Ohio State Opens Strong with 104-69 Victory Vs. Cleveland State

Tuesday, November 5

Columbus, Ohio

6:00 PM

Ohio State

1-0,0-0Big Ten

104

-/RV Cleveland State

0-1,0-0Horizon

Team	1	2	3	4	F
Cleveland St.	9	15	27	18	69
Ohio St.	24	18	33	29	104

Ohio State Opens Strong with 104-69 Victory Vs. Cleveland State

11/5/2024 9:41:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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The Buckeyes got points from all 10 players, led by freshman Jaloni Cambridge’s 31 points.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 14/14 Ohio State women's basketball team (1-0) opened the 2024-25 season with a 104-69 win against -/RV Cleveland State (0-1) on Tuesday evening.

Ohio State forced 10 turnovers and recorded seven steals in the opening quarter to take a 24-9 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes led 42-24 at halftime after an 18-15 second quarter of back-and-forth action. The third quarter featured a plethora of offense and the Buckeyes had the 33-27 advantage to increase their lead to 75-51 after 30 minutes. Ohio State closed the game with a 29-18 fourth quarter to win by a 104-69 margin.

Jaloni Cambridge reached double figures with her first basket in the second quarter and totaled 31 points in the game. Cotie McMahon surpassed 10 points with her first basket in the third quarter and finished with 17 points. Taylor Thierry also scored in double figures with 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting. All 10 Buckeyes made at least one basket.

How it Happened
After a game-opening three-pointer from Cleveland State, Jaloni Cambridge scored her first collegiate basket to get Ohio State on the board. The Buckeyes scored nine-consecutive points to build a 9-3 lead with 7:39 left in the quarter and extended their lead to 17-6 at the media timeout. Ohio State used an 11-0 run midway through the quarter to lead 24-9 after 10 minutes.

J. Cambridge made back-to-back three-pointers early in the second quarter as she had 14 of the Buckeyes' 30 points in a 30-13 lead. Ohio State doubled up on Cleveland State, 34-17, at the media timeout following a layup from Taylor Thierry. The teams traded points as the half winded down and OSU led by a 42-24 margin going into the locker room.

Ajae Petty opened second-half scoring with a layup and a 6-0 OSU run increased the Buckeyes' lead to 52-29 with 7:34 remaining in the third quarter. A second J. Cambridge three-point play had OSU up by a 55-33 margin, but back-to-back CSU three-pointers cut the Buckeye lead to 55-39 going into the media timeout. Ohio State responded with a 9-0 run to lead 64-39 with three minutes to play in the quarter and led 75-51 after 30 minutes.

Chance Gray got on the board to start the fourth with a triple and the teams traded points for the first five minutes of the quarter as the Buckeyes held the 93-67 at the midway point. Ohio State used a 15-0 run to eclipse 100 points and won by a 104-69 margin.

Highlights

Match Notes

This is the first non-conference game since facing IUPUI on Nov. 12, 2023 that Ohio State has scored 100+ points.
The Buckeye defense forced 24 Viking turnovers and recorded 16 steals. Ohio State's 16 steals is the most by the Buckeyes vs. a non-conference opponent since Dec. 5, 2023 against Ohio.
Ohio State recorded 10 blocks for the first time since Feb. 29, 2020 against Purdue.
All 10 Ohio State players who saw the court scored at least one basket.
Jaloni Cambridge scored the first basket of the game for the Buckeyes, her first collegiate points, on her way to 31 points. She was the first in the game to reach double figures and had 14 points when Cleveland State had 11 as a team early in the second quarter. J. Cambridge started the game 6-of-6 from the field and finished 12-of-14.
J. Cambridge's 31 points was the most by a Buckeye since Jacy Sheldon on Dec. 22, 2023 against Belmont.
Cotie McMahon totaled 17 points, reaching 10 with her first basket in the second quarter. She had a career-high four three-pointers, going 4-of-5 from behind the arc.
Taylor Thierry scored 11 points on 5-of-9 shooting.
Q1: Ohio State's defense forced 10 turnovers and recorded seven steals in the opening 10 minutes. The Buckeye defense forced Cleveland State to shoot 3-of-16 (.188) from the field.
Q2: Neither team scored more than six-unanswered points in the quarter and the Buckeyes had the 18-15 advantage.
Q3: The Buckeyes shot 11-of-17 (.647) from the floor and forced the Vikings to shoot 7-of-19 (.368).
Q4: Ohio State used a 15-0 run to eclipse 100 points on the evening.

Up Next
Ohio State hosts Charlotte on Tuesday, Nov. 12 at 6 p.m. inside Value City Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 6 p.m. in a game broadcast on B1G+.

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