COLUMBUS, Ohio -- LaQuinton Ross scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half, hitting his first four 3-pointers, to lead No. Jeremy Maclin Jersey For Sale . 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. Chuck Bednarik Elite Jersey . The 25-year-old Spaniard, who joined United from Chelsea in January, scored twice, including directly from a free kick, to take his tally to three goals in his last two games. "I think he has made us better," United manager David Moyes said. Wilbert Montgomery Jersey For Sale .Y. -- Ralph Wilson fulfilled his vow in keeping the Bills in Buffalo during his lifetime. WINNIPEG -- Defensive back Jonathan Hefney feels his Blue Bombers showed resilience in getting their first five-game win streak in eight years. Buck Pierce threw a pair of touchdowns and Justin Palardy booted three field goals as Winnipeg won its fifth straight with a 30-27 victory over the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on Friday night. It gives the Bombers a CFL-leading 7-1 record, matching the 7-1 start of the 1984 squad. Winnipeg was ahead 17-3 in the second quarter Friday, shared a 17-17 tie at halftime and then overcame a 24-20 deficit and 27-27 tie in the fourth. "We kind of struggled a little bit, but at the same time at the end of the game (the defence) did what we had to do and the offence did their thing as well" Hefney said. "It just shows how relentless we are and it shows the pride that we have and holding what weve got and holding our home-field advantage." Hamilton, which had won four of its last five games heading into the game, goes to 4-4. Pierce completed 19-of-34 pass attempts for 293 yards with no interceptions in front of a sellout of 30,338 fans at Canad Inns Stadium. "We were able to put some drives together and the defence really stepped up at the end of the game," Pierce said. Ticats quarterback Kevin Glenn was 22-of-34 for 351 yards, two TD passes and one interception. Glenn said the loss was tough to swallow because his team handed the win to the Bombers. "We gave it to them -- flatout" he said. "They made plays when they had to, but we still gave them a lot of plays. "You play your heart out down to the last snap and its tough when you give them points like that." Glenn was only sacked once by a Bomber defence that led the league with 29 sacks heading into the game. Hamiltons defence sacked Pierce three times. "I think we did a good job," Glenn said. "To sum it all up we gave them points and plays." The teams were tied 27-27 at 2:51 of the fourth quarter after Bombers receiver Terrence Edwards caught his sixth touchdown pass of the season. Winnipeg went ahead for good with Palardys third field goal from 21 yards at 9:08. He also connected from 22 and 27 yards. The Bombbers also got TDs from a 67-yard interception return by defensive back Jovon Johnson and a 17-yard catch by Clarence Denmark. Randall Cunningham Elite Jersey. Hamilton got its first TD off a 49-yard reception by Chris Williams, who was bumped out of bounds by Johnson while running down the sidelines, but got back onto the field to snag the pass from Glenn. A CFL rule change this year states that if a player is pushed out of bounds by an opponent, he can return to the field of play and make a play. If he goes out of bounds on his own, or is bumped out of bounds by a teammate, he cant legally participate in the play. Hamilton rookie receiver Bakari Grant also notched his first CFL TD with a 33-yard reception, while back-up quarterback Quinton Porter came in for a one-yard TD plunge. Ticat kicker Justin Medlock was good on two of four field-goal tries, connecting from 28 and 39 yards and missing from 54 and 52. Williams looked like he was going to score again early in the third, but after a 64-yard catch he fumbled at Winnipegs one-yard line and Hefney recovered the ball. Winnipeg couldnt do anything with the turnover, but they regained a 20-17 lead at 7:36 of the third with Palardys second field goal. "You can go look back at all the things that we did, threw a pick six, I did my thing on the one, you cant do those things in professional football if you want to get wins," Williams said. Williams later caught a break when Hefney was called for pass interference on him, giving the Ticats the ball on the one-yard line that led to Porters TD and a 24-20 lead at 12:38 of the third. The attendance was boosted with 500 temporary seats and 305 people in end-zone tents, marking the teams third straight sellout. The Sept. 11 home date against Saskatchewan is also a sellout. The Bombers got some sad news after the game when the team announced the sudden passing Friday of former board chairman Ken Hildahl from an apparent heart attack. He spent 10 years on the board, including five years as chair, the last in 2009. Notes: Hamilton QB Kevin Glenn moved past Tom Burgess (30,308 yards) into 13th place on the CFL all-timing passing yardage list. Glenn now has 30,635 career yards. ' ' '
