Ohio State Orchestrates Second-Half Comeback to Remain Undefeated

Wednesday, January 8

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7 p.m.

Ohio State

15-0,4-0Big Ten

No. 25/RV Michigan

10-5,1-3Big Ten

Ohio St.

Michigan

Ohio State Orchestrates Second-Half Comeback to Remain Undefeated

1/8/2025 9:45:00 PM | General, Women's Basketball

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The Buckeyes trailed by 13 points at halftime before beating the Wolverines by an 84-77 margin on the road.

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ANN ARBOR, Mich. – The No. 9/9 Ohio State women's basketball team (15-0, 4-0 B1G) used a second-half comeback to defeat No. 25/RV Michigan (10-5, 1-3 B1G) by an 84-77 margin in the teams' lone meeting of the regular season on Wednesday night.

Michigan was hot from long range in the first quarter and built a 26-18 lead after 10 minutes. The Wolverines extended their lead to 44-31 at halftime following an 18-13 second quarter. Ohio State battled back to tie the game in the third quarter, but Michigan scored the final two baskets of the quarter to take a 57-53 lead into the final 10 minutes of play. After trailing by five points with just under six minutes to play, Ohio State outscored Michigan 25-13 down the stretch to earn the win.

Jaloni Cambridge was the first Buckeye to reach double figures, doing so early in the third quarter and finishing with 29 points – her second-straight game with 20 or more points. McMahon (13), Chance Gray (16) and Ajae Petty (10) joined J. Cambridge in double figures.

How it Happened
Michigan opened scoring and the teams alternated baskets until an 8-2 Wolverines run gave them a 14-8 lead at the media timeout. Ohio State used an 8-3 run of its own to get back within two at 18-16 with just under three minutes to play in the first quarter. UM wrapped up the quarter with back-to-back three-pointers to lead 26-18 after 10 minutes.

The Wolverines scored first in the second quarter before back-to-back Buckeye baskets got OSU within six at 28-22. Michigan scored the next seven points to increase its lead to 35-22 at the media timeout. Madison Greene ended the first half with a three-pointer and the Buckeyes trailed by a 44-31 margin.

McMahon opened the second half with a jumper and reached double figures on a basket with 6:25 remaining in the quarter. Back-to-back OSU baskets cut the Buckeyes' deficit to 47-40 midway through the quarter. Ohio State continued that run to 7-0, capped by a Gray three-pointer, to trail by a 47-45 margin. The teams traded baskets and Gray hit two more triples to tie the game at 53 with 1:50 to play in the quarter. The Wolverines scored the final two baskets of the third quarter to take a 57-53 lead into the fourth.

The Wolverines got to the line to start the fourth quarter. The Buckeyes called timeout with 7:24 to play trailing by a 60-55 margin. Gray tied the game again at 64 with 5:16 to play as she had five unanswered points on the floor. Taylor Thierry gave Ohio State its first lead of the game, 68-66, with 4:26 remaining after stealing the ball and taking it in for a layup. Petty added to the lead before the Wolverines made a three-pointer to get within one at 70-69. The Buckeyes put together an 8-0 run to increase the lead to 83-73 with 20 seconds to play and won by an 84-77 margin.

Highlights

Match Notes

This is the Buckeyes' second ranked win of the season.
This is the Wolverines' first home loss of the season.
All 10 Buckeyes available to play saw the court and seven different Buckeyes scored.
Jaloni Cambridge reached double figures for the eighth time this season. She finished with 29 points. This is Cambridge's third 20-point game of the season. She's scored 20 or more in back-to-back games after scoring 20 points against Northwestern on Sunday.
Cotie McMahon's 10^th double-figure performance of the season was good for 13 points.
Chance Gray scored 16 points, her 13^th game of the season with 10 or more points.
Ajae Petty reached double figures for the ninth time this season, scoring 10 points tonight.
Taylor Thierry's seven rebounds brought her career total to 599, which ranks 20^th in program history. She also moved up to 12^th in program history with 193 career steals.
Q1: The Buckeye defense forced seven turnovers and recorded five steals in the quarter.
Q3: OSU's defense allowed only one basket in the first six minutes of the quarter.
Q4: Ohio State outscored Michigan 31-20 in the quarter, shooting 10-of-15 (.667) from the floor.
H2: The Buckeyes had the 53-33 advantage in the second half.

Up Next
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