Buckeyes Drop 90 in Second-Straight Game, Beat Scarlet Knights

Thursday, January 11

Columbus, Ohio

6:00 PM

Ohio State

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Rutgers

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Buckeyes Drop 90 in Second-Straight Game, Beat Scarlet Knights

1/11/2024 9:31:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Ohio State improves to 3-1 in conference play with tonight’s win.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 17/16 Ohio State Buckeyes (12-3, 3-1 B1G) beat Rutgers (6-12, 0-5 B1G) by a 90-55 margin on Thursday evening on global engagement night.

Ohio State used a 10-0 run early in the first quarter to build a 27-13 lead after 10 minutes of play. A 24-9 second quarter fueled by another 10-0 run gave the Buckeyes a 51-22 lead at halftime. OSU extended its lead to 74-41 after 30 minutes and wrapped up the night with a 90-55 win.

Jacy Sheldon was the first of four Buckeyes to reach double figures and finished with 11 points. Celeste Taylor (12), Cotie McMahon (11) and Madison Green987e (season-high 16 points) also scored in double figures. The Buckeye defense forced 28 turnovers and recorded 13 steals.

How it Happened
Rutgers opened the game's scoring but Ohio State went on a 10-0 run to lead 10-2 with 7:14 to play in the opening quarter. The Buckeyes held the 17-6 advantage midway through the quarter after a pair of free throws from Sheldon. Ohio State had a pair of 5-0 runs to build its lead to 27-13 after 10 minutes.

The Scarlet Knights again scored first, followed by a 10-0 Buckeye run to stretch the lead to 37-15 with 6:21 to play before halftime. Ohio State scored another seven unanswered points and capped the first half with a 51-22 lead following a Diana Collins triple to beat the buzzer.

McMahon opened third-quarter scoring with free throws before the Buckeye defense held the Scarlet Knights scoreless for more than three minutes. Ohio State scored seven points during that span to increase its lead to 60-28 with 5:41 remaining in the third. Another 20+ point quarter for the Buckeyes gave them a 74-41 lead heading into the final quarter.

Rutgers opened the fourth quarter with a three-pointer before eight-straight Ohio State points increased the Buckeyes' lead to 82-44 with 5:16 to play. The Scarlet Knights scored the final seven points as the Buckeyes won 90-55.

Highlights

Q1: Ball movement
Q1: Walker offensive rebound, Greene three-pointer
Q2: Taylor and-one
Q2: Sheldon steal to Taylor fastbreak
Q2: Collins three-pointer
Q3: Taylor strong finish
Q3: Greene fourth three-pointer
Q4: Collins strong finish

Game Notes

Ohio State totaled at least 10 steals for the 10^th time this season with 13 steals tonight.
This is the 12^th time this season that the Buckeye defense has forced at least 20 turnovers. Rutgers committed 28 turnovers today.
All 10 Buckeyes who played at least three minutes scored at least two points.
The Buckeyes have scored at least 90 points in three of their four Big Ten games.
For the 13^th time this season and 90^th time in her career, Jacy Sheldon scored at least 10 points. She finished with 11 tonight and added a season-high eight steals.
Celeste Taylor reached double figures for the seventh time this season, scoring 12 points.
Cotie McMahon recorded 10+ points for the 10^th time this season, finishing with 11 points.
Madison Greene scored a season-high 16 points, including the 600^th point of her career.
Q1: Ohio State shot 5-of-8 (.625) from behind the arc in the quarter, while the Buckeye defense forced 11 turnovers.
Q2: The Buckeyes had the 10-3 rebounding advantage in the quarter.
H1: All 10 Buckeye players who played in the first half also scored points.
Q4: Ohio State's defense allowed only three Rutgers field goals.

What They Said

Head Coach Kevin McGuff
- "I think it's going to be a huge determining factor in how well we do coming down the stretch. Can we continue to build our depth? That's tough to do with a short bench so the more Madison [Greene] and Diana [Collins] have any type of game like tonight, the more they can continue to play well."
Redshirt senior guard Madison Greene
- "I'm happy to be back on the floor and play these minutes. I think it really helps me build confidence and continue to get better at playing."
Graduate forward Taiyier Parks
- "[Our post players] work really well together. We lean on each other a lot. When one comes out and the next one goes in, we tell them what we saw or what can help the team moving forward. I feel like we do a good job of giving tips here and there and just keeping our heads level. When someone gets a little shaky, we always bring ourselves back together."

Up Next
Ohio State hosts RV/RV Michigan State on Sunday for a 4 p.m. tip. The game will be broadcast on BTN and AM1460.

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