Junior Serah Williams finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Badgers in an 80-69 loss to the Buckeyes Thursday night at the Kohl Center..

Ohio State women's basketball limited turnovers and played tough defense at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes are now 17-0.

Mar 26, 2024; Columbus, OH, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes head coach Jake Diebler motions to his team during the first half of the NIT quarterfinals against the Georgia Bulldogs at Value City Arena. Credit: Adam Cairns/Columbus Dispatch-USA TODAY NETWORK

Junior Serah Williams finished with 20 points and 17 rebounds for the Badgers, who lost, 80-69, to the Buckeyes Thursday night.

In a back-and-forth contest where neither team could cut into or extend the lead, carelessness with the basketball proved to be the difference maker. No. 9 Ohio State (17-0, 6-0 Big Ten) fought off multiple strong pushes from Wisconsin (10-8,

The Badgers' second straight push against a top-10 team petered out against the undefeated Buckeyes. Here's what stood out.

A lot of it is a result of personnel, and Wisconsin has one of the best free throw shooters in the nation. Graduate guard John Tonje made 10 of 10 at the line Tuesday. In that game against the Wildcats earlier this season, he scored 21 of his 41 on 21-of-22 shooting at the free throw stripe.

After collecting its fourth Big Ten win of the 2024-25 slate, Wisconsin now sits at 14-3 overall and 4-2 in conference play. Here are five stats that defined UW’s clutch win over Ohio State:

BOX SCORE:Wisconsin 70, Ohio State 68 The story of the night, however, was the Badgers ability to get to the free throw line and cash in. They finished the night 25 for 28, their third-highest ...

The victory marked a milestone for Badgers coach Greg Gard: It was win No. 200 of his coaching career, inching him higher on the program’s all-time coaching wins list. He’s one of four to reach that 200-win mark with the program.

The Badgers had to battle through shooting struggles after a hot start Tuesday night, but they managed enough to hold on for their sixth straight win.