Utah expects point guard Shona Thorburn to return in the second half after she sprained her right ankle.
There must be something about playing TCU that kills point guards.
Thorburn, like Lobo Katie Montgomery, severely rolled her ankle in Utah's regular season home finale and had to go for the emergency room for X-rays.
Two days later, she was heavily taped and played 44 minutes at Wyoming. She hit the game-winning shot and ignited the start of Utah's impressive post-season run.
She crumbled with about five minutes remaining, rolling the ankle again.
The Utes need her back in the lineup to maintain this pace.
Utah packed the paint and dared Maryland to knock down 3-pointers. The Terps went four-of-14 from 3-point range.
Terps star center Crystal Langhorne was held to four points and three rebounds. Maryland's top scorer was freshman guard Kristi Toliver, who scored eight points.
Senior guard Julie Larsen led Utah with eight points.
Utes' senior forward Kim Smith went 0-for-6 from the field but grabbed 10 rebounds.
Maryland looked extremely lathargic compared to its dynamic play against Baylor Saturday night.
More after the game.

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