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Ohio State's 1-2 punch fuels win over Sacred Heart (AP) (sports.yahoo.com)

Samantha Prahalis took care of the perimeter with a career-best 23 points, and Jantel Lavender did the same inside with 19 points and 10 rebounds to lead Ohio State past Sacred Heart, 77-63 Saturday in an NCAA first-round game. Third-seeded Ohio State (28-5) advances to Monday night's second-round game against 11th-seeded Mississippi State (23-9), a 71-63 winner over Texas in the day's first game.