Down double figures in the first half, the Gophers women’s basketball team had pushed back. Hard. When Jasmine Powell drove for a score with 6 minutes and 14 seconds left in the third quarter, Minnesota had a one-point lead. It did not last. Over the final six minutes of the quarter the Buckeyes outscored the Gophers 21-5. In that run the Buckeyes scored from three, they scored in transition. The run ended with essentially a four-point play thanks to an intentional foul. That was too much of a hole to climb out of for the Gophers in an 83-75 loss to the Buckeyes that kept them winless at Williams Arena in conference play. Basically, the Gophers (9-9, 2-4 Big Ten) had no answer for Buckeyes guard Jacy Sheldon, who scored 32 points with seven assists and five rebounds. Sheldon hit 10 of 17 shots overall, two of three three-pointers and…
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