Offense Explodes in Ohio State’s 106-42 Victory at Ohio

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Offense Explodes in Ohio State’s 106-42 Victory at Ohio

11/20/2024 9:58:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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The Buckeyes had six players score in double figures in Wednesday’s win at Ohio.

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ATHENS, Ohio – The No. 12/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (4-0) beat Ohio (1-3) by a 106-42 margin on Wednesday night on the road.

Ohio State scored the first 17 points of the game and held Ohio scoreless for more than five minutes to start the game. The Buckeyes held a 27-12 lead after 10 minutes and extended the lead to 59-19 at halftime following a 32-7 second quarter. Ohio State had the 31-19 scoring advantage in the third quarter to build the lead to 90-38. The Buckeyes closed the game with a 16-4 fourth quarter to win by a 106-42 margin.

Jaloni Cambridge reached double figures in just over five minutes into the game and finished with 19 points. Taylor Thierry (13), Ajae Petty (13), Chance Gray (18), Elsa Lemmilä (career-high 21) and Ava Watson (career-high 10) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. Thierry added a season-high 10 rebounds for her fifth career double-double. Lemmilä added a career-high 14 rebounds for the first double-double of her career.

How it Happened
Thierry opened scoring with a three-pointer and the Buckeyes jumped out to a 9-0 lead less than two minutes into the game to force a Bobcat timeout. Ohio State scored the first 17 points of the game and kept Ohio scoreless for more than five minutes. The Buckeyes capitalized on back-to-back three-pointers from Madison Greene and Thierry to lead 27-9 with 1:13 remaining in the quarter and led by a 27-12 margin after 10 minutes.

J. Cambridge hit a triple on the first possession of the second quarter and a 6-0 Buckeyes lead had OSU in front 36-14 with eight minutes to play before halftime. Ohio State used a 13-0 run to increase its lead to 43-14 with 6:10 remaining in the quarter. The Buckeyes scored the final 11 points of the first half to take a 59-19 lead into the locker room.

Gray opened the second half with a three-pointer. Ohio State didn't score more than four consecutive points and Ohio didn't score more than one unanswered basket during the quarter as the Buckeyes outscored the Bobcats by a 31-19 margin to increase the lead to 90-38 after 30 minutes.

Ohio had the first three points of the fourth quarter before Watson scored the next eight points on the floor to increase the Buckeyes' lead to 98-41 midway through the quarter. The Buckeyes didn't allow a point in the final 3:54 to win by a 106-42 margin.

Match Notes

This is Ohio State's second 100-point game of the season.
The Buckeyes earned their first 60+ point win since they beat Western Illinois by a 99-38 margin on Dec. 22, 2009.
Ohio State held a 59-19 lead at halftime. The last time that the Buckeyes led by 40 or more points at halftime was against Alabama State on Dec. 16, 2016.
The last time OSU scored 50 or more points in the first half against a non-conference opponent was on Nov. 16, 2023 against Boston College.
Ohio State has recorded 10 or more steals in three of four games this season, finishing today's game with a season-high 18 steals.
The Buckeye defense has forced at least 20 turnovers in every game this season, forcing 32 Bobcat turnovers today. This is the most turnovers Ohio State has forced this season.
Ohio State totaled a season-high 59 rebounds. This is the first 50-rebound game for the Buckeyes since playing Duquesne on Nov. 29, 2020.
This is the first time since January 5 against Northwestern that the Buckeyes had six players score in double figures.
Kennedy Cambridge made her first start as a Buckeye and the second of her collegiate career.
Jaloni Cambridge reached double figures a little over five minutes into the game for her third double-figure scoring performance of the season. She finished with 19 points.
Taylor Thierry scored in double figures for the third time this season and totaled 13 points. Thierry added a season-high 10 rebounds for her first double-double of the season and fifth of her career.
Elsa Lemmilä earned the first double-double of her career with a career-high 21 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Chance Gray's third double-figure game of the season was good for 21 points. This is her second 20-point game of the season.
Ajae Petty had 10+ points for the second time this season as she scored 13 points. She also recorded her 700^th career point.
Ava Watson scored a career-high 10 points.
All nine Buckeye players who saw the court scored at least two points.
Q1: Ohio State scored the first 17 points of the game and held Ohio scoreless for more than five minutes to begin the game. The Buckeyes made their first six shots from the floor.
Q2: The Buckeyes outscored the Bobcats 32-7 in the quarter. This is the lowest second-quarter point total allowed by the Buckeyes this season.
H1: Ohio State totaled 13 steals and forced 26 Ohio turnovers in the half. This is the second time this season an opponent has scored less than 20 points against the Buckeyes in the first half.
Q3: The Buckeyes won the battle on the boards 18-4 in the quarter.
Q4: Ohio State out-rebounded Ohio 17-8 in the quarter.

Up Next
Ohio State returns home to host Bowling Green on Sunday at 1 p.m. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.

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