National Basketball Association
Ohio St. 80, Maryland 56
When: 7:00 PM ET, Thursday, January 29, 2015
Where: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Officials:
# Eric Curry, # Gene Steratore, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
14483
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Ohio State 80, No. 13 Maryland 56: Marc Loving matched a career high with 19 points and went 5-of-5 from 3-point range as the Buckeyes routed the visiting Terrapins in Big Ten play.
Freshman D’Angelo Russell had 18 points, matched a season-best with 14 rebounds, made four 3-pointers and had six assists for Ohio State (17-5, 6-3). Jae’Sean Tate added 16 points and eight rebounds for the Buckeyes, who went 10-of-17 from 3-point range.
Dez Wells scored 12 points and Jake Layman added 10 for Maryland (18-4, 6-3), which shot 30.5 percent from the field. Standout freshman Melo Trimble was held to three points on 0-of-8 shooting.
Ohio State led by eight points at halftime and increased the lead to 48-32 on a 3-pointer by Sam Thompson with 16:06 to play and Loving hit back-to-back 3-pointers a short time later to restore the 16-point margin. Maryland pulled within 11 on a 3-pointer by Richaud Pack with 9:53 left before the Buckeyes answered with a 10-1 burst to increase the margin to 20 and eventually stretch their lead to 27 points.
Russell had a four-point play and a 3-pointer during a 12-0 run that saw the Buckeyes open up a 28-15 with 4:24 left in the first half. The Terrapins pulled within five before Loving drained a 3-pointer with 30 seconds left to give Ohio State a 34-26 halftime advantage.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Loving also made five 3-pointers against North Carolina on Dec. 20. … Maryland was 9-of-26 from 3-point range. … The Buckeyes collected 16 offensive rebounds while possessing a 51-32 rebounding edge.
Top Game Performances
Maryland |
|
Ohio St. |
Dezmine Wells 12 |
Scoring |
Marc Loving 19 |
Jake Layman 3 |
Assists |
D'Angelo Russell 6 |
Michal Cekovsky 6 |
Rebounds |
D'Angelo Russell 14 |
Evan Smotrycz 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Anthony Lee 4 |
Jared Nickens 1 |
Steals |
D'Angelo Russell 2 |
Damonte Dodd 1 |
Blocks |
Anthony Lee 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Maryland
|
56 |
30.5 |
9-26 |
11-16 |
9 |
30 |
1 |
3 |
9 |
Ohio St.
|
80 |
46.7 |
10-17 |
14-26 |
13 |
51 |
4 |
4 |
9 |