Maryland Terrapins at Michigan State Spartans
· NCAA Women's Basketball
Okananwa's 23 points help No. 22 Maryland women upset No. 12 Michigan State women 86-70
Maryland (18-6, 6-6 Big Ten) led 43-33 at halftime and broke the game open in the third quarter.
Okananwa went 8 of 13 from the field and added four rebounds, five assists and a steal as the Terps shot 49% as a team.
Yarden Garzon added 16 points and five assists, Kyndal Walker scored 14, and Saylor Poffenbarger finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and four steals. Maryland forced 20 turnovers, which led to 23 points, while holding Michigan State to 4 of 15 from 3.
The Terps pushed the margin to 72-55 early in the fourth on Poffenbarger’s 3-pointer. Okananwa scored seven straight points soon after, including a layup and a deep 3-pointer that stretched the lead to 84-68 with under two minutes left. Maryland never allowed the Spartans to get within single digits in the final quarter.
Grace VanSlooten led Michigan State (19-4, 8-4) with 19 points, nine rebounds and four blocks. Kennedy Blair had 15 points and seven assists, while Jalyn Brown scored 13.
Maryland: The Terrapins visit Nebraska on Saturday.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 86 - 70 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 86 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Rainey Welson subbing in for Maryland | 86 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Mir McLean subbing out for Maryland | 86 - 70 |
| 4th 0:10 | |
Maryland Timeout | 86 - 70 |
Statistics
 MD |
MSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 32-65 | FG | 25-57 |
| 49 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 8-22 | 3PT | 4-15 |
| 36 | Three Point % | 27 |
| 14-18 | FT | 16-22 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 36 | Rebounds | 33 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 26 | Defensive Rebounds | 24 |
| 17 | Assists | 14 |
| 11 | Steals | 7 |
| 1 | Blocks | 5 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 20 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 12 | Total Turnovers | 20 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 22 | Points Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 14 | Fast Break Points | 25 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 40 |
| 20 | Fouls | 17 |
| 19 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 4 | Lead Changes | 4 |
| 85 | Percent Led | 10 |
Game Information
Location: East Lansing, MI
Attendance: 3,423 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 14-0 | - | 24-1 |
| Michigan | 12-2 | 2 | 21-4 |
| Ohio State | 11-2 | 2.5 | 22-3 |
| Iowa | 10-3 | 3.5 | 19-5 |
| Minnesota | 10-4 | 4 | 19-6 |
| Michigan State | 9-5 | 5 | 20-5 |
| Maryland | 8-6 | 6 | 20-6 |
| Washington | 8-6 | 6 | 18-7 |
| USC | 8-6 | 6 | 16-9 |
| Illinois | 7-7 | 7 | 17-8 |
| Oregon | 6-7 | 7.5 | 18-8 |
| Nebraska | 5-9 | 9 | 16-9 |
| Wisconsin | 5-9 | 9 | 13-12 |
| Purdue | 4-10 | 10 | 12-13 |
| Indiana | 3-11 | 11 | 14-12 |
| Northwestern | 2-11 | 11.5 | 8-16 |
| Rutgers | 1-13 | 13 | 9-16 |
| Penn State | 1-13 | 13 | 8-17 |