No. 10-seed Maryland women’s basketball looked almost unbeatable in the first 20 minutes of its first-round matchup against No. 7-seed Iowa State. The Terps went 9-of-13 from three and shot 60% from the field to take a 52-36 halftime lead.
But in March, anything can happen. Friday, that meant the second-largest comeback in NCAA Tournament history.
Once up by as much as 20, the Terps surrendered 57 second-half points — scoring just 34 of their own — and Iowa State, led by freshman Audi Cooks’ career-high 40 points, pulled off a miraculous 93-86 victory to end a Maryland season which can best be described as forgettable.