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12/07 15:20 CST No. 23 Ohio State women beat Northwestern 79-70 in Big Ten
Conference opener
No. 23 Ohio State women beat Northwestern 79-70 in Big Ten Conference opener
EVANSTON Ill. (AP) --- Jaloni Cambridge scored 22 points and No. 23 Ohio State
overcame a slow start and Grace Sullivan to beat Northwestern 79-70 on Sunday
in a Big Ten Conference opener.
Cambridge made 10 of 19 shots before fouling out for the Buckeyes (7-1).
Kylee Kitts scored 18 and T'yana Todd hit three of Ohio State's four 3-pointers
and scored 13.
Sullivan scored a career-high 37 points for the Wildcats (6-3) after coming in
with a 22.8 average, 10th best in the nation. Sullivan made 17 of 28 shots and
all three of her free throws. She added eight rebounds and three steals. Casey
Harter had 11 points and Xamiya Walton scored 10 for Northwestern.
Sullivan outscored Ohio State in the first quarter with 14 of Northwestern's 16
points in taking a six-point lead.
Northwestern maintained a lead until Ava Watson hit a 3-pointer following a
Cambridge layup to put Ohio State ahead 28-25 with 1:26 left in the second
period. Todd added a 3-pointer, Elsa Lemmila tipped in a miss and the Buckeyes
led by eight at halftime.
Harter hit a 3-pointer to end a Northwestern scoring drought that reached 6:45,
and Caroline Lau hit from deep to cut it to 35-31 with 7:42 left in the third
quarter.
Cambridge hit a jumper, Kitts had a three-point play and Chance Gray turned her
steal into a layup to cap a 7-0 run. The Buckeyes led 61-47 heading to the
fourth and by double digits until the final 12 seconds.
Up next
Ohio State: Hosts Northern Kentucky on Thursday.
Northwestern: At Utah on Sunday riding three-game losing streak.
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