Ohio State Wins 82-57 in 2024 Home Finale Against Grand Valley State

Tuesday, December 17

Columbus, Ohio

12:00 PM

Ohio State

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Grand Valley State

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Ohio State Wins 82-57 in 2024 Home Finale Against Grand Valley State

12/17/2024 3:14:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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Juniors Cotie McMahon and Chance Gray combined for 44 points to lead the OSU offense.

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 11/8 Ohio State women's basketball team (11-0, 1-0 B1G) beat Grand Valley State (11-1, 2-0 GLIAC) by an 82-57 margin in Tuesday's matinee. This was the final home game of the calendar year for the Buckeyes.

Ohio State used an early 13-0 run to propel itself to a 31-10 lead after the first quarter. The Buckeyes allowed only one point in the final six minutes of the first half and took a 44-18 lead into the locker room. Grand Valley State had the 25-20 advantage in the third quarter as Ohio State led by a 64-43 mark after 30 minutes. The Buckeyes won the fourth quarter 18-14 and the game 82-57.

Cotie McMahon was the first in the game to reach double figures and finished with 21 points. Chance Gray also recorded a 20-point performance with 23 points. Eboni Walker chipped in a season-high eight points off the bench and Madison Greene tied her season-high eight points. Ajae Petty led all players with eight rebounds.

How it Happened
McMahon opened the game's scoring with back-to-back layups and the Buckeyes used a 10-0 run after Grand Valley State's first points to build a 14-2 lead just three minutes into the game. The Buckeye defense did not allow more than two GVSU points in a row during the quarter as the OSU offense built a 31-10 lead after 10 minutes.

Taylor Thierry began the second quarter with a layup and the Buckeyes held a 35-17 lead midway through the quarter. Ohio State's defense allowed only one point in the final six minutes of the quarter and increased the lead to 44-18 going into the locker room. Ava Watson made a buzzer-beating three-pointer to send the teams to half.

Gray and McMahon both had a bucket to start the third quarter before Grand Valley State got on the board with a triple. The Lakers put together their longest run of the game at 7-0 and the Buckeyes held a 59-33 lead midway through the quarter. Grand Valley State capped scoring in the third quarter as Ohio State held a 64-43 lead.

Ajae Petty started the fourth quarter with a three-point play and Gray followed with a pair of free throws as the Buckeyes led by a 69-43 margin with eight minutes remaining. The teams alternated scoring for the majority of the quarter and scoring was capped at 82-57 on a Greene layup.

Highlights

Match Notes

Ohio State's defense forced 13 first-quarter turnovers on its way to forcing 26 total turnovers in the game. This is the 10^th game of the season that the Buckeye defense has forced at least 20 turnovers.
The Buckeyes defense totaled at least 10 steals for the ninth time this season, recording six in the first quarter on the way to 13 total steals.
Cotie McMahon was the first in the game to reach double figures, doing so for the sixth time this season and finishing with 21 points.
Chance Gray scored in double figures for the ninth time this season and totaled 23 points. This is the fourth game this season she's had at least four made three-pointer as she finished 5-of-8 from behind the arc today.
Madison Greene matched her season-high eight points, including the 700^th point of her career.
McMahon and Gray each recorded their fourth 20-point game of the season.
Eboni Walker scored a season-high eight points.
Elsa Lemmilä has had at least one block in every game this season. She leads the Buckeyes with 27 blocks this season.
Q1: Ohio State started the game shooting 9-of-10 (.900) from the floor, including 3-of-3 from behind the arc. The Buckeyes surpassed 30 points in a quarter for the fifth time this season as they scored 31 in the quarter.
Q2: This is the 10^th quarter of the season that Ohio State has allowed less than 10 points to its opponent. Grand Valley State finished the quarter with eight points.
Q3: Ohio State won the rebounding battle by an 11-6 margin in the quarter.

Up Next
Ohio State travels to San Francisco to face -/RV Stanford in the non-conference finale on Friday. This game is part of the Invisalign Bay Area Women's Classic and will tip at 8:30 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and AM1460.

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