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Balanced Buckeyes Defeat Northwestern 90-60 in Evanston
1/5/2024 10:29:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball
Ohio State had six players score in double figures in a balanced win on Friday night.
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EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 20/18 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-3, 2-1 B1G) beat Northwestern (6-9, 1-3 B1G) on Friday night by a 90-60 margin.
Ohio State got off to a quick start, but Northwestern got hot from long range as the Buckeyes led 20-19 after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes outscored the Wildcats 22-9 in the second quarter to build a 42-28 halftime lead. OSU extended its lead to 62-41 at the end of the third quarter and 90-60 at the final buzzer.
Celeste Taylor was the first Buckeye to reach double figures and finished with 15 points. Jacy Sheldon (18), Taylor Thierry (10), Eboni Walker (season-high 11) and Cotie McMahon (10) all scored in double figures as each starter had at least 10 points in the game. Diana Collins scored a career-high 10 points.
How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first eight points, holding Northwestern scoreless for more than four minutes before back-to-back Wildcat triples cut the Buckeyes' lead to 8-6 midway through the quarter. Northwestern made its first four three-point attempts and took its first lead at 16-15 with 2:47 remaining. Taylor responded with a three-point play and Ohio State held the 20-19 advantage after 10 minutes.
The Buckeyes opened the second quarter with the first four points and opened a 34-25 lead at the media timeout, outscoring Northwestern 14-6 in the quarter until that point. Ohio State ended the quarter with back-to-back three-pointers, holding Northwestern scoreless nearly four minutes and taking a 42-28 lead into the locker room.
The Wildcats made a pair of layups to begin the second half. The Buckeyes strung together nine-unanswered points to extend their lead to 54-35 midway through the third quarter. Ohio State wrapped up the quarter with the final four points to take a 62-41 lead into the fourth quarter.
Sheldon and Walker opened fourth-quarter scoring before the Wildcats got on the board. The Buckeyes used runs of five and seven points to lead 80-51 with 4:39 remaining. Northwestern scored the next seven points and Emma Shumate capped scoring for the game with a three-pointer at 90-60.
Highlights
Ohio State returns home to host Rutgers on Thursday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on BTN and AM1460.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
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EVANSTON, Ill. – The No. 20/18 Ohio State Buckeyes (11-3, 2-1 B1G) beat Northwestern (6-9, 1-3 B1G) on Friday night by a 90-60 margin.
Ohio State got off to a quick start, but Northwestern got hot from long range as the Buckeyes led 20-19 after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes outscored the Wildcats 22-9 in the second quarter to build a 42-28 halftime lead. OSU extended its lead to 62-41 at the end of the third quarter and 90-60 at the final buzzer.
Celeste Taylor was the first Buckeye to reach double figures and finished with 15 points. Jacy Sheldon (18), Taylor Thierry (10), Eboni Walker (season-high 11) and Cotie McMahon (10) all scored in double figures as each starter had at least 10 points in the game. Diana Collins scored a career-high 10 points.
How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first eight points, holding Northwestern scoreless for more than four minutes before back-to-back Wildcat triples cut the Buckeyes' lead to 8-6 midway through the quarter. Northwestern made its first four three-point attempts and took its first lead at 16-15 with 2:47 remaining. Taylor responded with a three-point play and Ohio State held the 20-19 advantage after 10 minutes.
The Buckeyes opened the second quarter with the first four points and opened a 34-25 lead at the media timeout, outscoring Northwestern 14-6 in the quarter until that point. Ohio State ended the quarter with back-to-back three-pointers, holding Northwestern scoreless nearly four minutes and taking a 42-28 lead into the locker room.
The Wildcats made a pair of layups to begin the second half. The Buckeyes strung together nine-unanswered points to extend their lead to 54-35 midway through the third quarter. Ohio State wrapped up the quarter with the final four points to take a 62-41 lead into the fourth quarter.
Sheldon and Walker opened fourth-quarter scoring before the Wildcats got on the board. The Buckeyes used runs of five and seven points to lead 80-51 with 4:39 remaining. Northwestern scored the next seven points and Emma Shumate capped scoring for the game with a three-pointer at 90-60.
Highlights
- Q1: Thierry and Walker teamwork
- Q1: Taylor and-one
- Q2: Sheldon steal and score
- Q3: Sheldon and-one
- Q3: Collins driving layup
- Q4: Walker and-one
- Ohio State's defense has totaled 10 or more steals in nine games this season, finishing tonight with 15 steals.
- The Buckeye defense forced 20+ turnovers for the 11th time this season, forcing 28 turnovers tonight.
- OSU scored at least 20 points in all four quarters for the second time this season and first since IUPUI on Nov. 12.
- All five Ohio State starters scored in double figures.
- Celeste Taylor was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, doing so in the second quarter. Her sixth double-figure game of the season was good for 15 points.
- Jacy Sheldon scored at least 10 points for the 12th time this season and finished the game with 18 points.
- Taylor Thierry recorded her 11th game of the season with 10+ points and totaled 10 points tonight.
- Eboni Walker scored a season-high 11 points in her first start of the season.
- Cotie McMahon registered her ninth game of the season in double figures with 10 points.
- Diana Collins finished with a career-high 10 points.
- Q1: The Buckeyes didn't turn the ball over in the quarter while the Wildcats had four.
- Q2: Ohio State's defense forced 11 turnovers in the quarter and scored 10 points off NU's turnovers.
- Q4: The Buckeyes shot 11-of-16 (.688) from the floor in the quarter.
Ohio State returns home to host Rutgers on Thursday at 6 p.m. The game will be broadcast on BTN and AM1460.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
Ticket links:
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Team Stats
OSU
NU
FG%
.478
.449
3FG%
.389
.533
FT%
.895
.727
RB
27
36
TO
6
28
STL
15
1
Game Leaders
Pts
18
FGM
7
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
15
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
1
Pts
10
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
4
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