The Ohio State women’s basketball team didn’t want to wait until next season to start playing some of its new Pac-12 defectors. Monday, a potential Big Ten rivalry in the making tipped off the 23-24 Buckeyes season, at the Hall of Fame Series in Las Vegas.
With all the expectations of the 23-24 campaign on the shoulders of the Buckeyes, it was a freshman that made life difficult. Guard Juju Watkins led the Trojans to an 83-74 victory to put an early speed bump in Ohio State’s season.
After Ohio State won the tip, it took each side a couple possessions before shots fell, but the rust fell off quickly.