Game Notes From Ohio State’s Victory Over Oakland – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/27/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 27, 1999
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Ohio State improves to 7-2 with the 76-50 triumph over Oakland(2-10). The Buckeyes improve to 21-2 all-time at Value City Arena,with two of those wins coming over Oakland. The Golden Grizzliesare the first opponent to make two visits to Value City Arena.Brian Brown set a career high in scoring with 21 points on 8-of-9shooting, topping his previous high of 18, set vs. Coastal Carolinaearlier this season (12/13/99). The 21-point performance ties thehigh for an Ohio State player this season. Scoonie Penn alsotallied 21 vs. Coastal Carolina. Ohio State shot a season-high 58.8percent from the field. The previous high was 54.4 percent vs.Florida A&M. Freshman Cobe Ocokoljic made his first careerstart, marking the first time OSU used a different starting lineupthis season. Ohio State has now connected on at least onethree-point field goal in each of the last 229 games afterOcokoljic drilled a trey early in the first half. Ken Johnsonbecame just the second player in OSU history to reach the200-blocked shot plateau in his career after blocking one shottonight. Johnson stands second in the OSU record book to HerbWilliams (328). Ohio State held Oakland to 17 points in the firsthalf, a season low for an OSU opponent. The previous low was 20,set by Duquesne (12/4/99). The Buckeyes also held the GoldenGrizzlies to a season-low point total. The Grizzlies’previous low was 51 at Michigan State (12/18/99). Ohio State wenton a 19-0 run over the final 5:21 of the first half and the first1:50 of the second half, turning a three-point game open into a22-point game. Michael Redd scored a career-low four points,snapping his streak of consecutive double-figure scoring contestsat 26. His previous scoring low was eight, set at Michigan lastseason (1/16/99). Ohio State drilled a season-high eightthree-point field goals. The Buckeyes hit seven at Kansas(12/16/99) for their previous high. Kwadjo Steele made his firstappearance of the season after suffering a shoulder injury duringthe summer. Steele scored two points in the contest. Ohio Statecontinued to spread its scoring around, as four Buckeyes registereddouble figures in scoring for the seventh-consecutive game. BrianBrown (21), George Reese (14), Brent Darby (12) and Cobe Ocokoljic(10) each broke into double figures. Darby’s 12 pointsare a career high, breaking his previous record of 10, set vs.Eastern Kentucky (12/19/99).
