MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Aaliyah Patty had 13 points and 10 rebounds, Kierstan Bell also scored 13 points and Ohio State beat No. 24 Minnesota 66-63.
Ohio State trailed 63-59 with 2:55 remaining after Destiny Pitts made her fifth 3-pointer for Minnesota.
Jacy Sheldon answered with a 3-pointer and Patty added a go-ahead basket on the Buckeyes’ next possession.
Dorka Juhasz missed a 3-pointer in the closing second, but rebounded her own miss and the Buckeyes called a timeout with 1.8 seconds left.
Juhasz capped the scoring at the buzzer Sheldon added 10 points for Ohio State (8-5).
Pitts led Minnesota (11-2) with 26 points.