PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers women's basketball (7-13, 0-8) rallied for 23 fourth-quarter points in a tight, 80-71 loss to No. RV/25 Ohio State (15-3, 7-2) on Sunday afternoon at Jersey Mike's Arena.
 
An 8-0 Rutgers run in the fourth quarter brought a once-14-point deficit down to four with 1:55 to play before the Buckeyes got a three-point play, then another two free throws from Jacy Sheldon, who had 32 on Sunday.
 
Osh Brown netted a season-high 24 points on 10-of-16 shooting with eight rebounds. Tyia Singleton grabbed her second double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 boards, adding two steals and two blocks defensively, while Lasha Petree added 18 points with a 7-of-9 mark from the free throw line.
 
The Scarlet Knights outshot nationally-ranked Ohio State 51 percent to 41, but the Buckeyes used a 31-16 margin in points off turnovers and scored 17 second-chance points to secure the road win and snap a three-game Rutgers winning streak in the head-to-head series.
 
Rutgers also had an 8-0 run bridging halftime with Shug Dickson's layup with seven seconds left before the break and Singleton and Dickson going back-to-back to open scoring in the third quarter as Rutgers kept it close down 38-36.

FOUR-POINT PLAY! Lasha Petree!

After one quarter, Ohio State leads, 22-19, on ESPN2. #GoRU! pic.twitter.com/KhM3lhL9AS

— Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) January 23, 2022

KNIGHT NOTES

• Tyia Singleton recorded her second double-double of the season and third of her career.
• Osh Brown's 24 points was a season-high and the third time she reached 20 points in a Rutgers uniform this season.
• Shug Dickson recorded 5+ assists in a game for the 13^th time in her career.
• Double-figure scoring career marks: Brown (79^th), Petree (76^th), Singleton (9^th)
• Holding Ohio State, the nation's No. 3 ranked offense and the best in the Big Ten, four points under their season average, Rutgers has held 36 of its last 39 opponents under their scoring averages.
• The Starting 5 of Shug Dickson, Jailyn Mason, Lasha Petree, Tyia Singleton, and Osh Brown took the floor for the sixth time this season as a starting unit.
• Rutgers is now 7-13 all-time against Ohio State, 3-7 as Big Ten regular season opponents, and 4-5 at home.

Artwork in the paint by Osh. pic.twitter.com/uh2N3VGlEo

— Rutgers W.Basketball (@RutgersWBB) January 23, 2022

SOUND OFF

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Rutgers heads to No. 12/11 Maryland on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 7 p.m. on B1G+.


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