Overtime thriller in Tucson last night as Shay Doron led Maryland past the Wildcats, 84-77.

Maryland played with both feet on the gas the whole game-- fast breaks, fast sets (or one-pass sets) and aggression; for the first half it worked-- the Terps shot 56%, the 'Cats just 31% with a maddening series of missed layups and rushed, low-percentage, off-balance running jumpers. A few steals prevented a blowout; Maryland led at the half 40-30.

Then Arizona remembered its offensive sets. The 'Cats opened part II wiith a 9-0 run and shot 55% for the second half. Polk remembered how to use her size and finished with 19 despite some missed bunnies. Frosh Jessica Arnold finished with 18 (including some very beautiful drives), and Dee Dee Wheeler-- whose shots kept going awry-- created some neat-looking turnovers to bring the score to... UM 67, UA 60 with 1:18 on the clock.

And then things got really crazy. A Wheeler layup. A traveling call. A double-dribble. A four-point play from Natalie Jones, fouled at the arc. Arizona 69-67 with 0:03 on the clock.

An inbounds pass deflected at halfcourt. Another deflected to the Maryland baseline. A third inbounds pass to Jade Perry with 0:00.8 left: she made the layup right through a pair of defenders, forcing an overtime which Maryland-- really, Doron-- dominated, 15-8.

I'm afraid the better team won. Arizona just missed too many chances, left too many shooters open. And Doron is just an amazing player: her shots go in, her court vision's superb, and she has a scary ability to get the calls she wants (including a very questionable foul on what looked like a clean block on her first three-point attempt in OT). Everyone knows she's from Israel, but does everyone know she attended Sue Bird High?