No. 7 Maryland women’s basketball suffered its first loss, falling to Illinois, 73-70
By STEVE STEIN
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — Berry Wallace scored 22 points including two free throws with 15.6 seconds remaining to lead Illinois to a 73-70 victory over No. 7 Maryland on Thursday.
Maryland’s Saylor Poffenbarger missed a 3-point attempt at the buzzer. The previously undefeated Terrapins (14-1, 2-1 Big Ten) have won 42 straight games and are 78-1 over four seasons when leading into the fourth quarter. The Terps led the Illini 54-52 after three quarters.
It was the 11th straight win for Illinois (13-1, 3-0), which is off to the best start in program history.
Cearah Parchment had 17 points and eight rebounds and made 8 of 10 free throws for the Illini, who overall made 20 of 23 foul shots.
Gretchen Dolan scored 17 points including two free throws with 1:05 left to give the Illini a 71-68 lead. Maryland’s Yarden Garzon cut Illinois’ lead to 71-70 on a pair of free throws with 50.5 seconds remaining.
Garzon had 17 points and seven rebounds for the Terps, who shot 1 of 12 from deep and committed 18 turnovers after scoring at least 80 points in 13 of their first 14 games.
Poffenbarger had 15 points, eight rebounds and six assists and Oluchi Okananwa had 12 points for Maryland.
The Terps led 39-35 at halftime.
The score was 20-16 for Maryland at the end of a foul-filled, cold-shooting first quarter in which the teams combined for 15 free throws and shot 11 of 33 from the field.
Next
Maryland: Host Indiana on Sunday to end the week with three games in seven days.
Illinois: Played at No. 24 Michigan State on Sunday.
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