Ohio State’s road trip to the Pacific Northwest was a successful one.
Three days after earning a 70-60 win over No. 24 Washington, the Ohio State women’s basketball team followed it up with an 80-64 win over Oregon, improving to 22-3 on the season and 11-2 in Big Ten play.
| TEAM | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #9 OHIO STATE | 22 | 12 | 22 | 24 | 80 |
| OREGON | 18 | 7 | 19 | 20 | 64 |
Elsa Lemmilä led the Buckeyes to victory with 23 points and nine rebounds. Kennedy Cambridge scored 20, adding eight steals and seven rebounds. Jaloni Cambridge, who reached the 1,000-point mark for her career in just her 54th game as a Buckeye, scored 19 points and had eight assists. Ava Watson joined them in double figures with 10 points and four steals while Chance Gray, who transferred to Ohio State from Oregon in 2024, scored eight.
Ohio State took control of the game early with a 16-3 first-quarter run that gave the Buckeyes a 20-8 lead. Oregon responded with a 10-point run to cut Ohio State’s lead to two, but a 10-2 run by the Buckeyes in the second quarter pushed their advantage back to 10.
Oregon never got back within eight points for the rest of the game. The Buckeyes extended their lead to as many as 18 points in the third quarter. After an 8-0 run by Oregon made it a 10-point game early in the fourth quarter, Ohio State went on a 14-3 run to take a commanding 21-point lead with 6:40 to play. The Buckeyes led by double digits for the entire fourth quarter.
Now on a four-game winning streak, Ohio State gets a week off before returning to action against Maryland at home next Sunday (2 p.m., FS1). The Buckeyes will be looking to complete a season sweep of the Terrapins, who are currently ranked 22nd in the AP Top 25, after defeating Maryland 89-76 in College Park on Jan. 11.
Ohio State is now tied with Michigan for second place in the Big Ten behind only UCLA, who earned a 69-66 win over Michigan on Sunday.
