Friday night is the final night of the Ohio State women’s basketball regular season, and it’s a fitting bookend to the stories of the 2022-23 campaign. After starting the year with the No. 5 Tennessee Volunteers, it ends with a match-up against the No. 7 Maryland Terrapins. The Buckeyes are hoping it looks more like that win over the Volunteers than the 34-point drubbing to the Terrapins in Maryland on Feb. 5.
Here’s what to watch for on Friday.
A Different Buckeyes
The February defeat to Maryland isn’t a game where head coach Kevin McGuff could bring up the tape and pinpoint small details to correct.