Ohio State Buckeyes vs Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
NCAA WOMEN'S CHAMPIONSHIP PRES. BY CAPITAL ONE - LEXINGTON REGION - 1st ROUND
63
27-7
Final
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
WKU | 18 | 12 | 13 | 20 | 63 |
OSU | 21 | 16 | 13 | 20 | 70 |
70
27-6
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 37 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 31 | 13 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| 25 | 10 | 3-14 | 2-9 | 2-3 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 |
| 40 | 19 | 7-22 | 1-7 | 4-8 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 2 |
| 34 | 3 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| 11 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
63 | 22-76 | 9-37 | 10-15 | 44 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 19 | |
29% | 24% | 67% |
Ohio State Buckeyes
starters |
bench |
team |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 17 | 12 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 27 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 |
| 16 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| 19 | 6 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 39 | 15 | 5-15 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
MIN | PTS | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO | STL | BLK | OREB | DREB | PF |
| 15 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | 8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| 26 | 15 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
70 | 27-63 | 8-20 | 8-15 | 43 | 21 | 19 | 4 | 9 | 10 | 33 | 21 | |
43% | 40% | 53% |
Game Information
Lexington, KY
Referee:Dee Kantner
Referee:Richard Waters
Referee:Michael McConnell
2025-26 Standings
NCAA Division I
| Conference USAConference USA | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisiana Tech | 8-1 | - | 15-5 |
| Middle Tennessee | 7-2 | 1 | 12-9 |
| Sam Houston | 6-2 | 1.5 | 13-6 |
| Missouri State | 5-3 | 2.5 | 13-8 |
| Florida International | 5-4 | 3 | 12-8 |
| Jacksonville State | 5-4 | 3 | 11-10 |
| Liberty | 4-5 | 4 | 10-10 |
| Delaware | 4-5 | 4 | 10-11 |
| Kennesaw State | 3-6 | 5 | 10-10 |
| New Mexico State | 3-6 | 5 | 7-14 |
| UTEP | 2-7 | 6 | 10-10 |
| Western Kentucky | 1-8 | 7 | 5-15 |
| Big Ten ConferenceBig Ten Conference | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| UCLA | 11-0 | - | 21-1 |
| Michigan | 10-1 | 1 | 19-3 |
| Ohio State | 9-2 | 2 | 20-3 |
| Iowa | 9-2 | 2 | 18-4 |
| Michigan State | 8-3 | 3 | 19-3 |
| Washington | 7-4 | 4 | 17-5 |
| Minnesota | 7-4 | 4 | 16-6 |
| Illinois | 6-5 | 5 | 16-6 |
| Maryland | 5-6 | 6 | 17-6 |
| Nebraska | 5-6 | 6 | 16-6 |
| Oregon | 5-6 | 6 | 17-7 |
| Wisconsin | 5-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| USC | 5-6 | 6 | 13-9 |
| Purdue | 3-8 | 8 | 11-11 |
| Northwestern | 2-9 | 9 | 8-14 |
| Indiana | 1-10 | 10 | 12-11 |
| Rutgers | 1-10 | 10 | 9-13 |
| Penn State | 0-11 | 11 | 7-15 |
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