No. 7 Ohio State rallies to defeat Northwestern 76-73
Kelsey Mitchell scored 27 points for No. 7 Ohio State to fuel a fourth-quarter comeback and the Buckeyes rallied to beat Northwestern 76-73 on Thursday night.
NCAA Women's Basketball
FINAL
Northwestern Wildcats
73
Ohio State Buckeyes
76
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NU | 18 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 73 |
| OSU | 13 | 17 | 20 | 26 | 76 |
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Match Report
Last five matches
| Date | Opp | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11/8/26 | @ UIC Flames | L 71-76 | NCAAW |
| 11/5/26 | vs Xavier Musketeers | L 78-91 | NCAAW |
| 11/3/26 | vs Milwaukee Panthers | W 64-60 | NCAAW |
| Full Schedule | |||
Play by Play
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 73-76
Nia Coffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Deary.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-76
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-75
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 70-74
Foul on Christen Inman.
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LayUpShot 0:27 70-74
Amber Jamison made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 68-74
Asia Doss made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 68-73
Foul on Amber Jamison.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 68-73
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 67-73
Foul on Alexa Hart.
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JumpShot 0:45 67-73
Alexa Hart made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 67-71
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 67-70
Foul on Christen Inman.
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LayUpShot 1:40 67-70
Cait Craft made Layup. Assisted by Asia Doss.
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JumpShot 1:47 67-68
Kelsey Mitchell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 67-66
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 66-66
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:01 65-66
Foul on Asia Doss.
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LayUpShot 2:31 65-66
Christen Inman made Layup. Assisted by Nia Coffey.
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LayUpShot 3:25 63-66
Kelsey Mitchell made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 3:38 63-64
Foul on Ashley Deary.
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PersonalFoul 3:59 63-64
Foul on Nia Coffey.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:11 63-64
Kelsey Mitchell made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 4:32 63-61
Cait Craft made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 4:32 63-60
Foul on Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah.
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LayUpShot 4:32 63-60
Cait Craft made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:56 63-58
Christen Inman made Jumper.
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JumpShot 5:34 61-58
Maggie Lyon made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 59-58
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 6:19 58-58
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 6:19 57-58
Foul on Ameryst Alston.
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PersonalFoul 6:25 57-58
Foul on Cait Craft.
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PersonalFoul 7:10 57-58
Foul on Maggie Lyon.
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Three Point Jump Shot 7:36 57-58
Kelsey Mitchell made Three Point Jumper.
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JumpShot 7:58 57-55
Shayla Cooper made Jumper. Assisted by Alexa Hart.
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Three Point Jump Shot 8:41 57-53
Kelsey Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cait Craft.
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MadeFreeThrow 8:54 57-50
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 8:54 56-50
Foul on Cait Craft.
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JumpShot 9:37 56-50
Ashley Deary made Jumper.
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LayUpShot 0:02 54-50
Christen Inman made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:10 52-50
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:10 52-49
Foul on Allie Tuttle.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:10 52-49
Kelsey Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Cait Craft.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:47 52-46
Alexa Hart made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:47 52-45
Foul on Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah.
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LayUpShot 0:47 52-45
Alexa Hart made Layup. Assisted by Asia Doss.
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LayUpShot 1:07 52-43
Christen Inman made Layup. Assisted by Ashley Deary.
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Three Point Jump Shot 2:27 50-43
Maggie Lyon made Three Point Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 47-43
Christen Inman made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 3:35 46-43
Christen Inman made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 3:35 45-43
Foul on Kelsey Mitchell.
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Three Point Jump Shot 4:03 45-43
Nia Coffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Deary.
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PersonalFoul 4:25 42-43
Foul on Ameryst Alston.
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LayUpShot 4:25 42-43
Ashley Deary made Layup.
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JumpShot 4:40 40-43
Nia Coffey made Jumper.
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Three Point Jump Shot 5:09 38-43
Cait Craft made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asia Doss.
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LayUpShot 5:37 38-40
Ashley Deary made Layup.
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JumpShot 5:53 36-40
Kelsey Mitchell made Jumper. Assisted by Cait Craft.
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LayUpShot 5:59 36-38
Ashley Deary made Layup.
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PersonalFoul 6:21 34-38
Foul on Asia Doss.
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LayUpShot 6:31 34-38
Kelsey Mitchell made Layup.
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End Game 0:00 73-76
End of Game
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ShortTimeOut 0:02 73-76
Ohio State Timeout
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:03 73-76
Nia Coffey made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Ashley Deary.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-76
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:12 70-75
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:12 70-74
Foul on Christen Inman.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:20 70-74
Nia Coffey Turnover.
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Offensive Rebound 0:22 70-74
Nia Coffey Offensive Rebound.
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Three Point Jump Shot 0:22 70-74
Maggie Lyon missed Three Point Jumper.
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Steal 0:24 70-74
Christen Inman Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 0:25 70-74
Cait Craft Turnover.
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RegularTimeOut 0:27 70-74
Northwestern Timeout
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LayUpShot 0:27 70-74
Amber Jamison made Layup.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 68-74
Asia Doss made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:40 68-73
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 68-73
Asia Doss missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 68-73
Foul on Amber Jamison.
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ShortTimeOut 0:40 68-73
Ohio State Timeout
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 68-73
Nia Coffey made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 0:40 67-73
Northwestern Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 0:40 67-73
Nia Coffey missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 0:40 67-73
Foul on Alexa Hart.
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JumpShot 0:45 67-73
Alexa Hart made Jumper.
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Offensive Rebound 0:48 67-71
Alexa Hart Offensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 0:48 67-71
Kelsey Mitchell missed Jumper.
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Defensive Rebound 1:08 67-71
Asia Doss Defensive Rebound.
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JumpShot 1:08 67-71
Christen Inman missed Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 67-71
Kelsey Mitchell made Free Throw.
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Dead Ball Rebound 1:28 67-70
Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
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MadeFreeThrow 1:28 67-70
Kelsey Mitchell missed Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 1:28 67-70
Foul on Christen Inman.
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Steal 1:32 67-70
Kelsey Mitchell Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:33 67-70
Maggie Lyon Turnover.
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LayUpShot 1:40 67-70
Cait Craft made Layup. Assisted by Asia Doss.
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Steal 1:42 67-68
Asia Doss Steal.
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Lost Ball Turnover 1:42 67-68
Ashley Deary Turnover.
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JumpShot 1:47 67-68
Kelsey Mitchell made Jumper.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 67-66
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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MadeFreeThrow 2:01 66-66
Maggie Lyon made Free Throw.
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PersonalFoul 2:01 65-66
Foul on Asia Doss.
Showing the last 40 of 346 events.
Team Stats
NU
OSU
27-65
FG
26-61
42
Field Goal %
43
7-16
3PT
9-26
44
Three Point %
35
12-18
FT
15-19
67
Free Throw %
79
39
Rebounds
38
11
Offensive Rebounds
8
28
Defensive Rebounds
30
11
Assists
15
6
Steals
7
1
Blocks
2
17
Turnovers
18
0
Team Turnovers
1
17
Total Turnovers
18
0
Technical Fouls
0
0
Total Technical Fouls
0
22
Points Off Turnovers
20
12
Fast Break Points
10
36
Points in Paint
26
19
Fouls
15
9
Largest Lead
6
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