Buckeyes stunned by Maryland in Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal blowout loss
COLUMBUS — Ohio State won the Big Ten regular season title thanks to an incredible run in conference play.
But that didn’t matter when the top-seeded Buckeyes headed to Minneapolis for their opener in the Big Ten Tournament.
Just a few days removed from losing in the regular-season finale at Iowa — their first loss since Dec. 30, the Buckeyes Big Ten Tournament run was cut as short as it could be; they lost to Maryland in a stunning quarterfinal upset inside the Target Center on Friday.
Final score: No. 8 seed Maryland 82, No. 1 seed Ohio State 61.
The Buckeyes are heading home after a one-game stay in Minneapolis, and now they’ll have to wait to find out if the upset loss will cost them a chance at a top seed in the NCAA Tournament; that draw will be revealed a week from Sunday. They’ll head to the tournament on a shocking two-game losing streak that directly follows a 15-game winning streak.
Ohio State jumped out to an impressive early lead over the Terrapins before being doubled up in the second quarter. Maryland entered halftime with a 38-30 lead and never trailed in the second half.
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Buckeyes star guard Jacy Sheldon was held to just 10 points on 5-13 shooting, one of her worst shooting performances of the season. Ohio State struggled offensively as a team, leading to the shocking upset loss.
No. 2 seed Iowa and No. 3 seed Indiana now become the favorites to win the Big Ten Tournament. The madness of March tripped up the Big Ten’s regular season champion Buckeyes in their first game of postseason play.
After beating Maryland twice in the regular season, both at home and on the road, Ohio State took a brutal blowout loss in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals. Its trip to Minneapolis was cut much shorter than expected.
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