The sixth-seeded Terrapins rallied from a 15-point first-half deficit to tie No. 3 LSU late but were unable to complete the comeback.
Maryland guard Eric Ayala is surrounded by LSU defenders. By Emily Giambalvo Emily Giambalvo Reporter covering University of Maryland athletics Email Bio Follow March 23 at 2:41 PM JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Once hopeless, the Maryland Terrapins started to find a way. But after they battled back from a 15-point deficit early in the second half on Saturday against LSU, the Terps couldn’t finish.
With a tied game at 64 and just less than a minute to go, Eric Ayala missed a three-pointer and LSU’s Skylar Mays hit one on the ensuing possession to hand the advantage to the Tigers, seeded third in the East Region. Then, out of a timeout with 28 seconds to go, Smith tied the game with a shot from deep, his first three-pointer in five attempts in the game.Coach Mark Turgeon received a technical foul early in the second half that seemed to spark this young Maryland team, seeded No.
In the loss, Maryland missed seven of its 23 free throws and had an abysmal shooting performance in the first half. LSU has navigated this tournament without head coach Will Wade, who was suspended after reports from Yahoo and ESPN described a federal wiretap of Wade discussing an offer to a player and his family. But despite the late surge from the Terps, interim coach Tony Benford led this LSU team to the Sweet 16.
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