Ohio State Advances to Fourth Big Ten Tournament Semifinals in Last Five Years

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The No. 11/11 ranked and No. 5 seeded Ohio State ladies’s basketball crew (26-6, 13-5 B1G) defeated No. 19/20 and No. 4 seeded Minnesota (22-8, 13-5 B1G) by a 60-55 margin in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday.
 
Each crew held a lead in the course of the opening quarter of play and Minnesota was forward by a slender 18-16 margin after 10 minutes. The Buckeyes used a 16-10 second quarter to take a 32-28 lead into the locker room. The third quarter was a back-and-forth affair as Ohio State held the 47-42 lead after half-hour. Scoring was even in the fourth quarter because the Buckeyes earned the 60-55 win.
 
Jaloni Cambridge was the primary Buckeye in double figures, doing so with 13 factors in the primary half on the way in which to 17 factors whole. Elsa Lemmilä (17) and Chance Gray (13) joined J. Cambridge in double figures. Lemmilä added 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season.
 
Quarter-by-Quarter Recap

• Q1: Minnesota opened scoring earlier than Lemmilä evened the rating. The Gophers used a 7-0 run to construct an early 11-4 lead. Ohio State used an prolonged 9-1 run, together with a trio of three-pointers, to take its first lead of the sport at 13-12 with slightly below three minutes remaining in the quarter. The Buckeyes trailed 18-16 after 10 minutes of play.
• Q2: Defenses had been robust firstly of the second quarter as every crew scored 4 factors in the primary 4 minutes of the quarter. The Buckeyes scored six unanswered factors over the subsequent minute to take a 26-22 lead with 4:40 to play earlier than halftime. Scoring was even down the stretch and the Buckeyes took a 32-28 lead into the locker room.
• Q3: The Gophers scored on their opening possession. The Buckeyes responded with the subsequent 5 factors to enhance their lead to 37-30. The Ohio State protection stored Minnesota off the board for 3:45. The groups alternated baskets because the Buckeyes held a 44-39 benefit with two minutes to play in the third. Ava Watson made a jumper with seconds remaining to give Ohio State a 47-42 lead heading into the ultimate quarter.
• This autumn: Neither crew scored for the primary two minutes till Watson opened scoring with a three-pointer. The Gophers lower their deficit to three at 50-47 and 52-49 earlier than back-to-back layups from Lemmilä. Minnesota once more acquired inside three at 58-55 with 1:32 to play. J. Cambridge capped scoring at 60-55 with a driving layup with 16 seconds to play.

Game Notes

• The Buckeyes will make their fourth Big Ten Tournament semifinals look in the final 5 seasons.
• This is the Buckeyes’ 12^th sport of the season towards a ranked opponent and ninth away from Columbus.
• This is Ohio State’s sixth ranked sport of the season.
• This is the 17^th sport of the season that Ohio State has totaled 10 or extra steals, ending in the present day’s sport with 12 steals.
• In the Feb. 18 assembly in Minneapolis, Minnesota dedicated 9 turnovers in the sport. Today, the Gophers totaled 11 turnovers in the primary half. Minnesota’s 21 turnovers in the present day was a season-high. The Gophers are high 5 nationally for fewest common turnovers per sport this season. This is the 19^th time this season that the Buckeyes have compelled 20 or extra turnovers.
• Jaloni Cambridge has scored in double figures in all 32 video games this season. She completed with 17 factors in the present day to carry her season whole to 739, rating seventh in program historical past.
• Elsa Lemmilä scored in double figures for the 14^th time this season with 17 factors in the present day. She added 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season. She’s had 10 or extra rebounds in every of the final six video games. She’s tied for eighth in program historical past with 70 blocks this season.
• Kennedy Cambridge has had no less than one steal in all 32 video games this season and has three or extra steals 25 occasions. She totaled six steals in the present day to carry her season whole to 127 steals, constructing upon her program document. Her 127 steals this season ranks second in Big Ten historical past.
• Chance Gray scored in double figures for the 25^th time this season with 13 factors in the present day.
• Q1: Lemmilä led all gamers with seven factors in the quarter.
• Q2: J. Cambridge had 10 factors in the quarter because the Buckeyes shot 8-of-16 (.500) from the ground, in contrast to the Gophers’ 5-of-14 (.357).
• Q3: All 5 Buckeye starters scored in the quarter.
• This autumn: J. Cambridge capped scoring with a driving layup with 16 seconds to play.

Up Next

• The Buckeyes will face No. 2 ranked and No. 1 seeded UCLA in Saturday’s semifinals. The sport is scheduled to tip-off at 2 p.m. and might be broadcast on BTN and AM1460.

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