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WATCH: What Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said about Ohio State after the game

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon met with the media after the loss to Ohio State. Watch and listen to the compliments he paid to the Buckeyes.

Ohio State won another tough battle on the road in the Big Ten, this time over a physical and athletic Maryland squad that looked intent on making a statement for its prospects for the postseason. It was the Buckeyes’ fifth-straight win and eight of their last nine to inch ever so closer to first place in the league.

Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon met with the local media after the game to discuss what he saw from his team, but had some very complimentary things to say about Ohio State as well. He complimented the Buckeyes’ depth, shooting, and ability so much that he focused more on some positives for what his team showed against such a high-quality team.

If you missed any of his comments, we’ve got them all for you below thanks to the YouTube channel of the Terrapin Sports Report.

Click on the below and have a watch and listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUw1ziqzNgg

Ohio State will next be in action against Indiana on Saturday. The journey continues.

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WATCH: What Maryland coach Mark Turgeon said about Ohio State after the game

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon met with the media after the loss to Ohio State. Watch and listen to the compliments he paid to the Buckeyes.

Ohio State won another tough battle on the road in the Big Ten, this time over a physical and athletic Maryland squad that looked intent on making a statement for its prospects for the postseason. It was the Buckeyes’ fifth-straight win and eight of their last nine to inch ever so closer to first place in the league.

Terrapins head coach Mark Turgeon met with the local media after the game to discuss what he saw from his team, but had some very complimentary things to say about Ohio State as well. He complimented the Buckeyes’ depth, shooting, and ability so much that he focused more on some positives for what his team showed against such a high-quality team.

If you missed any of his comments, we’ve got them all for you below thanks to the YouTube channel of the Terrapin Sports Report.

Click on the below and have a watch and listen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUw1ziqzNgg

Ohio State will next be in action against Indiana on Saturday. The journey continues.

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WATCH: Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann discusses Maryland win

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann met with the media to discuss the win over Maryland on the road. Watch and listen to what he said.

The Ohio State basketball team just keeps showing everyone it is for real. The Buckeyes started a little slowly against Maryland on Monday night, but eventually found the mental and physical toughness they’ve been known for as of late, and turned back the Terrapins 73-65 in College Park.

With the win, the OSU pulls to within just 1/2 game of first place Michigan with a 10-4 conference record. Ohio State runs its overall record to 16-4 in what continues to be an improbable and exhilarating run through a tough Big Ten schedule.

Head coach Chris Holtmann met with the media after the win to discuss what he saw from his team and to convey some respect for the Maryland program. Watch below and catch all of Holtmann’s comments as he discusses Kyle Young’s game, his team’s rapid improvement, the character of his team, and more.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxBnxpKcqps

It was another fantastic win for a team that is quickly showing it could be a dangerous, dangerous team come March. The Buckeyes are next in action again at home against Indiana on Saturday.

Ohio State continues winning ways, downs Maryland on the road: 3 takeaways

Ohio State traveled to Maryland and won its fifth-straight Big Ten contest. Here are three takeaways from the victory in College Park.

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.

NEXT … You can’t shut it all down

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Ohio State with late surge to lead Maryland at the half

Ohio State started out slowly, but found a way to put a late run together to lead Maryland by five points at the half.

Ohio State ran into a motivated and hungry Maryland team early on in the first half Monday. The Terps came out more aggressive, looking to make a statement in a game that would be a feather in the cap towards putting together a push for postseason play.

Then the Buckeyes responded.

OSU used a 16-5 run to close out the first twenty minutes to head into the locker room up 35-30 in a very physical, grinding first half of play.

Ohio State did it a little differently than what one would expect against a smaller Terrapin squad. Rather than pound the ball into the lane with E.J. Liddell, Kyle Young, and company, the Buckeyes bombed away from deep, hitting on 8-of-16 three-pointers. Guard Duane Washington led the charge with thirteen points on three 3-pointers and 5-of-8 shooting overall. Justin Ahrens and Seth Towns also hit two triples in the first half.

