Ohio State just keeps winning games in multiple ways. Monday night, Maryland came out intent on punching the Buckeyes in the mouth, and for a while, it worked.
The Terrapins played a physical brand of ball with a lot of movement towards the rim that resulted in an early lead. Just like so many games before this season though, OSU found a way to get points with what the opposition was giving it, clamped down on defense, and won another road contest in the rough and tumble Big Ten by the score of 73-65.
There is a lot to unpack with this one, especially with the way the Buckeyes responded and took care of business in the face of a team that seemed motivated and bent on turning some heads across the college basketball world tonight.
As we do with every game, here are three things we observed and can take away from Ohio State’s fifth-straight win, and a victory in eight of the last nine.