Minnesota Golden Gophers at Ohio State Buckeyes
· NCAA Women's Basketball
62 - 87
No. 14 Ohio State opens Big 10 with 87-62 win over Minnesota
Mitchell had four 3s in the first quarter, when the Buckeyes opened a 29-18 lead, to become the fifth player in conference history with 300 3-pointers. The junior has 303.
Linnae Harper had 12 points and 12 rebounds for the Buckeyes (11-4), who are 26-3 against the Gophers in Columbus but had lost the last two. Stephanie Mavunga added 10 points and four blocks.
Minnesota (9-5), which has lost to all five Power 5 opponents it has faced, was down 46-33 at the half and then scored just 10 points in the third quarter, missing all six of its 3-pointers, falling behind 65-43.
Kenisha Bell had 14 points for the Gophers, who shot just 29 percent (20 for 70), including 3 of 20 from 3-point range. Bryanna Fernstrom, a mid-year transfer from Iowa State, had 12 points and 10 rebounds in her Minnesota debut.
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Recent Plays
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End of Game | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Palma Kaposi made Free Throw. | 62 - 87 |
| 4th 0:08 | |
Palma Kaposi made Free Throw. | 61 - 87 |
| 4th 0:08 |  |
Foul on Asia Doss. | 60 - 87 |
| 4th 0:30 | |
Chelsea Mitchell made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Asia Doss. | 60 - 87 |
Statistics
 MINN |
OSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 20-70 | FG | 33-85 |
| 29 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 3-20 | 3PT | 9-26 |
| 15 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 19-28 | FT | 12-20 |
| 68 | Free Throw % | 60 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 36 | Defensive Rebounds | 34 |
| 13 | Assists | 14 |
| 3 | Steals | 9 |
| 2 | Blocks | 7 |
| 24 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 24 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 9 | Points Off Turnovers | 18 |
| 10 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 26 | Points in Paint | 38 |
| 21 | Fouls | 20 |
| 2 | Largest Lead | 27 |
Game Information
Location: Columbus, OH
Attendance: 7,105 | 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 |