COLUMBUS, OH – After leading for nearly the first 38 minutes, No. 18 Maryland men's basketball was defeated by Ohio State, 73-70, at Value City Arena on Thursday. Maryland, No. 15 in the NCAA NET, sits at 17-6 overall and 7-5 in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes (14-9, 6-6) have now won four of their last five games.
Ohio State's Bruce Thornton banked in a three-point field goal with 7.8 seconds left in regulation to win the game for the Buckeyes. The 3-pointer came after he drilled one at the 2:10 mark to give Ohio State its first lead of the game at 67-66. Derik Queen connected on two clutch free throws to briefly give the Terps their lead back, but Thorton converted an and-one his three with seconds left.
The Terps jumped out on the Buckeyes early, scoring 14 of the first game's first 16 points. The Terps previously led by as many as 17 (39-22) at the 3:30 mark of the first half.
Julian Reese scored 24 points on 7-of-9 shooting, collected 13 rebounds and blocked two shots. He scored 20+ points for the seventh time this season. He also earned his 32nd career double-double and his 10th of the season. Reese now has over 1,300 points and 900 rebounds in his career. He's one of five players in program history who reached those career thresholds.
Rodney Rice was on fire to start the game. He made his first three shots from the floor and scored 11 of his 18 points in the first half. Queen added 13 points, eight rebounds, two assists and a blocked shot. He recorded the seventh double-double of his freshman year.
Ohio State (13-10, 5-7 Big Ten), No. 26 in the NCAA NET, was led by Thornton's 31 points.
Breaking Down The Action
- Maryland opened the game on an 8-0 run, forcing Ohio State to burn an early timeout at 16:44. Julian Reese had six of Maryland's points, and it was 4-of-4 from the floor as a team.
- Rodney Rice made three straight jump shots to increase Maryland's lead to 14-2. Over the game's first five minutes, the Terps hit their first seven shots from the floor.
- Maryland led 25-15 at the 8:22 media timeout. It shot an impressive 69% from the floor, while Ohio State was limited to 28% as the Terps' defense forced a scoring drought of nearly three minutes.
- The Terrapins went into the break with a commanding 41-32 lead. Reese led the Terps with 14 points, and Rice scored 11. They held the Buckeyes scoreless from the floor for 7:55 at one point, but Ohio State 10 of the final 12 points in the first half to cut the Maryland leaf to single digits.
- Maryland led 45-36 at the 15:48 second-half media timeout. Reese grabbed five rebounds in just over four minutes, putting him in line for a double-double.
- Ohio State cut the Maryland lead to as little as five, but the Terps powered through to lead 59-50 at the 7:15 media timeout.
- The Buckeyes sparked a 10-2 run and trailed 63-60 at the 3:51 media timeout.
- Bruce Thornton's 3-pointer at the 2:10 mark in the second half was the Buckeyes' go-ahead bucket that gave them a 67-66 lead – Ohio State's first lead of the game.
- Derik Queen connected on two clutch free throws to briefly give the Terps their lead back, but Thornton banked in a three-point field goal with 7.8 seconds left in regulation to win the game for the Buckeyes.
Double-Figure Factors
- Julian Reese recorded 24 points for his 72nd career game in double digits. He has scored double figures for the 16th time this season.
- Rodney Rice netted 18 points and scored in double digits for his 19th career game. It was his 16th game in double figures as a Terp this season.
- Derik Queen scored 13 points, scoring double-digit points for the 17th time in his freshman season.
Juju Beast
- Julian Reese scored 24 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, recording his 32nd career double-double. It was his 10th double-double of the season.
- Since 1996-97, Reese has the third most double-doubles of any Terp in program history. Lonny Baxter (1998-02) and Jordan Williams (2001-11) are tied for the most with 33.
- Overall, he ranks eighth in program history in double-doubles. Larry Gibson (1976-79) is seventh with 32.
- Reese moved into 29th all-time in program history for scoring with 1,335 points. He passed Evers Burns who had 1,315 from 1989-93. Next on the list is Tony Massenburg (1985-90), who is 28th with 1,354 points.
- He has 904 rebounds in his career, moving him to seventh place on Maryland's all-time rebounds list. He passed Larry Gibson (895 from 1975-79). Sixth on the list is Keith Booth (916 from 1993-97).
- The big man blocked two shots, ranking eighth on Maryland's all-time blocked shots list with 160 in his career. Joe Smith ranks seventh with 190 blocks from 1993-95.
- Reese now has over 1,300 points and 900 rebounds in his career. He's one of five players in program history who reached those career thresholds.
Numbers And Nuggets
- 3: Reese and Queen both recorded double-doubles for the third time this season.
- 3: This was the third time this season Reese knocked down 10 or more free throws.
- 5: All five of Maryland's starters averaged double-digit points and scored double-figures on the night.
- 5: Reese is one of five players in program history to record over 1,300 career points and 900 career rebounds.
- 7: Queen notched his seventh career double-double.
- 10: Reese scored 10 or more points in a first half for the 10th time this season.
- 12: In scoring 40 first-half points, Maryland scored 40+ points in the first half for the 12th time this season.
- 15: The Terps are ranked No. 15 in the NET Rankings.
- 18: Maryland is ranked No. 18 in this week's AP Poll.
- 32: Reese posted his 32nd career double-double, which is the third-most for a Maryland player since 1996-97.
- 456: The Terps have now made a 3-pointer in 456 consecutive games.
- 1,449: Miguel leads the Terps with 1,449 career points in his five-year career.
Up Next
- Maryland returns to XFINITY Center on Feb. 9 to play Rutgers. The game will tip off at noon and be televised on the Big Ten Network and Maryland Sports Radio Network.
