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UNIVERSITY PARK (AP) -- Diamond Miller led a balanced attack with 19 points, Chole Bibby had her first double-double of the season and No. 17 Maryland defeated Penn State for the 12th straight time 82-71 on Sunday.
Angel Reese matched Bibby, who had 10 rebounds, with 16 points and Mimi Collins added 14 for the Terrapins (15-6, 7-3 Big Ten Conference), who won their third straight. They won the first meeting this season 106-78.
All four of Maryland's double-figure scorers made seven field goals, but second-leading scorer Ashley Owusu was held to a season-low two points. It is only the second time the junior was held to two points and the lowest output since her freshman season.
The Terrapins shot 47% to 59% for the Nittany Lions, but Maryland took 26 more shots with a 21-6 advantage in offensive rebounds while forcing 24 turnovers.
Makenna Marisa paced Penn State (9-11, 3-7), which lost its fourth straight, with 19 points. Kelly Jekot hit four 3-pointers and added 16 points and Leilani Kapinus scored 14 with seven rebounds.
Penn State committed 24 turnovers, resulting in 23 points off turnovers for Maryland.
Bibby scored seven points in a 13-0 run to close the first quarter for a 27-14 Maryland. Bibby had 11 points in the quarter and the Terps scored 15 points off nine turnovers. Miller's 3 from the top of the key as time expired made it 48-29 at the half.
A tight third quarter saw the teams trading buckets until a jumper by Reese pushed the Terrapins' lead to 61-45. A 7-0 run by the Lady Lions cut the deficit to single digits, 61-52, with 31 seconds left in the period. A jumper by Kayla Thomas, a layup by Kapinus and a three by Jekot made up the run. Penn State trailed 64-52 after three quarters.
Penn State's shooting helped cut the deficit to eight, but they Nittany Lions could get no closer.
After a layup by Shyanne Sellers to begin the fourth quarter, Penn State climbed back to within single digits with a jumper by Marisa, layups by Kapinus and Thomas and a three by Jekot. Penn State trailed 69-61 with 7:13 remaining. Layups by Ali Brigham and Anna Camden and a free throw by Kapinus helped Penn State to stay within single-digits at 75-66 with 3:52 to go. Maryland answered with a jumper by Reese and a layup by Sellers to push the margin to 11 and held that for the final score.