No. 5-seed Maryland women’s basketball advances past No. 12-seed Murray State in offensive onslaught, 99-67
The Terps overwhelmed the Racers to move on to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA - MARCH 5: Addi Mack #3 of the Maryland Terrapins brings the ball up court during the game against the Oregon Ducks in the second round of the Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament at Gainbridge Fieldhouse on March 5, 2026 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) | Getty Images Late in the fourth quarter of No. 5-seed Maryland women’s basketball’s opening-round NCAA Tournament game against No.
12-seed Murray State, Kyndal Walker caught the ball uncontested at the free throw line. It was a shot she had already made several times, but she passed up a good shot for a great one — pump faking and blowing past her defender for an open layup. It was this kind of offensive execution that propelled the Terps to a blowout first round victory over the Racers, 99-67.
Walker led the Terps with 20 points on the afternoon. Maryland’s clearest advantage against the Racers entering Friday was its length and size. The Terps quickly made that apparent, grabbing two offensive boards before Oluchi Okananwa turned the second into a putback bucket.
Murray State had its own plan of attack, though. That started with its leading scorer and Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Year Halli Poock. They looked to free Poock up with screens and get her going in transition.