Ohio State Opens Big Ten Tournament in Second Round Thursday

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 11/11 Ohio State women's basketball team (24-6, 13-5 B1G) earned the No. 5 seed in the 2026 Big Ten Tournament and will face the winner of the No. 12 seed Nebraska (18-11, 7-11 B1G) vs. No. 13 seed Indiana (17-13, 6-12 B1G) game on Thursday. Tip-off is scheduled for 25 minutes following the conclusion of the 12 p.m. ET game. The Buckeyes' game will be broadcast on BTN and AM1460.

Ohio State made a program-record 18 three-pointers in an 87-68 win against No. 15 Michigan State on Sunday in East Lansing. K. Cambridge became the sole program record holder with 120 steals this season.
The Buckeyes had four in double figures - Jaloni Cambridge (33), Chance Gray (21), Elsa Lemmilä (11) and Kennedy Cambridge (10). Lemmilä added 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season.
The Big Ten Conference announced its postseason awards on Tuesday. J. Cambridge was unanimously selected to the All-Big Ten First Team by both the league's head coaches and media. The coaches and media also selected K. Cambridge to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team and Chance Gray received an All-Big Ten Honorable Mention. Gray was also a Big Ten Sportsmanship Honoree. The media selected Lemmilä to the All-Big Ten Defensive Team and Kylee Kitts to the All-Big Ten Freshmen Team.
The Buckeyes will face the winner of the No. 12 seed Nebraska vs. No. 13 seed Indiana game, which takes place on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
Nebraska enters the tournament with an 18-11 overall record and a 7-11 Big Ten record. Since falling to the Buckeyes on Feb. 1, the Huskers have fallen to then No. 8 Michigan, No. 22 Maryland, Minnesota, No. 15 Iowa and Oregon and ride a two-game win streak (Washington, Rutgers).
Indiana enters the tournament with a 17-13 overall record and a 6-12 Big Ten record. Since falling to the Buckeyes on Jan. 22, the Hoosiers have fallen to Purdue, then No. 9 Michigan, USC and No. 2 UCLA and have beaten Northwestern, Wisconsin, Purdue, Oregon, Rutgers and Penn State. The Hoosiers are riding a three-game win streak.
Ohio State leads 13-9 in the all-time series against Nebraska, though the Huskers won the only previous neutral site meeting between the two teams.
Ohio State leads 59-27 in the all-time series against Indiana and is 8-2 against the Hoosiers at a neutral site.

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