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No. 5 Ohio State Earns 86-71 Road Win at RV/RV Michigan State
2/11/2024 6:37:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball
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EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 5/5 Ohio State Buckeyes (21-3, 12-1 B1G) beat RV/RV Michigan State (17-7, 7-6 B1G) on Sunday afternoon by an 86-71 margin.
The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair before the Buckeyes used a pair of 6-0 runs to build a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes. Ohio State scored the first eight points of the second quarter and used an 11-0 run to build a 53-31 lead at halftime. The Buckeyes' 22-16 third quarter featured a 10-0 run as OSU led 75-47 after 30 minutes. Ohio State emptied the bench in the fourth on its way to the 86-71 win.
Celeste Taylor reached double figures in under seven minutes of play on her way to a season-high 20 points total. Jacy Sheldon (18) and Rebeka Mikulášiková (19) also reached double figures in the first half and Taylor Thierry (12) joined them after halftime. Ohio State combined for a season-high 28 assists and shot 57.6 percent from the floor.
How it Happened
Taylor Thierry converted a three-point play on the opening possession and the teams alternated scoring. The Buckeyes had the 10-8 advantage midway through the quarter. Michigan State took its first lead of the game at 13-12 with just under four minutes remaining but Taylor and Mikulášiková responded with back-to-back triples. The Spartans got within one at 18-17 but the Buckeyes used a 6-0 run to build a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes.
Ohio State scored the first eight points of the second quarter to extend its lead to 34-19 and force a Michigan State timeout. The Spartans responded with a 7-0 run out of the timeout but the Buckeyes used an 11-0 run later to build the lead to 53-31 at halftime.
After a Michigan State free throw to open the third quarter, Ohio State went on a 10-0 run to increase its lead to 63-32 with seven minutes remaining in the quarter. The Spartans responded with the next six points but then scoring alternated and the Buckeyes led 75-47 going into the fourth quarter.
The Buckeyes opened the final quarter with the first five points before the Spartans responded. Ohio State held the 84-57 advantage midway through the fourth. The Buckeyes led by as many as 29 points and scoring was capped at 86-71.
Highlights
Ohio State returns home to host Nebraska on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Buckeyes will be celebrating heart health and Valentine's Day. The game will be broadcast on Peacock 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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EAST LANSING, Mich. – The No. 5/5 Ohio State Buckeyes (21-3, 12-1 B1G) beat RV/RV Michigan State (17-7, 7-6 B1G) on Sunday afternoon by an 86-71 margin.
The first quarter was a back-and-forth affair before the Buckeyes used a pair of 6-0 runs to build a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes. Ohio State scored the first eight points of the second quarter and used an 11-0 run to build a 53-31 lead at halftime. The Buckeyes' 22-16 third quarter featured a 10-0 run as OSU led 75-47 after 30 minutes. Ohio State emptied the bench in the fourth on its way to the 86-71 win.
Celeste Taylor reached double figures in under seven minutes of play on her way to a season-high 20 points total. Jacy Sheldon (18) and Rebeka Mikulášiková (19) also reached double figures in the first half and Taylor Thierry (12) joined them after halftime. Ohio State combined for a season-high 28 assists and shot 57.6 percent from the floor.
How it Happened
Taylor Thierry converted a three-point play on the opening possession and the teams alternated scoring. The Buckeyes had the 10-8 advantage midway through the quarter. Michigan State took its first lead of the game at 13-12 with just under four minutes remaining but Taylor and Mikulášiková responded with back-to-back triples. The Spartans got within one at 18-17 but the Buckeyes used a 6-0 run to build a 26-19 lead after 10 minutes.
Ohio State scored the first eight points of the second quarter to extend its lead to 34-19 and force a Michigan State timeout. The Spartans responded with a 7-0 run out of the timeout but the Buckeyes used an 11-0 run later to build the lead to 53-31 at halftime.
After a Michigan State free throw to open the third quarter, Ohio State went on a 10-0 run to increase its lead to 63-32 with seven minutes remaining in the quarter. The Spartans responded with the next six points but then scoring alternated and the Buckeyes led 75-47 going into the fourth quarter.
The Buckeyes opened the final quarter with the first five points before the Spartans responded. Ohio State held the 84-57 advantage midway through the fourth. The Buckeyes led by as many as 29 points and scoring was capped at 86-71.
Highlights
- Q1: Thierry and-one
- Q1: McMahon stretch pass
- Q1: Press defense
- Q2: Sheldon euro step
- Q2: Harris four-point play
- Q3: Steal, Mikulášiková floater
- Q3: Defense to offense
- Q4: Thierry three-pointer
- Ohio State combined for a season-high 28 assists.
- The Buckeyes scored 53 points in the first half – the first time since facing Rutgers on Jan. 11, 2024 that OSU had 50+ points by halftime. The last 50-point half the Buckeyes had was in the second half against Wisconsin on Feb. 1, 2024.
- Celeste Taylor recorded her 13th double-figure game of the season, reaching 10 points less than seven minutes into the game. She finished with a season-high 20 points.
- Jacy Sheldon reached double figures for the 21st time this season and totaled 18 points.
- Rebeka Mikulášiková's 12th double-figure performance of the season was good for 19 points.
- Taylor Thiery scored 10+ points for the 17th time this season as she had 12 points today.
- Q1: The Buckeyes shot 9-of-16 (.563) from the floor and 3-of-4 (.750) from long range, while winning the rebounding battle 11-6.
- Q2: Ohio State shot 12-of-16 (.750) from the floor and made 2-of-3 (.667) three-point attempts in the quarter.
- H1: The Buckeyes were 21-of-32 (.656) from the floor and 5-of-7 (.714) from long range in the first half.
- Q3: Ohio State strung together 10-unanswered points over two minutes of play.
- Q4: Eleven different players saw the court for Ohio State in the quarter.
Ohio State returns home to host Nebraska on Wednesday at 7 p.m. The Buckeyes will be celebrating heart health and Valentine's Day. The game will be broadcast on Peacock 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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