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No. 12 Ohio State women's basketball falls in OT at No. 19 Maryland
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No. 12 Ohio State battled until the final second of overtime in the final game of the regular season.
A last-second 3-point basket from No. 19 Maryland sent the Buckeyes home with a 93-90 loss on Sunday.
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In the final 33 seconds of overtime, Ohio State went back and forth with Maryland . With 7 seconds remaining, a layup by Ohio State guard Madison Greene tied the score 90-90.
Six seconds later, guard Sarah Te-Biasu hit the 3-point basket that secured the victory.
Sarah Te-Biasu (1) of Maryland celebrates after a Sunday's win over Ohio State.
It was the Buckeyes' third overtime in six games , but it was the first they had to build a comeback to force an extra 5 minutes of play. Maryland led for more than 32 minutes in regulation, holding a nine-point advantage with 6:50 left in the fourth quarter.
Ohio State made a 15-8 run to finish the fourth quarter, with starters Cotie McMahon , Ajae Petty and Taylor Thierry leading the charge, and finished regulation tied 78-78.
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"We got some stops and we were able to get in transition, I think that's the first part," Ohio State coach Kevin McGuff said. "And secondly, I thought our execution and our ball movement was probably as good as it was the entire game, and it resulted in a lot of good shots."
Thierry was the most consistent scorer for Ohio State, recording 18 points in regulation and finishing with 21, though McMahon was the driving force overtime for the Buckeyes .
Petty had her third consecutive double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
McMahon led the Buckeyes' in scoring for their previous overtimes, and that was the same against Maryland. McMahon had 5 overtime points, 18 overall.
Ohio State's Cotie McMahon shoots against Maryland on Sunday.
With Ohio State down 89-88, McMahon picked up her final foul to stop the clock at 14 seconds. Maryland's Allie Kubek made one of two free throws.
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Kaylene Smikle and Shyanne Sellers combined for 47 points and scored nearly all of Maryland's overtime points until Te-Biasu recorded the final 5.
"We didn't guard the ball, in general, very well," McGuff said. "And they made us pay, and Smikle in particular, really got to the rim, and she played a great game, and she's an excellent player."
Ohio State was without starting point guard Jaloni Cambridge from the 7:26 mark in the fourth quarter, with the freshman fouling out.
Cambridge, coming off a career-best 33 points against Michigan State , entered the fourth quarter with four fouls and committed her fifth on offensive foul driving to the basket.
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The Buckeyes head into the Big Ten tournament with a double-bye as the No. 3 seed and will play in the quarterfinals on Friday.
This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State falls to Maryland women on last-second 3-pointer
