The Buckeyes played their worst game of the year by far against the Terrapins in Minneapolis, suffering an 82-61 loss in the quarterfinals to the tournament’s No. 8 seed. Despite entering that game with a focus on taking things one day at a time and responding to losing its previous game against Iowa in its regular-season finale, the Big Ten regular-season champions got ran off the court by Maryland, allowing the Terrapins to outrebound them 55-31.
Kevin McGuff has pushed his team hard in practice ever since to ensure the Buckeyes will be ready to play when they return to the court for their first game of the NCAA Tournament on Friday against No.