Ohio State eager to be ‘more urgent’ vs. Maryland

Ohio State wouldn't greatly help its postseason chances with a win against reeling Maryland on Thursday night in College Park, Md., but a loss to the Terrapins could be damaging.

The Buckeyes (14-7, 6-5 Big Ten) are 41st in the NET rankings, and BracketMatrix.com -- a compiler of NCAA Tournament projections -- has them as a No. 11 seed.

Maryland (8-13, 1-9) is No. 171 in the NET and is coming off resounding losses to highly ranked teams. The Terrapins fell 89-70 to now-No. 5 Illinois, 91-48 to No.