INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Shatori Walker-Kimbrough scored 19 points and No. 5 Maryland beat No. 19 Michigan State 60-44 on Sunday night for its second consecutive Big Ten tournament title.
The Terrapins (30-3) used an 11-0 run to take a 38-30 lead late in the third, then opened the fourth with a 9-2 spurt to pull away. Maryland led by as many as 18 points late, and Brene Moseley and Brionna Jones each finished with 10 points.
Tori Jankoska led Michigan State (24-8) with 12 points. The Spartans made just 2 of 19 3-point attempts.
Michigan State led until the halfway point of the second quarter when Maryland jumped ahead by two points on Chloe Pavlech's 3-pointer. The Spartans answered quickly with a 7-0 run that put them in front 26-21, forcing Maryland to call a timeout.
Michigan State went into halftime ahead 26-24. Jankoska hit a 3-point shot with 2 seconds left in the half that would have given Michigan State a 29-24 lead, but she was called for traveling.
The back-and-forth scoring continued in the third. Maryland tied the game at 30 with about 6 minutes remaining in the period.
The Terrapins took advantage of a 4-minute Michigan State scoring drought. Maryland's 38-30 lead forced a Michigan State timeout, and after that, it appeared the Spartans had an answer when Aerial Powers made back-to-back jump shots to pull the Spartans within four.
But then came Maryland's 9-2 run to start the fourth. That put the Terrapins up 13, and Michigan State never pulled back within single-digits.
TIP-INS
Maryland: The Terrapins have won the Big Ten regular-season title and tournament in each of their first two seasons since leaving the Atlantic Coast Conference. ... Maryland has won 39 of 41 Big Ten games since joining the conference.
Michigan State: Powers and Jasmine Hines each had eight points. ... The Spartans were outrebounded 47-35 and shot 32.1 percent (18 of 56) from the floor.
