Ohio State Travels to Nebraska for Saturday Matinee
1/12/2023 11:15:25 AM | Women's Basketball
No. 3/3 Ohio State at Nebraska
Date: Saturday, Jan. 14, 2023
Venue: Pinnacle Bank Arena (Lincoln, Neb.)
Game: at Nebraska (2:30 p.m. ET) | Live Stats | BTN
Rosters: Ohio State | Nebraska
Notes: Ohio State
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 3/3 Ohio State women’s basketball team (17-0, 6-0 B1G) travels to Nebraska (11-6, 3-3 B1G) for the teams’ lone meeting of the season on Saturday. Tip-off is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET in a game broadcast live on BTN. The game has also been picked up by FM 97.1 in the Columbus area.
- Ohio State enters the game with a 17-0 overall record and a 6-0 mark in Big Ten play.
- OSU used its largest second-half comeback in program history to earn an 87-81 win against RV/RV Illinois on Sunday in Columbus. The Buckeyes trailed by as many as 17 points in the third quarter before evening the slate to head into the fourth.
- Taylor Mikesell led the way with a season-high 31 points, while Cotie McMahon had 22 and Taylor Thierry added 12.
- Nebraska holds an 11-6 overall record and is 3-3 in conference play. The Huskers are coming off a convincing 80-51 win against Penn State in Lincoln on Wednesday evening.
- Nebraska is 2-4 against ranked opponents this season, beating then No. 20 Maryland on the road by a 90-67 margin on Dec. 4 in the Big Ten opener and then No. 20 Kansas at home on Dec. 21 by an 85-79 mark in a game requiring three overtime periods to decide.
- Jaz Shelley leads four double-figure scorers this season, averaging 14.0 points per game, while Alexis Markowski is nearly averaging a double-double with 12.2 ppg and 9.4 rebounds per game.
- The all-time series between Ohio State and Nebraska is tied at nine wins apiece after an NCAA ruling vacated select Buckeye wins. Nebraska holds the 4-3 edge when the teams play in Lincoln. Ohio State’s last win in Lincoln was an 80-74 overtime decision on Feb. 2, 2020.
- Ohio State and Nebraska faced each other only once last season as the Buckeyes earned an 80-70 victory on Feb. 10, 2022 inside Value City Arena in the Schottenstein Center. In that game, Taylor Mikesell led the OSU offense with 21 points, including five three-pointers, while Rebeka Mikulášiková (15) and Jacy Sheldon (14) also scored in double figures.
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