Carlie Wagner and Kenisha Bell led the Gophers with 20 and 19 points, respectively, but in the end, it was not enough as Minnesota fell to No. 4 Maryland 83-72 Sunday in its Big Ten opener. Minnesota retired Big Ten all-time leading scorer Rachel Banham’s jersey prior to the game.

Brionna Jones scored 27 points and grabbed 13 rebounds and Shatori Walker-Kimbrough added 22 points and 10 assists as the No. 4 Terrapins held off the Gophers.

Kaila Charles had 12 for Maryland (13-1, 1-0 Big Ten), which rebounded from its first loss of the season to UConn on Thursday.

‘’I was concerned coming into this came because of the emotion behind the last game and having a quick turnaround,’’ said coach Brenda Frese. ‘’I thought we showed some uncharacteristic fatigue in the first quarter, but I thought in the second half we really came into stride.’’

Jones scored eight points in the fourth quarter and Walker-Kimbrough seven in the final frame that was capped by a 15-5 Terrapins run.

‘’That just comes from the experience and the games that we played together,’’ Jones said.

Joanna Hedstrom had 12 for Minnesota (9-6, 0-2).