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Ohio State’s fourth-year guard Taylor Mixel, 24, was on the floor in No. 3 Ohio State’s 87–81 victory over Illinois on Jan. 8 in Columbus. watching a three-shot go through the goal.photo editor

Ohio State’s No. 3 women’s basketball team rallied to continue their undefeated season after a hard-fought 76-67 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.

Led by senior forward Rebeka Mikrashikova, the Buckeyes (18-0, 7-0) won the game with a game-high 25 points, grabbing three points and adding seven rebounds. Senior guard Taylor Mike Sell, the Buckeyes’ top scorer this season, scored just two points in the second half after posting his 12 in the first two quarters, but scored a career-best eight turns. We ended the game by adding an over.

Junior guard Jaz Shelley, the leading scorer for the Cornhuskers (11-7, 3-4), struggled against a stifling Buckeyes defense, going 12-2 from the field and 6-from 3-pointers. I could only shoot 1. range. Sophomore center forward Alexis Markowski finished with 15 points, scoring 12 points in the first half after battling Mikrasikova for the post.

Going into the second half, Nebraska opened with a 9–0 run as the Buckeyes maintained a three-point lead and turned the ball over twice in the stretch.

Ohio State stopped the bleeding after a 3-point jumper from redshirt junior Ricky Harris made the game 45-39, extending their lead to 12 by the end of the third quarter.

The Buckeyes spun the ball over 18 times, giving the Huskers 21 points. Foul trouble also hampered the team, as three players, including freshman forward Coty McMahon, committed four fouls each.

Ohio State’s biggest lead in the game was 18 points with 3:43 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Ohio State will look to clean up its turnover while maintaining its undefeated record as it faces the Northwest at the Schottenstein Center on Thursday. Broadcast by Big Ten Network.