Terps hold off the Hoosiers
Owusu makes clinching shot from free-throw line in victory
Ashley Owusu scored 20 points, including the clinching free throw with 4.3 seconds left, and No. 12 Maryland held off No. 19 Indiana 84-80 on Monday night after letting a 16-point fourth-quarter lead dwindle to three.
Diamond Miller also had 20 points for the Terrapins (7-1, 3-0 Big Ten), who led 23-9 after one quarter and by double figures midway through the fourth quarter. Chloe Bibby added 15 points and Katie Benzan, a senior transfer from Harvard where she was a first-team All-ivy League player three times, added 12.
Grace Berger had a career-high 26 points for the Hoosiers (5-3, 3-1), who are now 0-11 against Maryland. Mackenzie Holmes added 18 points and 11 rebounds and Jaelynn Penn scored 10.
South Carolina 77, Alabama 60: Destanni Henderson had 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists to lead No. 5 South Carolina over Alabama.
Ohio St. 82, Penn St. 69: Madison Greene had 24 points, 10 rebounds and five assists, Jacy Sheldon scored 21 points and No. 16 Ohio State beat Penn State in its first game since Dec. 10.
Depaul 84, Villanova 82: Sonya Morris scored 22 points, Darrione Rogers had 21, Lexi Held added 18, and the trio combined for 12 3-pointers in No. 20 Depaul’s victory over Villanova.
Gonzaga 79, Pacific 59: Jenn Wirth scored a career-high 26 points on 11-for-14 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds to lead No. 21 Gonzaga.
MAAC
Quinnipiac 59, Marist 55 (OT): Quinnipiac’s Rose Caverly made a layup to send the game to overtime and Mackenzie Dewees had a careerhigh 20 points as the Bobcats picked up a win.
America East
Vermont 65, UMBC 54: All five Vermont starters reached double figures as the Catamounts won their third straight league game, defeating UMBC at Ualbany's SEFCU Arena. Anna Olson led Vermont with 18 points.
Notes: Jay Wright’s plan to resume coaching No. 3 Villanova following a bout with COVID-19 was put on hold Monday when two players tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing the program to postpone its next three games. ... While Gonzaga and Baylor remain firmly atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, Shaka Smart and fourth-ranked Texas are making a push into the rankings’ top tier, too. ... Oregon’s run in the top 10 of The Associated Press women’s college basketball poll is over after 64 consecutive appearances. The Ducks fell to No. 11 in the AP Top 25 released a day after the team’s 27-game winning streak ended with a two-point loss to then-no. 11 UCLA.