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LGHL You’re Nuts: Was Ohio State’s win over Purdue a one-off, or are the Buckeyes back on track?
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You’re Nuts: Was Ohio State’s win over Purdue a one-off, or are the Buckeyes back on track?
Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Tuesday night’s win has improved the vibes tenfold, but Ohio State is still just 3-5 in conference play.
As we all expected, Ohio State split their two games over the past week, although it didn’t shake out exactly how we thought it would. After dropping a very winnable game at home to Indiana on Friday night, the Buckeyes traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana on Tuesday night.
Against all odds, Ohio State upset the 11th-ranked Boilermakers, 73-70, to avoid sinking to 2-6 in Big Ten play.
Instead, the Buckeyes are 3-5 in conference, putting them in a five-way tie for 11th-place. The Big Ten is doing that clogged up thing that it loves to do every year, as there’s a two-way tie for fourth-place between Oregon and Wisconsin at 5-3. That means that 12 of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are somewhere between 3-5 and 5-3.
Michigan State is the frontrunner to win the conference right now, but pretty much every other team could realistically talk themselves into a scenario where they earn a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. That includes Ohio State.
Last week, Connor and Justin debated what the Buckeyes needed to do against Indiana to snap its losing streak against the Hoosiers. Connor said get to the basket/don’t settle for jumpers, and Justin said to get Bruce cooking early. The readers were split 50-50, so we have our sixth tie ever.
Connor- 84
Ohio State looks to be headed in the right direction after that big win against the ‘Boilers, but at 3-5 there’s still not a ton of room for error moving forward. Does thin win mean the Buckeyes are back, or do you still need convinced?
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At 3-5, I think Ohio State is still in a precarious position. They’ve got four tough games coming up, starting with an Iowa team that leads the Big Ten in scoring at 87.3 points per game. They’ve got four guys averaging 14 points per game or more, and all it takes is one day where Ohio State isn’t hitting open shots for them to get out-ran and out-gunned by the Hawkeyes.
Then they go on the road to Penn State and Illinois back-to-back after that. Two of their three Big Ten wins this season have been on the road, but this is a team that’s not too far removed from losing 17 consecutive road games. Because of that recent history, I’m hesitant to call road games at Penn State or Illinois easy, or even a toss-up. Those are games we should expect Ohio State to most likely lose.
After those two road games, the Maryland Terrapins come to Columbus, and we’ve already seen how Kevin Willard’s team treated the Buckeyes the first time they met.
I don’t think Ohio State will submarine over these next four games, but even splitting them 2-2 will put the Buckeyes at 5-7 in the Big Ten, which means they’re still swimming upstream trying to get their heads above water and make the NCAA Tournament.
Aside from the challenging schedule, Ohio State still second-worst in the conference in non-steal turnover percentage at 10.4%. The only team worse is Michigan, which is turning it over on their own accord 10.6% of their possessions.
The Buckeyes turned the ball over 18 times against Purdue, and still found a way to win. But it’s hard not to wonder if they would’ve won any of the Oregon, Wisconsin, or Indiana games if there was one fewer dribble off their own foot, silly travel, or moving screen call.
We’re three months into the season, and I don’t know if those issues will ever get fixed. Because of that, I think Ohio State could still tack on another few super tight losses, that they can only pin on those self-inflicted mistakes.
They may have turned a corner with the Purdue win, but I’m not totally convinced yet.
I genuinely believe a win like this can completely change a season. That is why it was so important for the Buckeyes to finish that game against Purdue and actually win.
The Buckeye’s next couple of games are very winnable. They play Iowa at home, who have lost three-straight games, then travel to Penn State for a road game, and they have been inconsistent. If they can win those two games, that will be three wins in a row and two conference road wins. They will move to 13-8 overall and 5-5 in conference.
Being .500 in conference is incredibly important, because as long as they finish 10-10 in conference play and win one Big Ten Tournament game, they will make the tournament. That is a fact.
So, beating Purdue changes everything. When the goal is .500 in conference play, 2-6 is very different than 3-5, especially when the Buckeyes have to travel to Illinois in three games, which will likely be a loss. However, we have seen that anything is possible after the win at Mackey.
I think this win put them back on track, but it can all be undone next week.
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Connor Lemons via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Alex Martin/Journal and Courier / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Tuesday night’s win has improved the vibes tenfold, but Ohio State is still just 3-5 in conference play.
As we all expected, Ohio State split their two games over the past week, although it didn’t shake out exactly how we thought it would. After dropping a very winnable game at home to Indiana on Friday night, the Buckeyes traveled to West Lafayette, Indiana on Tuesday night.
Against all odds, Ohio State upset the 11th-ranked Boilermakers, 73-70, to avoid sinking to 2-6 in Big Ten play.
