Dreams Become Reality – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/3/1998 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
November 3, 1998
COLUMBUS, Ohio – –
The Ohio State men’s basketball team christened the immaculate 19,500-seat Value City Arena Tuesday evening with a 107-75 win over the One World All-Stars. The game was an exhibition contest, and will not count in OSU’s overall record this season.
OSU’s dynamic one-two punch of Michael Redd and Scoonie Penn lived up to every expectation of the 12,280 fans in attendance. Redd scored a game-high 25 points and grabbed five rebounds. In his debut as a Buckeye, Penn registered 15 points and showed superior passing skills with eight assists. Five Ohio State players scored in double figures. Sophomore Jon Sanderson scored 14 points and hit all three of his attempts from behind the three-point arc. Jason Singleton notched 11 points, and freshman Brian Brown added 10 points.
Orlando Antigua led the One World All-Stars, a collection of foreign born players, with 17 points.
The Buckeyes jumped out to a 55-36 lead in the first half and never looked back. A tenacious Buckeye defense forced 26 turnovers. OSU committed only eight turnovers on offense while dishing out 22 assists.
Despite taking a whopping 84 shots compared to only 49 from the One World All-Stars, OSU won the rebounding battle by a 39-34 margin. OSU connected on 41-of-84 (49 percent) shots from the field, while the All-Stars hit 25-of-49 (51 percent) shots from floor. Ohio State sizzled from long range, hitting 10-of-20 three-point attempts.
The Buckeyes took advantage of the lopsided victory, as 11 players saw at least 10 minutes of playing time. Ten of Ohio State’s 13 players found their way into the scoring column.
OSU receives one final tune-up in an exhibition game against Marathon Basketball Club on Nov. 9 in Value City Arena. Ohio State’s first regular season game in its new home will come on Nov. 13 against Oakland University at 8 p.m.
To see the latest information on Value City Arena and the Jerome Schottenstein Center, visit the Center’s website at www.schottensteincenter.com.
