Five Double-Figure Scorers Lead Ohio State to 96-53 Win

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Five Double-Figure Scorers Lead Ohio State to 96-53 Win

11/24/2024 4:17:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Freshman Ava Watson led the Buckeyes offense with a career-high 20 points on a career-high six made triples.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 12/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (5-0) beat Bowling Green (2-4) by a 96-53 margin on Sunday afternoon inside Value City Arena.

Ohio State used a late 8-0 run in the first quarter to take a 23-12 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes extended their lead to 47-23 going into the locker room after a 24-11 second quarter. Ohio State saw its lead build to 76-35 after 30 minutes and a 29-12 third quarter. The Buckeyes again scored 20 or more points in the fourth quarter to cap a 96-53 win.

Jaloni Cambridge was the first Buckeye to double figures and finished with 17 points. Four more Buckeyes joined J. Cambridge in double figures – Taylor Thierry (season-high 17), Chance Gray (18), Kennedy Cambridge (career-high 10) and Ava Watson (career-high 20).

How it Happened
After Bowling Green opened scoring, Ohio State scored six points in under a minute to grab a 6-2 lead. Scoring alternated and the Buckeyes led by a 10-7 margin at the media timeout. OSU strung together eight unanswered points to extend its lead to 20-9 with 1:37 to play in the quarter and led by a 23-12 margin after 10 minutes.

J. Cambridge scored first in the second quarter and the teams traded a few baskets until the Buckeyes put together a 9-0 run to take a 40-18 lead midway through the quarter. Ohio State extended its run to 14-0 and its lead to 45-18 by keeping Bowling Green scoreless for more than four minutes. The Buckeyes held a 47-23 lead at halftime.

Ohio State scored the first eight points of the third quarter to bring its lead to 55-23 approximately two minutes into the quarter. The Buckeyes used a 13-0 run to extend the lead to 68-25 with 4:34 to play in the frame. Both teams got to the line down the stretch and OSU led by a 76-35 margin after 30 minutes.

Bowling Green opened scoring in the fourth quarter with a pair of baskets before K. Cambridge scored five-straight points on the floor. The Buckeyes doubled up the Falcons at 88-44 midway through the quarter. Scoring was capped with Ohio State up 96-53.

Highlights

Match Notes

All nine Buckeye players who saw the court scored at least one basket.
Ohio State totaled at least 10 steals for the fourth time this season, finishing with 15 steals today. This is the second-consecutive game that three Buckeyes have totaled at least three steals apiece – Madison Greene (5), Taylor Thierry (3), Kennedy Cambridge (3).
The Buckeye defense has forced at least 20 turnovers in all five games this season, forcing 24 Bowling Green turnovers today.
Jaloni Cambridge was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, doing so for the fourth time this season and finishing with 17 points. She also tied her career-high six assists.
Thierry recorded her fourth double-figure performance of the season with 10 first-half points on her way to a season-high 17 total points. She was 6-of-6 from the field and made both of her three-point attempts.
Chance Gray also had her fourth game with 10+ points this season as she finished with 18 points.
K. Cambridge scored a career-high 10 points.
Ava Watson made a career-high six triples to score a career-high 20 points. She's the fifth Buckeye this season to record a 20-point game.
Greene had a season-high seven assists and five steals to lead the Buckeyes in both categories.
Q1: The Buckeye defense forced nine Falcon turnovers in the opening frame and recorded four steals.
H1: Ohio State shot 20-of-38 (.526) in the first half and forced 17 BGSU turnovers, recording 10 steals.
Q3: The Buckeyes won the rebounding battle 14-8 in the quarter and forced Bowling Green to shoot just 26.7 percent.
Q4: Watson had 11 points in the final quarter alone.

Up Next
Ohio State will play two games at the Daytona Beach Classic this week. The Buckeyes will face Old Dominion on Thursday at 11 a.m. and Utah State on Friday at 3:30 p.m. The games will be broadcast on BallerTV and AM1460.

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