Ohio State defeated James Madison in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Saturday.
As the heat began to rise on the Ohio State women's basketball team, the Buckeyes did the only thing they could.No. 3 seed Ohio State overcame early cold shooting and a 16-point deficit with pressure defense. The Buckeyes forced the Dukes into 21 turnovers to rally for an 80-66 victory in a first-round NCAA Tournament game Saturday at Value City Arena.
Cotie McMahon, the Big Ten Freshman of the Year, had 18 points for OSU. Sheldon added 17 points and nine assists in 36 minutes. The long layoff allowed Sheldon to further heal. It also might have contributed to the rust the Buckeyes showed against JMU , the Sun Belt Conference champion. Taylor Mikesell, Ohio State's leading scorer at 17.3 points per game went 0 for 6 in the first half before finishing with 14 points. Sheldon was 2 for 9 from the field in the first half. OSU missed all six of its 3-point attempts in the first 20 minutes and made only 2 of 17 for the game.
James Madison didn't score for the final 3:32 of the half and missed all 12 of their 3-point attempts the rest of the way.
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