November 17, 2024

Ohio State routs 99-76 Gophers in women's basketball

Columbus, Ohio – The Gophers women’s basketball team suffered its second straight blowout loss, falling 99-76 to Ohio State on Thursday night at Value City Arena. The 99 points are most the Gophers have given up since losing to South Dakota 101-89 in the women’s NIT on March 20, 2016. They have lost their past two games by a combined 48 points. Minnesota (15-10, 5-9 Big Ten) has lost seven straight to Ohio State (15-9, 8-5) and dropped to 3-28 all-time against the Buckeyes on the road. Ohio State, which has won four in a row, led 49-37 at halftime after the first quarter ended knotted at 24-24. The Gophers never got closer than six points in the second half and at one point missed 17 of 18 field goal attempts. The Gophers’ schedule does not let up. Their final four regular-season games are at Michigan State, vs. No. 20…

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