The Mercury (Pottstown, PA)

College Basketball

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NO. 9 MARYLAND 83, NO. 25 MICHIGAN 70 » Anthony Cowan Jr. had 20 points and eight assists in his final home game at Maryland, and the ninth-ranked Terrapins beat No. 25 Michigan 83-70 on Sunday to earn a share of the Big Ten regular-season title.

Eric Ayala scored 19, Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds and Aaron Wiggins added 15 points for the Terps (24-7, 14-6). Cowan, a senior guard, went 7 for 11 from the floor and hit six free throws in the final minute.

Maryland shared the conference title with No. 24 Wisconsin and No. 16 Michigan State, which beat No. 19 Ohio State later Sunday.

The Terrapins held a two-game lead with five games to go, but lost three of four before defeating the Wolverines to finish 16-1 at home.

Reserve sophomore guard David DeJulius scored a career-high

NO. 16 MICHIGAN STATE 80, NO. 19 OHIO STATE 69 » Cassius Winston scored 27 points and Michigan State beat Ohio State to win a third straight Big Ten championsh­ip.

The Spartans (22-9, 14-6 Big Ten) shared the conference title with No. 9 Maryland and No. 24 Wisconsin and they will be the second-seeded team at the Big Ten Tournament behind the Badgers.

The Buckeyes (21-10, 11-9) had won four straight and six of their previous seven games.

Rocket Watts scored 19 points, Xavier Tillman had 15 points, nine rebounds, three assists, two blocks and two steals while Aaron Henry added 12 points for the Spartans.

Duane Washington had 16 points, CJ Walker scored 14 and E.J. Liddell had 12 for the Buckeyes. Ohio State’s leading scorer, Kaleb Wesson, was held to eight points.

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