The lady Buckeyes lost their first Big Ten Tournament game in three years Saturday, as the Nebraska Cornhuskers used hot shooting and terrific guard play to send Ohio State home early, 77-62.
Buoyed by forward Jordan Hooper's 21 points, guard Kaitlyn Burke's 20 points and guard Lindsey Moore's 8 points and 7 assists, Nebraska used a 10 of 12, 16-0 run in the final six minutes of the first half, to turn a 13 point deficit into a 36-30 lead. The Buckeyes never recovered.
Ohio State senior guard Sammy Prahalis poured in 23 points and 4 assists, but turned it over 8 times and looked frustrated much of the afternoon, even registering a technical foul for arguing with an official.
Prahalis certainly missed the scoring of her partner in crime, guard Tayler Hill, who played her worst game of the season at the worst time, shooting 4-16 from the field, 0-6 from three point range and managing just 10 points, half her season average.
Ohio State was unable to become the first team to win the Big Ten Tournament four straight years.
Nebraska, in its first year in the league, will play Purdue for the championship today at 4:00 p.m.
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