Instead, the Buckeyes are 3-5 in conference, putting them in a five-way tie for 11th-place. The Big Ten is doing that clogged up thing that it loves to do every year, as there’s a two-way tie for fourth-place between Oregon and Wisconsin at 5-3. That means that 12 of the Big Ten’s 18 teams are somewhere between 3-5 and 5-3.
Michigan State is the frontrunner to win the conference right now, but pretty much every other team could realistically talk themselves into a scenario where they earn a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. That includes Ohio State.
Last week, Connor and Justin debated what the Buckeyes needed to do against Indiana to snap its losing streak against the Hoosiers. Connor said get to the basket/don’t settle for jumpers, and Justin said to get Bruce cooking early. The readers were split 50-50, so we have our sixth tie ever.
After 188 weeks:
Connor- 84
Justin- 79
Other- 19
(There have been six ties)
Ohio State looks to be headed in the right direction after that big win against the ‘Boilers, but at 3-5 there’s still not a ton of room for error moving forward. Does thin win mean the Buckeyes are back, or do you still need convinced?
This week’s question: Was Ohio State’s win over Purdue a one-off, or are the Buckeyes back on track?
Connor: It was a one-off
At 3-5, I think Ohio State is still in a precarious position. They’ve got four tough games coming up, starting with an Iowa team that leads the Big Ten in scoring at 87.3 points per game. They’ve got four guys averaging 14 points per game or more, and all it takes is one day where Ohio State isn’t hitting open shots for them to get out-ran and out-gunned by the Hawkeyes.
Then they go on the road to Penn State and Illinois back-to-back after that. Two of their three Big Ten wins this season have been on the road, but this is a team that’s not too far removed from losing 17 consecutive road games. Because of that recent history, I’m hesitant to call road games at Penn State or Illinois easy, or even a toss-up. Those are games we should expect Ohio State to most likely lose.
After those two road games, the Maryland Terrapins come to Columbus, and we’ve already seen how Kevin Willard’s team treated the Buckeyes the first time they met.
I don’t think Ohio State will submarine over these next four games, but even splitting them 2-2 will put the Buckeyes at 5-7 in the Big Ten, which means they’re still swimming upstream trying to get their heads above water and make the NCAA Tournament.
Aside from the challenging schedule, Ohio State still second-worst in the conference in non-steal turnover percentage at 10.4%. The only team worse is Michigan, which is turning it over on their own accord 10.6% of their possessions.
The Buckeyes turned the ball over 18 times against Purdue, and still found a way to win. But it’s hard not to wonder if they would’ve won any of the Oregon, Wisconsin, or Indiana games if there was one fewer dribble off their own foot, silly travel, or moving screen call.
We’re three months into the season, and I don’t know if those issues will ever get fixed. Because of that, I think Ohio State could still tack on another few super tight losses, that they can only pin on those self-inflicted mistakes.
They may have turned a corner with the Purdue win, but I’m not totally convinced yet.
Justin: Back on track
I genuinely believe a win like this can completely change a season. That is why it was so important for the Buckeyes to finish that game against Purdue and actually win.
The Buckeye’s next couple of games are very winnable. They play Iowa at home, who have lost three-straight games, then travel to Penn State for a road game, and they have been inconsistent. If they can win those two games, that will be three wins in a row and two conference road wins. They will move to 13-8 overall and 5-5 in conference.
Being .500 in conference is incredibly important, because as long as they finish 10-10 in conference play and win one Big Ten Tournament game, they will make the tournament. That is a fact.
So, beating Purdue changes everything. When the goal is .500 in conference play, 2-6 is very different than 3-5, especially when the Buckeyes have to travel to Illinois in three games, which will likely be a loss. However, we have seen that anything is possible after the win at Mackey.
I think this win put them back on track, but it can all be undone next week.
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LGHL “Who wants to lose?” How the Cambridge sisters led Ohio State over Maryland
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“Who wants to lose?” How the Cambridge sisters led Ohio State over Maryland
ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
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Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Coming back from 15 points down, Ohio State won its third ranked game of the season behind the best dual performance of the Cambridge sisters
The 2024-25 Ohio State women’s basketball season is peculiar. Every season has a feel, and moments that stand out, but with a roster overhaul, weak non-conference schedule and expanded Big Ten, the campaign feels off. It feels different.
On Sunday, the Buckeyes fell to an attitude of superiority, falling to the then 9-9 and winless in Big Ten play Penn State Nittany Lions. Then, on Thursday, it looked like maybe that result wasn’t an outlier but a new identity of Ohio State.
In the first half, the Buckeyes were defeated on most fronts. They shot 22.9 percent, Maryland grabbed 30 rebounds to Ohio State’s 17 and the Buckeyes sent the Terps to the line 15 times, seemingly incapable of making a stop on defense.
Go back to the first quarter alone and McGuff went through his entire 10-player roster within seven minutes.
