Wake Forest Demon Deacons at Maryland Terrapins

Alyssa Thomas gets ACC tourney's first triple-double, leads Terps

Maryland's Alyssa Thomas had the first triple-double in ACC tournament history, and the 10th-ranked Terrapins claimed a 92-81 overtime victory over the Demon Deacons in a quarterfinal Friday night.

The two-time ACC player of the year had a career-high 32 points, 13 rebounds and 10 assists for her second triple-double of the season.

"It's a hard one to take and to know we were right there, and we were so close," Hoover said.

Maryland scored the first 10 points of OT, with Thomas starting the run by hitting a twisting layup with 3:45 left. Eight of her points came in overtime to help the Terps avoid just their second one-and-done in this tournament since 2003.

"What you see with (Thomas) is what makes her the two-time player of the year," coach Brenda Frese said.

"We weren't playing our best defense and we knew that we didn't want to go home in overtime," guard Katie Rutan said. "We really locked down, especially at the end of the game when we needed our stops. ... (and) just focused on defense on not letting them hit any shots."

Asia Williams scored 19 points, Lakevia Boykin added 17 and Sandra Garcia had 10 rebounds for the Demon Deacons, who were seeking their first win over the Terrapins since 2003. Douglas was 11 of 21 from the field while surpassing her previous high of 24 points set last month at Duke.

"I feel like we can play with anybody, honestly," Douglas said. "It's all about getting stops and rebounding, and I knew if we did those two things, we'd be right in the game."

Tianna Hawkins had 17 points and 12 rebounds for the Terps, while Chloe Pavlech had 14 points with four 3-pointers and Rutan scored 13. Alicia DeVaughn added 13 rebounds for Maryland, which shot 50 percent.

The lead changed hands on seven consecutive possessions in the final 3 1/2 minutes, with Pavlech's open 3-pointer in the corner putting the Terps up 79-77 with 32.9 seconds left.

Wake Forest milked the clock before Douglas missed on a driving layup with about 7 seconds left. Garcia was fouled on the rebound by Thomas with 5.4 seconds left and hit both free throws to tie it at 79.

Maryland called a timeout but Rutan's 3 in transition clipped the left side of the rim as time expired.

Maryland trailed 68-61 with just under 7 minutes left but reeled off seven straight points and tied it on Thomas' fast-break layup with 5:15 to play. After that, neither team led by more than a bucket in regulation.

"We came up just a possession short today," Hoover said.

How can I watch Demon Deacons vs. Terrapins?

• TV Channel: Demon Deacons vs Terrapins 2021 College Basketball, week 18, is broadcasted on ESPN3.
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Venue: First Horizon Coliseum

Location: Greensboro, NC
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