Thursday, December 18
Columbus, Ohio
6:30 PM
Ohio State
10-1,1-0Big Ten
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45
Norfolk State
5-9,0-0MEAC
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Norfolk St.
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Ohio St.
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79
Balanced Buckeyes Beat Spartans in Non-Conference Dual
12/18/2025 9:47:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Seven Ohio State players scored at least eight points apiece as the Buckeyes beat Norfolk State on Thursday.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 21/21 Ohio State women's basketball team (10-1, 1-0 B1G) bested Norfolk State (5-9) by a 79-45 margin on 614 Night.
Ohio State used a pair of 7-0 runs during the first quarter to build a 20-10 lead after one frame. The Buckeyes built a 43-21 advantage at halftime after outscoring the Spartans by a 23-11 margin in the second quarter. A back-and-forth third quarter saw the Buckeyes lead by a 62-38 mark going into the final frame. Ohio State's defense allowed only seven points in the fourth quarter as OSU wrapped up a 79-45 win.
Jaloni Cambridge was the first in the game to reach double figures and totaled 11 points on the night. Kylee Kitts (13) and Dasha Biriuk (10) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. Kitts added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. J. Cambridge tied her career-high eight rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge tied her career-high six assists. Seini Henry scored a career-high eight points.
Quarter-by-Quarter Recap
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Eligible Women's Basketball Games:
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 21/21 Ohio State women's basketball team (10-1, 1-0 B1G) bested Norfolk State (5-9) by a 79-45 margin on 614 Night.
Ohio State used a pair of 7-0 runs during the first quarter to build a 20-10 lead after one frame. The Buckeyes built a 43-21 advantage at halftime after outscoring the Spartans by a 23-11 margin in the second quarter. A back-and-forth third quarter saw the Buckeyes lead by a 62-38 mark going into the final frame. Ohio State's defense allowed only seven points in the fourth quarter as OSU wrapped up a 79-45 win.
Jaloni Cambridge was the first in the game to reach double figures and totaled 11 points on the night. Kylee Kitts (13) and Dasha Biriuk (10) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. Kitts added 10 rebounds for her second double-double of the season. J. Cambridge tied her career-high eight rebounds and Kennedy Cambridge tied her career-high six assists. Seini Henry scored a career-high eight points.
Quarter-by-Quarter Recap
- Q1: Norfolk State scored the first four points. J. Cambridge recorded the Buckeyes' first seven points as they had a 7-4 lead midway through the quarter. The Buckeye defense didn't allow a field goal for more than seven minutes during the frame as the offense used a pair of 7-0 runs to build a 14-6 lead. Ohio State led by a 20-10 margin after 10 minutes of play as Dasha Biriuk capped the quarter's scoring with a three-pointer.
- Q2: Kitts scored six points as a part of Ohio State's 10-4 run to open the second quarter. The Buckeyes extended their lead to 30-14 with 7:29 to play before halftime. Ohio State ended the first half on a 13-3 run and held a 43-21 lead going into the locker room as all Buckeye players saw the court in the first half and eight Buckeyes scored.
- Q3: The Buckeyes opened the second half with the first six points as J. Cambridge and Kitts both reached double figures. Ohio State held a 53-27 advantage midway through the quarter. The teams alternated scoring down the stretch and Biriuk capped the quarter's scoring with a jumper. The Buckeyes led by a 62-38 margin after 30 minutes of play.
- Q4: Ohio State scored the first eight points of the quarter to increase its lead to 70-38 by the midway point of the quarter. Henry and Ella Hobbs scored the final nine Buckeye points of the game and capped scoring at 79-45 with a Henry three-pointer.
- Ohio State hosts Western Michigan on Monday for a 6:30 p.m. tip off. The game will be broadcast live on B1G+ and AM1460. Fans will celebrate holiday hoops as Brutus ornaments will be dropped during the game and Mike Williams will be playing the saxophone on the concourse before the game, for the national anthem and at halftime.
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:
- 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
Norf
OSU
FG%
.305
.435
3FG%
.182
.296
FT%
.438
.688
RB
32
55
TO
21
19
STL
10
16
Game Leaders
Pts
13
FGM
6
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
10
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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