COLUMBUS, Ohio — Freshman guard Jaloni Cambridge had 20 points and eight rebounds and No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball rallied from a 15-point deficit in a 74-66 victory over No. 8 Maryland on Thursday night.

Cotie McMahon added 14 points and five rebounds for the Buckeyes (18-1, 7-1 Big Ten). Taylor Thierry had 13 points and five rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge finished with a season-high 12 points and four steals.

Maryland led 29-14 with eight minutes left in the first half.

But Ohio State cut that lead to seven by halftime, 34-27, and then went on a 24-4 run over an eight-minute stretch in the second half.

“They decided to ramp up their physicality, and we didn’t handle it,” coach Brenda Frese told reporters after the game. “We had to try to find a way to play through that. There were a lot more turnovers, and I think fatigue played into that.”

Kaylene Smikle had 17 points, five rebounds and four assists for Maryland (16-3, 6-2), which lost its second straight. Saylor Poffenbarger added 13 points, four rebounds and four assists, Allie Kubek had 12 points and nine rebounds, Sarah Te-Biasu scored 11 points and Christina Dalce finished with 10 points and 18 rebounds — the most for any Terp since Shakira Austin had 21 against Coppin State on Nov. 9, 2018.

Maryland had a 48-34 advantage on the boards, winning the rebounding battle for the 16th time in 19 games this season.Takeaways

Maryland: The Terps were playing three days after an 89-51 loss to No. 7 Texas on Monday and were without two of their top three scorers with guards Shyanne Sellers (knee sprain) and Bri McDaniel (torn ACL) out. Sellers is considered day-to-day.

“I’m encouraged. We didn’t even have our full roster on display,” Frese said. “We fought and we battled for 40 minutes … [but] having a short bench really showed.”

Ohio State: The Buckeyes had won their first 17 games before Sunday’s 62-59 loss at Penn State. They are 10-0 at home this season.

Key moment

After getting bullied on the boards for more than two quarters, Ohio State dug in defensively. The Buckeyes went on a 15-0 run late in the third quarter for a 55-50 lead. Kennedy Cambridge had five points and a steal in that run, while Thierry added four points and two steals and McMahon had four points and a steal.

Key stat

Ohio State shot just 23% in the first half and 59% in the second when it outscored Maryland 47-32.

Up next

Maryland hosts No. 1 UCLA on Sunday. Ohio State is at Nebraska on Sunday.