It may have been cold outside, but Northwestern’s opponents were blazing hot inside Welsh-Ryan Arena.
The Wildcats (6-6, 0-2 B1G) will head into 2023 at .500 after reopening Big Ten play, falling to the No. 3 Ohio State Buckeyes (14-0, 3-0 B1G) 81-48.
The ‘Cats were led by Courtney Shaw, finishing with 12 points and 11 rebounds. Jillian Brown led all NU scorers with 13 points, also picking up three steals and two blocks.
For the Buckeyes, Cotie McMahon led the offensive attack with 24 points on 10-for-15 shooting. Taylor Miksell also added 16 points, nine rebounds and a whopping seven steals.