{"id":129941,"date":"2026-01-20T04:31:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T04:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129941\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T04:31:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T04:31:30","slug":"buckeyes-coach-drops-honest-take-on-comeback-win-vs-tcu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/129941\/","title":{"rendered":"Buckeyes coach drops honest take on comeback win vs. TCU"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ohio State women’s basketball showed its ability<\/a> to handle pressure and respond late in a tightly contested matchup Monday, a trait head coach Kevin McGuff said defines the Buckeyes after their comeback win over TCU.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a style that can come from behind,\u201d McGuff said, as reported by<\/a> Brianna Mac Kay of The Columbus Dispatch. \u201cWe play with great pace, we can press, we can create turnovers. So, we never feel like we\u2019re out of the game.\u201d<\/p>\n

No. 12 Ohio State erased multiple deficits and edged No. 9 TCU 71-69 in the Coretta Scott King Classic at Prudential Center, a game that featured six lead changes and nine ties. Guard Chance Gray delivered the decisive moment, knocking down a 3-pointer with 16 seconds remaining to give the Buckeyes the cushion they needed to secure their sixth straight win.<\/p>\n

Gray led Ohio State with 22 points, including 17 of the team\u2019s 33 points in the first half, when the Buckeyes struggled to find offensive rhythm early. McGuff credited Gray for stabilizing the team after a slow start.<\/p>\n

\u201cChance really stepped up and had an incredible game,\u201d McGuff said. \u201cWe had a dreadful first quarter, as a team, but when we got going in the second quarter, much of that had to do with Chance.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ohio State began to close the gap early in the second quarter with a 7-0 run that trimmed a nine-point TCU lead to two in under two minutes. Jaloni Cambridge contributed on each possession during the stretch, continuing to impact the game even as her shooting efficiency lagged. Cambridge finished with 18 points on 7-for-22 shooting but led the Buckeyes with eight assists and added six rebounds.<\/p>\n

McGuff pointed to Cambridge\u2019s decision-making on the game\u2019s defining play as emblematic of her approach.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think the shot that won the game for us was Chance\u2019s 3, but we called a play that was really for Jaloni,\u201d McGuff said. \u201cShe didn\u2019t get a good shot, and she found Chance \u2026 and it shows you who she is.\u201d<\/p>\n

The game remained tight into the final minute, with Cambridge putting Ohio State ahead for good at 67-66 on a free throw with 1:10 remaining. Gray later extended the lead before TCU closed within one in the final second.<\/p>\n

TCU committed 20 turnovers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Ohio State improved to 17-2 and will host Indiana on Thursday, while TCU travels to UCF on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Reporting by Everett Merrill of the Associated Press contributed to this article.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Ohio State women’s basketball showed its ability to handle pressure and respond late in a tightly contested matchup…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129942,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[116,118,117,29183,7787],"class_list":["post-129941","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth","tag-fort-worth-headlines","tag-fort-worth-news","tag-ncaa-basketball","tag-womens-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129941","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=129941"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/129941\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/129942"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=129941"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=129941"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=129941"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}