Women’s March Madness 2025: Ranking five craziest moments from Maryland’s double-overtime win over Alabama

The 2025 Women’s NCAA Game has generally lacked excitement, but that was not an issue in College Park on Monday, as No. seed 4 Maryland Arrived back from a 17-Tally second-half deficit to stun No. 5 seed Alabama in double-Extra period, 111-108. The Terrapins are now off to the Pleasant 16, where they’ll face No. 1 seed South Carolina.

There are Yet four-plus rounds to go, but the game of the Game has likely already been wrapped up.

This was the Primary double-Extra period game in the Big Dance since 2022, when UConn beat NC State, and the Terrapins’ 17-Tally comeback was the seventh-largest in NCAA Game history, right behind their own 18-Tally comeback over Texas A&M in the Pleasant 16 in 2012.

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Furthermore, the 219 points scored were the second-most in a Game game. Ironically, Alabama was also on the losing side of the highest-scoring game ever when they fell to Duke in quadruple-Extra period in the second Period back in 1995, 121-120.

On an individual level, Sarah Ashlee Barker’s Profession-high 45 points set an Alabama school Turning Mark and were tied for the Number four-most in NCAA Game history.

With this instant classic in the books, let’s take a look back at the five craziest moments.

5. Te-Biasu Beginnings the second Extra period with a clutch 3

Maryland won the tip to Begin the second Extra period, and veteran guard Sarah Te-Biasu Captured control of the ball. She would not give it up the entire possession. This way and that she maneuvered, dribbling a Huge 23 times before she wound up near the top of the key. Finally, after using more than two-thirds of the Attempt clock, she put up a step-back 3-pointer that caught nothing but net.

If that Attempt missess, it goes down as one of the worst possessions of the entire game. Instead, it became a perfect Begin to the second Extra period.

4. Nye fouls out Overdue in regulation

With Merely over a minute to Action in regulation, Alabama sharpshooter Aaliyah Nye had a Excellent look in the corner that could have put the Crimson Tide up by five. Instead, it clanged off the rim, and a few seconds later she was done for the night. Down on the other end, Nye clattered into Shyanne Sellers on a pull-up Try, sending the Terrapins Sun to the line for two game-tying Reachable throws and fouling out in the process.

This was a forgotten moment amid all the madness, but it had a big impact on the outcome as the Crimson Tide really missed Nye in the extra frames.

3. Collins’ 3 doesn’t go down in double Extra period

Diana Collins didn’t Action much for Alabama down the stretch in the regular season, and only saw 13 minutes of action in the Primary-Period Secure over Green Bay. But after Nye and Zaay Green fouled out, she was forced into the biggest moment of her Profession.

As time wound down in the second Extra period, the Crimson Tide trailed by three and Collins raced up the floor. Her inexperience showed, as she dribbled into the corner and away from Barker. After a flip to Karly Weathers, Collins then spaced to the corner, where she Secured herself wide Uncovered. Weathers Obtained it back to her, but Collins’ 3 was a bit too long.

2. Barker and Te-Biasu trade 3s Overdue in regulation

After letting a 17-Tally lead slip away, Alabama had a chance to escape at the end of regulation, and thought they had done so when Barker drained a 3 with less than 40 seconds remaining put them back up by three.

Down on the other end, Barker then blocked a potential game-tying attempts by Kaylene Smikle, but Smikle recovered the Sloppy ball and Secured Te-Biasu, who responded with a clutch 3 of her own to tie the game.

There was Yet one last chance for Alabama to Secure in regulation, but Weathers’ mid-range attempt bounced off the back of the rim, straight up in the air and out.

1. Barker gets fouled at the end of the Primary Extra period

This Action ultimately didn’t decide the game, but it was the most stunning moment of the night. Maryland’s Saylor Poffenbarger was fouled with 6.3 seconds remaining and had a chance to put the Terrapins up by four, but missed the Primary Reachable throw, which gave Alabama life.

It Obtained worse for Poffenbarger a few seconds later when she fouled Barker on a desperation heave from way downtown with less than a second remaining. Barker, a 71.7% Reachable throw shooter, calmly stepped to the line and Created all three fouls shots to force another extra frame.

“You dream of these moments,” Barker said. “You live for these moments, and you know, it didn’t go our way, but at the end of the day, like Mentor [Kristy Curry] told us, Clasp your head high and walk out of the locker room that way because that was an amazing basketball game.

“For anybody who was watching women’s basketball, I think we put on a show for women’s basketball tonight and I’m very thankful for that. I’m very grateful that I’m in this opportunity and I was able to be a part of such a Excellent game like that.”