ACC WBB Tournament: Maryland wins 10th title with 68-65 win over Georgia Tech
The third-seeded Maryland Terrapins (28-4) won their 10th ACC
tournament title with a 68-65 victory over the fourth-seeded Georgia
Tech Yellow Jackets (24-8) in front of 9,122 in attendance at the
Greensboro Coliseum in...
In-Game notes:
The #3 Maryland Terrapins tip-off against the #4 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets in the 2012 Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Women's Basketball Championship game at the Greensboro Coliseum in Greensboro, N.C. on Sunday afternoon.
The Terps are seeking to win their 10th ACC championship while the Yellow Jackets return to the final game for the first time since 1993 when they lost to Virginia.
Tip-off coming next:
1st half:
- Georgia Tech gets first possession and Metra Walthour hits a three to set the pace - 3-0 Yellow Jackets
- Maryland now with the ball and Alyssa Thomas scores two
- GT throws it away and has trouble setting up the offense
- Thomas comes back and tries put one over Sasha Goodlett, but is denied
- Thomas follows on the rebound and gets it to give the Terps the lead
- Goodlett comes down and gets a quick two to regain the lead for the Yellow Jackets - 5-4 w/16:39 to go
- GT making quick substitutions as it did against NC State in the semi-final
- Maryland hits a two from Thomas again - has scored all of the Terps points
- The Yellow Jackets miss on a baseline shot but get the rebound
- Tyauanna Marshall comes up short on a shot and the Terps push the ball up the floor with a foul called on Marshall - Maryland leads 6-5 with 15:30 to play
- Maryland with ball and Lynetta Kizer scores for Maryland
- The Terps playing single coverage defense and sliding the double effectively, but Goodlett finds some space and scores another two points inside
- GT pressing deep early on to slow Maryland's offensive pace
- Laurin Mincy tries to extend the Maryland lead but misses
- The Yellow Jackets don't score on their possession and the Terps can't either
- GT can't move the ball and is called for a 5-seccond violation
- Maryland with the ball and the 8-7 lead which Thomas adds to - 10-7 Maryland leads with 12:14 to go
- The Yellow Jackets turning the ball over a lot and the Terps now have a chance to take a substantial lead
- Thomas scores again and the lead is 5 points - not before Marshall hits a jumper and Maryland leads 12-9 with 11:27 to go in the half
- As expected, this one is close and should stay that way right up until the end
- GT with the ball and looking to penetrate a tight Maryland defense that turns the ball over
- The Yellow Jackets affording Maryland space to shoot but Anjale Barrett misses
- Marshall misses at the other, but Kizer hits two for Maryland
- Georgia Tech turns it over again as it can't get an effective offense set up - Maryland leads 14-9
- Thomas scores again and gets the foul for the extra shot - she hits the FT and the lead is the largest so far - eight points
- FT having a tough time moving the ball from the point inside to Goodlett - she gets fouled and ball stays with GT
- Terps defending tight right at the arc and forces Marshall to hit a long two - GT trails 17-11 with 8;31 to play
- Thomas is a one-player machine right now as the Terps work the ball inside to her - she gets fouled
- Maryland moving the ball effectively and inside to Thomas and back outside as Barrett misses a three-point attempt but they get the rebound
- Alicia Devaughn turns it over and it will GT ball as Maryland leads17-11 with 7:53 to go
- Marshall tries to drive the lane but doesn't get it, but Goodlett rebounds but still can't score
- Mincy comes down the other way and scores a jumper from the left side
- Devaughn fouls Marshall and she goes to the FT line - she hits one of two
- Maryland comes down the floor playing against a GT zone defense set-up
- Mincy tries a shot and on the rebound GT is called for a foul as Kizer goes to the line - she drops one of two - Terps lead 20-12 with 6:14 to play
- Walthour misses but Chelsea Regans cuts the Maryland lead to six points with a layup past Thomas
- The Terps turn it over and GT goes up the floor as Marshall t tries to put one up
- Another tries doesn't drop for GT and Tianna Hawkins scores two points to put the Terps back up by eight points
- Goodlett goes up the other way and scores a layup with a foul shot coming up as well - she hits the FT and Maryland has the ball and turns it over quickly on a travel call
- GT gets the ball back and looking to score and Sydney Wallace comes in and hits a three - Maryland lead is only two right now
