Dorian Finney-Smith had 16 points and 12 rebounds Sunday to help No. 2 seed Florida beat third-seeded Ohio State 74-66 in the second round of the NIT. Kasey Hill added 15 points, Kevarrius Hayes scored 14 and Justin Leon 12. The Gators (21-14) opened the second half with a 16-4 run to lead 47-34 and […]
Buckeyes stun Hawkeyes 68-64
February 29, 2016 by
Marc Loving scored 25 points, including both ends of a 1-and-1 with less than 2 seconds to go, and Ohio State rallied from a late deficit to stun No. 8 Iowa 68-64 on Sunday. Keita Bates-Diop added 19 points while Kam Williams added 11 for the Buckeyes, who ended the game on a 12-2 run. […]
Buckeyes crush Illini 117-74
February 22, 2016 by
Ameryst Alston and Kelsey Mitchell were too much for the Illini. Alston had 39 points and Mitchell was right behind with 35 and No. 5 Ohio State routed Illinois 117-74 on Sunday. Mitchell made 11 of 14 field goal attempts, including 8 of 9 from 3-point range before sitting out the final quarter. Alston, a […]
Ohio State whips Nebraska 96-70
February 19, 2016 by
No. 5 Ohio State was so hot to start the game that Ameryst Alston couldn’t explain it. ”I don’t know. It was just contagious I guess,” the OSU senior said. Five players scored in double figures and the Buckeyes (22-4, 14-1 Big Ten) shot 54 percent from 3-point range while routing Nebraska 96-70. Alston finished […]
Ohio State beat Michigan 76-66
February 17, 2016 by
Jae’Sean Tate scored 13 points as Ohio State beat Michigan 76-66 on Tuesday night. The Buckeyes (17-10, 9-5) led nearly the whole way in a game they likely needed to win to keep alive hopes of receiving an NCAA tournament bid next month. Trevor Thompson and JaQuan Lyle scored 12 points apiece for Ohio State […]
Buckeyes whip Hawkeyes 98-81
February 12, 2016 by
If there’s been a knock on No. 7 Ohio State this season, it’s that the Buckeyes can let inferior opponents hang around on the road. Ohio State on Thursday night had no trouble showing what it can do wherever it plays, blasting Iowa 98-81 in a gym where the Buckeyes have struggled for years. Kelsey […]
Ohio State whips Wisconsin 87-61
February 5, 2016 by
Even an off night for Kelsey Mitchell wasn’t enough to slow down Ohio State. The seventh-ranked Buckeyes routed Wisconsin 87-61 on Thursday night. Mitchell, the Big Ten’s leading scorer, finished with 16, but 11 came in the fourth quarter when Ohio State had a commanding lead. Ameryst Alston scored 21 points to lead five Buckeyes […]
Badgers beat Buckeyes 79-68
February 5, 2016 by
Nigel Hayes scored 21 points and Wisconsin hit a season-high 13 3-pointers to beat Ohio State 79-68 on Thursday night to extend its winning streak to five games. Wisconsin (14-9, 6-4 Big Ten) took advantage of open looks on the perimeter but nearly squandered a 12-point lead midway through the second half. The Badgers made […]
Ohio State beat Illinois 80-70
February 2, 2016 by
Ameryst Alston scored 24 points, Kelsey Mitchell had 22 and No. 7 Ohio State beat Illinois 80-70 on Monday night for its fifth straight victory. The Buckeyes (17-4, 9-1 Big Ten) shot 44 percent from the field and struggled to pull away from the Illini (8-13, 1-9) until Mitchell’s seven fourth-quarter points silenced Illinois. Illinois […]
Ohio State rallies to beat Northwestern 76-73
January 29, 2016 by
Kelsey Mitchell scored one point in the first half of No. 7 Ohio State’s 76-73 win over Northwestern on Thursday night. She finished with 27. Nobody on the Scarlet and Gray’s sideline seemed concerned in the meantime. ”She’s so good I knew she’d turn it on when we needed it,” said Ohio State coach Kevin […]
