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Jake;1424591; said:We settled for a three way too early.
Jake;1424603; said:Big Ten tourney AND regular season champs! :cheers:
Women's basketball No. 12 Ohio State 67, Purdue 66
Lavender leads Buckeyes in final seconds By Michael Marot
Associated Press
Published on Monday, Mar 09, 2009
INDIANAPOLIS: Ohio State's Jantel Lavender made one out of two free throws with 6.2 seconds left, giving the 12th-ranked Buckeyes a 67-66 victory over third-seeded Purdue in the Big Ten Tournament championship Sunday.
Lavender finished with 25 points and 13 rebounds. Samantha Prahalis preserved the win by making Purdue's Brittany Rayburn miss the potential winning shot as the buzzer sounded.
With the win, regular-season champion Ohio State (27-5) became the fourth top seed to win the tourney title and claimed the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. Ohio State has now won the title twice.
Rayburn had 20 points to lead Purdue (22-10), whose two-year tournament reign come to an end. Lindsay Wisdom-Hylton added 15 points despite missing almost 14 minutes in the first half because of foul trouble.
When the Buckeyes needed a play late, they went to Lavender.
Twice in the final 31/2 minutes, she broke ties by outmuscling the Boilermakers for putbacks. And when the Buckeyes called timeout with 12.2 seconds left to set up a play, they put the ball in Lavender's hands again.
She caught it about five feet from the basket, spun toward the baseline and drew a foul on Wisdom-Hylton. After missing the first free throw, she hit the second to give Ohio State the lead.
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mooktarr;1424829; said:Wonderful game Buckeyes , Thanks. Six in a row by the Lady Bucks !