How ice cold fourth quarter performances are hampering Ohio State women’s basketball
raucous Assembly Hall against the Indiana Hoosiers.
Then, it’s a Sunday matchup against a Purdue Boilermakers side that’s shocked Ohio State in past seasons. Followed by a home game against the No. 22 ranked Michigan State Spartans who play their toughest basketball in the fourth quarter of games. It all culminates with a trip to College Park, Maryland to face the No. 21 Maryland Terrapins.
It’s a stretch that is difficult, but not impossible for the Scarlet and Gray.
“If we would have played the last five minutes of the game like we played in overtime, because in overtime we played really hard, we executed at a high level, we were together, we had great energy, great communication, but we didn’t have that last five minutes,” said McGuff. “So we’ve got to commit to that for closer to 40 minutes and I think we can close out games. But, you know, until we really get that we’re going to leave ourselves vulnerable.”
Should Ohio State stumble in the final days of the regular season and have another late exit in the Big Ten Tournament, the Buckeyes will have a more difficult road come March Madness. A tough thought for fans of the Scarlet and Gray who don’t want to be left out in the cold when the tournament committee chooses tournament hosts in the next month.
