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  • December 24, 2019
    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- LaQuinton Ross scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half, hitting his first four 3-pointers, to lead No. [b]China Jerseys Online[/b] . 5 Ohio State to an early lead and a 76-60 victory over Maryland on Wednesday night in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Sam Thompson added 14 points, including four rim-rattling dunks, and Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 12. Aaron Craft created havoc on defence and chipped in with 10 points as the Buckeyes (7-0) controlled the game at both ends. Ex-Xavier guard Dez Wells had 19 points, former Michigan swingman Evan Smotrycz scored 15 and Charles Mitchell added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Maryland (5-3), which had won four in a row after losing two of its first three. This is Marylands last ACC/Big Ten Challenge -- well, at least as an ACC team. Next year, the Terrapins join the Buckeyes in the new 14-team Big Ten. Down by 17 at halftime, Maryland stayed within shouting range of the Buckeyes for part of the second half before Ohio State pulled away behind a 9-0 burst that pushed the lead to 70-45 with just over 6 minutes left. The Terrapins have lost their last 13 road games against ranked opponents, while Ohio State has won its last 73 home games against unranked teams. Both teams were coming off their best offensive games of the season. Maryland shot 62 per cent from the field and had a season-best 26 assists, including six from freshman Roddy Peters, in an 89-62 win over Morgan State on Friday. The Buckeyes shot 69 per cent -- sixth-best in school history -- in a 99-64 win over North Florida on Saturday. Continuing that strong shooting, the Buckeyes made 60 per cent of their shots from the field in the opening half Wednesday while building a 43-26 lead. When they needed a bucket, they got it. When the Terrapins strung together a couple of baskets, the Buckeyes responded defensively and slammed the door. Ross was the difference early, making those first four shots from behind the arc. After Maryland became more aware of him on the perimeter, Thompson scored on two high-flying, alley-oop dunks that shook the arena. Behind Ross 12 points, the Buckeyes broke out to an 18-9 lead. The Terrapins regrouped to trade baskets and pull to 27-20 before Thompson had five points and Ross the other three in an 8-0 run. Hanging onto a 35-26 lead heading into the final 90 seconds of the half, Ohio State ran off eight more points in a row. Craft, who had three steals and three assists in the opening 20 minutes, stole the ball in a scrum and passed out of it while on the floor in the final seconds. Thompson got the ball, spun in the lane on a breakaway and then banked in a layup just as the buzzer sounded. The Buckeyes improved to 7-6 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. They had won four in a row until blowing a big first-half lead to lose at No. 2 Duke 73-68 a year ago. It was the first meeting between the teams since 1985. Ohio State is 4-2 in the series, winning four of the last five. Maryland came in with 10 wins in the Challenge, including winning four of five on the road. The Terrapins won at Northwestern a year ago. The crowd booed loud and long early in the second half when during a "celebrity look-a-likes" fan-cam segment, an Ohio State booster was shown who looked a lot like the football coach at archrival Michigan, Brady Hoke. The Buckeyes football team plays Michigan State for the Big Ten title on Saturday. [b]China Jerseys NFL Authentic[/b] . This is the final meeting of the season between these teams.? The Capitals were 5-4 winners in a shootout Oct. [b]China Jerseys Knockoff[/b] . With the suspension, Nigeria is unable to take part in any kind of international fixtures. FIFA had issued a warning to the NFF last week after the federation was served with court proceedings from the government that prevented the NFFs president from running the NFFs day-to-day affairs.Corey Graves is joining the Raw announce desk while JBL will call Smackdown as WWE shakes up its commentary teams following the brand extension. Graves, who has commentated on WWE NXT since retiring from the ring in December 2014, will describe the action on Monday nights alongside Michael Cole and Byron Saxton.JBL, meanwhile, will be heard live on Tuesday evenings as he moves from the Raw team to the blue brand, where he will work with Mauro Ranallo and David Otunga. JBL is moving from Raw to Smackdown Otunga will also commentate on WWE Main Event - broadcast every Thursday night on Sky Sports - with Tom Phillips serving as his broadcast partner.WWEs Superstaars learnt their futures on Tuesday night, too, as the WWE Draft took place, with some of the standout selections seeing Seth Rollins head to Raw and Dean Ambrose to Smackdown. [b]China Jerseys Outlet[/b]. Raws ranks were also swelled by Roman Reigns, Brock Lesnar and The New Day, while Smackdowns acquisitions included Randy Orton, John Cena and NXT tag team American Alpha. Click here for the full WWE Draft results. Seth Rollins is now a Raw Superstar with Dean Ambrose on Smackdown Also See: WWE on Sky Sports WWE features WWE videos WWE news ' ' '

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