Gophers Drop Road Matchup with No. 16/17 Maryland

MINNEAPOLIS (December 30, 2022) The University of Minnesota (8-5, 1-2 B1G) ended a road matchup with No. 16/17 Maryland (11-3, 2-1 B1G) 107-85 in College Park, Md., on Friday. Alanna ‘Rose Micheaux scored a season-high 22 points on 10-of-15 shooting in the process Maggie Czinano recorded a career-high 16 from the bench.

In total, the Gophers had four reach double figures Mara Brown (10) and Katie Borowicz (10) joining Micheaux and Czinano. Freshman guard Amaya battle had one of his best all-around performances with eight points, 10 rebounds, eight assists and one card on 4-of-9 shooting from the floor.

The opening quarter was a back-and-forth affair through the first five minutes, with neither team leading by more than two points before Maryland scored six straight points to take a six-point advantage with 3:06 left. That 6-0 run went on to make it 15-6 to end the quarter, giving the hosts nine points with 10 minutes to play.

In the second quarter, Braun came alive for the Gophers. He scored all 10 of his first-half points in less than four minutes to pull the Gophers back to within seven after trailing by 19 early in the quarter. A Minnesota run midway through the second turned into a 15-2 run that put the Gophers within six with 2:46 left. Maryland didn’t keep quiet the rest of the half, tying the score in the quarter at 24 for both teams with threes with just two seconds left to take a nine-point lead, 48-39, into the locker room.

The third quarter proved to be the biggest difference maker for Maryland. The Terps scored 35 in the quarter, outscoring Minnesota by 13 to extend their lead to 22 heading into the fourth. In the final quarter, Minnesota once again matched Maryland with 24 points as Czinano went 9 of 16 in the quarter and Micheaux went 7 of 22.

As a team, the Gophers shot 47.9 percent (34-of-71) from the floor, a team-best mark in Big Ten games this season. Maryland shot 53.2 percent (42 of 79) from the floor. On the glass, the Gophers dominated with a nine-figure advantage, including grabbing 14 offensive rebounds to Maryland’s 10. The key difference in the game came down to Maryland turning 23 Minnesota turnovers into 30 points as the Gophers forced just six turnovers to take the lead. to two points.

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