- Hawkins comes down and scores to extend the Maryland to 24-20
- GT working hard taking shots and rebounding to get additional shots and can't convert
- The Yellow Jackets defense continues to slow the Maryland offense - the Yellow Jackets can't score on their possession
- Thomas drops two and extends the lead to six again
- GT misses a three from Wallace and Maryland brings it back down - foul called Laquananisha Adams
- Kizer on the FT line and hits both of them - lead is now 28-20 with 1:29 to go
- Goodlett gets the layup inside and cuts into the Terps lead
- Barrett misses a three-pointer as the shot clock runs down
- Mincy picks up the rebound and Maryland keeps possession - turnover causes GT to get the ball
- The Yellow Jackets give the ball right back while trying to bring the ball up
- Maryland with the ball with 25 seconds to go - Dawn Maye steals it and scores a layup for GT - Maryland leads 28-24 with 22.7 seconds to go
- Terps have the ball and should run the clock down to get the last shot in the half
- FT doubling Thomas and the Terps get the ball inside to Hawkins who gets fouled - she misses the first FT, but hits the second
- GT with the ball and Marshall hits a three-pointer at the buzzer over Mincy - Maryland leads 29-17 at the half
Interesting notes at the half:
Maryland - 12-25 (48%) - leading scorer - Alyssa Thomas - 13 points
Georgia Tech - 11-28 (39.3) - leading scorer - Sasha Goodlett - 10 points
*Points off turnovers - Maryland outscoring GT 13-5
- Maryland starts the half and Thomas starts off with a quick two points
- GT still trying to penetrate and Marshall drives the baseline to score two of her own
- The Terps turn it over and GT with possession and Walthour launches a three over Mincy as GT takes the lead with 18:30 to go
- Barrett finds time to launch a three-pointer of her own - the team's first of the game
- Walthour drives and misses but Goodlett gets the rebound and the foul - she hits the FT - GT leads 35-34 with 17:50 to go
- Kizer scores two quickly and FT brings the ball up with a foul call on Thomas
- GT forced to put it up and the Terps cause them to turn the ball over
- Thomas makes a drive and pops a shot to score two to extend the Terps lead to 38-35 with 17 minutes to play
- Marshall goes right at Thomas and scores on the layup - one-point lead for Maryland
- Barrett misses a three but GT fouls and keep the ball
- Kizer missess and GT come the other way and Regans hits a short jumper in the middle - Yellow Jackets take the lead
- Maryland turns it over and Walthour makes them pay for it with a layup as a result of the mid-court trap - Yellow Jackets lead 41-38 with 15:28 to play in the half
- Terps with the ball - missed shot and a foul on Walthour - Thomas gets two shots at the line which she scores on both FT
- GT with the ball and having trouble at first to penetrate inside he arc but Marshall pops one along the baseline over Thomas - GT leading 43-40 with 14:19 to play
- Terps with the ball and trying to work off against a tight FT defense in the paint - offensive set-up has slowed - missed jumper by Thomas
- GT tries to push the ball down the floor quickly but turns it over
- Mincy misses a three-pointer but Walthour misses a shot as well and Maryland heads upcourt
- Kizer misses for Maryland and then Goodlett drive the paint and spins to shoot and is fouled - she hits one of two and GT leads 44-40 with 12:11 to play
- Maryland's Kim Rodgers tries to put one up and is fouled - she scores both FT's and the GT lead is two
- GT with the ball and tries to push it inside and Terps' Hawkins is called for a foul
- Yellow Jackets now lead 45-43 with 11:27 to go and they bring the ball down the floor - turn it over
- Maryland at the FT line with Rodgers lining the shots up and scores both - tie game 45-45 with 10:45 to play
- Maye tried to drive the lane and is intercepted by Barrett - Terps go up the floor and Thomas is open to score two points
- Yellow Jackets work the ball up at the top and Marshall puts a three-point attempt up but misses - Regans gets the rebound
- Thomas comes back with a jump shot and scores again - 49-47 Maryland lead with under 10 minutes to play
- Goodlett goes up for two and is fouled by Hawkins - goes to the FT line - misses the first and hits the second
- Terps bring the ball up and works it inside to Thomas again as she scores
- Marshall driving in, out, left and right and is fouled by Mincy - at the FT line she hits both and GT trails by one 51-50 with eight minutes to play
- Rodgers hits a big three-pointer to put Maryland up by four points
- Goodlett puts up two in the point but not before Rodgers hits another three-pointer - wow!
