| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MD | 22 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 66 |
| OSU | 12 | 15 | 30 | 17 | 74 |
No. 12 Ohio State rallies from 15-point deficit and beats No. 8 Maryland 74-66
Kennedy finds Jaloni Cambridge for sister-to-sister connection
Kennedy Cambridge finds her sister, Jaloni Cambridge, in transition to add to Ohio State's fourth-quarter lead.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- — Freshman guard Jaloni Cambridge had 20 points and eight rebounds and No. 12 Ohio State rallied from a 15-point deficit in a 74-66 victory over No. 8 Maryland on Thursday night.
Cotie McMahon added 14 points and five rebounds for the Buckeyes (18-1, 7-1 Big Ten). Taylor Thierry had 13 points and five rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge finished with a season-high 12 points and four steals.
Maryland led 29-14 with eight minutes left in the first half. But Ohio State cut that lead to seven by halftime and then went on a 24-4 run over an eight-minute stretch in the second half.
Kaylene Smikle had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for Maryland (16-3, 6-2). Saylor Poffenbarger added 13 points, Allie Kubek had 12 points and nine rebounds, Sarah Te-Biasu scored 11 points and Christina Dalce finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds.
Maryland: The Terrapins were playing three days after an 89-51 loss to No. 7 Texas on Monday and were without two of their top three scorers with guards Shyanne Sellers (knee sprain) and Bri McDaniel (torn ACL) out.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes had won their first 17 games before Sunday’s 62-59 loss at Penn State.
After getting bullied on the boards for more than two quarters, Ohio State dug in defensively. The Buckeyes went on a 15-0 run late in the third quarter for a 55-50 lead. Kennedy Cambridge had five points and a steal in that run, while Thierry added four points and two steals and McMahon had four points and a steal.
Ohio State shot just 23% in the first half and 59% in the second when it outscored Maryland 47-32.
Maryland hosts No. 1 UCLA on Sunday. Ohio State is at Nebraska on Sunday.
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Game Information
- Referees:
- Bryan Enterline
- Gina Cross
- Maggie Tieman
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| USC | 8-0 | - | 18-1 |
| UCLA | 7-0 | 0.5 | 19-0 |
| Ohio State | 7-1 | 1 | 18-1 |
| Maryland | 6-2 | 2 | 16-3 |
| Michigan State | 6-2 | 2 | 16-3 |
| Nebraska | 6-2 | 2 | 15-4 |
| Minnesota | 5-3 | 3 | 17-3 |
| Michigan | 5-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Oregon | 5-3 | 3 | 14-5 |
| Indiana | 4-3 | 3.5 | 12-6 |
| Illinois | 4-4 | 4 | 14-5 |
| Washington | 4-4 | 4 | 13-7 |
| Iowa | 3-6 | 5.5 | 13-7 |
| Wisconsin | 1-7 | 7 | 10-9 |
| Penn State | 1-8 | 7.5 | 10-10 |
| Northwestern | 0-7 | 7.5 | 7-11 |
| Purdue | 0-8 | 8 | 7-12 |
| Rutgers | 0-9 | 8.5 | 8-12 |
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