Northwestern Wildcats at Ohio State Buckeyes
· BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 1st ROUND
<span class="badge bg-danger" style="font-size: 1.2em; margin: 5px 0;">Final</span>
77 - 86
77 - 86
Alston keys Ohio State 86-77 win over Northwestern
Alston, who finished one point shy of matching her career-high, broke a 73-73 tie with a layup with 1:53 to play. Ellerbe followed with a steal that was turned into her 3-pointer at the 1:24 mark and, after a Northwestern miss, Alston made two free throws for an 80-72 lead with 51 seconds remaining.
Ellerbe finished with 16 points and a career-high 13 rebounds for the Buckeyes (16-17), who face top-seeded and 11th-ranked Penn State (22-6) on Friday. Moore added 19 points and 10 rebounds.
Maggie Lyon led Northwestern (15-15) with 25 points, Nia Coffey had 19 with 11 rebounds, Lauren Douglas had 15 points.
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Statistics
 NU |
OSU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 28-71 | FG | 28-69 |
| 39 | Field Goal % | 41 |
| 6-25 | 3PT | 11-25 |
| 24 | Three Point % | 44 |
| 15-18 | FT | 19-20 |
| 83 | Free Throw % | 95 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 12 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 33 |
| 19 | Assists | 17 |
| 5 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 8 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Points Off Turnovers | 0 |
| 0 | Fast Break Points | 0 |
| 0 | Points in Paint | 0 |
| 17 | Fouls | 17 |
Game Information
Venue: Gainbridge Fieldhouse
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 18-0 | - | 37-1 |
| Michigan | 15-3 | 3 | 28-7 |
| Iowa | 15-3 | 3 | 27-7 |
| Ohio State | 13-5 | 5 | 27-8 |
| Minnesota | 13-5 | 5 | 24-9 |
| Maryland | 11-7 | 7 | 24-9 |
| Michigan State | 11-7 | 7 | 23-9 |
| Washington | 10-8 | 8 | 22-11 |
| Illinois | 9-9 | 9 | 22-12 |
| USC | 9-9 | 9 | 18-14 |
| Oregon | 8-10 | 10 | 23-13 |
| Nebraska | 7-11 | 11 | 19-13 |
| Indiana | 6-12 | 12 | 18-14 |
| Wisconsin | 5-13 | 13 | 16-18 |
| Purdue | 5-13 | 13 | 13-17 |
| Penn State | 4-14 | 14 | 11-18 |
| Northwestern | 2-16 | 16 | 8-21 |
| Rutgers | 1-17 | 17 | 9-20 |