Thursday, February 1
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Wisconsin
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Ohio State’s Historic Third Quarter Lifts Buckeyes Past Badgers
2/1/2024 9:20:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball
The Buckeyes scored the most third quarter points in program history in an 87-49 win on Thursday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 8/7 Ohio State Buckeyes (18-3, 9-1 B1G) beat Wisconsin (10-10, 3-7 B1G) on Thursday evening by an 87-49 margin in the pink game.
The first quarter saw six ties and four lead changes as Wisconsin had the 16-15 edge after 10 minutes. Ohio State used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to take a 31-26 lead into halftime. The Buckeyes scored the most third-quarter points in program history to win the quarter 39-11 and extend the lead to 70-37 after 30 minutes. Ohio State had the 87-49 advantage at the final buzzer.
Cotie McMahon was the first Buckeye to reach double figures and finished with 15 points. McMahon added 10 rebounds for her fourth-consecutive double-double. Celeste Taylor (10), Jacy Sheldon (17) and Eboni Walker (11) also scored in double figures. Walker tied her season-highs in points (11) and rebounds (7).
How it Happened
Wisconsin opened scoring with a three-pointer on the opening possession before McMahon scored the next five points on the floor. The teams traded scoring and Ohio State held an 11-9 lead at the media timeout. The Badgers took a 12-9 lead out of the timeout with a three-point play and led 16-15 after 10 minutes.
Both offenses started slowly in the second quarter as the score was tied at 16 with seven minutes to play before halftime. Ohio State used a 7-0 run in the span of a minute to take a 23-19 lead. Wisconsin got as close as one at 25-24 before the Buckeyes went on a 6-2 run to end the half with a 31-26 lead.
The Buckeyes scored the first seven points of the third quarter to increase their lead to 38-26 with 8:44 remaining in the quarter and forced a Badgers timeout. OSU used an extended 19-2 run through the first four minutes of the third quarter to build a 50-28 lead. Ohio State had a second 12-0 and led 70-37 after 30 minutes.
Ohio State used an 8-0 run over three minutes to extend the lead to 80-41 midway through the quarter. Scoring alternated and then ended with Wisconsin free throws as the Buckeyes earned the 87-49 win.
Highlights
Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 8/7 Ohio State Buckeyes (18-3, 9-1 B1G) beat Wisconsin (10-10, 3-7 B1G) on Thursday evening by an 87-49 margin in the pink game.
The first quarter saw six ties and four lead changes as Wisconsin had the 16-15 edge after 10 minutes. Ohio State used a 7-0 run in the second quarter to take a 31-26 lead into halftime. The Buckeyes scored the most third-quarter points in program history to win the quarter 39-11 and extend the lead to 70-37 after 30 minutes. Ohio State had the 87-49 advantage at the final buzzer.
Cotie McMahon was the first Buckeye to reach double figures and finished with 15 points. McMahon added 10 rebounds for her fourth-consecutive double-double. Celeste Taylor (10), Jacy Sheldon (17) and Eboni Walker (11) also scored in double figures. Walker tied her season-highs in points (11) and rebounds (7).
How it Happened
Wisconsin opened scoring with a three-pointer on the opening possession before McMahon scored the next five points on the floor. The teams traded scoring and Ohio State held an 11-9 lead at the media timeout. The Badgers took a 12-9 lead out of the timeout with a three-point play and led 16-15 after 10 minutes.
Both offenses started slowly in the second quarter as the score was tied at 16 with seven minutes to play before halftime. Ohio State used a 7-0 run in the span of a minute to take a 23-19 lead. Wisconsin got as close as one at 25-24 before the Buckeyes went on a 6-2 run to end the half with a 31-26 lead.
The Buckeyes scored the first seven points of the third quarter to increase their lead to 38-26 with 8:44 remaining in the quarter and forced a Badgers timeout. OSU used an extended 19-2 run through the first four minutes of the third quarter to build a 50-28 lead. Ohio State had a second 12-0 and led 70-37 after 30 minutes.
Ohio State used an 8-0 run over three minutes to extend the lead to 80-41 midway through the quarter. Scoring alternated and then ended with Wisconsin free throws as the Buckeyes earned the 87-49 win.
Highlights
- Q1: McMahon layup
- Q1: Mikulášiková post move
- Q2: Sheldon to Taylor fastbreak
- Q2: McMahon coast-to-coast
- Q3: Thierry back-to-back layups
- Q3: Sheldon three-pointer
- Q3: Sheldon roll in
- Q3: Shumate three-pointer
- Q4: Greene driving layup
- Ohio State scored the most third quarter points in program history with 39, tying the program record for most points in a quarter. Wisconsin had 37 points in the first three quarters combined.
- This is the 12th game of the season that the Buckeyes have totaled at least 10 steals, finishing with 13 steals tonight.
- Ohio State's defense forced 20+ turnovers for the 14th time this season as Wisconsin had 27 turnovers.
- OSU's 24 assists tied its season-high as a team.
- The Buckeyes had 11 different players score.
- Cotie McMahon was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, doing so for the 16th time this season and finishing with 15 points total. She has recorded a double-double in four-straight games as she added 10 rebounds.
- Celeste Taylor's 11th double-figure effort of the season went for 10 points. She also tallied her 300th career assist.
- Jacy Sheldon recorded her 18th game of the season with at least 10 points, scoring a game-high 17 points tonight. Sheldon is now ninth on the program's all-time scoring list with 1,821 career points.
- Eboni Walker scored in double figures for the second time this season by tying her season-high 11 points and tied her season-high seven rebounds.
- Q1: The Buckeye defense forced six Wisconsin turnovers during the first quarter, totaling four steals.
- Q2: Ohio State had the 11-9 advantage on the boards in the quarter.
- Q3: The Buckeyes outscored the Badgers 39-11 in the quarter, tying the program's quarter scoring record. Ohio State shot 16-of-24 (.667) in the quarter.
- Q4: OSU's defense held Wisconsin to only 20 percent from the field in the quarter.
Head Coach Kevin McGuff:
- "We had a spirited conversation about our mental game – we just weren't really locked in [in the first half]. They did a really great job coming out of the locker room…We came out of halftime and I thought we really moved the ball, made the extra pass and it led to a lot of baskets."
Ohio State hosts No. 10/9 Indiana on Sunday at noon for the national girls & women in sports day game. The game will be broadcast on FS1 and AM1460.
Tickets for the 2023-24 season are now on sale. For more information, visit ohiostatebuckeyes.com. Contact the ticket office with any questions at 1-800-GOBUCKS (select option 2) or athletic.tix@osu.edu.
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