With three and a half minutes left in the third quarter, No. 8 Maryland women’s basketball was up by just three points, a rarity this season.
As Northwestern looked to take the lead, sophomore forward Faith Masonius stole the ball away from and passed it up to sophomore guard Diamond Miller.
Miller pushed the ball up the court on the fast break to sink the layup as part of a 9-0 run for Maryland, aided by lockdown defense that held Northwestern scoreless for the last four minutes of the quarter.
In an all-around uncharacteristic offensive performance, the Terps relied on their defense to pull out a 62-50 victory over Northwestern Sunday afternoon.