Jan 8, 2023; Columbus, Ohio, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes guard Taylor Mikesell (24) makes a 3-pointer during the third quarter of the women’s NCAA division I basketball game between the Ohio State Buckeyes and the Illinois Fighting Illini at Value City Arena on Sunday afternoon. With just under seven minutes left in the third quarter, No. 3 Ohio State faced a 17-point deficit. Illinois had all the momentum, and had since taking the lead at the beginning of the second quarter. The Buckeyes overcame a second-half deficit at Minnesota on Thursday, but doing the same again three days later — and with a thin lineup as Madison Greene and Jacy Sheldon are both out with injuries — looked to be a tall task for Ohio State. After a timeout by coach Kevin McGuff with 6:56 left to play in the third quarter, the Buckeyes began to chip away at the Fighting Illini’s…
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