“We weren’t playing well,” said head coach Kevin McGuff, explaining why he was rotating so frequently. “So, just give some other people a chance, and Kennedy [Cambridge] got a chance and gave us a big spark.
Redshirt sophomore guard Kennedy Cambridge is no longer an unknown commodity for the Buckeyes. After joining last season and not playing a minute, culminating in a redshirt, Cambridge came in throughout the early parts of the season off the bench, and even started three games for injured forward Cotie McMahon. Every few games, Cambridge showed individual moments of flash and intensity.
Against Maryland, Cambridge had a sustained run in the second and third quarters that knocked Ohio State out of their stupor, especially coming out of the half time locker room. Down 10 points, McGuff called a timeout to regroup. Out of that break, Kennedy Cambridge grabbed a steal, one of two consecutive steals.
“I wish that y’all could just be in it,” said Kennedy Cambridge about being in the defense when it's clicking in the havoc-inducing press. “When you get a steal, it’s also like our teammates, it’s the energy. You see Cotie [McMahon] yelling, when TT [Taylor Thierry] get yelling, you really got to turn up for TT. It’s the energy and energy feeds.”
Kennedy Cambridge turned the defense into offense, scoring points seven through 11 of Ohio State’s 15-point third quarter run. The guard got the game to within a single possession when she went on a fast break, compliments of a quarterback pass from McMahon. Kennedy Cambridge didn’t rush the shot, instead waiting for Maryland forward Christina Dalce to leap over her in an attempt to block, before hitting the layup.
Kennedy Cambridge followed up with a celebration fit for the guard who wears her emotions on her sleeve.
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On the next offensive possession, Kennedy Cambridge hit a three-point shot from the corner to give Ohio State its first lead of the game. A lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
“She does something that not a lot of people are willing to do,” said Jaloni Cambridge. “Not just in the country, but in the world. I mean, you just see her and you just see her flying around, but she literally gives her all like it’s her last game. And I just love that so much and she’s always been that type of person.”
Those were the last points in the game from Kennedy Cambridge, but they were crucial and timely. Younger sister Jaloni Cambridge came in afterwards and saw the win home.
Jaloni Cambridge led Ohio State in the second half with 16 points, splitting them between the third and fourth quarters. When Maryland got the game to within six points with three minutes remaining, Cambridge scored four of the Buckeyes final six points to give the Scarlet and Gray its first win over a top 10 opponent this season.
It was the first game of the season where both Cambridge sisters were firing at their best and at the same time. A lethal combination that made up for a night where starting shooting guard Chance Gray scored no points and forward Ajae Petty added seven points but played only nine minutes.
Ultimately what did in the Terrapins was injury and fatigue. Monday, the program announced guard Bri McDaniel, arguably the heart and linchpin of the Terps, suffered an ACL tear and is out the rest of the season. Then, a few hours later, team leader Shyanne Sellers suffered a contact injury on her right knee, missing Thursday’s game in Columbus.
Even so, the Terrapins physicality, rebounding and inside game was obviously enough to get Maryland the win. It was doing so until the third quarter. What ended up giving the Buckeyes the win was its conditioning.
All the sprints, all the scrimmages and all the running in practice was something Maryland couldn’t match. Beating a tough ranked opponent through consistent speed and intensity is a badge of honor for a team like the Buckeyes.
“I didn’t know what to expect when I came in here and that was definitely one of the things that I really had to switch my mind and be like, you got to do it because this is what matters,” said Jaloni Cambridge.
That conditioning wore the Terrapins down as the game progressed. After confidently hitting layups in the paint with frequency and efficiency in the first half, the second half showcased a mostly five-player rotation (only one of the four bench players logged more than 10 minutes, with Mir McLean playing 12 minutes) throwing up shots they no longer had the energy to hit.
Against Penn State, and without Jaloni Cambridge available due to illness, the same conditioning and intensity wasn’t there from all the Buckeyes. McMahon and Gray played until the final buzzer but it was hardly a team performance.
The win against Maryland featured a rough start, but Ohio State kept going and it eventually paid off.
“I don’t care if we down by 20, who wants to lose?” said Jaloni Cambridge. “If you want to lose, you’re going to let up, but that’s not who we are and we’ve shown that game after game.”
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ThomasCostello via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images
Coming back from 15 points down, Ohio State won its third ranked game of the season behind the best dual performance of the Cambridge sisters
The 2024-25 Ohio State women’s basketball season is peculiar. Every season has a feel, and moments that stand out, but with a roster overhaul, weak non-conference schedule and expanded Big Ten, the campaign feels off. It feels different.
On Sunday, the Buckeyes fell to an attitude of superiority, falling to the then 9-9 and winless in Big Ten play Penn State Nittany Lions. Then, on Thursday, it looked like maybe that result wasn’t an outlier but a new identity of Ohio State.
