Ohio 83, Buffalo 71
Ohio staved off a rush by Buffalo in the middle of the second half to win 83-71. The Bobcats were able to salt the game away from the free throw line late sealing their first victory since Jan. 15.
Second Half
At the first media timeout of the second half, Ohio is still on top 47-37, with 15:35 left. Six seconds later Destini Cooper received a technical foul for an apparent push on a Buffalo player. The Bobcats continued to hold a sizeable advantage at the 11:20 mark in the second half leading 53-44. At 7:48, Ohio held a three possession lead with a 63-56 advantage. Buffalo lost a pair of players at the 4:05 mark left in the game as Kristen Sharkey fouled out on a charge and Mackenzie Loesing on a technical foul which resulted in her fifth. The Bobcats capitalized holding a 68-60 lead into the final media timeout at 3:38 left in the game.
Final Stats
Ohio:
Field goal percentage: 22-54, 41.5 percent
Three point percentage: 7-18, 38.9 percent
Quiera Lampkins: 27 points, four rebounds, three assists
Mariah Byard: 21 points, five rebounds
Lexie Baldwin: 15 points, eight rebounds
Hannah Boesinger: nine points, two rebound
Buffalo:
Field goal percentage: 26-60, 40.7 percent
Three point percentage: 7-20, 35.0 percent
Karin Moss: 19 points, three rebounds
Christa Baccas: 14 points, five rebound
Mackenzie Loesing: 13 points, two rebounds
Kristen Sharkey: ten points, two rebound
Margeaux Gupilan: eight points, three assists
Ohio 40, Buffalo 30
Mariah Byard had 14 points to lead the Bobcats to a double digit first half lead. Lexie Baldwin continued her great play with nine points and four rebounds.
First Half
Ohio jumped out to a fast start scoring the games first points forcing a Buffalo timeout 90 seconds in. With 15:19 left in the half the Bobcats led 10-4 starting the game four of seven from the field. Buffalo closed the gap to 12-10 with 11:30 left in the first half. The Bulls kept it within arm’s length at the 7:44 minute mark as the Bobcats held a 23-18 point lead. Ohio extended its lead to eight at 3:51 as the Bobcats led 29-21. With 1:15 left in the first half Ohio continued to ride their hot shooting to a 36:24 lead.
First Half Stats
Ohio:
Field goal percentage: 13-28, 46.4 percent
Three point percentage: 5-10, 50.0 percent
Mariah Byard: 14 points, three rebounds
Lexie Baldwin: nine points, five rebounds
Hannah Boesinger: five points
Kiyanna Black: five points
Buffalo:
Field goal percentage: 12-30, 40.0 percent
Three point percentage: 2-8, 25.0 percent
Christa Baccas: seven points, two rebound
Kristen Sharkey: six points, one rebound
Alexus Malone: four points, three rebounds
