Virginia survives Maryland’s charge

Kyle Guy scored 18 points as No. 4 Virginia combined effective outside shooting with its usual stout defense to slip past 24th-ranked Maryland 76-71 Wednesday night in College Park, Md., in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.

The Cavaliers (7-0) blew most of a 17-point lead before making six free throws in the final 37 seconds to hand Maryland (6-1) its first loss. Ty Jerome scored 17 and De’Andre Hunter had 15 for Virginia, which improved to 121-35 in nonconference games under coach Tony Bennett.

Guy nailed five 3-pointers and the Cavaliers went 10-for-22 beyond the arc. Virginia committed only two turnovers and had assists on 15 of its 28 baskets.

Bruno Fernando had 14 points and 11 rebounds, and Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 15 for the Terrapins. After trailing 48-31 with 16:29 left, Maryland closed to 63-59 before Jerome popped a 3-pointer and Jack Salt added a dunk to quell the comeback.

The Terrapins committed 14 turnovers, went 7- for-17 from 3-point range and finished well below their scoring average of 84.8 points per game. But they shot 54 percent and became the first team this season to break the 60-point barrier against the Cavaliers.

Maryland and Virginia first met in the 1912-13 season and were both members of the ACC before the Terrapins joined the Big Ten in 2014. The Cavaliers trail in the series 107-76 but have won eight of the last nine.

Ohio State falls: Tyus Battle scored 20 points and Elijah Hughes added 18 to help Syracuse (4-2) upset No. 16 Ohio State 72-62 in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge in Columbus, Ohio.

C.J. Jackson had 19 points for Ohio State, and Kaleb Wesson contributed 13 for the Buckeyes (6-1).

Much of the game was a battle of foul shots, as the Orange finished with nearly as many personal fouls (28) as rebounds (29), with Bourama Sidibe, Frank Howard and Marek Dolezaj all fouling out.

But an 11-0 Orange run over 3:24 in the second half put the game away.