
02-27-2009, 05:46 AM
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Women's basketball No. 14 Ohio State 75, Wisconsin 53
OSU clinches share of crown Lavender scores 21 as Buckeyes capture their fifth league title in row
By Rusty Miller
Associated Press
Published on Friday, Feb 27, 2009
COLUMBUS: Jantel Lavender had 21 points and 13 rebounds, and Samantha Prahalis fueled No. 14 Ohio State's fastbreak to lead the Buckeyes past Wisconsin 75-53 on Thursday night, clinching at least a share of their fifth Big Ten championship in a row.
The piece of the title allowed the Buckeyes (23-5, 14-3) to match school and Big Ten records.
Ohio State also won five in a row from 1983-87.
Prahalis, leading the Big Ten and 17th in the nation in assists at almost six per game, kept the Buckeyes running on both offense and defense. She finished with nine assists and three steals despite not playing most of the second half.
Star Allen added 17 points and Ashlee Trebilcock 11 for Ohio State, which won its fourth game in a row while extending its own conference mark with a 12th women's basketball title.
Alyssa Karel scored 13 points, Teah Grant 11 and Rae Lin D'Alie 10 for Wisconsin (16-13, 6-12).
Ohio State, up 11 at the half, got off to a sluggish start in the second 20 minutes before Prahalis stepped on the gas pedal.
She tossed a 30-foot, lookaway pass to Lavender for a three-point play, followed that with a quick behind-the-back flip to Lavender for another basket and then raced the ball down the court and fired a pass to Brittany Johnson for a 3 from the right corner.
Those three baskets capped an 8-0 run that swelled the Buckeyes' lead to 48-31. Their lead never dropped below 15 points again.
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