- GT comes down and Marshall misses her shot and Maryland has the ball and 57-52 lead with 6:52 to play
- Barrett at the FT line for the Terps - she hits both to extend the lead
- GT bringing the ball up and looking to get it inside to Goodlett who gets fouled - she goes to the FT line and hits one of two
- Kizer picks up the rebound and Maryland brings the ball up and Mincy drives, Kizer misses and GT goes the other way
- Marshall scores a baseline layup and goes to the line for he extra FT shot and she finishes it - Maryland now leads 59-56 with 5:44 to play
- Terps inbound with GT press on but they clear up to half court and Thomas misses a shot but Maryland rebounds and keeps the ball
- Still with the ball, Maryland's Mincy puts a shot up but a shot clock violation gets the ball to GT
- Yellow Jackets bring the ball down but turn it over and Maryland comes back up court
- Thomas gets a layup in the lane and extends the Terps lead to five points - 61-56
- Kizer fouls Goodlett who goes to the FT line - she hits both shots and cuts into the Terps lead - trailing by three with four minutes to play
- Marshall steals it from Hawkins and GT looks to chip further into the Maryland lead - 61-58 with 3:59 to play
- GT brings the ball down the court and Marshall hits her signature baseline jumper and its a one-point game
- Maryland taking its time to set up and Thomas cant score and the Yellow Jackets deny Marshall a shot - Regans fouls and Terps go to the FT line
- Devaughn misses he FT and GT has the ball again still trail by one
- Marshall puts up the shot and GT now leads 62-61 with 2:15 to play
- Goodlett steals it from Thomas and the Yellow Jackets drive it down the floor and they get the foul by Rodgers
- Marshall at the FT line for GT - she misses the first but hits the second - GT leads 63-61 with two minutes to play
- Maryland comes down and Kizer works it inside with the layup and ties the game
- GT setting up the offense and looking to working it inside and the Yellow Jackets can't score
- Barrett goes up the floor and scores to give Maryland the lead - 65-63 with 56.5 seconds left to go
- GT with the ball off a missed shot and rebound
- Marshall with the ball on top and into Goodlett, back out and back it, but GT can't score on the play
- Terps have the ball with 22.7 seconds to go and the lead is still two points
- Thomas is fouled and shooting at the FT line - she hits both and he lead is four points
- GT tried to drive the lane by Walthour - confusion on the call - travel or foul?
- Maryland gets the ball and expect GT to foul
- Instead GT intercepts the inbound pass and the Terps foul on the play
- Marshall at the FT line - she hits both shots and it's 67-65 for Maryland with 12.7 seconds to play
- Terps have ball possession and will have to inbound against another tight GT press
- Tight defense on he play and GT fouls Barrett to put her at the FT while Regans fouls out for GT
- Barrett at the FT line - she hits one of two and GT gets the ball and calls timeout with 5.7 seconds remaining trailing by three-points
- GT inbounds the ball looking for a three-pointer
- Ball is in and Marshall dribbles to half court and is covered closely - she puts up a very long attempt that misses
- Maryland wins its 10th ACC Championship title
