Gophers women's gameday

7 P.M. VS. No. 5 Ohio State Williams Arena • no TV, 88.5-fm

Gophers (18-9, 10-6): This game has the possibility of being an offensive spectacle. The Gophers are fifth in the nation in scoring (83.7 points per game) and have the highest scoring duo in Rachel Banham (27.5, second in nation) and Carlie Wagner (19.1). … Banham is also second among Division I players in three-pointers made this season (97) and is averaging 41.6 points her past five games. … The Gophers have scored 90 points or more nine times this season and had 106 in their last game, but lost at Michigan State which had 114. Defense is not Minnesota's forte. … The Gophers have won four of their past six meetings with OSU and have won the past three times they've met at the Barn.

Ohio State (23-4, 15-1): The No. 5 Buckeyes have won 11 games in a row and can clinch at least a tie for the conference title with a win. … Their offensive stats are dazzling as well. OSU is second in the nation in scoring (87.3) and has the nation's second-highest scoring pair in sophomore Kelsey Mitchell (24.6, fourth in D-I) and senior Ameryst Alston (19.5). … Mitchell is one behind Banham in threes made with 96. … Ohio State has scored 90 or more points 13 times and on Sunday beat Illinois 117-74, shooting 61.8 percent from the field, with Alston scoring 39 points and Mitchell 35.

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