.
12:25Bashaara Graves missed Jumper.9-7 
12:25 9-7Laurin Mincy Defensive Rebound.
12:16 9-7Kiara Leslie missed Jumper.
12:16Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.9-7 
12:04Jordan Reynolds missed Three Point Jumper.9-7 
12:04 9-7Lexie Brown Defensive Rebound.
11:54 9-7Laurin Mincy missed Three Point Jumper.
11:54Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.9-7 
11:32Jaime Nared Turnover.9-7 
11:32 Official TV Timeout
11:12 9-7Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Layup.
11:12Jaime Nared Defensive Rebound.9-7 
10:47Bashaara Graves made Jumper.11-7 
10:29 11-7Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
10:29 11-7Malina Howard Offensive Rebound.
10:23 11-9Malina Howard made Layup.
10:02Alexa Middleton made Jumper.13-9 
9:43 13-11Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Layup.
9:13Ariel Massengale made Jumper.15-11 
9:04 15-11Lexie Brown Turnover.
9:04Alexa Middleton Steal.15-11 
8:52Jaime Nared Turnover.15-11 
8:37 15-13Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
8:16Cierra Burdick Turnover.15-13 
8:04 15-13Brene Moseley missed Jumper.
8:04 15-13Brionna Jones Offensive Rebound.
8:01Foul on Nia Moore.15-13 
8:01 15-14Brionna Jones made Free Throw.
8:01 15-14Brionna Jones missed Free Throw.
8:01Alexa Middleton Defensive Rebound.15-14 
7:45Alexa Middleton missed Layup.15-14 
7:45 15-14Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
7:39 15-14Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Jumper.
7:39Tennessee Defensive Rebound.15-14 
7:34 Official TV Timeout
7:23Alexa Middleton missed Three Point Jumper.15-14 
7:23 15-14Kiara Leslie Defensive Rebound.
6:58 15-14Malina Howard missed Layup.
6:58Tennessee Defensive Rebound.15-14 
6:57 15-14Foul on Brionna Jones.
6:26Tennessee Turnover.15-14 
6:09Foul on Jordan Reynolds.15-14 
6:09 15-15Laurin Mincy made Free Throw.
6:09 15-16Laurin Mincy made Free Throw.
5:55Jordan Reynolds made Jumper. Assisted by Cierra Burdick.17-16 
5:29 17-16Brionna Jones missed Layup.
5:29Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.17-16 
5:21Andraya Carter missed Jumper.17-16 
5:21 17-16Laurin Mincy Defensive Rebound.
5:09 17-18Laurin Mincy made Jumper.
4:52Andraya Carter missed Three Point Jumper.17-18 
4:52Cierra Burdick Offensive Rebound.17-18 
4:48 17-18Foul on Malina Howard.
4:41Cierra Burdick Turnover.17-18 
4:33Foul on Ariel Massengale.17-18 
4:32 17-20Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
4:02Jordan Reynolds missed Layup.17-20 
4:02 17-20Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
3:54 17-20Tierney Pfirman missed Layup.
3:54Cierra Burdick Block.17-20 
3:54 17-20Maryland Offensive Rebound.
3:54 Official TV Timeout
3:49 17-20Laurin Mincy missed Layup.
3:49Cierra Burdick Block.17-20 
3:49Cierra Burdick Defensive Rebound.17-20 
3:27Cierra Burdick made Layup.19-20 
3:07Foul on Bashaara Graves.19-20 
3:01 19-20Laurin Mincy missed Three Point Jumper.
3:01Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.19-20 
2:49Cierra Burdick missed Jumper.19-20 
2:49Bashaara Graves Offensive Rebound.19-20 
2:35Bashaara Graves missed Layup.19-20 
2:35 19-20Brionna Jones Block.
2:35 19-20Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
2:28 19-20Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Turnover.
2:28Jordan Reynolds Steal.19-20 
2:24Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.19-20 
2:24Tennessee Offensive Rebound.19-20 
2:20Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.19-20 
2:20Jaime Nared Offensive Rebound.19-20 
2:15 19-20Foul on Laurin Mincy.
2:01Jordan Reynolds missed Jumper.19-20 
2:01 19-20Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
1:54 19-20Kiara Leslie missed Jumper.
1:54Cierra Burdick Defensive Rebound.19-20 
1:42Andraya Carter missed Layup.19-20 
1:42 19-20Maryland Defensive Rebound.
1:27 19-20Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Layup.
1:27Tennessee Defensive Rebound.19-20 
1:17Jaime Nared made Layup. Assisted by Cierra Burdick.21-20 
1:12Maryland Timeout
0:49 21-20Brionna Jones missed Layup.
0:49Ariel Massengale Defensive Rebound.21-20 
0:23Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.21-20 
0:23 21-20Lexie Brown Defensive Rebound.
0:05 21-22Lexie Brown made Jumper.
0:00End of 1st half
 