Surprisingly, E.J. Liddell finished the half scoreless on 0-of-3 from the field as Maryland has put a lot of effort into neutralizing him in the post. That has, however, opened things up for perimeter players to knock down shots.

Maryland used balanced scoring with a lot of dribble drives to have success early on, but OSU amped up the defensive effort during the run to end the half. Aaron Wiggins led the Terps with eight points.

You can bet the Terrapins will come out with a lot of intensity and continue to play a very physical game out of the locker room. It’ll be up to Ohio State to continue with what it found during the latter part of the first half to close this one out.

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Ohio State basketball at Maryland preview, prediction, and odds

The Ohio State basketball team travels to Maryland for another Big Ten challenge Monday night. We’ve got a preview, odds, and a prediction.

Records

Ohio State 15-4 (9-4), Maryland 10-9 (4-8)

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Monday, Feb. 8
Game Time: 9 p.m. EST
Venue: Xfinity Center, College Park, MD
Network: FS1

Here we go again with another game in the Big Ten for Ohio State that it’ll have to put its best LeBron shoes forward for. Don’t let the record fool you. Maryland is a very talented team that can beat anyone in the league, as evidenced by its win over Illinois in Champaign.

The Buckeyes have become known as road warriors, with four top fifteen wins away from Value City Arena, and it’ll need to travel well again as it heads to College Park to tussle with the Terrapins.

With each passing game, there continues to be more and more on the line for the Buckeyes. We don’t know when first-place Michigan will be out of its COVID-19 protocol, but OSU is breathing down its neck, just one game out in the conference standings.

Let’s get into how this matchup shakes out.

Next … The Ohio State game plan

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Wisconsin falls into the trap: Maryland upsets the No. 6 Badgers 70-64

The Badgers are upset by Maryland at home

Wisconsin taking on Maryland at home had all the elements of a trap game for the No. 6 Badgers, and that’s exactly what it turned out to be on Monday night.

An 0-2 in the Big Ten Maryland team starved for a win showed that they were the hungrier team at the Kohl Center. The Terrapins picked up their first win of the Big Ten season with a second half shooting barrage that erased a four-point deficit after 20 minutes. Shooting nearly 65% from the field in the second 20 and going 11-12 from the line in the half led Maryland to an improbably come-from-behind 70-64 win in Madison.

The difference in energy was on display from the opening tip, and the Terrapins created their own. The Maryland bench was up and active from the jump, providing the players on the floor with a spark. Head coach Mark Turgeon had his team ready to go after a heartbreaking loss at Purdue on Christmas.

On the flip side, Wisconsin was coming off of their most impressive win of the season. A Christmas Day win over Michigan State on the road felt like the arrival of a national championship contender in this Badger team. This was the classic case of a winless, albeit underdog, opponent wanting and needing this victory more.

Despite a slow start, D’Mitrik Trice paced a Wisconsin offense that eventually found their footing at the end of the first half. The Badgers led 28-24 after a low-scoring first 20 minutes.

After Wisconsin’s defense kept the clamps on and the Badgers built a 7-point lead three minutes into the final half, Maryland caught fire. Through the final ten minutes, it felt as if anything the Terrapins touched turned to flames. Difficult finishes in the lane, corner threes late in the shot clock, free throws for a team that didn’t statistically shoot them all that well a year ago, it didn’t matter. It was all finding the bottom of the net.

Eric Ayala finished with 17 points in the second half (and did not score in the first half) alone to lead Maryland, while big man Donta Scott had a plethora of impressive interior finishes to end up with ten points in the half. Reigning Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year Aaron Wiggins also stepped up with 15 points on the night and nine in the final frame.

All of a sudden, a Wisconsin team that lives inside and has all the answers defensively looked clueless on that end. Despite Trice’s game-high 25 points, struggles from Micah Potter and Nate Reuvers on both ends wrote the story for the Badgers.

