INDIANAPOLIS — Ehis Etute and Katie Fiso combined for 32 second-half points to lead Oregon women’s basketball past No. 14 Maryland, 73-68, in the second round of the Big Ten Tournament on Thursday night.
After two points from Etute in the first half and none from Fiso, Etute tallied 18 points, five rebounds and three blocks in the second half. Fiso had 14 points on 7-of-13 shooting and four assists after halftime. The Ducks opened the fourth quarter on a 14-3 run to take control.
After a back-and-forth battle in the final three minutes, Avary Cain hit a 3-pointer with five seconds to go to seal the result for the No. 11 seed Ducks (22-11). She had 13 points and two blocks.
“They just made a few more plays than we did late game that sent us home,” Maryland coach Brenda Frese said.
Oluchi Okananwa scored 27 points — including 17 in the second half — shooting 10 of 18 from the field and 7 of 8 at the line to go with three steals for the Terps (23-8). It’s the first time Maryland has failed to reach the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Tournament, which it won in 2015, 2016, 2020, and 2021.
Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu added 10 points as the only other Maryland player in double figures. Yarden Garzon dished a team-high six assists but shot 1 of 11 from the field and 1 of 9 from 3-point range in finishing with three points.
Neither team led by double digits, with Maryland’s eight-point first-quarter lead the largest of the game. It’s the second time this season that the Ducks have upset the Terps, following a 68-61 victory in College Park on Jan. 31.
Up next
Oregon will face No. 8 (and No. 3 seed) Michigan on Friday.
Maryland awaits a likely bid to the NCAA Tournament on Selection Sunday on March 15.
