Small's 23 & 10 lift No. 15 Maryland women past Miami 79-71
CORAL GABLES, Fla. -- Ieshia Small had a career game with her first double-double, Kaila Charles also had a double-double and No. 15 Maryland held off Miami 79-71 on Sunday to win the Miami Thanksgiving Tournament.
Small had 23 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, both career highs, and Charles had 18 points and 12 boards for the Terrapins (5-2). Small was 7 of 10 from the floor and 9 of 10 from the foul line.
There were eight ties and 10 lead changes. Small tied the game at 30 with a jumper and Charles followed with a basket to put the Terps on top for good. Small made four free throws, giving her 14 points in the half and the Terps a 36-35 lead.
Miami (4-2) trailed by as many as nine points in the third quarter but Mykea Gray had nine of her 21 points to close the gap to 58-57 entering the fourth quarter. Gray, a freshman, has four 20 point games. Maryland inched ahead with back-to-back layups by Channise Lewis ending a 6-0 run that gave Maryland a 73-63 lead with 4:08 to play. Miami only made 2 of 12 shots in the last five minutes.
Maryland was 8 of 14 in the fourth quarter while Miami went 5 of 19.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Felicia Grinter
- Joseph Vaszily
- Maj Forsberg
2023-24 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Ohio State | 16-2 | - | 26-6 |
Iowa | 15-3 | 1 | 34-5 |
Indiana | 15-3 | 1 | 26-6 |
Michigan State | 12-6 | 4 | 22-9 |
Nebraska | 11-7 | 5 | 23-12 |
Penn State | 9-9 | 7 | 22-13 |
Michigan | 9-9 | 7 | 20-14 |
Maryland | 9-9 | 7 | 19-14 |
Illinois | 8-10 | 8 | 19-15 |
Wisconsin | 6-12 | 10 | 15-17 |
Minnesota | 5-13 | 11 | 20-16 |
Purdue | 5-13 | 11 | 15-19 |
Northwestern | 4-14 | 12 | 9-21 |
Rutgers | 2-16 | 14 | 8-24 |
2023-24 Atlantic Coast Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
---|---|---|---|
Virginia Tech | 14-4 | - | 25-8 |
NC State | 13-5 | 1 | 31-7 |
Notre Dame | 13-5 | 1 | 28-7 |
Syracuse | 13-5 | 1 | 24-8 |
Louisville | 12-6 | 2 | 24-10 |
Florida State | 12-6 | 2 | 23-11 |
Duke | 11-7 | 3 | 22-12 |
North Carolina | 11-7 | 3 | 20-13 |
Miami | 8-10 | 6 | 19-12 |
Georgia Tech | 7-11 | 7 | 17-16 |
Virginia | 7-11 | 7 | 16-16 |
Boston College | 5-13 | 9 | 14-19 |
Clemson | 5-13 | 9 | 12-19 |
Pittsburgh | 2-16 | 12 | 8-24 |
Wake Forest | 2-16 | 12 | 7-25 |