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Packer's second-halfsurge leads Buckeyes... Published on Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008
Packer's second-half
surge leads Buckeyes
No. 20 Ohio State 72, Purdue 56 ? Marscilla Packer scored 16 of her 18 points in the second half to help host Ohio State beat Purdue on Monday night.
Ohio State (19-6, 10-4 Big Ten) moved ahead of Purdue (14-12, 10-5) and trails first-place Iowa by a half-game. The Buckeyes host the Hawkeyes on Thursday night.
Jantel Lavender added 13 points while Tamarah Riley had 12 and Ashlee Trebilcock and Shavelle Little had 11 each.
FahKara Malone scored 17 for Purdue. Seven came in the final three minutes after she had been held scoreless for 28 minutes. Samantha Woods scored 13 points off the bench and Danielle Campbell and Lakisha Freeman had 10 apiece.
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