Ohio State 59, Northwestern 52
EVANSTON, Ill. - Tayler Hill scored a game-high 26 points and had six steals and Darryce Moore grabbed 12 rebounds, blocked three shots and had three assists off the bench as Ohio State won its third consecutive game with a 59-52 win at Northwestern.
The win moves Ohio State to 14-10 overall and 4-7 in league play while Northwestern dips to 11-13 and 3-8 in Big Ten play.
Hill was 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Ohio State's defense forced 20 Northwestern turnovers, held 19-8 advantage in points off turnovers and held NU's leading scorer, Kendall Hackney (14.6 ppg) to just three points on 1 of 7 shooting.
Ashley Adams had another solid game for the Buckeyes, scoring 13 points and grabbing seven rebounds. Amber Stokes added six points and seven rebounds.
SMU 67, Marshall 50
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OHIO STATE 59, NORTHWESTERN 52
Ohio State ()14-10, 4-7 Big Ten)
Aleksandra Dobranic 0-2 0-0 0; Ashley Adams 5-11 3-3 13; Ameryst Alston 1-5 3-3 5; Amber Stokes 3-10 909 6; Tyler Hill 8-22 1-=11 26; Darryce Moore 2-7 0-1 4; Raven Ferguson 1-2 1-1 3; Emilee Harmon 1-2 0-0 2. Totals: 21-61 17-19 59.
Northwestern (11-13, 3-8)
Lauren Douglas 3-6 2-2 9; Maggie Lyon 5-10 0-0 14; Kendall Hackney 1-7 1-2 3; Dannielle Diamant 4-14 3-5 12; Karly Roser 5-7 1-2 11; Alex Cohen 1-4 1-2 3. Totals: 19-48 8-14 52.
Team stats: 3-point goals: Ohio State 0-6, Northwestern 6 (Lyon 4), Assists: Ohio State 11 (Moore 3) Northwestern 14 (Roser 5), Blocks: Ohio State 4 (Moore 3) Northwestern 7 (Douglas 5), Steals: Ohio State 11 (Hill 6) Northwestern 4 (Roser 2), Turnovers: Ohio State 12 (Hill 4) Northwestern 20 (Diamant 7), Rebounds: Ohio State 39 (Moore 12) Northwestern 35 (Cohen 8)
Next game: Ohio State at Nebraska, 9 p.m. Thursday
SMU 67, MARSHALL 50
Marshall (7-15, 1-8 C-USA)
Orlandria Williams 1-5 0-2 2; Chukwuka Ezeigbo 5-13 2-3 12; Suporia Dickens 4-13 4-7 12; Erica Woods 4-10 0-0 10; Norrisha Victrum 0-6 2-4 2; Shay Wesver 3-11 0-0 8; Leandra King 1-3 0-0 2; Veronica Ruiz 1-3 0-0 2. Totals: 19-64 8-16 50.
SMU (18-4, 9-0)
Akil Simpson 6-10 3-5 15; Farrin Bell 2-5 0-0 4; Kroina Baker 0-4 0-0 0; Alish Filmore 3-10 1-1 6; Keena Mays 6-13 1-1 17; Cabrielle Wilkins 2-7 2-4 7; Kristin Askew 2-4 0-0 6; Lexus Williams 0-0 2-2 2; D. Hives-McCray 2-4 2-2 6; Mallory Singleton 1-2 2-4 4. Totals: 24-60 12-19 67.
Teams stats: 3-point goals: Marshall 4 (Woods 2, Weaver 2) SMU 7 (Mays 4), Assisst: Marshall 8 (Woods 3, Victrum 3) SMU 16 (Mays 5), Blocks: Marshall 3 (Williams 2) SMU 4 (Simpson 2), Steals: Marshall 4 (Weaver 2) SMU 10 (Filmore 3).
Next game: UTEP at Marshall, 7 p.m. Thursday
DALLAS, Texas - Marshall women's basketball took a 67-50 loss to the No. 1 team in Conference USA, SMU, on Sunday afternoon in Dallas, Texas.
The Thundering Herd dropped to 7-15 (1-8 C-USA) with the loss, while SMU improved to 18-4 (9-0 C-USA) and extended its win streak to ten.
Marshall was led by three players who had double-digit scoring, including Chukwuka Ezeigbo (12 points), Suporia Dickens (12 points) and Erica Woods (10 points).
Dickens also led the with 11 rebounds. The rebound total, plus her 12 points gave the junior forward her first career double-double. Eight of the 11 rebounds were off the offensive board.
SMU was led by Kansas transfer Keena Mays, who had a game-high 17 points after going 4-for-8 from behind the three-point arc. She also had five rebounds, five assists, and two steals. Akil Simpson added 15 points and recorded a double-double, after earning 11 rebounds.
