Kevin Willard didn’t panic when Maryland stumbled early in the Big Ten schedule. He just wanted his Terrapins to be in solid position as the calendar turned to February. They’re right on time.

Maryland men's basketball continues to play like one of the best teams in the Big Ten Conference. The Terrapins are winners of four in a row and are 2.5 games b

It looked like Ohio State was going to continue its winning ways and pull one out on the road at No. 18 Illinois. But the Buckeyes went cold late in the second half and the Illini completed the comeback to knock OSU back down to earth.

The Terps responded with a win in their first-ever visit to Eugene. No. 16 Maryland topped Oregon, 79-61, Thursday night at Matthew Knight Arena as guard Sarah Te-Biasu scored a season-high 26 points. It was the Terps’ first win over the Ducks in program history.

Sarah Te-Biasu scored 26 points, Kaylene Smikle added 21 and the Terps cruised past Oregon for Brenda Frese’s 600th win at Maryland.