March 5, 2016
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The Basics:
Score: Ohio 77, Miami 58
Location: Millett Hall - Oxford, Ohio
The Short Story: In its final tune-up before this year's Mid-American Conference Tournament, the Ohio women's basketball team defeated rival Miami (9-20, 3-15), 77-58, in the `Battle of the Bricks. Ohio finished the regular season 24-5 and 16-2 in the MAC.
OHIO STARTERS: #4 Kiyanna Black, #5 Quiera Lampkins, #10 Lexie Baldwin, #12 Yamonie Jenkins, #15 Jasmine Weatherspoon
MIAMI STARTERS: #11 Ana Richter, #15 Kayla Brown, #21 Leah Purvis, #25 Molly McDonagh, #40 Kendall McCoy
How It Happened:
- Ohio opened the game with two made free throws from Quiera Lampkins.
-The Bobcats then went on a 12-2 run over the opening six minutes of the game.
- Ohio led by as many as 17 points at the end of the first quarter and held Miami to only seven points.
- The Bobcats finished the first quarter with a 24-7 lead.
- Ohio scored 17 points in the second quarter and led by as many as 16 points with 31 seconds left in the half.
- Ohio entered the half leading 41-25.
- Leading the Bobcats to intermission was Lampkins who had eight points, going 3-of-6 from the field, 0-2 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free throw line.
- Next was Kiyanna Black who had seven points, going 2-of-3 from the field, 2-of-3 from three-point range and 1-of-2 from the free throw line.
- Kelly Karlis and Tmisht Stinson also finished with seven first-half points.
- Karlis went 2-of-4 from the field, 1-of-3 from three-point range and 2-of-3 from the free throw line.
- Stinson was 3-of-3 from the field and 1-of-1 from beyond the arc.
- Overall, Ohio shot 51.7% (15-of-29) from the field, 6-of-17 (35.3%) from three-point range and 5-of-7 (71.4%) from the free throw line.
- Ohio and Miami traded baskets throughout the third quarter, with Jasmine Weatherspoon getting the first Bobcat basket at the 8:25 mark.
- Ohio led by 20 points at the end of the third quarter, taking a 61-41 lead into the final frame.
- In the fourth quarter, the first Ohio points would come once again from Weatherspoon, who gave the Bobcats a 63-42 lead with 8:28 left.
- Ohio's largest lead in the quarter was 21 points.
- Miami would cut the lead to 13 points with 3:45 left, but a made free throw by Kendall Jessing gave Ohio a 14 point lead.
- With a made Stinson jumper with 46 seconds left, Ohio would win 77-58.
- Leading Ohio was Lampkins who scored 16 points, going 6-of-11 from the field and 4-of-5 from the free throw line.
- Lampkins also led the team with five assists.
- Jasmine Weatherspoon finished the game with 12 points, going 6-of-8 from the field.
- Dominique finished the game with 11 points, going 4-of-5 from the field and 3-of-4 from the three-point line.
- Rounding out the double figure scoring was Stinson who score 11 points, going 5-of-6 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free throw line.
- Stinson also led the team in rebounds with seven.
- Black finished the game with nine points, going 2-of-5 from the field, 2-of-3 from the three-point line and 3-of-4 from the free throw line.
- Overall, Ohio was 29-of-59 (49.2%) from the field, 8-of-28 (28.6%) from beyond the arc and 11-of-17 (64.7% from the free throw line.
- The Bobcats scored 36 points off the bench.
- Ohio forced 20 turnovers and scored 18 points off of them.
- The Bobcats turned the ball over 14 times and Miami scored nine points off of them.
- Ohio grabbed 33 rebounds and dished out 16 assists.
- The Bobcats had five blocks and four steals.
For Miami, Leah Purvis led the RedHawks with 13 points, going 5-of-13 from the field and 2-of-5 from beyond the arc.
- Overall, Miami shot 31.3% (15-48) from the field, 5-of-20 (25.0%) from three-point range and 23-of-28 (82.1%) from the free throw line.
- Miami grabbed 33 rebounds, dished out seven assists and has six steals.
Beyond the Boxscore:
- Stinson had a career day, setting career highs in points (11), field goals made (five) and field goals attempted (six). She also tied a career high with seven rebounds.
This is head coach Bob Boldon's 60th win at Ohio.
- The 525th win in program history.
- The win gave Ohio its third 24-win season.
- Gave Ohio four-straight wins over Miami for the first time since 1986-87.
- Ohio finished 16-2 in conference play, matching last season's record and giving Ohio its third 16-win conference record.
COMING UP
The number one seeded Bobcats head to Cleveland, Ohio for the 2016 MAC Tournament Presented by VisitMyrtleBeach.com. The Bobcats will take on the winner of No. 9 Bowling Green and No. 8 Buffalo on Wednesday, March 9. Tip-off is set for noon inside Quicken Loans Arena.
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