Terps Coast to Victory over Tigers, 76-62

For the third straight game since the Duke loss, the Terps have come out strong in the first half, built a huge halftime lead and then coasted to victory on the strength of their ability and lead. For the fifth time in six ACC games (Virginia being the exception), the Terps were outscored in the second half. Clemson held us to 28 points after scoring 48 in the first half. Yes, none of the starters played more than 28 minutes and the game was never in doubt, but either the team is still focused on the Duke loss or they are complacent with going up big and then relaxing.

Kudos to Toliver, who went 6-for-6 from behind the arc to help her record her second 20-point game in 3 outings. Langhorne was back to her old self and Coleman looks to be returning to her All-American form. Now it's time to get ready for Carolina on Sunday at 7 on ESPN2.

Recap | Box Score

Positives

Toliver. Third straight solid game. Looks like she took the Duke game personally. Only issue is that this is the second straight game, she has been invisible from the offense in the second half.

Langhorne. That's the player we expect to see nightly. 7-of-10, 8 rebounds and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.

Coleman. Her game is starting to come alive after a little bit of a slump. 15 points, 7 rebounds and 5 steals.


Negatives

Second-half emotion. I harped on this earlier, but it's been an issue the last couple of games against inferior opponents.

Three-point shooting. Everyone not wearing #20 shot 0-for-11 from behind the arc? What happened to our marksmen like ability. Toliver has been the only consistent shooter from there since the loss. Have we lost our confidence?

Sa'de. What has happened to her? no points and five turnovers? She was playing so well and now she is struggling. Did the layoff affect her?

Free throw shooting. Too many missed especially from the usually automatic guards.

Turnovers. 17 of them, 11 in the second half.

Jade. It's time for her to bring her swagger back and confidence in her jump shot.

Opponent Results
Michigan State lost to Penn State, 69-58
George Mason beat Northeastern, 68-53
Duke beat Florida State, 73-60
Boston College lost to Georgia Tech, 60-49
Miami lost to Virginia Tech, 78-71
Virginia lost to NC State, 71-60
Mississippi lost to Georgia, 69-60
Loyola beat Iona, 73-68
N. Iowa lost to Illinois St., 60-58
Arizona lost to Stanford, 86-76
UC Santa Barbara lost to Cal State Northridge, 66-64