Ohio State Buckeyes
Big Ten (26-6, 15-1)
Big Wins: 11/26 vs Syracuse (77-72), 1/7 Michigan (96-87), 2/20 Maryland (98-87)
Bad Losses: 11/27 vs Baylor (68-85), 12/1 Miami FL (89-94), 1/10 at Michigan State (75-94)
Coach: Kevin McGuff
Probable Starters:
Kelsey Mitchell, Junior, Guard, 23.0 ppg, 4.0 apg
Sierra Calhoun, Sophomore, Guard, 9.7 ppg, 3.5 rpg
Kiara Lewis, Freshman, Guard, 7.1 ppg, 1.8 apg
Tori McCoy, Freshman, Forward, 7.8 ppg, 4.9 rpg
Shayla Cooper, Senior, Forward, 10.5 ppg, 6.3 rpg
Key Role Players:
Linnae Harper, Junior, Guard, 8.5 ppg, 5.0 rpg
Asia Doss, Junior, Guard, 5.4 ppg, 2.6 apg
Alexa Hart, Junior, Forward, 4.6 ppg, 4.0 rpg
Makayla Waterman, Sophomore, Forward, 3.3 ppg, 3.2 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 87.1 (3rd in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 71.1 (311, 12)
Field-Goal Percentage: 45.9 (16, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 37.6 (75, 2)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 7.8 (34, 2)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 35.3 (44, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.1 (154, 10)
Rebound Margin: 5.7 (45, 3)
Assists Per Game: 15.7 (47, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 13.9 (52, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2016 NCAA Round of 64 win over Buffalo
2016 NCAA Round of 32 win over West Virginia
2016 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2015 NCAA Round of 64 win over James Madison
2015 NCAA Round of 32 loss to North Carolina
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida
2011 NCAA Round of 64 win over UCF
2011 NCAA Round of 32 win over Georgia Tech
2011 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Tennessee
2010 NCAA Round of 64 win over St. Francis (PA)
2010 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Mississippi State
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Sacred Heart
2009 NCAA Round of 32 win over Mississippi State
2009 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to Stanford
2008 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Florida State
2007 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Marist
*all team stats through 3/2
