The Buckeyes trailed by a 53-39 margin at the media timeout. Indiana strung together runs of six and eight and led 46-26 going into the locker room.Īfter an opening IU triple, Ohio State scored the next eight points of the third quarter to trim the deficit to 49-34 with 7:33 to play in the quarter. The Buckeyes cut the deficit to 32-20 with 4:35 remaining in the first half. Taylor Thierry broke Ohio State’s scoring drought with a second-chance opportunity. Indiana scored the first five points of the second quarter to extend its lead to 28-12 with 8:38 to play in the half, forcing an OSU timeout. IU extended its run to 11-0 to end the first quarter with a 23-12 lead. Ohio State tied the game at 10 and 12 before an 8-0 Hoosiers run gave Indiana the 20-12 lead and forced a Buckeye timeout with 3:25 to play in the quarter. Rikki Harris opened scoring before Indiana built an early 10-4 lead. Taylor Mikesell (13) and Jacy Sheldon (12) also scored in double figures. Cotie McMahon reached double figures in the fourth quarter, finishing with 12 points and a career-high 14 rebounds for her third career double-double and second of the tournament.

Rikki Harris closed followed Thierry in scoring and finished with 13 points. Taylor Thierry was the first Buckeye to reach double figures and finished with 19 points and tied her career-high 12 rebounds for her second career double-double. Ohio State outscored Indiana 26-12 in the fourth quarter to seal the win. Ohio State cut the deficit down to as little as four and outscored Indiana 27-17 in the third quarter but trailed 63-53 after 30 minutes. The Hoosiers used a run late in the second quarter to extend the lead to 46-26 going into the locker room. Indiana finished the first quarter on an 11-0 run to take a 23-12 lead after 10 minutes of play. 2/2 and top-seeded Indiana (27-3, 16-2 B1G) by a 79-75 margin in the Big Ten semifinals on Saturday, completing the largest comeback in Big Ten women’s basketball tournament history. 14/14 and fourth-seeded Ohio State Buckeyes (25-6, 12-6 B1G) beat No.

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