Northwestern University Athletics
Friday, March 3
Indianapolis, Ind.
11 a.m.
Northwestern
20-11
68
vs
99
Ohio State
26-5
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4
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Northwestern
11
13
23
21
68
Ohio State
23
28
33
15
99
Northwestern Falls to Top-Seeded Ohio State in Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals
3/3/2017 1:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Northwestern's time at the 2017 Big Ten Tournament came to an end with a 99-68 loss to top overall seed Ohio State in the quarterfinals Friday afternoon at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The Wildcats were led by senior captain Nia Coffey, who scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She moved to within 20 points of Anucha Browne (1982-85) for the all-time program record at Northwestern.
Fellow senior captains Ashley Deary (13) and Christen Inman (11) also reached double figures in scoring. Deary had six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Inman pitched in three steals and two assists.
Ohio State outshot the Wildcats 46 percent to 36 percent from the field. The Buckeyes made 13-of-27 from deep compared to three makes for Northwestern. OSU forced 21 Northwestern turnovers and converted them into 29 points.
The 'Cats held the advantage down low, outscoring Ohio State 42-34 in the paint.
The Buckeyes led 23-11 after the first quarter and continued to extend their lead through the next two periods with the margin reaching as high as 39 near the end of the third. Northwestern outscored Ohio State by six in the fourth quarter to bring the final margin to 99-68.
The Wildcats were led by senior captain Nia Coffey, who scored 21 points and grabbed eight rebounds. She moved to within 20 points of Anucha Browne (1982-85) for the all-time program record at Northwestern.
Fellow senior captains Ashley Deary (13) and Christen Inman (11) also reached double figures in scoring. Deary had six rebounds, three assists and two steals, while Inman pitched in three steals and two assists.
Ohio State outshot the Wildcats 46 percent to 36 percent from the field. The Buckeyes made 13-of-27 from deep compared to three makes for Northwestern. OSU forced 21 Northwestern turnovers and converted them into 29 points.
The 'Cats held the advantage down low, outscoring Ohio State 42-34 in the paint.
The Buckeyes led 23-11 after the first quarter and continued to extend their lead through the next two periods with the margin reaching as high as 39 near the end of the third. Northwestern outscored Ohio State by six in the fourth quarter to bring the final margin to 99-68.
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Team Stats
NU
OSU
FG%
.360
.461
3FG%
.300
.481
FT%
.733
.842
RB
43
50
TO
21
18
STL
11
10
Game Leaders
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
13
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Pts
11
FGM
5
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Players Mentioned
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