INDIANAPOLIS – The Gophers women’s basketball team began Thursday’s Big Ten Conference tournament second-round game with Ohio State unable to buy a bucket. They ended it the same way. The Gophers were outscored 23-6 both to start the game and to end it in a 77-56 loss. Down 23-6 before the game was barely 9 minutes old, the Gophers fought back to within four on two free throws by Gadiva Hubbard 12 seconds into the fourth quarter. And then the bottom fell out again. Ohio State scored 14 straight after Hubbard’s free throws, putting the game away for good with 4 minutes left when Jacy Sheldon hit a three-pointer to put the Buckets up 68-50. The sixth-seeded Buckeyes (19-11) will play Iowa in a quarterfinal game Friday. The 11th-seeded Gophers (16-15) will go home and see if the Women’s NIT comes calling. The Gophers started the game 2-for-13 while digging…
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