COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Robert Carter Jr. scored a career-high 25 points, Rasheed Sulaimon added a season-high 22 and No. 3 Maryland handed Ohio State the biggest loss in the Thad Matta era, a 100-65 defeat at the Xfinity Center.
The Buckeyes (12-7, 4-2 Big Ten), who have now lost two of their last three after a seven-game winning streak, blew past the prior record for worst loss during Matta’s 12 years. That had belonged to the 2007-08 team, which suffered a 28-point loss to West Virginia on Dec. 27, 2008. It marked the second-most points the Buckeyes have allowed under Matta, trailing only LSU (113 points in a double-overtime game Jan.