Ohio State Buckeyes at Northwestern Wildcats
· NCAA Women's Basketball
No. 23 Ohio State women beat Northwestern 79-70 in Big Ten Conference opener
Cambridge made 10 of 19 shots before fouling out for the Buckeyes (7-1).
Kylee Kitts scored 18 and T'yana Todd hit three of Ohio State's four 3-pointers and scored 13.
Sullivan scored a career-high 37 points for the Wildcats (6-3) after coming in with a 22.8 average, 10th best in the nation. Sullivan made 17 of 28 shots and all three of her free throws. She added eight rebounds and three steals. Casey Harter had 11 points and Xamiya Walton scored 10 for Northwestern.
Sullivan outscored Ohio State in the first quarter with 14 of Northwestern's 16 points in taking a six-point lead.
Northwestern maintained a lead until Ava Watson hit a 3-pointer following a Cambridge layup to put Ohio State ahead 28-25 with 1:26 left in the second period. Todd added a 3-pointer, Elsa Lemmila tipped in a miss and the Buckeyes led by eight at halftime.
Harter hit a 3-pointer to end a Northwestern scoring drought that reached 6:45, and Caroline Lau hit from deep to cut it to 35-31 with 7:42 left in the third quarter.
Cambridge hit a jumper, Kitts had a three-point play and Chance Gray turned her steal into a layup to cap a 7-0 run. The Buckeyes led 61-47 heading to the fourth and by double digits until the final 12 seconds.
Northwestern: At Utah on Sunday riding three-game losing streak.
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Recent Plays
| 4th 0:00 |  |
End of Game | 79 - 70 |
| 4th 0:00 | |
End of 4th Quarter | 79 - 70 |
| 4th 0:12 |  |
Casey Harter made Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Tate Lash. | 79 - 70 |
| 4th 0:17 | |
Grace Sullivan Defensive Rebound. | 79 - 67 |
| 4th 0:21 |  |
Ava Watson missed Layup. | 79 - 67 |
Statistics
 OSU |
NU |
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|---|---|---|
| 28-68 | FG | 29-67 |
| 41 | Field Goal % | 43 |
| 4-18 | 3PT | 7-18 |
| 22 | Three Point % | 39 |
| 19-22 | FT | 5-5 |
| 86 | Free Throw % | 100 |
| 37 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 13 | Offensive Rebounds | 13 |
| 24 | Defensive Rebounds | 25 |
| 16 | Assists | 24 |
| 11 | Steals | 5 |
| 6 | Blocks | 4 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 13 | Total Turnovers | 19 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Off Turnovers | 16 |
| 13 | Fast Break Points | 12 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 28 |
| 15 | Fouls | 21 |
| 18 | Largest Lead | 6 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 54 | Percent Led | 28 |
Game Information
Location: Evanston, IL
Attendance: 1,515 | Capacity:
2025-26 Big Ten Conference Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVER |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 1-0 | - | 13-0 |
| Nebraska | 1-0 | - | 12-0 |
| Illinois | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Ohio State | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| UCLA | 1-0 | - | 11-1 |
| Michigan | 1-0 | - | 10-1 |
| Iowa | 1-0 | - | 10-2 |
| USC | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Wisconsin | 1-0 | - | 9-3 |
| Michigan State | 0-1 | 1 | 11-1 |
| Oregon | 0-1 | 1 | 12-2 |
| Indiana | 0-1 | 1 | 11-2 |
| Washington | 0-1 | 1 | 10-2 |
| Minnesota | 0-1 | 1 | 9-3 |
| Purdue | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Rutgers | 0-1 | 1 | 8-4 |
| Penn State | 0-1 | 1 | 7-5 |
| Northwestern | 0-1 | 1 | 6-6 |