On Thursday, the No. 18 Ohio State Buckeyes (19-4, 11-3) will travel to College Park, Mary. to face the No. 13 Maryland Terrapins (19-6, 11-3). It pits two of the four teams currently sitting atop the Big Ten standings against one another, with only two weeks before the B1G Women’s Basketball Tournament starts in Indianapolis. Here’s what you need to know going into Thursday’s battle.
The current logjam at the top of the conference standings is a combination of strong play by Ohio State and Maryland and late-season slip-ups by the Indiana Hoosiers and Michigan Wolverines.