Lavender, Prahalis help Buckeyes hold off Orange
| Team Stat Comparison |
|
SYRACUSE |
OHIO STATE |
| Points |
71 |
78 |
| FG Made-Attempted |
29-77 (.377) |
28-61 (.459) |
| 3P Made-Attempted |
3-13 (.231) |
9-24 (.375) |
| FT Made-Attempted |
10-15 (.667) |
13-21 (.619) |
| Fouls (Tech/Flagrant) |
17 (0/0) |
16 (0/0) |
| Largest Lead |
2 |
16 |
| Game Leaders |
| | SYRACUSE | OHIO STATE |
| Points | E. Morrow 23 | J. Lavender 22 |
| Rebounds | N. Michael 15 | J. Lavender 10 |
| Assists | C. Jones 3 | B. Johnson 4 |
| Steals | C. Jones 5 | S. Prahalis 3 |
| Blocks | N. Michael 1 | J. Lavender 3 |
| · Team Stats: Syracuse | Ohio State
|
| 2008-09 Season |
| DATE | GAME | LINKS |
| · Nov 19, 2008 | @OSU 78, SYR 71 | Recap | Box Score |
| Next 5 Games |
| SYRACUSE (ET) |
OHIO STATE (ET) |
| 11/22 PRST 1:00pm | | 11/26 JKST 12:00am | | 11/26 @UAA 9:00pm | | 11/30 LONG 1:00pm | | 12/02 LEH 7:00pm |
|
| 11/23 @AUB 3:00pm | | 11/25 HART 6:30pm | | 11/29 BU 2:00pm | | 11/30 DAY 2:00pm | | 12/03 UNC 7:00pm |
|
| · Complete Schedule: Syracuse | Ohio State
|
Associated Press
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Jantel Lavender had 22 points and 10 rebounds, Samantha Prahalis added 17 points and Brittany Johnson scored 15 to lead Ohio State (No. 18 ESPN/USA Today, No. 17 AP) to a 78-71 victory over Syracuse on Wednesday night.
The Buckeyes (3-0) led 34-28 at the half and never relinquished the lead in the second half. Syracuse (2-1) narrowed a 16-point deficit to 61-54 on a layup by Erica Morrow with 6:56 left. But Johnson followed with a 3-pointer and Prahalis added a jumper, and the Orange never got closer than the final margin again.
Morrow had 23 points, Chandrea Jones had 14, Juanita Ward had 11 off the bench and Vionca Murray added 10 for Syracuse.
Lavender, last year's freshman and player of the year in the Big Ten, hit 9-of-10 shots from the field for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State hit 56 percent of its shots from the field in the second half.
Syracuse 71, 
(18) Ohio State 78