Lucky 7th win for 19th-ranked Terrapins
Maryland sends five into double digits in win at Ohio State
Maryland’s Anthony Cowan Jr. scored 20 points as the Terrapins won their seventh straight game, 75-61 over the skidding Ohio State Buckeyes on Friday in Columbus.
Bruno Fernando added 13 points on 5-of-6 shooting and had 15 rebounds for 19th-ranked Maryland (16-3, 7-1 Big Ten), which shot 58.1 percent from the field.
Aaron Wiggins and Darryl Morsell each scored 11, and Jalen Smith had 10. The Terrapins went 11 of 17 (64.7 percent) from 3-point range.
C.J. Jackson scored 15 points for the Buckeyes (12-5, 2-4), who lost their fourth straight. Duane Washington Jr. scored 14 and Kaleb Wesson had 11.
No. 16 Buffalo 77, Eastern Michigan 65: CJ Massinburg ended a four-game slump by scoring 31 points as the Bulls (17-1, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) extended what’s become their best start in school history. Buffalo has also won 20 straight home games, the third-longest streak in the nation.
Saint Louis 68, Saint Joseph’s 57: Dion Wiley and Javon Bess scored 20 points apiece and Hasahn French added a doubledouble for the hosts.
Wiley knocked down 6 of 11 shots from 3-point range, while Bess buried 5 of 10 for the Billikens (14-4, 5-0), who ran their win streak to six and remained the lone unbeaten team in Atlantic 10 Conference play.
Jared Bynum led Saint Joseph’s (8-10, 1-5) with 18 points, but he made just 5 of 15 shots.
UConn self-imposes penalties: Connecticut announced that it is self-imposing penalties, including the loss of a scholarship for the 2019-20 season, for violations of NCAA rules by its basketball program under former coach Kevin Ollie.
UConn fired Ollie after a 14-18 season a year ago and later detailed numerous NCAA violations it said were committed during his tenure.
The NCAA investigated and sent the school a notice in September detailing allegations that included unethical conduct by Ollie, who it said provided false or misleading information about video calls to a recruit from two former UConn stars, Ray Allen and Rudy Gay.
Women
UNC Wilmington 66, James Madison 63: Shrita Parker broke a tie with a right-wing 3-pointer with 1.9 seconds remaining for UNCW (10-5, 3-1 Colonial Athletic Association), giving Newport News native Karen Barefoot perhaps her most notable win in her second year as the Seahawks’ coach.
The Dukes (12-4, 4-1), the preseason CAA favorites, saw their six-game winning streak end as UNCW improved to 7-0 at home. The Seahawks overcame a double-digit second-half deficit.
Central Penn 85, Stratford 70: Taking a 27-10 lead in the first quarter, the visitors (6-10) won at Julie Conn Gym behind Ja’Lynn Burton-Jones’ 35 points.
Ashley Cunningham scored 27 and Synquis Strothers 16 for the Cardinals (3-8).