Maryland women’s basketball preview: Terps visit Ohio State for long-awaited shot at revenge

The Terps seek to knock off the only team to ever beat them in Big Ten play. It was a good week for Maryland women’s basketball, and a historic week for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. The Terps beat Purdue on the road and Michigan State at home, with the junior guard notching 41 points Tuesday and 30 more Friday. The 71-point total over two games is a program record. She might need to keep that level of play up if the Terps want to beat Ohio State on Monday. The Buckeyes handed Maryland its only loss ever in Big Ten play on Jan. 2. That contest was nationally televised on CBS, and the Xfinity Center crowd was as boisterous as it had been all year. Logic says that if Ohio State could beat the Terps on the road, then doing the same at home should be a breeze. But logic doesn’t decide basketball games. This is perhaps the most important game of Maryland’s regular season, as a win gives the Terps the inside track for a Big Ten title and the top seed in the conference tournament. Tip-off is at 9:00 EST and can be seen on ESPN2, provided UConn-South Carolina (recommended viewing in its own right) doesn’t go all Rutgers-Illinois on us. If it does, you can stream it on WatchESPN. …

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Maryland women’s basketball preview: Terps visit Ohio State for long-awaited shot at revenge

The Terps seek to knock off the only team to ever beat them in Big Ten play. It was a good week for Maryland women’s basketball, and a historic week for Shatori Walker-Kimbrough. The Terps beat Purdue on the road and Michigan State at home, with the junior guard notching 41 points Tuesday and 30 more Friday. The 71-point total over two games is a program record. She might need to keep that level of play up if the Terps want to beat Ohio State on Monday. The Buckeyes handed Maryland its only loss ever in Big Ten play on Jan. 2. That contest was nationally televised on CBS, and the Xfinity Center crowd was as boisterous as it had been all year. Logic says that if Ohio State could beat the Terps on the road, then doing the same at home should be a breeze. But logic doesn’t decide basketball games. This is perhaps the most important game of Maryland’s regular season, as a win gives the Terps the inside track for a Big Ten title and the top seed in the conference tournament. Tip-off is at 9:00 EST and can be seen on ESPN2, provided UConn-South Carolina (recommended viewing in its own right) doesn’t go all Rutgers-Illinois on us…

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