The No. 2 Ohio State Buckeyes (23-3, 14-1) will put their 13-game winning streak on the line this Sunday, Feb. 25 when they host the Maryland Terrapins (16-10, 8-7). Tip-off is scheduled for 2 p.m. ET and will be followed by a matchup between the Purdue Boilermakers (11-15, 4-11) and the Wisconsin Badgers (13-12, 6-9) at 4 p.m. ET. Both games will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
Ohio State’s winning streak goes back to the start of the calendar year (Jan. 5), and one of those victories came against Maryland on Jan. 17. An 84-76 barnburner, the Buckeyes outlasted the Terrapins on their rivals’ home court thanks to 19 offensive rebounds and 30 free throw attempts, as well as double-figure scoring from each of their five starters: Rebeka Mikulášiková (20), Taylor Thierry (17), Cotie McMahon (14), Celeste Taylor (11) and Jacy Sheldon (10).
Expect a similarly high-scoring contest this Sunday. Both Ohio State and Maryland have ranked near the top of the NCAA Division I leaderboards in pace (possessions per 40 minutes) in recent years; this season is no different, with the Buckeyes averaging 74.4 possessions per 40 minutes and the Terrapins averaging 77.1. Both programs have also been very efficient with those possessions; Ohio State is scoring 107.8 points per 100…
