The Associated Press

COLUMBUS - One team likes to pound it inside to bookend power players in the frontcourt. The other has five ballhandlers who patiently work the ball around the perimeter, looking for the other team to make a mistake or flinch.

When sixth-seeded Ohio State takes on third-seeded Boston College on Monday night in a Mideast Regional second-round game, it will feature the nation's top two teams in field-goal percentage.

Although their accuracy is similar, their styles are dramatically different.

"Generally speaking, when a team's had a good field-goal percentage they are pretty good at understanding shot selection," said Ohio State coach Jim Foster, whose team leads the nation at 51.5 percent. "And that usually means there is a fair amount of discipline relative to that shot selection."

The Buckeyes (21-9), who beat West Virginia 73-67 in the opening round, initiate their offense by jamming the ball into 6-foot-5 freshman Jessica Davenport or 6-3 senior LaToya Turner. The left-handed Davenport is shooting 64 percent from the field and Turner is at 58 percent.

"They do a great job of getting it in the paint - whether it's a drive, a pull-up J or the two posts inside," BC leading scorer Jessalyn Deveny said.

Eagles coach Cathy Inglese said she has not shown her team tapes of Ohio State's first-round win, but provided video from other Buckeyes games. She said a defensive priority is trying to limit the Buckeyes' inside game.

"That is something we really have to focus in on. I talked with the kids about that already this morning," she said. "They take high-percentage shots, inside as well as their guards getting to the basket for layups. So it is a concern."

Making it more of a concern is that BC is without 6-4 Lisa Macchia, who tore the ACL in her right knee March 4 and had season-ending knee surgery. The Eagles still start two 6-4 players, Maureen Leahy and Kathrin Ress, but both are closer to being power forwards than brawny, post-up pivots.

BC's is shooting 49 percent from the field because it distributes the ball better than most other teams. It was typical that in the Eagles' 58-56 win over Eastern Michigan in the first round, Ress' game-winning backdoor layup with 16 seconds left was set up by Clair Droesch's pinpoint inbounds pass.

The Eagles showed off their firepower by hitting their first nine shots from the field while breaking out to a 24-4 lead against EMU in the opening 51/2 minutes.

"Each of their players know what is the right shot for them, which is the same for us," said Ohio State's top scorer, Caity Matter. "We all know our different roles on the team and what is a good shot within the offense. They are the same way. They're very structured in what they do."

The game will be played at St. John Arena, the aging former home court the Buckeyes left six years ago when they moved a few hundred yards away to play at Value City Arena. The first-round double-header drew 8,159 fans - all but a few hundred of which appeared to be wearing scarlet and gray and cheering for the Buckeyes.

No matter. The Eagles have won their last nine road games - including a 73-70 shocker over No. 3-ranked Connecticut in Hartford in the semifinals of the Big East tournament.

"Our team likes the crowds. We use that as an advantage," Droesch said. "It was great when UConn came back and hit two key shots and the crowd was going crazy and you have 16,000 people screaming at you. The best thing to do is come down and hit a shot and shut them all up. That's what we did."