EVANSTON, Ill. -- Maggie Lyon scored 24 points, Nia Coffey added 23 and Northwestern upset No. 5 Ohio State 86-82 on Thursday night.
Christen Inman added 17 points, and Freshman Pallas Kunaiyi-Akpanah had 14 points and 14 rebounds for Northwestern (13-4, 2-3 Big Ten). The Wildcats had lost two straight and four of six to fall out of the Top 25. They forced 16 turnovers and scored 23 points off the Buckeyes' miscues in leading all the way.
Kelsey Mitchell led Ohio State (12-4, 4-1) with 28 points, and Ameryst Alston and Alexa Hart each had 12.