Michigan rallies past rival No. 24 Ohio St. 69-66

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Rachel Sheffer scored five of her 23 points down the stretch and Michigan rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat No. 24 Ohio State 69-66 on Thursday.

Sheffer made a basket and free throw to pull Michigan (13-7, 6-2 Big Ten) within 66-65.

After Ohio State’s Brittany Johnson missed a jumper, Sheffer made a pair of foul shots with 29.2 seconds left for the Wolverines’ first lead since midway in first half.

Samantha Prahalis, who led Ohio State (13-7, 4-4) with 25 points, missed a shot but teammate Alison Jackson was fouled going for the rebound with 3.4 seconds left.

Jackson missed both free throws and Jenny Ryan was fouled by Prahalis.

Ryan made both free throws and Johnson missed a 3-pointer at the buzzer.

Veronica Hicks added 14 points for the Wolverines.

Johnson finished with 14 points and Jantel Lavender had 10 points for the Buckeyes.