The 14-point lead over Ohio State was down to two Saturday. The big crowd at Xfinity Center, which came for a “whiteout” and thought it was seeing a blowout, was understandably nervous.
No. 24 Maryland was not, having gone through a similar scenario in Tuesday’s down-to-the-wire win at No. 21 Iowa, the program’s first road victory over a ranked team in 11 years.
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And sophomore center Bruno Fernando certainly wasn’t. Having gone scoreless in the first half, Fernando finished with 14 points and 10 rebounds to help the Terps beat the Buckeyes, 72-62.