Young scores 30 as Maryland tops No. 24 Ohio State 80-73
AP
Jan 08, 2023
COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) Jahmir Young is proving he can score in the Big Ten.
And even at 6-foot-1, the Maryland Terrapins guard is a rebounding threat, too.
Young had 30 points and 11 rebounds, and the Terrapins opened the second half with an 18-2 run on their way to an 80-73 victory over No. 24 Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday. Young matched his career high in scoring, which he set last season while playing at Charlotte.
''We practiced for almost two-and-a-half hours. I mean, we got after it yesterday,'' coach Kevin Willard said. ''I had no doubt that we were going to score the basketball. It was just good to be home.''
The Terrapins (11-5, 2-3 Big Ten) rebounded after losing at Michigan and Rutgers by a combined 49 points. Ohio State (10-5, 2-2) missed its first seven field-goal attempts of the second half in the game's decisive stretch.
''We had to regroup. We went into the locker room down five,'' Young said. ''We didn't have a lot of deflections going into the second half, so coming out we just had to make sure to make an emphasis on that - trying to get deflections, trying to speed them up and turn them over.''
Ohio State turned the ball over four times in the first couple minutes of the second half.
''I think their changing defenses bothered us,'' coach Chris Holtmann said. ''We'll get better with that.''
Brice Sensabaugh led the Buckeyes with 22 points and Justice Sueing added 21, but they were the only Ohio State players in double figures. Maryland had five, even with Young handing so much of the scoring.
Donta Scott and Hakim Hart had 12 points apiece, and Julian Reese and Donald Carey scored 10 each for the Terps. Young's two highest-scoring games since joining Maryland are this game and a 24-point effort against Illinois last month.
''He's a good player. I thought he was really hard to contain,'' Holtmann said. ''Kevin did a good job putting him in spots.''
Maryland led 60-46 after Reese scored inside, but he was given a technical foul following some post-basket chatter, and Ohio State responded with a 13-2 run.
It was tight after that, but the Terps had enough answers offensively down the stretch. Down six in the final minute, Sueing missed an open 3-pointer from the left corner, and that was pretty much it for the Buckeyes' comeback chances.
Maryland finished with 14 offensive rebounds - Young had five - and outscored Ohio State 34-22 in the paint. Zed Key, the Buckeyes' 6-foot-8 forward, missed the game after injuring his shoulder earlier in the week.
''We missed his physicality, we missed his ability to post him and play through him at times,'' Holtmann said. ''But take nothing away from Maryland. They beat us.''
BIG PICTURE
Ohio State: The Buckeyes came into the game averaging 80.1 points and a plus-7.9 margin on the boards. That formula didn't come together in this one. Ohio State was outrebounded 40-26.
Maryland: The Terps had lost five of seven since starting 8-0 in Willard's first season at the helm, but this was a strong performance against one of the league's better teams.
''We haven't pressed a lot because we haven't scored a lot, so it's kind of like, we almost forgot what to do,'' Willard said. ''All of a sudden we started scoring.''
IN THE CROWD
Gary Williams, who coached both of these teams and won a national title at Maryland in 2002, was in attendance for the game.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
A two-point loss to top-ranked Purdue earlier in the week may not have been enough to knock Ohio State out of the Top 25, but this defeat probably will.
UP NEXT
Ohio State: The Buckeyes host Minnesota on Thursday night.
Maryland: The Terps play at Iowa next Sunday.
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1st Half
OSU
Buckeyes
39
MD
Terrapins
34
Time
Team
Play
Score
20:00
(Buckeyes gains possession)
19:42
Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
19:40
Julian Reese defensive rebound
19:25
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
19:23
Brice Sensabaugh defensive rebound
19:11
Bruce Thornton misses two point jump shot
19:09
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
18:52
+2
Jahmir Young makes two point layup (Julian Reese assists)
0-2
18:28
Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
18:26
Julian Reese defensive rebound
18:19
Felix Okpara personal foul
18:07
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
18:05
Justice Sueing defensive rebound
17:54
+3
Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot (Justice Sueing assists)
3-2
17:31
Hakim Hart misses two point layup
17:29
Sean McNeil defensive rebound
17:20
Donta Scott personal foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
17:05
Eugene Brown III misses two point jump shot
17:03
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
16:52
+3
Jahmir Young makes three point jump shot (Don Carey assists)
3-5
16:28
+3
Brice Sensabaugh makes three point jump shot (Sean McNeil assists)
6-5
16:07
+3
Don Carey makes three point jump shot (Julian Reese assists)
6-8
15:35
+3
Sean McNeil makes three point jump shot
9-8
15:23
Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
15:21
Sean McNeil defensive rebound
15:13
+2
Justice Sueing makes two point fadeaway jump shot
11-8
14:53
+2
Donta Scott makes two point jump shot
11-10
14:39
Donta Scott shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
14:39
TV timeout
14:39
Justice Sueing misses regular free throw 1 of 2
14:39
+1
Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 2 of 2
12-10
14:25
+2
Julian Reese makes two point layup
12-12
13:53
Brice Sensabaugh misses three point jump shot
13:51
Jahmir Young defensive rebound
13:37
+2
Julian Reese makes two point hook shot
12-14
13:31
Kevin Willard technical foul
13:31
+1
Sean McNeil makes technical free throw 1 of 2
13-14
13:31
+1
Sean McNeil makes technical free throw 2 of 2
14-14
13:19
Sean McNeil misses two point jump shot
13:17
Hakim Hart defensive rebound
13:03
+2
Ian Martinez makes two point jump shot
14-16
12:56
Jahari Long personal foul (Bruce Thornton draws the foul)
12:39
Justice Sueing turnover (Hakim Hart steals)
12:33
+2
Hakim Hart makes two point layup
14-18
12:33
Tanner Holden personal foul (Hakim Hart draws the foul)
12:33
+1
Hakim Hart makes regular free throw 1 of 1
14-19
12:08
+2
Felix Okpara makes two point alley-oop dunk (Isaac Likekele assists)
16-19
11:49
Isaac Likekele personal foul
11:49
TV timeout
11:40
Felix Okpara shooting foul (Patrick Emilien draws the foul)
11:40
+1
Patrick Emilien makes regular free throw 1 of 2
16-20
11:40
Patrick Emilien misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:40
Tanner Holden defensive rebound
11:24
Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot
11:22
Ian Martinez defensive rebound
11:16
+3
Donta Scott makes three point jump shot (Jahari Long assists)
16-23
10:41
+2
Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot
18-23
10:22
Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul
10:01
Julian Reese misses two point jump shot
9:59
Eugene Brown III defensive rebound
9:51
+2
Brice Sensabaugh makes two point layup
20-23
9:39
Jahmir Young turnover (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals)
9:32
Brice Sensabaugh misses two point jump shot
9:30
Don Carey defensive rebound
9:15
Bruce Thornton personal foul (Julian Reese draws the foul)
9:09
Julian Reese offensive foul
9:09
Julian Reese turnover (offensive foul)
8:55
+3
Bruce Thornton makes three point jump shot (Brice Sensabaugh assists)
23-23
8:28
Hakim Hart offensive foul (Isaac Likekele draws the foul)
8:28
Hakim Hart turnover (offensive foul)
8:13
Isaac Likekele misses two point jump shot
8:11
Julian Reese defensive rebound
8:03
Jahmir Young misses two point jump shot
8:01
Julian Reese offensive rebound
7:58
Julian Reese misses two point layup
7:56
Jahmir Young offensive rebound
7:58
Bruce Thornton shooting foul (Jahmir Young draws the foul)