Ohio State Posts 100 in 50-Point Victory Against IUPUI

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Ohio State Posts 100 in 50-Point Victory Against IUPUI

11/12/2023 5:48:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Every Buckeye player who saw the court scored points, including six double-figure scorers.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 7/6 Ohio State Buckeyes (1-1) earned a 108-58 victory against IUPUI (1-1) on Sunday afternoon in the 2023-24 home opener.

Ohio State used a 9-0 run early in the first quarter to take a 24-16 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes used runs of 13 and 14 unanswered points in the second quarter to take a 59-31 lead into the locker room. OSU used a 25-14 third quarter to extend its lead to 84-45 after three quarters. A 24-13 fourth quarter that favored the Buckeyes gave OSU the 108-58 victory.

Cotie McMahon was the first in the game to reach double figures and finished with 22 points, the 15^th game of her career scoring at least 20 points. Taylor Thierry had 12 first-half points to reach double figures in the second consecutive game. All five Buckeye starters reached double figures in the third quarter as Jacy Sheldon (11), Rebeka Mikulášiková (10) and Celeste Taylor (11) all scored 10+. Taiyier Parks scored in double figures (12) for her first time as a Buckeye.

How it Happened
McMahon opened scoring by getting to the free throw line on the opening possession. Mikulášiková had the game's first triple and a 9-0 OSU run gave the Buckeyes a 13-2 lead with 6:23 remaining in the first quarter. IUPUI cut its deficit to five at 17-12 with 3:27 to play in the quarter. Ohio State closed the quarter with a 24-16 advantage.

After IUPUI scored the first basket of the second quarter, the Buckeyes strung together 14 unanswered points in just two and a half minutes to extend their lead to 38-18 with seven minutes remaining in the first half. Ohio State used another run of 13-0 late in the quarter to extend the lead to 57-29 and held the 59-31 advantage going into the locker room.

The Buckeyes held a 65-35 lead after two minutes of play in the third quarter before an 11-0 run to extend that lead to 76-35 with 5:40 remaining in the quarter. The teams traded points to wrap up the third quarter with Ohio State in front by an 84-45 margin.

Ohio State scored the first 13 points of the fourth quarter to build the lead to 98-45 midway through the quarter. Every Buckeye that entered the game scored as OSU wrapped up a 108-58 win.

Highlights

Q1: Taylor Thierry back-to-back baskets
Q2: Cotie McMahon and-one
Q2: Rebeka Mikulášiková post move
Q2: Celeste Taylor layup
Q3: Celeste Taylor steal/score
Q4: Rikki Harris block

Game Notes

Every Ohio State player who played scored points.
The last time the Buckeyes scored 50+ points in the first half of a non-conference game was last season against Oregon (Dec. 21, 2022).
The last time Ohio State scored at least 20 points in all four quarters was against North Alabama on Nov. 27, 2022, which was also the Buckeyes' most recent 100-point game.
The Buckeye defense has forced 20+ turnovers and recorded 10+ steals in back-to-back games to start the season with 28 forced turnovers and 11 steals today.
Cotie McMahon was the first in the game to double figures, doing so for the 27^th time in her career and finishing with 22 points. This is her 15^th game with 20+ points in her collegiate career.
Taylor Thierry reached double figures for the second time this season, with 12 first-half points on a perfect 3-of-3 from the floor, 2-of-2 from long range and 4-of-4 from the free throw line. She also recorded her 600^th career point.
Jacy Sheldon (11), Rebeka Mikulášiková (10) and Celeste Taylor (11) also reached double figures as all five Buckeye starters scored at least 10 points.
Taiyier Parks scored in double figures for her first time in a Buckeye uniform, finishing with 12 points.
Sheldon moved up to 17^th in program history in career scoring as she owns 1,492 points as a Buckeye.
Q1: Ohio State's defense forced 10 turnovers in the first quarter, recording four steals.
Q2: The Buckeye defense again forced 10 turnovers in the second quarter and had five more steals.
Q3/Q4: The Buckeyes were +5 on the boards during each of the third and fourth quarters.

What They Said

Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
- "[Our press today] was much more aggressive. We really had a lot more pressure on the ball and we were flying around. We were sprinting up the court when the ball got ahead of us and we weren't doing that against USC so much better performance today in that area."
- The crowd was fantastic. Last year, it was a big part of our season making it a difficult environment for teams to come play in and I think you'll see that throughout the year."

Up Next
The Buckeyes host Boston College on Thursday with tip-off slated for 7 p.m. The game will be broadcast on B1G+.

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