Kelsey Mitchell scored 16 of her 27 points in the fourth quarter to rally Ohio State past Big Ten rival Northwestern 76-73 on Thursday night in Value City Arena.
The No. 7 Buckeyes (16-4, 8-1) trailed 57-50 with 8:40 to go when Mitchell hit the first of what would be three three-pointers in the quarter.
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Ohio State trailed 67-66 with less than two minutes to play when back-to-back field goals by Mitchell and Cait Craft gave the Buckeyes the lead for good.
Craft was 5 for 5 from the field in the game and scored 14 points.