HOFFMAN ESTATES, Ill. (AP) — Lexie Brown scored 19 points, and No. 4 Maryland beat Ohio State 77-74 Sunday night to capture the Big Ten tournament title and cap a perfect run through the conference.
The Terrapins (30-2) will enter the NCAA Tournament with 24 straight wins and their eyes locked on another big run after reaching the Final Four last season.
They made a seamless transition to the Big Ten after 37 years in the ACC, going 18-0 in conference play. No other Maryland basketball team — men’s or women’s — had gone unbeaten in league competition.
But they sure got all they could handle in this one, hanging on after Ohio State (23-10) cut a 15-point lead to one.