Maryland will look to remain atop the conference standings when it heads to Ohio State Thursday.

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#16 Terps Set for B1G Road Test at Ohio State

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The No. 16 Maryland men’s basketball team heads to Columbus for a nationally-televised battle with Ohio State Thursday at 7 p.m. The game will be shown live on ESPN.

WATCH: ESPN - Rece Davis (Play-by-Play), Jay Bilas (Analyst)

LISTEN: Terrapin Sports Radio Network - Johnny Holliday (Play-by-Play), Chris Knoche (Analyst), Walt Williams (Sideline); Sirius 91, XM 91, ESPN 980, 105.7 FM; ESPN Radio - Bill Rosinski and Bob Valvano

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Storylines

• Melo Trimble scored 27 points, and a tip-in by Dez Wells with 1.4 seconds left capped a furious comeback that enabled then-No. 13 Maryland to squeeze past Northwestern 68-67 Sunday night. The Terrapins never led until Trimble made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining to make it 66-65. After Tre Demps hit a jumper for the Wildcats, Trimble missed a three-point try and Wells snared the rebound before scoring with a layup off the glass. Trimble went 9-for-10 at the foul line and Wells scored 17 for the Terrapins, who improved to 3-0 following a defeat.

• Maryland men’s head basketball coach Mark Turgeon has advanced to the round-of-24 in the Infiniti Coaches Charity Challenge. Turgeon is seeking votes to win $100,000 for the Alzheimer’s Association –the world’s leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer’s care, support and research. Turgeon has a personal connection with Alzheimer’s as his wife, Ann, lost her father, Jon Fowler, to Alzheimer’s in June of 2006 at the age of 68 after being diagnosed with the disease six years prior.

• The Terps are the only the team in the Big Ten with three players averaging 13.5 or more points per game as Melo Trimble (16.3), Jake Layman (14.3) and Dez Wells (13.6) lead Maryland offensively. The Terps have utilized a total of nine different starting lineups this season with Trimble and Layman being the lone two players to start every game.

• Then-No. 5 Ohio State topped Maryland, 76-60, on Dec. 4, 2013 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in the last meeting between the two programs. Dez Wells had 19 points and Evan Smotrycz scored 15 which had a four-game winning streak snapped. Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams was honored prior to the game. Williams served as the Buckeyes’ head coach for three seasons from 1987-89 prior to his legendary coaching tenure at Maryland.

Terps Top Northwestern in Dramatic Fashion

• Melo Trimble scored 27 points, and a tip-in by Dez Wells with 1.4 seconds left capped a furious comeback that enabled No. 13 Maryland to squeeze past Northwestern 68-67 Sunday night.

• The Terrapins never led until Trimble made two free throws with 21 seconds remaining to make it 66-65. After a jumper for the Wildcats, Trimble missed three-point try and Wells snared the rebound before scoring with a layup off the glass.

• Trimble went 9-for-10 at the foul line and Wells scored 17 for the Terrapins, who improved to 3-0 following a defeat.

Scouting Ohio State

• Ohio State upset then-No. 23 Indiana, 82-70, on Sunday its last time out. Freshman D’Angelo Russell was named both Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week after averaging 27.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, and 8.0 assists while shooting 66 percent from the field. The guard is posting 19.4 points and 5.2 rebounds per game for the Buckeyes.

• Maryland trails 4-2 in the all-time series including a 76-60 loss on Dec. 4 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge in Columbus last season.

Captain Clutch

• Dez Wells hit the game-winning putback with 1.4 seconds remaining to lift the Terps past Northwestern on Sunday night.

• Wells also hit the game-tying three-pointer to end regulation at Michigan State this season, a game the Terps ultimately won, 68-66, in double overtime.

• Last season, Wells hit a game-winning three-pointer against Miami with 5.9 seconds remaining on Jan. 29.

Williams Links Terps to Buckeyes

• Hall of Fame coach Gary Williams was honored prior to last season’s game at then-No. 5 Ohio State in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge on Dec. 4. He was joined on the court by Jim Delany, Gene Smith and Kevin Anderson.

• Williams served as the Buckeyes’ head coach for three seasons from 1987-89 prior to his legendary coaching tenure at Maryland.

• In his 33 years as a head coach, he amassed an overall record of 668-380 (.637), including 461-252 (.646) at Maryland. Williams also served as head coach at Ohio State, Boston College and American.

Meet the B1g: Ohio State

National Championships: One
Final Four Appearances: 11*
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 30
Head Coach: Thad Matta
Venue: Value City Arena (18,809)
Current NBA Players: Evan Turner (Boston Celtics), Jared Sullinger (Boston Celtics), Kosta Koufos (Memphis Grizzlies), Mike Conley (Memphis Grizzlies)
Fact: The Buckeyes have advanced to the Sweet 16 four times in the last five seasons, including a trip to the Final Four in 2012.

Get to know the big Ten conference

Big Ten has had seven First Team AP All-Americans over the last five years…same as ACC, SEC, Big 12 and Pac 12 COMBINED
Big Ten has had two of the past five Wooden Award winners
Big Ten has more NCAA Tournament appearances over last five years than any conference (31)
Big Ten has more Sweet 16 appearances over last five years than any conference (16)…SEC is second closest with 10
Big Ten leads all conferences with nearly 5 million alumni and more than 460,000 students.