Ohio State Buckeyes at Minnesota Golden Gophers
· NCAA Women's Basketball
88 - 76
Mitchell has 25, No. 15 Ohio State women top Minnesota 88-76
Stephanie Mavunga added 13 points and 16 rebounds for the Buckeyes (18-5, 8-1 Big Ten), who won their fourth straight with a 9-2 run early in the fourth quarter and closed with an 8-2 run.
Cooper had a 3-point play with 1:28 remaining to put Ohio State up 83-74. Mavunga followed with a free throw eight seconds later and a putback with a minute left after a pair of quick shots by the Golden Gophers, who missed their last six shots. That made it 86-74, the largest lead of the game.
Mitchell had a jumper and 3-pointer in the early surge, and after a Minnesota basket, hit another 3 to make it 76-65 with 5:26 left. Carlie Wagner had back-to-back 3s for Minnesota that cut the lead to 78-72 at 4:25.
Wagner finished with 34 points, four shy of her career best, and Kenisha Bell, who was 1 of 10 from the field and 10 of 12 from the line, had 12 for the Gophers (11-10, 2-6).
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 88 - 76 |
| 4th 0:10 |  |
Kelsey Mitchell Defensive Rebound. | 88 - 76 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Carlie Wagner missed Three Point Jumper. | 88 - 76 |
| 4th 0:28 | |
Stephanie Mavunga made Jumper. | 88 - 76 |
| 4th 0:29 | |
Stephanie Mavunga Offensive Rebound. | 86 - 76 |
Statistics
 OSU |
MINN |
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|---|---|---|
| 34-68 | FG | 27-67 |
| 50 | Field Goal % | 40 |
| 5-15 | 3PT | 5-24 |
| 33 | Three Point % | 21 |
| 15-25 | FT | 17-20 |
| 60 | Free Throw % | 85 |
| 43 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 20 | Offensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 23 | Defensive Rebounds | 19 |
| 16 | Assists | 13 |
| 5 | Steals | 7 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 10 | Total Turnovers | 12 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 14 | Points Off Turnovers | 10 |
| 6 | Fast Break Points | 4 |
| 38 | Points in Paint | 34 |
| 16 | Fouls | 21 |
| 12 | Largest Lead | 4 |
Game Information
Location: Minneapolis, MN
Attendance: 2,896 | 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 |