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Buckeyes Break Single Game Steals Record in Win Against Norse
12/11/2025 10:12:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Ohio State tallied 27 steals in a 94-62 win against Northern Kentucky on Thursday evening.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 21/21 Ohio State women's basketball team (8-1, 1-0 B1G) beat Northern Kentucky (3-9, 0-2 Horizon) by a 94-62 margin in Thursday night's student appreciation game. Ohio State broke its single game steals record with 27 steals.
The Norse got off to a quick start, but the Buckeyes responded and trailed by a 22-20 margin after one quarter of play. Ohio State took its first lead of the game during the second quarter, but it was Northern Kentucky ahead by a 43-38 margin at halftime. The Buckeyes used runs of 16-0 and 10-0 in a 30-9 third quarter to take a 68-52 lead after 30 minutes of play. Ohio State closed the game with a 26-10 fourth quarter to cap scoring at 94-62.
Jaloni Cambridge was the first to reach double figures, doing so on the Buckeyes' opening possession of the second quarter on her way to tying her career-high 33 points. Ava Watson (13) and Kylee Kitts (11) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. On the defensive side of the ball, Kennedy Cambridge recorded a career-high 10 steals to tie for the third most by a player in a single game in program history. Watson also tied her career-high seven steals.
Quarter-by-Quarter Recap
Give the gift of Buckeye Basketball this holiday season with buy one, get one free tickets to six select women's basketball home games (available HERE). Select one or more of the eligible games from the list below, click "Unlock" and enter promo code TMN241 to unlock the 2-for-1 ticket offer and to select and purchase your seats. This exclusive ticket offer is only available until Wednesday, December 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Eligible Women's Basketball Games:
• Thursday, Dec. 11 vs. Northern Kentucky
• Thursday, Dec. 18 vs. Norfolk State
• Monday, Dec. 22 vs. Western Michigan
• Wednesday, Jan. 14 vs. Penn State
• Thursday, Jan. 22 vs. Indiana
• Thursday, Jan. 29 vs. Wisconsin
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 21/21 Ohio State women's basketball team (8-1, 1-0 B1G) beat Northern Kentucky (3-9, 0-2 Horizon) by a 94-62 margin in Thursday night's student appreciation game. Ohio State broke its single game steals record with 27 steals.
The Norse got off to a quick start, but the Buckeyes responded and trailed by a 22-20 margin after one quarter of play. Ohio State took its first lead of the game during the second quarter, but it was Northern Kentucky ahead by a 43-38 margin at halftime. The Buckeyes used runs of 16-0 and 10-0 in a 30-9 third quarter to take a 68-52 lead after 30 minutes of play. Ohio State closed the game with a 26-10 fourth quarter to cap scoring at 94-62.
Jaloni Cambridge was the first to reach double figures, doing so on the Buckeyes' opening possession of the second quarter on her way to tying her career-high 33 points. Ava Watson (13) and Kylee Kitts (11) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. On the defensive side of the ball, Kennedy Cambridge recorded a career-high 10 steals to tie for the third most by a player in a single game in program history. Watson also tied her career-high seven steals.
Quarter-by-Quarter Recap
- Q1: Northern Kentucky opened scoring with the game's first four points before T'yana Todd got Ohio State on the board with a three-pointer. NKU built a 19-7 lead in the first six minutes of the quarter. The Buckeyes scored eight unanswered points in less than one minute to cut their deficit to 19-15 with 2:30 remaining in the quarter. Ohio State trailed 22-20 after 10 minutes as the Buckeye defense allowed only three points in the final four minutes of the opening frame.
- Q2: Both defenses started the second quarter strong as the quarter's points were 5-4 in the Buckeyes' favor after four minutes of play. A pair of J. Cambridge free throws gave Ohio State its first lead of the game, 27-26, with 5:11 to play in the half. NKU used a 7-0 run to take a 38-34 lead with 1:18 remaining in the frame and led by a 43-38 margin at the break.
- Q3: The Norse converted a pair of free throws to open the second half before the Buckeyes put together a 16-0 run over the next three minutes to take a 54-45 lead with 6:36 to play in the quarter. Ohio State scored 10 unanswered points on its way to a 68-52 lead after three quarters of play.
- Q4: Ohio State scored the first four points of the quarter and used a 16-0 run, capped by a three-pointer from Ella Hobbs, to extend its lead to 90-57 with three minutes to play. Bryn Martin scored the Buckeyes' final basket in a 94-62 win.
- Ohio State hosts Toledo on Sunday for a 1 p.m. tip off. The game will be broadcast live on B1G+ and AM1460. It is Nike x Lego Day in the Schottenstein Center as fans can participate in activities on the concourse to win exclusive Lego sets.
Give the gift of Buckeye Basketball this holiday season with buy one, get one free tickets to six select women's basketball home games (available HERE). Select one or more of the eligible games from the list below, click "Unlock" and enter promo code TMN241 to unlock the 2-for-1 ticket offer and to select and purchase your seats. This exclusive ticket offer is only available until Wednesday, December 31 at 11:59 p.m. ET.
Eligible Women's Basketball Games:
• Thursday, Dec. 11 vs. Northern Kentucky
• Thursday, Dec. 18 vs. Norfolk State
• Monday, Dec. 22 vs. Western Michigan
• Wednesday, Jan. 14 vs. Penn State
• Thursday, Jan. 22 vs. Indiana
• Thursday, Jan. 29 vs. Wisconsin
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Team Stats
NKU
OSU
FG%
.449
.434
3FG%
.304
.174
FT%
.611
.889
RB
40
34
TO
37
11
STL
4
27
Game Leaders
Pts
33
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
9
Pts
13
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
6
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
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