Alabama kept pouring it on to open the second half, finding a 14-3 run in the middle of the third quarter to take a nine-point lead into the final frame. Maryland never rolled over for the Crimson Tide tying the game from the free throw line with one minute remaining.

The Arkansas Pine-Bluff transfer shined in her Alabama NCAA Tournament debut, and the Crimson Tide needed Green to shine. Green averaged 15.7 points per game, second on the team, but was the third option at times behind 3-point ace Aaliyah Nye and Sarah Ashlee Barker.