No. 24 Maryland happy to home vs. Ohio State

No. 24 Maryland returns home Saturday to face Ohio State. It’s about time. It is only the second home game this month for the Terrapins, who are coming off a 66-65 victory at No. 21 Iowa. “It was kind of a gauntlet for us that we just went through — four out of five on the road,” coach Mark Turgeon said after the defeat of the Hawkeyes. Maryland (20-7, 11-5 Big Ten) has played six of its past nine games outside of College Park, a stretch that began on Jan. 18 — the first time the Terps faced the Buckeyes. That night, junior guard Anthony Cowan Jr. had 20 points and six assists in a 75-61 victory. He’s coming off arguably his best game since then, delivering 17 points, eight assists and just one turnover as Maryland earned its first road victory over a ranked team since January 2008. “Eight…

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