Ohio State Earns First Top 10 Win of Season Against No. 8 Maryland

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Ohio State Earns First Top 10 Win of Season Against No. 8 Maryland

1/11/2026 6:59:00 PM | Women's Basketball

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The Buckeyes beat the Terrapins by an 89-76 margin after trailing 24-12 at the end of the first quarter.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. – The No. 19/19 Ohio State women's basketball team (15-2, 5-1 B1G) beat No. 8/8 Maryland (16-2, 4-2 B1G) on Sunday by an 89-76 margin for the Buckeyes' first win against a top 10 opponent this season.

Maryland got off to a quick start and led by a 24-12 margin after the first quarter of play. Ohio State outscored Maryland by a 28-18 margin in the second quarter to trim its deficit to 42-40 at halftime. The Buckeyes took their first lead of the game in the third quarter and, after a couple of lead changes, held a 61-59 advantage after 30 minutes of play. The Buckeyes used runs of 10-0 and 8-0 in the final quarter to cap scoring at 89-76.

Jaloni Cambridge was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, scoring 12 points in the first half and 28 in the game. Kylee Kitts (tied career-high 18), Kennedy Cambridge (14) and Chance Gray (11) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. J. Cambridge also totaled a career-high nine rebounds and tied her career-high eight assists.

Quarter-by-Quarter Recap

Q1: Maryland started quickly, scoring the first six points of the game and jumping out to a 16-5 lead just past the midway point of the quarter. Scoring was nearly even during the remainder of the quarter as the Terrapins led by a 24-12 margin after 10 minutes.
Q2: The Terrapins built a 28-13 lead early in the second quarter, but the Buckeyes responded with an extended 12-2 run to cut their deficit to 30-25 with seven minutes remaining before halftime. After back-to-back Maryland baskets, a subsequent 11-3 Ohio State run got the Buckeyes within one at 37-36. A J. Cambridge layup tied the game at 40 with 33 seconds to play. The Terrapins beat the buzzer to take a 42-40 lead into the locker room.
Q3: The teams traded baskets to begin the quarter with Kitts scoring the first five Buckeye points. J. Cambridge gave the Buckeyes their first lead of the game at 47-46 with 7:17 to play in the frame amidst an 8-0 OSU run that saw the Buckeyes leading 50-46. Maryland used an extended 11-4 run to take a 59-56 lead with 1:12 to play in the quarter. Chance Gray scored the final five points of the quarter to give Ohio State a 61-59 lead after 30 minutes.
Q4: The teams began the quarter matching basket-for-basket until back-to-back Buckeye baskets gave Ohio State a 75-69 lead with 5:33 to play following a fastbreak layup from Kitts that tied her career-high in points. J. Cambridge capped a 10-0 Buckeye run with back-to-back three-pointers as Ohio State held the 81-69 advantage with 4:32 remaining. The Buckeyes used a late 8-0 run to pull away and win by an 89-76 margin.

Game Notes

This is the Buckeyes' third game against a top 10 opponent and fourth game against a ranked team this season.
This is the Buckeyes' first win against a top 10 opponent this season and first since beating No. 8/10 Maryland last season by a 74-66 margin on Jan. 23, 2025 in Columbus.
Jaloni Cambridge became the first Buckeye player this season to score 25 or more points in back-to-back games and recorded her 800^th career point.
J. Cambridge scored a team-high 12 points in the first half and finished with 28 total points. She has scored at least 10 points in every game this season and has 20 or more points in eight games this season. J. Cambridge also totaled a career-high nine rebounds, tied her career-high eight assists and tallied her 100^th career steal.
Kylee Kitts scored in double figures for the seventh time this season and tied her career-high 18 points in the game. She made a career-high three triples.
Kennedy Cambridge's seventh double-figure scoring performance of the season was good for 14 points.
Chance Gray scored 10 or more points for the 11^th time this season, finishing with 11 points.
Elsa Lemmilä tied her season-high 11 rebounds.
Q2: J. Cambridge scored 10 points in the quarter, including making all eight of her free throw attempts. The team made its first four field goal attempts of the frame and were 3-of-4 (.750) from behind the arc during the quarter.
Q3: J. Cambridge gave the Buckeyes their first lead of the game at 47-46 with 7:17 left in the quarter. The Buckeye defense forced the Terrapins to shoot 4-of-19 (.211) from the field and 1-of-9 (.111) from behind the arc during the quarter.
Q4: The Buckeyes outscored the Terrapins 28-17 in the final quarter.

Up Next

Ohio State returns home to face Penn State on Wednesday for a 6:30 p.m. tip off on Yacht Rock Night. The game will be broadcast live on B1G+ and AM1460.

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