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COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Sarah Te-Biasu and Kaylene Smikle led a 12-2 run in the fourth quarter, and fourth-seeded Maryland held off 13th-seeded Norfolk State 82-69 to advance to the second round of the NCAA Tournament. The Terrapins will host fifth-seeded Alabama on Monday with a spot in the Sweet 16 on the line, but advancing wasn't easy against a Norfolk State team that entered on a 19-game winning streak. The scrappy Spartans trailed by just four early in the fourth quarter before a series of outside shots by Te-Biasu and Smikle gave Maryland some breathing room. Te-Biasu finished with 22 points and Smikle scored 21. Kierra Wheeler led Norfolk State with 20.
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