BALTIMORE, Maryland Jauuary 16. 2016 - Maryland busted out of the gate in College Park, looking hell bent on ripping through anyone standing in their way. Unfortunately for Ohio State, they were the first ones to catch Maryland coming off an extremely vexatious defeat in Ann Arbor on Tuesday night. What happened next wasn't pretty, at least to the Buckeyes. First, Robert Carter scored eight straight points right out of the box. Then, Rasheed Sulaimon continued the hot shooting he demonstrated late in the second half at Michigan. By halftime, Maryland had laid Ohio State to waste, led by Carter with 15 and Sulaimon with 13, and, lest we forget, All-American Melo Trimble had 6 assists by then.
And then the second half started and things got worse for Ohio State. When it was all over, Maryland had posted a stunningly large, 100-65. victory. Carter finished with 25, and Sulaimon finished with 22. Diamond Stone also continued his fine work in the low post, pouring in 15 points and nabbing 6 rebounds in only 21 minutes. For his part, Melo Trimble finished with 8 points and a game-high of 9 assists. He was one of four Maryland starters with 3 rebounds (Carter had 5), giving firm indication of how hard Mark Turgeon's team hits the boards. Off the bench, Jared Nickens showed signs of regaining his shooting touch, hitting two three-point shots in the first half and also grabbing three boards.
Maryland, however, will remain behind Indiana in the standings, as the Hoosiers beat back struggling MInnesota, 70-63 in Minneapolis, In fact, for the time being, the Terps are ensconced in third place behind Indiana and Iowa. The Hawkeyes are 4-0 in the conference. However, Iowa plays at home Sunday against Michigan. Also tomorrow, Michigan State plays at Wisconsin. Iowa has 4 wins in the Big Ten and two of them are over Michigan State. In fact, Michigan State has only two losses all season. Here are the up-to-the-minute Big Ten Standings:
1. Indiana: 5-0 in the Big Ten, 15-3 overall.
2. Iowa: 4-0 in the Big Ten, 13-3 overall.
3. Maryland: 5-1 in the Big Ten, 16-2 overall.
4. Michigan: 3-1 in the Big Ten, 13-4 overall.
5. Ohio State: 4-2 in the Big Ten, 12=7 overall.
6. Michigan State: 3-2 in the Big Ten, 16-2 overall.
7. Northwestern: 3-2 in the Big Ten, 15-3 overall
8. Purdue: 3-2 in the Big Ten, 15-3 overall.
9. Nebraska: 3-3 in the Big Ten, 11-8 overall.
10. Penn State: 1-4 in the Big Ten, 10-8 overall.
11. Illinois: 1-4 in the Big Ten, 9-9 overall.
12. Wisconsin: 1-4 in the Big Ten, 9-9 overall.
13. Rutgers: 0-5 in the Big Ten, 6-12 overall.
14. Minnesota: 0-6 in the Big Ten, 6-12 overall.
Saturday, January 16 Scores:
Maryland 100, Ohio State 65
Indiana 70, Minnesota 63
Penn State at Northwestern, 7:30 pm
Purdue at Rutgers, 6:00 pm
Nebraska 78, Illinois 67
Sunday, January 17 Schedule:
Michigan at Iowa, 1:00 pm
Michigan State at Wisconsin, 12:00 pm
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