Notes and Quotes from Tennessee Tech Game – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/24/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
November 24, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio –
Game Notes and Quotes vs. Tennessee Tech
%^$Attendance: (16,505)
%^$* Ohio State is now 2-0 all-time against Tennessee Tech and 4-0 against the Ohio Valley Conference after the 78-51 victory.
%^$* Ohio State’s 6-0 start is their best since the 1991-92 Buckeyes went 6-0 to begin the season. Ohio State garnered a Big Ten title in that season.
%^$* Ohio State last had a six-game home winning streak during the 1993-94 season. The Bucks last won more than six in a row at home during the 1991-92 season when they took 12 games straight at home.
%^$* The Buckeyes moved their streak of consecutive games with at least one three-pointer to 190 games after Scoonie Penn drilled a trey in the first half.%^$ %^$* Ohio State forced 25 Tennessee Tech turnovers, which gives OSU opponents 140 turnovers on the season, an average of 23.3 turnovers per game.
%^$* Neshaun Coleman continues to climb up the three-point charts at Ohio State after hitting two of six in the game. The senior captain ranks second in three-point goals made (121) and attempted (370).
%^$* Ken Johnson swatted two shots tonight and now has 76 in his career, ranking seventh on the all-time Ohio State blocked shots chart.
%^$* Ohio State opened the game on a 31-14 run over the first 9:52. Tennessee Tech got no closer than 13 points for the remainder of the contest. The Buckeyes never trailed in the game.
%^$* Michael Redd finished with 15 points, marking the 35th time in his 36 career games that he has scored in double figures.
%^$* Jon Sanderson found his shooting touch tonight and had his best overall game of the season, racking up 18 points, three rebounds, and two assists, while canning 4 of 5 from behind the three-point arc. The 18 points are the fifth-most in his career.
%^$* Ohio State drilled 11 three-pointers in the contest, which is the third-most three-pointers in a game in OSU history. The current Buckeye squad set the record on Nov. 13 with 13 treys against Oakland University.
%^$* OSU attempted 25 three-pointers, which is the third-most in school history. The Bucks attempted 28 in the Nov. 13 game against Oakland.
%^$* Jason Singleton tied a career high with five assists. He has had five assists in three games in his career.
%^$* The OSU defense again created havoc for the opposing offense. Tennessee Tech shot just 36.7 percent in the game, including a 29 percent performance in the second half.
%^$* Scoonie Penn grabbed three steals, giving him 100 for his career.
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Quotes vs. Tennessee Tech
%^$Tennessee Tech head coach Jeff Lebo:
%^$”I want to congratulate Coach O’Brien. They are very tough to beat in this new arena. Jim is going to bring this program back.”
%^$”We tried to pay attention to Penn and Redd only, but Sanderson came out and hurt us. They played very solid defensively. Johnson can block some shots and their pressure is very solid.”
%^$”We tried to prepare for their press. But it’s difficult to simulate when their guards are so good.”
%^$”Redd has everything – size, strength, and he’s a very smart player.”
%^$”Once we got past mid-court, we could shoot the ball. Josh Heard has some good shots for us.”
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Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien:
%^$”We are real happy. Jason Singleton really set the tone for us defensively. He did a great job with pressure early on in the game.”
%^$”Offensively, Jon Sanderson was a huge factor. I was really happy to see him step up and hit a few shots. We know what he’s capable of doing. It turned out to be a really good game for him.”
%^$”When you can combine playing pretty good defense with making some shots, good things happen.”
%^$”I think we are a little bit more confident and that was part of the plan. I think our guys are playing with a lot of confidence right now. We’re going into these games trying to win. We can’t be tentative.”
%^$”We need to go on the road. This comes at a good time for us. This is going to be a real good test for the young guys.”
