Albuquerque, N.M. — Jamie Lewis scored 19 points, including a pair of late three-pointers, as Ohio State beat New Mexico 62-61 Wednesday to win the Women's National Invitation Tournament.
Ohio State (22-11) trailed 36-24 in the opening minute of the second half, but used a 14-4 run to cut the deficit to 40-38 with just over 13 minutes left.
New Mexico (22-13) built its lead back to 48-40 on a three-pointer by Miranda Sanchez, but the Buckeyes battled back behind Lewis, center Courtney Coleman and Caity Matter.
Coleman hit a pair of layups off passes from Lewis, and Matter converted a pair of turnovers by New Mexico point guard Nikki Heckroth into back-to-back baskets to tie.
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