Ethis Etute’s Double-Double Leads The #11 Seed Ducks to Upset of the #6 Seed Terrapins

 By Nick Jenkinson/Excel H Sports

     The #11 Seed Oregon Ducks took down #6 Seed Maryland Terrapins 73-68 in the second round of the Allstate Big Ten Tournament Thursday Night at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Oregon improves to 22-11 and will face #3 seed Michigan 24-5 in the Quarterfinals tomorrow night at 9 PM. Maryland is 23-8 and will await their NCAA Tournament fate on March 15 at 8 PM when the NCAA Tournament field of 68 is announced on ESPN.

      Ehis Etute had her second straight double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Katie Fiso scored 14 points and Avary Cain added 13 points off the bench for the Ducks. Oregon was 26-41 from the field for 44%, 6-16 for 37% from three-point range and 15-19 from the free throw line for 79%. Oregon had 27 rebounds, 17 assists, 8 steals, 5 blocks and 15 turnovers. The Ducks scored 32 points in the paint, 17 bench points, 14 fastbreak points, 14 points off turnovers and 7 second chance points.

     Oluchi Okananwka led Maryland with 27 points going 10-18 from the field, 0-2 from three-point range and 7-8 from the free throw line. Isimenme Ozzy-Momodu added 10 points. Yarden Garzon struggled by scoring just 3 points, going 1-11 from the field and 1-9 from three-point range with 6 assists, 4 rebounds and a block. Maryland finished 26-60 from the field for 43%, 1-15 from three-point range for 6% and 15-17 from the free throw line for 88%. Maryland had 35 rebounds, 14 assists, 10 steals, 2 blocks and 17 turnovers. Maryland scored 48 points in the paint, 21 bench points, 13 points off turnovers, 13 fastbreak points and 10 second chance points.

     This was back and forth game as there were 10 ties and 11 lead changes as Maryland led 21-15 at the end of the first quarter. Oregon responded with a 16-11 second quarter run as Maryland led 32-31 at halftime. The score picked up in the third quarter as Maryland outscored Oregon 25-21 in the third quarter as Maryland led 57-52 going into the fourth quarter. Oregon outscored Maryland 21-11 in the fourth quarter. The Ducks get ready for their third game in three days against Michigan and Maryland heads back to College Park to get ready for the NCAA Tournament.