2nd Half Summary

TIMETENNESSEESCOREMARYLAND
20:00Jump Ball won by Tennessee21-22 
19:44Cierra Burdick Turnover.21-22 
19:29 21-22Lexie Brown Turnover.
19:29Cierra Burdick Steal.21-22 
19:24Cierra Burdick Turnover.21-22 
19:24 21-22Laurin Mincy Steal.
19:20 21-22Lexie Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
19:20Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.21-22 
19:02Ariel Massengale made Layup.23-22 
18:45 23-24Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Malina Howard.
18:32Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.23-24 
18:32Andraya Carter Offensive Rebound.23-24 
18:03Andraya Carter missed Jumper.23-24 
18:03 23-24Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
17:36 23-24Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Jumper.
17:36Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.23-24 
17:26Andraya Carter made Layup. Assisted by Jordan Reynolds.25-24 
17:05 25-24Lexie Brown Turnover.
17:05Bashaara Graves Steal.25-24 
17:00Ariel Massengale made Layup.27-24 
16:48Foul on Ariel Massengale.27-24 
16:33 27-26Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
16:20Jordan Reynolds made Jumper.29-26 
16:02 29-29Kristen Confroy made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
15:35 29-29Foul on Malina Howard.
15:35 Official TV Timeout
15:19Bashaara Graves missed Layup.29-29 
15:19 29-29A'Lexus Harrison Defensive Rebound.
15:07 29-29Laurin Mincy missed Jumper.
15:07 29-29Laurin Mincy Offensive Rebound.
15:03 29-29Laurin Mincy Turnover.
14:57Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.29-29 
14:57Andraya Carter Offensive Rebound.29-29 
14:47Ariel Massengale made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Bashaara Graves.32-29 
14:27 32-29Laurin Mincy Turnover.
14:27Andraya Carter Steal.32-29 
14:18Cierra Burdick made Layup. Assisted by Andraya Carter.34-29 
14:08Tennessee Timeout
13:47 34-29Laurin Mincy missed Jumper.
13:47 34-29A'Lexus Harrison Offensive Rebound.
13:42 34-29A'Lexus Harrison missed Layup.
13:42 34-29A'Lexus Harrison Offensive Rebound.
13:36Foul on Bashaara Graves.34-29 
13:32 34-29Lexie Brown missed Three Point Jumper.
13:32Bashaara Graves Defensive Rebound.34-29 
13:28 34-29Foul on A'Lexus Harrison.
13:16Cierra Burdick missed Jumper.34-29 
13:16Bashaara Graves Offensive Rebound.34-29 
13:11Bashaara Graves missed Layup.34-29 
13:11 34-29Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
13:04 34-31Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Layup.
12:46Bashaara Graves missed Layup.34-31 
12:46 34-31Lexie Brown Defensive Rebound.
12:38 34-34Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
12:20Andraya Carter missed Three Point Jumper.34-34 
12:20 34-34Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
12:12 34-34Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Layup.
12:12 34-34Laurin Mincy Offensive Rebound.
12:06Foul on Bashaara Graves.34-34 
12:06Tennessee Timeout
11:49 34-34Brionna Jones missed Layup.
11:49 34-34Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Offensive Rebound.
11:29Foul on Cierra Burdick.34-34 
11:27 34-37Lexie Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Laurin Mincy.
11:12Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.34-37 
11:12 34-37Lexie Brown Defensive Rebound.
10:53 34-39Brionna Jones made Layup. Assisted by Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.
10:34Cierra Burdick made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ariel Massengale.37-39 
10:18 37-39A'Lexus Harrison Turnover.
10:18Jordan Reynolds Steal.37-39 
10:08Jordan Reynolds made Layup.39-39 
9:36 39-41Shatori Walker-Kimbrough made Jumper. Assisted by Lexie Brown.
9:25Ariel Massengale made Three Point Jumper.42-41 
8:58Foul on Andraya Carter.42-41 
8:53 42-41Shatori Walker-Kimbrough missed Three Point Jumper.
8:53Ariel Massengale Defensive Rebound.42-41 
8:44Ariel Massengale made Layup.44-41 
8:41Tennessee Timeout
8:20 44-41Brionna Jones Turnover.
8:20Cierra Burdick Steal.44-41 
8:08Jaime Nared missed Three Point Jumper.44-41 
8:08Cierra Burdick Offensive Rebound.44-41 
8:01Cierra Burdick Turnover.44-41 
7:51 44-44Lexie Brown made Three Point Jumper.
7:22Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.44-44 
7:22Jaime Nared Offensive Rebound.44-44 
6:55Andraya Carter missed Layup.44-44 
6:55 44-44Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Block.
6:55 44-44Shatori Walker-Kimbrough Defensive Rebound.
6:41 44-44Lexie Brown missed Layup.
6:41Jaime Nared Defensive Rebound.44-44 
6:33Jaime Nared missed Jumper.44-44 
6:33Alexa Middleton Offensive Rebound.44-44 
6:20Cierra Burdick missed Three Point Jumper.44-44 
6:20 44-44Laurin Mincy Defensive Rebound.
6:01 Official TV Timeout
5:43 44-44Laurin Mincy missed Layup.
5:43Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.44-44 
5:21Bashaara Graves made Layup.46-44 
4:54Foul on Ariel Massengale.46-44 
4:36 46-44Laurin Mincy missed Layup.
4:36Andraya Carter Block.46-44 
4:36 46-44Maryland Offensive Rebound.
4:32 46-47Lexie Brown made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Kiara Leslie.
4:10 46-47Foul on Kiara Leslie.
4:01Jordan Reynolds missed Jumper.46-47 
4:01 46-47Brionna Jones Defensive Rebound.
3:34 46-49Laurin Mincy made Jumper.
3:11 46-49Foul on Brionna Jones.
3:11 Official TV Timeout
3:03Ariel Massengale missed Three Point Jumper.46-49 
3:03Andraya Carter Offensive Rebound.46-49 
2:46Andraya Carter missed Three Point Jumper.46-49 
2:46 46-49Laurin Mincy Defensive Rebound.
2:16 46-49Lexie Brown missed Layup.
2:16Jordan Reynolds Defensive Rebound.46-49 
1:58Andraya Carter missed Jumper.46-49 
1:58Cierra Burdick Offensive Rebound.46-49 
1:53 46-49Foul on Laurin Mincy.
1:49Cierra Burdick missed Layup.46-49 
1:49Bashaara Graves Offensive Rebound.46-49 
1:40Cierra Burdick Turnover.46-49 
1:40 46-49Brionna Jones Steal.
1:40 46-49Jump Ball won by Maryland
1:16 46-51Lexie Brown made Layup.
1:03Ariel Massengale made Layup.48-51 
1:00Tennessee Timeout
0:56 48-51Laurin Mincy Turnover.
0:56Andraya Carter Steal.48-51 
0:46Cierra Burdick missed Three Point Jumper.48-51 
0:46 48-51Maryland Defensive Rebound.
0:40Foul on Bashaara Graves.48-51 
0:40 48-52Brionna Jones made Free Throw.
0:40 48-52Brionna Jones missed Free Throw.
0:40 48-52Maryland Offensive Rebound.
0:39Foul on Andraya Carter.48-52 
0:39 48-53Brene Moseley made Free Throw.
0:39 48-54Brene Moseley made Free Throw.
0:34Ariel Massengale missed Jumper.48-54 
0:34 48-54Brionna Jones Block.
0:34 48-54Kiara Leslie Defensive Rebound.
0:24Foul on Bashaara Graves.48-54 
0:24 48-55Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
0:24 48-56Lexie Brown made Free Throw.
0:20Cierra Burdick missed Three Point Jumper.48-56 
0:20 48-56Laurin Mincy Defensive Rebound.
0:14Foul on Andraya Carter.48-56 
0:14 48-57Laurin Mincy made Free Throw.
0:14 48-58Laurin Mincy made Free Throw.
0:11Jordan Reynolds missed Jumper.48-58 
0:11Nia Moore Offensive Rebound.48-58 
0:04Nia Moore missed Layup.48-58 
0:04 48-58Lexie Brown Defensive Rebound.
0:00End of Game
 
