At the end of January, a team with only three losses is considered an absolute championship contender. A matchup with only three losses between the two teams? A championship preview, potentially.
That’s what’s on deck in the Big Ten on Thursday evening, when No. 8 Maryland hosts No. 12 Ohio State at 6 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on the Big Ten Network.
Can the Terrapins overcome adversity?
The Big Ten Tournament might look easy for Maryland after the gauntlet of ranked opponents that the Terrapins have battled as of late.
They are in the middle of a stretch of seven games where six of their opponents have been ranked in the AP top 25 at the time of the matchup. After playing on Ohio State on Thursday, they host No. 1 UCLA on Sunday. Their first loss came during this stretch to JuJu Watkins and No. 4 USC, and they stuck around in what ended as a two-possession game. Their only other loss was the beatdown by No. 7 Texas on Monday. A 38-point loss looks jarring on the Maryland game log,…