In the first half, the Buckeyes were defeated on most fronts. They shot 22.9 percent, Maryland grabbed 30 rebounds to Ohio State’s 17 and the Buckeyes sent the Terps to the line 15 times, seemingly incapable of making a stop on defense.
Go back to the first quarter alone and McGuff went through his entire 10-player roster within seven minutes.
“We weren’t playing well,” said head coach Kevin McGuff, explaining why he was rotating so frequently. “So, just give some other people a chance, and Kennedy [Cambridge] got a chance and gave us a big spark.
Redshirt sophomore guard Kennedy Cambridge is no longer an unknown commodity for the Buckeyes. After joining last season and not playing a minute, culminating in a redshirt, Cambridge came in throughout the early parts of the season off the bench, and even started three games for injured forward Cotie McMahon. Every few games, Cambridge showed individual moments of flash and intensity.
Against Maryland, Cambridge had a sustained run in the second and third quarters that knocked Ohio State out of their stupor, especially coming out of the half time locker room. Down 10 points, McGuff called a timeout to regroup. Out of that break, Kennedy Cambridge grabbed a steal, one of two consecutive steals.
“I wish that y’all could just be in it,” said Kennedy Cambridge about being in the defense when it's clicking in the havoc-inducing press. “When you get a steal, it’s also like our teammates, it’s the energy. You see Cotie [McMahon] yelling, when TT [Taylor Thierry] get yelling, you really got to turn up for TT. It’s the energy and energy feeds.”
Kennedy Cambridge turned the defense into offense, scoring points seven through 11 of Ohio State’s 15-point third quarter run. The guard got the game to within a single possession when she went on a fast break, compliments of a quarterback pass from McMahon. Kennedy Cambridge didn’t rush the shot, instead waiting for Maryland forward Christina Dalce to leap over her in an attempt to block, before hitting the layup.
Kennedy Cambridge followed up with a celebration fit for the guard who wears her emotions on her sleeve.
On the next offensive possession, Kennedy Cambridge hit a three-point shot from the corner to give Ohio State its first lead of the game. A lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
“She does something that not a lot of people are willing to do,” said Jaloni Cambridge. “Not just in the country, but in the world. I mean, you just see her and you just see her flying around, but she literally gives her all like it’s her last game. And I just love that so much and she’s always been that type of person.”
Those were the last points in the game from Kennedy Cambridge, but they were crucial and timely. Younger sister Jaloni Cambridge came in afterwards and saw the win home.
Jaloni Cambridge led Ohio State in the second half with 16 points, splitting them between the third and fourth quarters. When Maryland got the game to within six points with three minutes remaining, Cambridge scored four of the Buckeyes final six points to give the Scarlet and Gray its first win over a top 10 opponent this season.
.@kencambridge_ x @JaloniCambridge for twopic.twitter.com/jyEwr3CCL1
— Ohio State Women’s Basketball (@OhioStateWBB) January 24, 2025
It was the first game of the season where both Cambridge sisters were firing at their best and at the same time. A lethal combination that made up for a night where starting shooting guard Chance Gray scored no points and forward Ajae Petty added seven points but played only nine minutes.
Ultimately what did in the Terrapins was injury and fatigue. Monday, the program announced guard Bri McDaniel, arguably the heart and linchpin of the Terps, suffered an ACL tear and is out the rest of the season. Then, a few hours later, team leader Shyanne Sellers suffered a contact injury on her right knee, missing Thursday’s game in Columbus.
Even so, the Terrapins physicality, rebounding and inside game was obviously enough to get Maryland the win. It was doing so until the third quarter. What ended up giving the Buckeyes the win was its conditioning.
All the sprints, all the scrimmages and all the running in practice was something Maryland couldn’t match. Beating a tough ranked opponent through consistent speed and intensity is a badge of honor for a team like the Buckeyes.
“I didn’t know what to expect when I came in here and that was definitely one of the things that I really had to switch my mind and be like, you got to do it because this is what matters,” said Jaloni Cambridge.
That conditioning wore the Terrapins down as the game progressed. After confidently hitting layups in the paint with frequency and efficiency in the first half, the second half showcased a mostly five-player rotation (only one of the four bench players logged more than 10 minutes, with Mir McLean playing 12 minutes) throwing up shots they no longer had the energy to hit.
Against Penn State, and without Jaloni Cambridge available due to illness, the same conditioning and intensity wasn’t there from all the Buckeyes. McMahon and Gray played until the final buzzer but it was hardly a team performance.
The win against Maryland featured a rough start, but Ohio State kept going and it eventually paid off.
“I don’t care if we down by 20, who wants to lose?” said Jaloni Cambridge. “If you want to lose, you’re going to let up, but that’s not who we are and we’ve shown that game after game.”
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