Lavender’s 21 Points Powers Ohio State’s Win Over Wisconsin

February 27, 2009 by feed

By Rusty Miller, Associated Press

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — After racing to a share of a fifth straight Big Ten title, Ohio State coach Jim Foster compared his team to another athlete who could do a lot of things.

“We’ve got a little bit of Ali in us,” Foster said with a smile. “We can dance and we can hang on the ropes and slug.”

Center Jantel Lavender had 21 points and 13 rebounds and Samantha Prahalis fueled the 14th-ranked Buckeyes’ fastbreak to lead the way to a 75-53 win over Wisconsin on Thursday night.

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