No. 8 Maryland women defeat No. 5 Duke 63-61

By DAVID GINSBURG

 

Tianna Hawkins scored 19 points,  including the tiebreaking basket with 14 seconds left, and No. 8 Maryland defeated fifth-ranked Duke 63-61 Sunday to end the Blue Devils' bid to go unbeaten in the Atlantic Coast Conference.

 

Laurin Mincy had 17 points for the Terrapins (23-5, 10-4). Allysa Thomas grabbed 12 rebounds and blocked a last-second shot by Haley Peters to secure the victory.

 

The game drew a crowd of 15,150, eighth-largest in school history. It was also the eighth-largest crowd to watch an ACC regular-season game.

 

Elizabeth Williams scored 19 points and Chelsea Gray had 16 for Duke (22-4, 13-1). 

 

After a three-point play by Hawkins gave Maryland a 61-59 lead with 43.6 seconds left, Gray tied it with a driving layup. Hawkins then followed a miss by Thomas with a putback, setting the stage for Duke's final possession.

 

The Blue Devils worked the ball to Peters in the left corner, but Thomas ran over and swatted the potential 3 point shot out of bounds as time expired.