From Down 17 to Sweet 16

No. 4 seed Maryland women's basketball advanced to the NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 after defeating No. 5 seed Alabama, 111-108, in a double overtime thriller at the Xfinity Center on Monday.

It was the second-highest scoring game in the tournament’s history and featured six lead changes and 12 ties. Maryland trailed by as many as 17 points (62-45) late in the third quarter before staging its comeback.

Coming a day after the final-seconds comeback by the men's team to defeat Colorado State 72-71, it marks the first time both Terps basketball teams have reached the Sweet 16 together.

No. 18-ranked Maryland (25-7) will make its 12th Sweet 16 appearance under head coach Brenda Frese on Friday when it faces No. 1 seed South Carolina. The game will be played in Birmingham, Alabama, and streamed on ESPN. The game time will be announced shortly.

Sarah Te-Biasu willed the Terps to victory by scoring a season-high 26 points, including 10 in overtime. She added six assists and four rebounds to her stat line. Overall, she shot 9 of 17 from the floor, including 5 of 7 from three.

After a three-pointer by the Crimson Tide (24-9), Te-Biasu drilled a clutch three-pointer to tie the game at 83 with 12 seconds to play in regulation. The Terps then got a stop on defense to send the game to overtime. The Terps shot 10-of-13 overall in the final frame.

The Terps scored first in the first overtime off a layup by Allie Kubek. They never surrendered their lead, but Alabama's Ashlee Sarah Barker made three free throws as she was fouled on a three-pointer with 0.7 seconds to play. The freebies tied the game at 96-96 and sent it to another overtime.

Shyanne Sellers led the Terps with 28 points, including 16 in the fourth quarter and overtime. The senior shot 8 of 17 from the floor, including 3 of 8 from three. She added a block and a steal.

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Kaylene Smikle fouled out in overtime with 23 points. She also added seven rebounds and three steals. Smikle also scored 14 of her points in the second half and overtime.

Kubek also recorded a strong second half. She scored 19 points, grabbed 12 rebounds and dished out five dimes overall to earn the 12th double-double of her career. Mir McLean added crucial minutes off the bench. She scored eight points and grabbed a season-high 10 rebounds.

Alabama's Barker scored a career-high and school-record 45 points on 17-of-25 shooting. She added eight rebounds, three assists and three steals.

This is the Terrapins' 15th straight NCAA Tournament bid, dating back to 2011. It's their 21st NCAA bid overall under Frese in her 23 seasons in College Park. Maryland is now 55-30 all-time in the NCAA Tournament.