Four Double-Figure Scorers Lead Ohio State Past Ball State

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Four Double-Figure Scorers Lead Ohio State Past Ball State

12/10/2024 9:32:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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The Buckeyes won by an 80-48 margin against the Cardinals on Tuesday evening inside the Schottenstein Center.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 11/8 Ohio State women's basketball team (9-0, 1-0 B1G) beat Ball State (6-4) by an 80-48 margin on Tuesday evening on pride night.

Ohio State scored the first seven points and final six points of the opening quarter to build a 24-8 lead after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes extended their lead to 38-20 going into the locker room. Ohio State outscored Ball State 31-16 in the third quarter to lead 69-36 with 10 minutes to play. Fourth quarter was lower scoring for both teams as the game wrapped up with an 80-48 score.

Chance Gray was the first in the game to reach double figures, doing so early in the third quarter and finishing with 21 points. Taylor Thierry (12), Ajae Petty (10) and Ava Watson (15) joined Gray in double figures as all nine Buckeyes who played also scored.

How it Happened
Ohio State scored the first seven points of the game in less than two minutes on a pair of Taylor Thierry baskets and a Gray three-pointer. The Buckeyes put together a second 7-0 run and led by a 16-4 margin midway through the quarter. Ohio State scored the final six points of the quarter to lead 24-8 after 10 minutes of play.

Ball State opened scoring in the second quarter and the teams alternated baskets to begin the quarter. Four Buckeye points gave OSU a 32-15 lead going into the media timeout. Ohio State led by a 38-20 margin going into the locker room after each team made a three-pointer to end the first half.

The Cardinals scored first in the third quarter and the teams traded baskets before back-to-back Buckeye baskets prompted a Ball State timeout with Ohio State ahead 47-26. OSU extended its run to 11-0 to push the lead to 54-26 with 3:34 to play in the third. The Buckeyes scored five points in the final 15 seconds of the quarter to take a 69-36 lead after 30 minutes of play.

After BSU opened the final quarter with a triple, OSU scored the next seven points and led by a 76-42 margin midway through the quarter. Ball State wrapped up scoring as Ohio State won by an 80-48 margin.

Highlights

Match Notes

Ohio State forced 20 or more turnovers for the eighth time this season as Ball State finished the game with 27 turnovers.
This is the seventh game of the season that the Buckeyes have totaled at least 10 steals. OSU finished with 10 steals tonight.
All nine Ohio State players who saw the court made at least one basket.
The Buckeye defense held its opponent to less than 10 points in a quarter for the seventh time this season as the Cardinals scored only eight points in the first quarter.
Chance Gray recorded her seventh double-figure scoring game of the season with 21 points. She made her first six shots, including a trio of triples. This is Gray's third 20-point game of the season.
Taylor Thierry's sixth double-figure performance of the season was good for 12 points.
Ajae Petty reached double figures for the fifth time this season and totaled 10 points.
Ava Watson scored in double figures for the third time this season, finishing the game with 15 points.
Elsa Lemmilä has had at least five rebounds in every game this season.
Q1: All five starters scored in the first five minutes of the game and seven Ohio State players scored in the quarter.
H1: The OSU defense forced 15 first half turnovers by BSU.
Q3: Ohio State scored 30 or more points in a quarter for the fourth time this season with 31 points in the third.

Up Next
Ohio State hosts Youngstown State on Saturday at 11 a.m. The game will be broadcast on B1G+ and AM1460.

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