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California 71, Ohio St. 83 (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Jantel Lavender broke out of a shooting lump to score 11 points during a big second-half surge, and No. 3 Ohio State beat No. 22 California 83-71 on Sunday in the finals of the Buckeye Classic. After hitting 5 of 15 shots in the semifinals, Lavender hit all four of her field goals and both free throws as the Buckeyes (8-0) used a 15-0 run to take a 60-47 lead.