The Ohio State Buckeyes women’s team punched its ticket to the Elite Eight for the first time since 1993 with a 73-61 victory over the UConn Huskies.
The Buckeyes’ own Twitter account was among the first to excitedly weigh in on the big win — and spell check couldn’t even slow them down.
Got too excited and spelled Elite wrong but the point still stands! 🙌😅
— Ohio State WBB (@OhioStateWBB) March 25, 2023
On the court, though, OSU quickly figured out how to slow down the Huskies.
Here’s a look at some numbers behind the Buckeyes’ win.
18: On first half plays starting with the press, seven UConn players shot 1-for-7 with 11 turnovers on 18 plays. This led to Ohio State’s defense forcing 18 turnovers at halftime.
25: Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson took note of the Buckeyes’ game plan, which included forcing 25 total turnovers.
Ohio State’s pressing defense forced UConn into 25 turnovers in the Buckeyes’s 73-61 victory! Cotie McMahon led the team with 23 points and Jacy Sheldon added another 17. @OhioStateWBB
— Earvin Magic Johnson (@MagicJohnson) March 25, 2023
608: UConn finished the season with 608 turnovers, its most in a season since 2002-03 (619).
16: This ends a 16-year streak for UConn making the Elite Eight. It was the longest such…
