Buckeyes Fall by Overtime Buzzer Beater to Terrapins on Road

Sunday, March 2

College Park, Md.

4:30 PM

Ohio State

24-5,13-5Big Ten

No. 19/17 Maryland

23-6,13-5Big Ten

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Ohio St.

Maryland

Buckeyes Fall by Overtime Buzzer Beater to Terrapins on Road

3/2/2025 8:03:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Ohio State had five double-figure scorers in the regular season finale.

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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 12/12 Ohio State women's basketball team (24-5, 13-5 B1G) wrapped up the regular season on Sunday with a 90-93 overtime loss against No. 19/17 Maryland (23-6, 13-5 B1G) in College Park.

Maryland got off to a quick start and led by a 24-17 margin after the first quarter of play. Ohio State took its first lead of the game with 3:33 left in the second quarter and led 38-37 at halftime. Maryland then had a 58-57 lead after three quarters. The teams were tied at 78 at the end of regulation. The Terrapins won the game on a buzzer-beater in the overtime period.

Taylor Thierry was the first in the game to reach double figures and finished with 21 points. Jaloni Cambridge (10), Ajae Petty (12), Cotie McMahon (18) and Madison Green (12) joined Thierry in double figures as eight different Buckeyes scored in the game.

How it Happened
Maryland scored the first five points of the game before J. Cambridge got Ohio State on the board with a three-point play. Thierry and Cotie McMahon each made a three-pointer as the Buckeyes trailed 12-9 after four minutes. The Buckeye defense held the Terrapins without a field goal for more than three-and-a-half minutes but the Terps got to the free throw line. Ohio State trailed 16-14 with 3:20 remaining in the quarter and 24-17 after 10 minutes.

Ajae Petty opened scoring in the second quarter and a three-point play by Thierry got the Buckeyes within one at 29-28 with just under six minutes remaining in the half. Elsa Lemmilä gave Ohio State its first lead of the game at 33-32 with 3:33 left in the quarter amidst an 8-0 Buckeye run that saw OSU up by a 36-32 margin. Maryland closed the half with a three-pointer and Ohio State was ahead by a 38-37 margin going into the locker room.

The Terrapins scored the first three points of the third quarter to take the lead back before Thierry's third triple of the game put the Buckeyes back in front. Maryland scored the next four points on the floor and led by as many as four points at 49-45 with 5:36 remaining in the third. Two free throws from Petty got OSU within one at 49-48. The Terps' largest lead of the quarter was again four points before Chance Gray wrapped up the quarter's scoring with a three-pointer. The Buckeyes trailed 58-57 after 30 minutes.

J. Cambridge opened the fourth quarter with a layup to give Ohio State the lead and put her in double figures for the day. Maryland scored the next five points to take a 63-59 lead and extended the lead to 67-61 with seven minutes to play, prompting an Ohio State timeout. The Terrapins strung together a 7-0 run to lead by a 70-61 margin – the biggest lead of the game for either team. The Buckeyes responded with a 6-0 run to cut their deficit to 70-67 with 4:26 remaining. Greene made a three-pointer and Thierry made a layup following a steal from Kennedy Cambridge to tie the game at 72 with just under three minutes to play. The teams alternated scoring as Maryland did not surrender the lead. McMahon tied the game at 78 on a layup to force overtime.

The Buckeyes scored the first five points of the overtime period on a jumper from Greene and a three-point play from Thierry. The Terrapins made back-to-back baskets and then tied the game at 87 with 1:16 to play on a three-pointer. Maryland took its first lead of the overtime period, 89-88, with 26 seconds remaining. Greene tied the game at 90 but the Terrapins won on a buzzer-beating three-pointer.

Highlights

Q1: J. Cambridge and-one
Q1: Thierry three-pointer
Q2: Petty in the paint
Q2: Thierry and-one
Q2: Lemmilä lead
Q3: Thierry three-pointer
Q3: McMahon spin move
Q3: K. Cambridge steal/score
Q4: Gray/J. Cambridge defense to offense
Q4: K. Cambridge hustle play
Q4: Tie game
Q4: McMahon layup
OT: Thierry and-one

Match Notes

Ohio State has 365 steals so far this season, ranking third among single-season program records.
Eight different Buckeyes scored points. All starters scored at least six points.
This is the Buckeyes' 15^th game of the season with four or more double figure scorers.
The Buckeyes totaled 10 or more steals for the 23^rd time this season after totaling 11 steals today.
This is Ohio State's third overtime game of the season. The Buckeyes are 2-1 in overtime games.
Taylor Thierry reached double figures for the 14^th time this season with 21 points today. She had 11 first-half points and finished the day 7-of-11 from the floor and 3-of-5 from long range. This is Thierry's fourth game of the season with three or more three-pointers made and third 20-point game of the season.
Jaloni Cambridge scored 10 or more points for the 20^th time this season. She finished with 10 points.
Ajae Petty's 13^th double figure performance of the season was good for 12 points. She added 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
Cotie McMahon recorded double figure points for the 23^rd time this season, finishing with 18 points today.
Madison Greene scored in double figures for the third time this season and totaled 12 points today.
Q1: Thierry had eight points in the quarter, including making both of her three-point attempts.
Q2: The Buckeyes outscored the Terrapins by a 21-13 margin in the quarter while shooting 8-of-15 (.533) from the field.
Q3: Ohio State continued sharing scoring as six different players scored in the quarter.
Q4: McMahon tied the game on a layup with 29 seconds to play to force overtime.

Up Next
Ohio State travels to Indianapolis and Gainbridge Fieldhouse for the 2025 Big Ten Tournament this week. The Big Ten Conference will be releasing the full bracket this evening.

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