It took lower than 10 minutes for the Terrapins to tear the Buckeyes to shreds on Wednesday.
Ohio State’s offense seemed anemic and turnover-infested with its protection unable to match up with Maryland, as a 34-7 first-half run from the Terrapins (8-1, 1-0) launched them to a dominant 83-59 win over the Buckeyes (5-3, 0-1) to open Big Ten play for each colleges.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
| OHIO STATE | 17 | 42 | 59 |
| MARYLAND | 50 | 33 | 83 |
Guard Ja’Kobi Gillespie led the cost for Maryland, amassing 23 factors on 7-of-11 taking pictures. Forward Derik Queen adopted with 17 factors and 11 rebounds.
Devin Royal paced Ohio State with 18 factors within the loss. John Mobley Jr. picked up 15.
First Half
There was nothing gradual and regular about how the Terrapins began from behind the 3-point line.
Maryland opened the sport 3-of-3 from past the arc, together with two swishes from NBA distance for Gillespie. His second long-range make catalyzed a 16-2 run, which Tafara Gapare put an exclamation level on with a tomahawk slam and one other triple. Maryland led 25-8 lower than 10 minutes into the sport and the Buckeyes by no means obtained again within the race for victory.
The Terrapins rattled off a 6-0 run to make it a 20-point lead at 31-10 earlier than the under-eight media timeout. They already held an 11-0 edge in factors off turnovers at the moment. Ohio State completed the primary half with 12 turnovers to Maryland’s two.
When the lead was reduce to 31-12, the Terrapins took off on one other 9-0 run to push their benefit all the way in which to twenty-eight. That made it an prolonged 26-4 jaunt for Maryland over a span of roughly 10 minutes.
Maryland rattled off one other 8-1 stint to make it an prolonged run of 34-7 and procure their largest lead of the primary half at 48-15, sustaining the sting at 50-17 coming into the locker room.
Second Half
| OHIO STATE | STAT | MARYLAND |
|---|---|---|
| 59 | POINTS | 83 |
| 22-58 (37.9%) | FGM-FGA (PCT.) | 29-62 (46.8%) |
| 4-19 (21.1%) | 3PM-3PA (PCT.) | 7-25 (28%) |
| 11-18 (61.1%) | FTM-FTA (PCT.) | 18-24 (75%) |
| 17 | TURNOVERS | 11 |
| 35 | TOTAL REBOUNDS | 39 |
| 9 | OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS | 10 |
| 26 | DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS | 29 |
| 18 | BENCH POINTS | 14 |
| 1 | BLOCKS | 3 |
| 6 | STEALS | 6 |
| 9 | ASSISTS | 10 |
Maryland hit cruise management for a lot of the second half. Forward Julian Reese and Gillespie mixed for 5 factors to start out the interval and make it a 55-17 ballgame for the Terrapins.
A 3-pointer from guard Selton Miguel broke the 40-point threshold for Maryland’s lead at 63-23. Ohio State began chipping away a bit to try to make it a extra respectable remaining scoreline and achieve some momentum for its subsequent recreation, getting its first two threes of the competition from Mobley and Meechie Johnson Jr.
Johnson hit a layup with 10:22 remaining to reel the lead again in to 30 at 68-38. Bruce Thornton and Mobley mixed for a fast 5 to slice it to 73-47.
Another Mobley triple made it a 78-56 ballgame however it was about 10 miles brief and 10 hours previous being sufficient as Maryland coasted to a 24-point win.
What’s Next?
Ohio State returns to Value City Arena for its second Big Ten recreation of the season towards Rutgers earlier than returning to nonconference play. Tipoff is at midday Saturday on FS1.
Game Notes
- Center Aaron Bradshaw stays out for Ohio State whereas being investigated for a home dispute. Senior guard Ques Glover and freshman ahead Colin White additionally stay out with accidents.
- The Buckeyes had twice as many turnovers (12) as they did made subject targets (6) within the first half.
- It took greater than 23 minutes of recreation time earlier than Ohio State scored 4 factors in a row towards Maryland.
- Ohio State began 0-of-10 from 3-point vary earlier than Mobley hit the workforce’s first triple with 13:39 remaining within the recreation.
- Maryland’s 33-point halftime lead was the biggest in a Big Ten recreation for the reason that 1996-97 season.
