From: Cleveland Plain Dealer –

Ohio State’s Jantel Lavender was strong and dominant in the post. Samantha Prahalis relied on her all-conference quickness to control the perimeter.

Just like the Buckeyes have come to expect from their strong tag-team tandem.

One problem against Illinois: Ohio State’s other players weren’t themselves Friday night.

The 10th-ranked Buckeyes had to continually fend off Illinois’ comebacks before finally pulling away in the final minute for a 66-55 women’s basketball win in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals in Indianapolis.

“In the first half, I think we were rushing a little bit,” said Lavender, a Cleveland Central Catholic graduate. “As far as me in the post, I don’t think I was getting as deep as I should have. It was physical. Once I made that adjustment with getting deeper in the lane, I think it turned around a little bit.”

With Lavender, even on an off night, the Buckeyes (28-4) can overcome almost anything.

No, the conference’s three-time player of the year didn’t get her usual double double. She finished with 19 points and six rebounds. She also forced Illinois’ top scorer, Jenna Smith, to catch the ball farther away Cialis buy from the basket than Smith would have liked.

Prahalis added 13 points and eight assists and constantly menaced Illinois in the passing lanes, while Brittany Johnson hit three 3-pointers and finished with 13 points.

Boston College 67, No. 8 Florida State 60 Jasmine Gill scored six of her 13 points during the run that lifted the Eagles to an upset of the Seminoles in an Atlantic Coast Conference quarterfinal in Greensboro, N.C.

The Eagles shot nearly 49 percent and overcame a huge rebounding deficit by forcing the second-seeded Seminoles to a season-worst 27.6 percent shooting.

Vanderbilt 63, No. 21 LSU 61 Vanderbilt found a way to make up for the lowest scoring game in the program’s history.

Merideth Marsh and Hannah Tuomi each scored 17 points and the Commodores atoned for an embarrassing regular-season loss by beating the Tigers in the Southeastern Conference Tournament in Duluth, Ga.

Cincinnati 63, South Florida 51 Kahla Roudebush scored 19 points and the Bearcats beat the Bulls in the first round of the Big East Tournament in Hartford, Conn. The Bearcats (12-17) advanced to play Rutgers in the tournament’s second round today.

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