No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball’s offensive inconsistency Sunday against No. 19 Michigan State allowed the Spartans to stay in the game and provided a nail-biter in College Park.
With just over a minute remaining, Kaylene Smikle drove inside and drew a clutch and-1 to put Maryland up by five points. Jaddan Simmons responded with a 3-pointer, though, making it a two-point game once more.
But a Christina Dalce layup and two missed 3-point attempts for the Spartans finalized the result. In what was Maryland’s toughest test of the season, it escaped with a 72-66 win to improve 12-0.