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    Ohio State Falls as NCAA Basketball’s Unbeaten List Shrinks

    This weekend’s NCAA basketball action saw unranked Penn State earn their first ranked win in almost four years against Big Ten foe Ohio State on Sunday, ending the then-No. 9 OSU’s unbeaten run.

    Though Ohio State forward Cotie McMahon and guard Chance Gray led the back-and-forth battle with 19 and 18 points, respectively, it wasn’t enough to hold off the Nittany Lions, who snapped a seven-game losing streak with the 62-59 victory.

    “We had no fight. We had no grit,” McMahon told reporters after the game. Subsequently, Ohio State skidded to No. 12 in yesterday’s AP Top 25 Womens College Basketball Poll update.

    The Buckeye loss also narrows the DI undefeated team list down to two. Only No. 1 UCLA and No. 5 LSU remain unbeaten this season.

    Star guard Madison Booker led No. 7 Texas past No. 8 Maryland in Monday’s NCAA basketball lineup. (Chris Jones/Imagn Images)

    Big Ten teams tackle Top 25 clashes

    Monday’s inaugural Coretta Scott King Classic featured two Big Ten/Big 12 matchups, opening with top-ranked UCLA welcoming No. 25 Baylor back to the AP Poll with a 72-57 defeat.

    The Bruins took off to 17-2 lead in the first quarter. The Bears then failed to get past star UCLA center Lauren Betts, who put up a game-high 24 points, nine rebounds, and a program-record nine blocks.

    The weekend’s top-ranked match closed out the Classic, with No. 7 Texas star Madison Booker posting 28 points to lead the Longhorns to a dominant 89-51 win over No. 8 Maryland.

    While the Terrapins’ 26 turnovers and silence from beyond the arc didn’t help the Big Ten team’s case, injuries to top scorers accounted for at least some of Maryland’s downfall. The Terps lost junior Bri McDaniel to a season-ending ACL tear last week, before senior Shyanne Sellers exited Monday’s second quarter with a knee injury of her own.

    How to watch top-ranked NCAA basketball games this week

    In a battle for redemption after tough weekend losses, Big Ten foes No. 8 Maryland and No. 12 Ohio State will face off at 6 PM ET on Thursday, with live coverage on BTN.

    Though the week’s marquee matchup belongs to two teams atop the SEC. Undefeated LSU will take on defending NCAA champions No. 2 South Carolina at 8 PM ET on Thursday, live on ESPN.

    AP Top 25 NCAA Women’s College Basketball Poll: Week 12

    1. UCLA
    2. South Carolina
    3. Notre Dame
    4. USC
    5. LSU
    6. UConn
    7. Texas
    8. Maryland
    9. TCU
    10. Kansas State
    11. Kentucky
    12. Ohio State
    13. North Carolina
    14. Duke
    15. Oklahoma
    16. West Virginia
    17. Tennessee
    18. Georgia Tech
    19. Alabama
    20. NC State
    21. Michigan State
    22. California
    23. Minnesota
    24. Michigan
    25. Baylor

    The post Ohio State Falls as NCAA Basketball’s Unbeaten List Shrinks appeared first on Just Women's Sports.



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