Johnson leads Ohio St. past No. 24 Iowa

Published: March 4, 2011, 8:35 p.m. MST

Iowa center Morgan Johnson, left, shoots over Ohio State center Ashley Adams in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in the Big Ten tournament in Indianapolis, Friday, March 4, 2011. AP Photo/Michael Conroy) The Associated Press

By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — Brittany Johnson tied career highs with 23 points and seven 3-pointers to help Ohio State defeat No. 24 Iowa 71-61 in the Big Ten tournament quarterfinals Friday night.

Jantel Lavender had 11 points and 14 rebounds for the Buckeyes (20-9), who won their seventh straight and advanced to play No. 1 seed Michigan State on Saturday in a semifinal. Penn State, the No. 2 seed, will play No. 11 seed Illinois in the other semifinal.

Jaime Printy led Iowa with 19 points, and Morgan Johnson added 10 points and nine rebounds for the Hawkeyes (22-8). Iowa, which had won five consecutive games, shot just 33 percent.

Johnson helped the Buckeyes break away from a 27-all halftime tie. She scored 17 points after the break, and the Buckeyes shot 54 percent in the second half.

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Ohio State defeated Iowa 66-64 in the final last year.

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