 
 
Tennessee Lady Vols
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Cierra Burdick F354-131-40-0336423619
Bashaara Graves F283-100-00-1347110056
Ariel Massengale G407-152-90-00441000316
Andraya Carter G352-101-40-0404121135
Jordan Reynolds G334-120-30-0167220118
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Nia Moore C10-10-00-0101000010
Alexa Middleton G121-30-10-0112010012
Jaime Nared G161-40-10-0224000212
TOTALS
 FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

22-684-220-1172340984111648

32.4%18.2%00.0%
Maryland Terrapins
STARTERS MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Malina Howard C171-30-00-0101100022
Brionna Jones C366-90-02-41890142214
Lexie Brown G375-113-52-21563003115
Shatori Walker-Kimbrough G335-121-31-11671011012
Laurin Mincy G393-110-34-42575103210
BENCH MIN FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS
Tierney Pfirman F60-10-00-0000000110
A'Lexus Harrison F70-10-00-0213000110
Kiara Leslie G160-20-00-0022100010
Kristen Confroy G31-11-10-0000000003
Brene Moseley G60-20-02-2000010102
TOTALS
 FGM-A 3PM-A FTM-A OREB DREB REB AST STL BLK TO PF PTS

21-535-1211-131130411135131058

39.6%41.7%84.6%
 Technical Fouls: PLAYERS: None - TEAMS: None
 Officials: Lisa Mattingly, Roy Gulbeyan, Kyle Bacon
 Attendance: 5,032
 
 
 
 
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