The Michigan State women’s basketball team had its comeback fall short while suffering an 89-78 road loss to Ohio State in a top-25 matchup Wednesday at Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio.
The No. 23-ranked Spartans went on 14-2 run to start the fourth quarter to get as close as seven but went the final 4:49 without making a field goal while dropping their road finale to the No. 12-ranked Buckeyes.
Theryn Hallock had a career-high 29 points on 9-of-15 shooting and knocked down all five of her 3-point attempts to lead MSU (20-8, 10-7). Grace VanSlooten added 19 points and nine rebounds for the Spartans, who dropped into a three-way tie for sixth place in the Big Ten with Michigan and Oregon entering the final weekend of the regular season.
Freshman Jaloni Cambridge had a game-high 33 points and senior Ajae Petty had a double-double with 23 points on 11-of-11 shooting and added 15 rebounds and six assists while helping Ohio State (24-4, 13-4) improve to 15-0 at home.
Ohio State went on a 12-4 run during the latter portion of the second quarter while building a double-digit advantage it maintained for a majority of the rest of the night. The Buckeyes led by as much 20 in the early stages of the fourth quarter.
After the Spartans got within seven on a free throw by Hallock with 4:16 to play, Ohio State got back-to-back baskets from McMahon and Cambridge. The only points MSU scored late came on free throws by Jaddan Simmons.
MSU returns to action at 2 p.m. Saturday when it closes the regular season against Minnesota at Breslin Center.
This article originally appeared on Lansing State Journal: MSU women’s basketball drops road game at No. 12 Ohio State
