Freshman Kelsey Mitchell scored 26 points and Ohio State held Winthrop to just 25 points in the second half as the Buckeyes got back on track with a 66-52 victory Sunday afternoon.
The win gets to the Buckeyes to 5-4 on the year while Winthrop drops to 4-3.
Mitchell did most of her damage in the first half as she was 6-of-9 from the floor for 17 points. Junior Ameryst Alston also finished in double-figures with 12 points and five rebounds.
Cait Craft tied a season-high with five assists to go along with eight points and six rebounds. Freshman Alexa Hart also had eight points while grabbing nine rebounds and blocking six shots.
Aliyah Kilpatrick led the Eagles with 16 points, four steals and three assists.
After trailing most of the first half, Craft started the second half with a three-pointer to give the Buckeyes the lead and it never trailed the rest of the way. The key run came four minutes into the second half as the Buckeyes broke open a one-point game with a 13-2 run, keyed by eight points from Alston.
Ohio State then sealed the deal with a 12-0 run midway through the second half which was started by an offensive rebound and put back by Alston. Hart, Mitchell, Asia Doss and Amy Scullion all had buckets in the spurt.
Both teams started slow but once they got traction, they hit each other with runs. A 7-0 Buckeye run was answered with a 10-0 Eagle run and it was an early 13-9 lead for Winthrop. The Eagles held the lead for nearly 15 minutes in the opening half and led 27-26 at halftime. Mitchell had a game-high 17 points in the first 20 minutes.
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