Ohio State rallies in second half to clip Lady Lions
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02/07/2010 - University Park, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - Samantha Prahalis hit five three- pointers and scored 26 points to pair with 12 assists, as No. 8 Ohio State rallied from down 14 in the second half to secure an 86-73 win over Penn State.
Jantel Lavender had 18 points and Brittany Johnson added 12 points on four three-pointers for the Buckeyes (23-3, 11-2 Big Ten), who buried 17-of-26 threes overall, including an efficient 9-of-13 in the second half.
Tyra Grant knocked down four three-pointers to finish with 22 points, and Alex Bentley hit 10-of-13 from the field for 20 points for Penn State (15-8, 7-6), which shot 52.6 percent in the first half to open up a 48-37 lead.
But the Lady Lions dipped to a 34.6-percent showing in the second half, and saw their lead -- as high as 56-42 less than three minutes in -- shrink to one on a Sarah Shulze triple with 11 1/2 minutes left.
PSU retained its lead, though, until Maria Moeller struck from long distance for a 70-69 game just past the six-minute mark. Tayler Hill and Moeller then drained shots from beyond the arc on consecutive possessions, and Prahalis pushed the lead to 79-71 with less than three minutes to go with one of her five.
OSU put the game away with a 7-of-8 showing at the free throw line from there.
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added 16, as top-ranked Connecticut demoralized Louisville on the road in an
84-38 romp at Freedom Hall.
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Kleybanova defeated Ana Ivanovic in the second reverse si
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rebounds, helping Toronto to its seventh consecutive win at Air Canada
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Andrea Bargnani contributed 22 points
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Mallorca entered the match having wo
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time to complete a hat trick as Udinese beat Napoli, 3-1, on Sunday at the
Stadio Friuli.
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NFL Inactives (Sunday, February 7, 2010) >>
Philadelphia, PA (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The following is a list of inactive players
for Super Bowl XLIV in Miami.
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS VS. INDIANAPOLIS COLTS, 6:25 P.M. (ET)
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