Wisconsin Badgers at Ohio State Buckeyes
· BIG TEN WOMEN'S TOURNAMENT - 2nd ROUND
73 - 63
Karlis nets 24, Wisconsin women trip Buckeyes 74-63
Howard also had 11 rebounds, five assists and three steals for the Badgers (15-17), who face fourth-seeded Michigan in the quarterfinals on Friday.
Karlis and Suzanne Gilreath closed the third quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers but Ohio State (14-14) still led 46-43 entering the fourth quarter. Howard pushed the run to 10-0 with the first two baskets of the final period. The teams swapped the lead before Imani Lewis and Karlis hit 3-pointers sandwiched around two Howard free throws for a 58-51 lead with 6:14 to go. A 3-pointer by Niya Beverley and a Karlis layup had the lead at 63-53 with 4:11 to go and from there the Badgers made 10 of 12 free throws to seal the game.
Wisconsin, which lost to the Buckeyes by 11 at home a week earlier and by two in the first meeting, went 7 of 9 from 3-point range in the second half and 11 of 17 for the game, shooting 50 percent in the second half.
Carmen Grande led the Buckeyes with 12, Carly Santoro added 11 and Dorka Juhasz, who had 16 rebounds, was one of three with 10 points.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 73 - 63 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 73 - 63 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Imani Lewis Defensive Rebound. | 73 - 63 |
| 4th 0:16 |  |
Carly Santoro missed Three Point Jumper. | 73 - 63 |
| 4th 0:25 | |
Kelly Karlis made Free Throw. | 73 - 63 |
Statistics
 WIS |
OSU |
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|---|---|---|
| 22-58 | FG | 22-63 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 35 |
| 11-17 | 3PT | 10-27 |
| 65 | Three Point % | 37 |
| 18-23 | FT | 9-18 |
| 78 | Free Throw % | 50 |
| 38 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 15 |
| 28 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 16 | Assists | 15 |
| 5 | Steals | 2 |
| 3 | Blocks | 8 |
| 5 | Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Total Turnovers | 10 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Off Turnovers | 5 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
| 18 | Points in Paint | 20 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 10 | Largest Lead | 13 |
Game Information
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Attendance: 3,173 | 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 |