Maryland needed it more, wanted it more, and got the result they deserved. The Terps improved to 1-2 in the Big Ten and 6-3 overall, while the No. 6 Badgers picked up their first conference loss to fall to 2-1 in Big Ten play and 8-2 overall.

Next up, No. 6 Wisconsin has No. 21 Minnesota at home on Thursday afternoon.

 

Locked On Spartans: WE HAVE A BASKETBALL SCHEDULE (and maybe a football game?)

Wil and Matt go through MSU basketball’s newly-released schedule and then talk about MSU’s football game against Maryland being in peril.

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Wil and Matt go through MSU basketball’s newly-released schedule and then talk about MSU’s football game against Maryland being in peril. Plus, would you want to play Colorado as a late sub in for Maryland?

You can find the episode on iTunes, Spotify, and Google Podcasts.

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Four-star 2021 SF James Graham commits to a Big Ten rival

James Graham will stay in the Big Ten, but not be a Wisconsin Badger

The Badgers lost out on a 2021 target this afternoon when SF James Graham announced his decision earlier than we were expecting. Initially, Graham said he would commit on Monday, then pushed that date back to this coming Friday. Instead of waiting until the end of the week, the four-star prospect felt confident enough to make his decision today.

Choosing between Auburn, Wisconsin, Maryland, and Memphis, Graham proved the 247 Sports crystal ball predictions correct in choosing the Maryland Terrapins.

The top-50 forward will face Wisconsin in the conference season after the Badgers targeted the Wisconsin Playground Club star.

What is Maryland getting in Graham? The Wisconsin PGC stud feels like the modern forward. He runs the floor with ease, can pull up from anywhere on the hardwood, and finishes with authority at the rim. At Nicolet High School in Milwaukee also showed flashes of his passing ability out a face-up or post-up during his junior year.

His handles still have room to improve, but in his junior year he showed the ability to create for himself with high-level footwork either with his back to the basket or on the perimeter. The next step for Graham, as is the next step for many high school juniors, is adding strength in the weight room in order to be able to grind at the next level.

Maryland lands their third 2021 commit and now has the third-best class in the Big Ten according to 247Sports.

A key 2021 Wisconsin basketball target sets his decision day and his final four schools

One of the fastest rising players in the class of 2021 has narrowed his decision down to just four schools, and set the date and time for his commitment. James Graham III, who has exploded on the Wisconsin AAU scene over the past year with Wisconsin …

One of the fastest rising players in the class of 2021 has narrowed his decision down to just four schools, and set the date and time for his commitment.

James Graham III, who has exploded on the Wisconsin AAU scene over the past year with Wisconsin Playground Club, is set to make a decision on Monday, August 17 at 10 AM central time according to his Twitter.

The Badgers are joined by Auburn, Maryland, and Memphis in the 6-8 small forward’s final four.

Graham is a 6-8 SF with a versatile skill set. The Milwaukee native plays for one of the top Wisconsin club programs in the state in Wisconsin Playground, and has already had an impressive start to his summer circuit.

According to Movement Hoops, Graham averaged 21 points per contest and hit 47 threes for Nicolet as a junior en route to a 22-3 overall record.

Graham has risen all the way up to No. 57 in the 247Sports 2021 class rankings.

The 6-8, athletic forward has a sweet stroke from the outside that forces defenses to step out and respect him. Either as a catch-and-shoot threat, or getting in his bag off the dribble, Graham has excellent range and a high release point on his jumper. The Wisconsin PGC stud feels like the modern forward. He runs the floor with ease, can pull up from anywhere on the hardwood, and finishes with authority at the rim. The Nicolet star also showed flashes of his passing ability out a face-up or post-up during his junior year.

In terms of his recruitment, Maryland is the heavy 247Sports “crystal ball” favorite. Seven 247Sports analysts have all projected that Graham ends up with the Terrapins.

Wisconsin fans should stay tuned on Monday morning for a decision from one of the top players in the Badger state.