No. 20 Ohio State overpowers Cincinnati 87-49

[November 15, 2012]  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Tayler Hill scored 21 points, and No. 20 Ohio State women shot 67.3 percent (35 of 52) from the field as the Buckeyes defeated Cincinnati 87-49 Wednesday night.

Amber Stokes and Raven Ferguson added 16 points apiece, and Ashley Adams pulled down 10 rebounds for Ohio State.

Stokes and Hill both made 8 of 12 shot attempts for Ohio State (1-1), which shot 77.3 percent (17 of 22) from the field in the first half en route to a 42-21 lead at intermission.

Ohio State opened the game on a 10-2 run and never let Cincinnati get any closer than 10 the rest of the game.

Dayeesha Hollins led Cincinnati (1-1) with 15 points, but no other player hit double figures as the Bearcats shot just 29.7 percent (19 of 64) from the field lost the rebounding battle 38-30.

[Associated Press]

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