| 1992–93Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball | |
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Big Ten co-champions | |
NCAA tournament, Runner-up | |
| Conference | Big Ten Conference |
| Ranking | |
| Coaches | No. 2 |
| AP | No. 3 |
| Record | 28–4 (16–2 Big Ten) |
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| Home arena | St. John Arena |
Seasons ← 1991–92 1993–94 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3Ohio State | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 28 | – | 4 | .875 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4Iowa | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 27 | – | 4 | .871 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8Penn State | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 6 | .786 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northwestern | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minnesota | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 14 | – | 12 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Purdue | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 15 | .444 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan State | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 10 | – | 17 | .370 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Indiana | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wisconsin | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 7 | – | 20 | .259 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Michigan | 1 | – | 17 | .056 | 2 | – | 25 | .074 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1992–93 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team representedOhio State University during the1992–93 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes were led by head coachNancy Darsch in her eighth year, and played their games atSt. John Arena inColumbus, Ohio as a member of theBig Ten Conference.[1][2] The team shared the Big Ten title with Iowa, and reached the first Final Four in program history.
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| Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Dec 4, 1992* | Bowling Green | W 76–65 | 1–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 13, 1992* | at Boston College | W 104–65 | 2–0 | Conte Forum Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Dec 14, 1992* | at UMass | W 81–48 | 3–0 | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts | |||||||
| Dec 18, 1992* | Central Michigan Buckeye Classic | W 97–65 | 4–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 19, 1992* | Georgia Buckeye Classic | W 89–72 | 5–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | |||||||
| Dec 22, 1992* | No. 23 | UCLA | W 91–80 | 6–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Dec 30, 1992* | No. 20 | Syracuse | W 84–55 | 7–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Jan 2, 1993* | No. 20 | No. 5 Virginia Big Ten-ACC Challenge | W 91–84 | 8–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Jan 7, 1993* | No. 13 | at No. 1 Vanderbilt | L 67–70 | 8–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, Tennessee | ||||||
| Jan 10, 1993 | No. 13 | Illinois | W 87–57 | 9–1 (1–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Jan 15, 1993 | No. 10 | at No. 12 Purdue | W 84–78 | 10–1 (2–0) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana | ||||||
| Jan 17, 1993 | No. 10 | at Indiana | W 81–67 | 11–1 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana | ||||||
| Jan 22, 1993 | No. 8 | Michigan | W 90–73 | 12–1 (4–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Jan 24, 1993 | No. 8 | Michigan State | W 78–57 | 13–1 (5–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Jan 27, 1993 | No. 4 | at No. 6 Penn State | L 64–70 | 13–2 (5–1) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania | ||||||
| Jan 29, 1993 | No. 4 | at Wisconsin | W 70–66 | 14–2 (6–1) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin | ||||||
| Feb 5, 1993 | No. 6 | at No. 3 Iowa | L 62–79 | 14–3 (6–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa | ||||||
| Feb 12, 1993 | No. 7 | Indiana | W 99–58 | 15–3 (7–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Feb 14, 1993 | No. 7 | Purdue | W 72–61 | 16–3 (8–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Feb 19, 1993 | No. 7 | Michigan State | W 88–51 | 17–3 (9–2) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan | ||||||
| Feb 21, 1993 | No. 7 | Michigan | W 79–59 | 18–3 (10–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan | ||||||
| Feb 24, 1993* | No. 4 | No. 6 Iowa | W 73–71 | 19–3 (11–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Feb 26, 1993* | No. 4 | Wisconsin | W 95–58 | 20–3 (12–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 4, 1993* | No. 4 | Minnesota | W 95–76 | 21–3 (13–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 7, 1993* | No. 4 | No. 2 Iowa | W 72–60 | 22–3 (14–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 11, 1993 | No. 3 | Northwestern | W 76–66 | 23–3 (15–2) | Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois | ||||||
| Mar 13, 1993 | No. 3 | Illinois | W 94–78 | 24–3 (16–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois | ||||||
| NCAA Women's Tournament | |||||||||||
| Mar 20, 1993* | (1 E)No. 3 | (9 E) Rutgers Second round | W 90–61 | 25–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio | ||||||
| Mar 25, 1993* | (1 E)No. 3 | vs. (4 E) No. 13 Western Kentucky Regional Semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | W 86–73 | 26–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
| Mar 27, 1993* | (1 E)No. 3 | vs. (2 E) No. 9 Virginia Regional Final – Elite Eight | W 75–73 | 27–3 | Richmond Coliseum Richmond, Virginia | ||||||
| Apr 3, 1993* | (1 E)No. 3 | vs. (2 ME) No. 4 Iowa National Semifinal – Final Four | W 73–72 OT[4] | 28–3 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||
| April 5, 1993* | (1 E)No. 3 | vs. (2 W) No. 5 Texas Tech National Championship | L 82–84[5] | 28–4 | Omni Coliseum Atlanta, Georgia | ||||||