Columbus, Ohio - Jessica Shepard notched her 16th 20-point game of the season, but No. 5 Ohio State hit 13-of-24 threes to shoot to a 96-70 women's basketball win over Nebraska on Thursday night at Value City Arena.
With the loss, the Huskers completed Big Ten regular-season road action in preparation for a three-game home stand at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Huskers slipped to 17-9 overall and 8-7 in the Big Ten, while Ohio State notched its 10th straight win to improve to 22-4 overall and 14-1 to stay atop the conference standings.
Ohio State took a 50-34 lead into the locker room at halftime behind 13 points and seven rebounds from Alexa Hart, who hit 6-of-7 first-half shots.