1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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IU | 14 | 10 | 12 | 14 | 50 |
OSU | 5 | 15 | 10 | 25 | 55 |
Grande, Buckeye women close strong, top No. 25 Indiana 55-50
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Carmen Grande scored 19 points, including four free throws in the last 20 seconds, and Ohio State outscored No. 25 Indiana 25-14 in the fourth quarter to pull off a 55-50 upset on Thursday night.
The Buckeyes (5-8, 1/3 Big Ten) took a 51-45 lead when Janai Crooms completed a 3-point play with 1:26 to play to cap a 7-0 run. The Hoosiers (14-2, 3-1) responded with five straight, closing within 51-50 on Brenna Wise's 3-point play with 33.5 seconds left.
Grande then hit two free throws at 20.5 remaining and after Indiana missed 3-pointer, Grande rebounded and clinched it with two free throws at 6.4 to go.
Ohio State snapped a five-game losing streak and Indiana's four-game winning streak with its 13th straight win in the series. The Hoosiers had entered the Top 25 for just the fifth time in school history on Monday.
A 12-0 run in the first period gave Indiana the biggest lead of the game at 14-2. Jensen Caretti scored the final basket of the third quarter to start a 10-0 run that gave Ohio State its first lead of the game, 38-36 less than two minutes into the fourth quarter.
Both teams struggled to find their shot, combining to go 3 of 26 on 3-pointers with 34 turnovers.
Jaelynn Penn led Indiana with 12 points.
Game Information
- Referees:
- Tina Napier
- Jesse Dickerson
- Michael McConnell
2024-25 Big Ten Conference Standings
Team | CONF | GB | OVR |
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USC | 6-0 | - | 16-1 |
Ohio State | 5-0 | 0.5 | 16-0 |
UCLA | 5-0 | 0.5 | 16-0 |
Maryland | 5-1 | 1 | 15-1 |
Minnesota | 4-1 | 1.5 | 16-1 |
Indiana | 4-1 | 1.5 | 12-4 |
Nebraska | 4-2 | 2 | 13-4 |
Michigan State | 3-2 | 2.5 | 13-3 |
Washington | 3-2 | 2.5 | 12-5 |
Oregon | 3-3 | 3 | 12-5 |
Illinois | 2-3 | 3.5 | 12-4 |
Michigan | 2-3 | 3.5 | 11-5 |
Iowa | 2-4 | 4 | 12-5 |
Wisconsin | 1-5 | 5 | 10-7 |
Northwestern | 0-5 | 5.5 | 7-9 |
Purdue | 0-5 | 5.5 | 7-9 |
Penn State | 0-6 | 6 | 9-8 |
Rutgers | 0-6 | 6 | 8-9 |