COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Oluchi Okananwa scored 25 points to take his career total to more than 1,200 and No. 14 Maryland beat Northwestern 79-57 on Wednesday night.
Okananwa is one of four players on Maryland’s roster to score 1,000 points and currently has 1,213 career points. The 17.4-point-per-game scorer has scored 51 points in the past two games.
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Northwestern cut the deficit to eight points midway through the third quarter before Okananwa and Kendall Walker scored six points apiece on a 12-2 run that gave the Terrapins a 63-45 lead heading into the final quarter.
The lead reached 24 points four times in the fourth quarter.
Maryland (23-6, 11-6 Big Ten) turned Northwestern’s 21 turnovers into 24 points. The Terps committed just six turnovers, earning Northwestern two points.
Among the starters for the University of Maryland, Yarden Garzon scored 11 points, Addi Mack scored 10 points, and Saylor Poffenbarger grabbed 13 rebounds, reaching 1,000 career points. Walker, who came off the bench, scored 10 points.
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Grace Sullivan scored 23 points for Northwestern (8-20, 2-15).
Okananwa scored 8 points in the first quarter and Maryland led 20-14 after one point. A 12-3 run in the second quarter extended the lead to 15 points, and the Terrapins led 44-31 at halftime.
Maryland leads Northwestern 16-1 and has won its last eight games.
Next
Maryland: Visit No. 8 Michigan State on Saturday in the regular-season finale.
Northwestern: The regular season begins Sunday at home against Purdue.
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