SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rebeka Mikulasikova scored 27 points, Taylor Mikesell added 25 and No. 3 Ohio State remained undefeated with an 84-67 victory over 16th-ranked Oregon on Wednesday to win the San Diego Invitational.
Ohio State (13-0) is off to its best start since 2011-2012, when the Buckeyes won their first 15 games
Oregon (10-2) was led by forward Grace VanSlooten, who scored 29 points on 7-of-9 shooting. Freshman teammate Te-Hina Paopao, who grew up in Oceanside, California, just outside San Diego, added 17.
The Buckeyes took control with a 29-14 second quarter and their largest lead was 20 with less than six minutes left in the third. But the Ducks chipped away, narrowing it to 59-49 at the end of the period.
Mikesell had 17 points in the first half and Ohio State went into the break up 54-37.
In the event’s third-place game, South Florida held off Arkansas 66-65 in overtime.
UP NEXT
Oregon takes on UCLA in its Pac-12 opener Dec. 30.
Ohio State plays its Big Ten opener next Wednesday at Northwestern.
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