Johnson scores 13 of her 18 points in second half to rally No. 8 Ohio State past Iowa, 86-82
By APThursday, February 4, 2010
Johnson rallies No. 8 Ohio St. past Iowa
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Brittany Johnson scored 13 of her 18 points in the second half to rally No. 8 Ohio State to an 86-82 victory over Iowa on Thursday night.
Samantha Prahalis had 22 points and Jantel Lavender added 18 for the Buckeyes (22-3, 10-2 Big Ten).
Jaime Printy scored 22 points, Kachine Alexander had 16 of her 20 in the second half, and Kamille Wahlin added 18 for Iowa (11-11, 4-7).
After trailing by four, Ohio State tied the score at 69 with 6:15 left thanks to two 3s by Johnson. Lavender’s layup gave the Buckeyes the lead for good at 74-72 and Prahalis followed with 3.
Iowa, which led 44-43 at halftime, was down 81-78 with the ball in the final minute but Shavelle Little stole the ball from Alexander. Prahalis was fouled with 26 seconds left and made both shots to push Ohio State’s lead to 83-78.
Little stole the ball again with 21 seconds left.
