Ohio State Upsets Maryland in Big Ten Road Showdown
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (Interstat) — Jaloni Cambridge scored 28 points as Ohio State upset 10th-ranked Maryland 89-76 in a Big Ten women’s basketball game Sunday at Xfinity Center.
The Buckeyes (15-2, 5-0 Big Ten) used a dominant 28-point second quarter to erase an early deficit and hand the Terrapins (16-2, 4-1) their first conference loss. Cambridge, a 5-foot-7 guard from Nashville, Tennessee, added nine rebounds and eight assists. Oluchi Okananwa led Maryland with 27 points and nine rebounds.
Ohio State capitalized on turnovers, scoring 22 points off them compared to Maryland’s 10. A crowd of 8,623 watched as the Buckeyes secured a key road victory, overcoming Maryland’s status as a 10.5-point favorite. The teams will meet again in Columbus on Feb. 15.