No. 8 Ohio State women cruise to a 98-46 win over Purdue
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Chance Gray led all scorers with 21 points, Jaloni Cambridge added 20 and the No. 8 Ohio State women cruised to a 98-46 win over Purdue on Sunday.
Cotie McMahon added 16 points while Ajae Petty had a double-double with 12 points and 14 rebounds for Ohio State (23-4, 12-4 Big Ten).
Rashunda Jones had 11 points for Purdue (9-18, 2-14), the only Boilermakers player to score in double figures. Reagan Bass added eight points.
Purdue: It was a sloppy game for Purdue as the team committed 21 turnovers that led to 35 points for Ohio State.
Ohio State: The Buckeyes were able to get out and run, holding a plus-eight edge in steals (12-4) and outscoring Purdue 13-0 on the fastbreak.
Gray scored eight points in 37 seconds on three possessions early in the third quarter, forcing the Boilermakers to take a timeout.
Ohio State shot 51.9% from 3-point range hitting 14 of 27 attempts. Six players made 3-pointers, led by Gray’s five.
Ohio State closes out its home schedule on Wednesday against Michigan State. Purdue travels to Penn State on Thursday.
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