National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Maryland 58, Alabama 57
When: 7:30 PM ET, Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Where: Coleman Coliseum, Tuscaloosa, Alabama
Officials: # Randy Heimerman, # Keith Kimble, # Tom O'Neill
Attendance: 9479
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Maryland 58, Alabama 57: Alex Len had 15 points, 13 rebounds and five blocked shots to lead the visiting Terrapins past the Crimson Tide to earn a berth in the NIT Final Four.

Len blocked a shot by Rodney Cooper with 3.1 seconds left and Alabama’s Trevor Lacey missed a last-second jumper as second-seeded Maryland (25-12) moves on to face either Virginia or Iowa in the semifinals on April 2 at New York’s Madison Square Garden.

Levi Randolph scored 15 points and Cooper added 13 for top-seeded Alabama (23-13). Jake Layman and Dez Wells added 13 points apiece for the Terrapins.

Maryland led 57-49 with 3:42 to play after back-to-back 3-pointers by Layman before the Crimson Tide battled back. A three-point play by Nick Jacobs got
Alabama within 58-55 with 1:25 left and Trevor Releford’s basket pulled the Crimson Tide within one with 47 seconds remaining.

The Terrapins finished the first half with a 15-7 burst to take a 31-24 halftime lead. Maryland increased the lead to 10 on a dunk by Len with 16:20 to play and never trailed in the second half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Maryland was without freshman G Seth Allen, who broke his left hand in Sunday’s practice. … Alabama had a 12-game home winning streak snapped. … Terrapins F Chuck Mitchell was called for a flagrant 1 foul in the first half.
Top Game Performances
 
Maryland   Alabama
Alex Len 15 Scoring Levi Randolph 15
Nick Faust 2 Assists Trevor Lacey 8
Alex Len 13 Rebounds Rodney Cooper 5
Alex Len 3 Free Throws Made Levi Randolph 4
Pe'Shon Howard 3 Steals Trevor Releford 2
Alex Len 5 Blocks Nick Jacobs 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Maryland 58 50.0 7-15 5-10 11 32 8 8 18
Alabama 57 40.0 4-15 9-11 13 23 6 3 14