Winners of four of their last five, the Maryland Terrapins (20-10, 11-8) entered tonight’s contest in Columbus still in the hunt for a share of the Big Ten title. With Purdue exactly two games ahead of the turtles with two games left to play, Maryland’s aspirations of cutting down nets were still very much alive when they arrived in Ohio Wednesday afternoon.
However, Ohio State (13-17, 5-14) had other plans. Thanks to a balanced scoring attack across the board, the Buckeyes sent the No. 21 Terrapins home packing, 73-62. The Buckeyes led for over 37 minutes, sending a second-straight tournament home with a loss just this week.