INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Stephanie Jones scored 18 points and Ashley Owusu had 17 points and 11 assists to lead No. 6 Maryland past Ohio State 82-65 in Sunday's Big Ten tournament championship game.
 
Owusu was named the Jim & Kitty Delany Most Outstanding Player and Jones was named to the All-Tournament Team.
 
The Terrapins (28-4) won their 17th game in a row, earned the conference's automatic NCAA Tournament bid and captured their first tourney crown in three years. It's Maryland's fourth tournament title in the six years it has been a member of the league.
 
Dorka Juhasz scored 20 points and Kierstan Bell had 13 to lead sixth-seeded Ohio State (21-12), which ran out of steam after winning three times in the previous three days and had won four straight overall.
 
As usual, the Terrapins turned the game with defense -- limiting the Buckeyes to just one basket during a 6 1/2-minute stretch that began late in the second quarter and ended midway through the third.
 
Maryland took advantage by using a 9-2 run to help build a 44-35 halftime lead before pulling away in the third with a 12-4 spurt that made it 56-39.
 
Ohio State, which trailed by as much as 22, never recovered.
 
Maryland is 16-2 all-time in the Big Ten Tournament after winning the 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2020 Tournament titles. Head coach Brenda Frese is 16-3 in the Tournament.
 
Maryland has won 17 straight games since Jan. 12. The Terrapins have 14 wins over RPI top 50 teams and seven over teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
 

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