Final Stats

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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 86, Kent State 52
Location: The Convocation Center, Athens, Ohio 
The Short Story: Four player scored in double figures as the Bobcats (22-4, 14-1 MAC) reeled off their fifth- straight win with a 86-52 victory against Kent State (5-20, 2-13 MAC) on Wednesday (Feb. 24) at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio. 
OHIO STARTERS: #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #12 Yamonie Jenkins, #15 Jasmine Weatherspoon
KENT STATE STARTERS: #3 Larissa Lurken, #10 McKenna Stephens, #24 Alexa Golden, #32 Paige Salisbury, #35 Jordan Korinek

How It Happened:
- The Bobcats opened the game on a 11-1 run in the first 3:48 of the contest, with five points coming from senior forward Lexie Baldwin and four points from junior guard Quiera Lampkins.
- Ohio shot 11-of-22 (50 percent) in the first quarter, holding a 23-12 lead against the Flashes after one.
- A 14-4 run in the second quarter opened up a 40-19 lead for the Bobcats with 4:30 remaining in the quarter.
- Ohio went into halftime with a 47-29 lead.
- Junior forward Hannah Boesinger led the Bobcats with 13 points on 6-of-8 shooting in the opening 20 minutes.
- Baldwin and senior guard Kiyanna Black also added 10 points each in the first half.
- The Bobcats shot 21-of-39 (53.8 percent) in the first two quarters.
- Riding a 15-2 run to open the second half, Ohio surged to a 62-31 with 5:23 left in the third quarter.
- The Bobcats extended their lead to 74-41 after three quarters.
- Black led the Bobcats with nine points scored in the third quarter.
- Ohio took its largest lead of the game at 79-43 with a layup by junior forward Tmisht Stinson at the 7:37 mark of the quarter.
- The Bobcats would emerge victorious by a final score of 86-52.
- Ohio shot 31-of-63 (49.2 percent) from the field.
- The Bobcats shot 9-of-27 (33.3 percent) from three-point range.
- Ohio outrebounded Kent State by a 48-35 margin.
- The Flashes had 20 turnovers while Ohio turned the ball over 14 times.
- Ohio held a 44-22 advantage with points in the paint.
- The Bobcats scored 22 points off turnovers and tallied 16 second-chance points.
- Black led Ohio with 19 points on 7-of-14 shooting from the field and 4-of-9 shooting from behind the arc. She also grabbed four rebounds and dished out two assists.
- Boesinger scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting, hauling in four boards.
- Baldwin finished with 14 points on 5-of-9 shooting from the field and 3-of-7 from three-point range. She also notched eight rebounds.
- Lampkins scored 12 on 6-of-8 shooting, dishing out seven assists and four rebounds.
- Junior forward Jasmine Weatherspoon led the Bobcats with 10 rebounds while scoring seven points.
- Kent State shot 16-53 (30.2 percent) from the field and 1-of-7 (14.3 percent) from behind the arc.
- The Flashes were led by forward Jordan Korinek, who tallied 18 points on 5-of-6 shooting from the field and an 8-of-10 mark at the free throw stripe. She also grabbed five boards.
- Chelsi Watson scored 11 points off the bench, shooting 5-of-9 from the field with a team-leading seven rebounds.

Beyond the Boxscore:
- Ohio surpassed the 80-point mark for the sixth time this season. 
- This gives head coach Bob Boldon 58 wins at Ohio. 
- This is the 523rd victory in program history. 
- This is the first time the Bobcats have won four-straight against Kent State in program history. 
- This gives Ohio 14 conference wins for the fourth time in program history. 
- This gave Ohio its fourth 22-win season in program history. 
- Black now has 100 three-pointers this season, tying the conference and program record. 
- Weatherspoon tallied at least 10 rebounds for the seventh time this season. 

Quotable:
"I think we came off to a good start. It was good to see after the last couple of games. I'm not sure we were crisp the last five minutes of the first quarter and the entire second quarter, but it was nice to see us be able to make a change and come out in the third quarter more focused. We got a couple stops, did a better job of taking care of the basketball, made some shots and got into a little bit of a rhythm there." - Third-year head coach Bob Boldon

"I think that really lit a flame under us. That (Buffalo game) was a really tough loss for us, but I think we learned a lot. Coach just pretty much called us out and made us work harder and I think that's what we've been doing. Just a lot more effort." - Junior forward Hannah Boesinger on Ohio's five-game winning streak after a Feb. 3 loss at Buffalo

COMING UP
The Bobcats play the second game of a three-game homestand, facing off with the Buffalo Bulls on Saturday (Feb 27). Tip-off is set for 1 p.m. inside the Convocation Center and there will be a halftime ceremony honoring the program's all-time leading scorer, Caroline (Mast) Daugherty. Saturday will also serve as the Bobcats' Senior Day.

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