Ohio State Hosts Rutgers Monday for Black History Month Game
2/5/2022 12:00:40 PM | Women's Basketball
No. 23/21 Ohio State vs. Rutgers
Date: Monday, Feb. 7, 2022
Venue: Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center (Columbus, Ohio)
Game: vs. Rutgers (6 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | BTN
Rosters: Ohio State | Rutgers
Game Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 23/21 Ohio State women’s basketball team (16-4, 8-3 Big Ten) welcomes Rutgers (7-16, 0-11 Big Ten) to Columbus for its Black History Month game on Monday evening for a 6 p.m. tip. The game will be broadcast live on BTN (TV login required) and AM 1460.
Fans can purchase single-game tickets for the 2021-22 season in Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center. All group tickets must be bought in advance by calling 1-800-GO-BUCKS and then selecting option two. Fans with ticketing questions should call the Ohio State Ticket Office at 1-800-GO-BUCKS or email athletic.tix@osu.edu.
CONCESSIONS UPDATE: Beginning February 3, concessions will resume at all OSU athletic events, with the full menu available for events later in February.
- Ohio State is 23rd in the latest AP Poll released on Monday and is ranked 21st in the USA Today/WBCA Coaches Poll released on Tuesday.
- Ohio State earned its second ranked win of the season in a 92-88 thriller on Monday night at No. 21/24 Iowa.
- The Buckeyes trailed by four at halftime and as many as nine points in the third quarter, but scored the first five points of the fourth quarter to take their first lead since the first half. Iowa responded to regain the lead midway through the final quarter and led 85-82 with under five minutes to play. Tanaya Beacham responded to the Hawkeyes reclaiming the lead with a jumper with 56 seconds on the game clock that put OSU ahead for good.
- Ohio State had four in double figures – Taylor Mikesell (24), Jacy Sheldon (20), Rebeka Mikulasikova (17) and Braxtin Miller (10).
- Rutgers enters the game with a 7-16 overall record and is 0-11 in conference play. The Scarlet Knights have lost to No. 17 Maryland (72-55), Michigan State (61-45) and Nebraska (50-38) since last facing the Buckeyes on Jan. 23.
- Osh Brown leads Rutgers in scoring (10.0 ppg) and on the boards (9.1 rpg). Brown also holds the best field goal percentage (.511) among players with at least 20 makes.
- Ohio State holds the 13-7 lead in the all-time series against Rutgers and has won six of eight total meetings against the Scarlet Knights in Columbus.
- The Buckeyes won the matchup in Piscataway just a couple weeks ago by an 80-71 margin, scoring the program’s most points in a game at Rutgers’ arena.
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