Shatori Walker-Kimbrough posted 19 points and eight assists, leading No. 5 Maryland over No. 20 Syracuse 82-64 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Wednesday night.
Center Brionna Jones made eight of her 10 shots from inside the paint and finished with 18 points and seven rebounds for the Terrapins (7-0). Tierney Pfirman scored 13 points and Brene Moseley added 12 for Maryland, which shot 32 of 62 (51.6 percent) from the field.
The Terps led by 10 at the half and continued to pull away in the third quarter as a floater by Moseley boosted the margin to 49-35 with 7 minutes left.
After the Orange began pushing the ball quicker in the third, the Terps controlled the fourth quarter. Back-to-back 3-pointers by Moseley and Pfirman provided a 63-50 cushion, forcing Syracuse to call a timeout with 8:51 remaining.
Maryland wore the Orange down, and Pfirman made another jumper to increase the lead to 73-56 almost three minutes later.
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