Game Notes From Ohio State’s Victory Over Duquesne – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/4/1999 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 4, 1999
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With the win, Ohio State improves to 2-1 on the season, whileDuquesne falls to 2-3. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series withthe Dukes 2-1 and have a 16-11 overall record vs. the Atlantic 10.Scoonie Penn received the BCA Classic’s MVP honors after scoring 16points and grabbing five rebounds. Fourteen of his points came inthe first half. After the Dukes grabbed a 14-12 lead at the 12:36mark of the first half, Ohio State concluded the half on a 30-6run. Ohio State turned the ball over four times in the game, withonly one coming in the second half. Ohio State has connected on atleast one three-point goal attempt over the last 223 games. For thesecond straight game, Scoonie Penn extended the streak with a treyin the first half. George Reese scored a career-high 15 points inthe win, breaking his previous high of 14, set last season atMichigan State (1/27/99). Reese fell one rebound short of his firstcareer double-double, finishing with nine caroms. He also tied acareer high with two steals. Ohio State’s defense held Duquesne to55 points, a season low for the Dukes, who came in averaging 81.3points per game. Their previous low was 63 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.).The Dukes tallied a season-low 20 points in the first half. KenJohnson moved into third place on the all-time OSU blocked shotschart after rejecting two shots in the contest. Johnson, with 170blocks, moved past Jim Smith (169) to claim the No. 3 spot. Johnsonstands just 17 blocks behind second-place Brad Sellers (187) on thelist. OSU’s 45-point second half and 42-point first half were thetwo highest-scoring halves of the season, besting the 39-pointsecond half effort vs. Vermont on Monday. Michael Redd notched adouble-double in the contest, scoring 15 points while grabbing 11boards. It marks his first double-double of the season and theeighth of his career. With 1,406 career points, he currently standsjust two points short of 17th place, held by Larry Bolden, on theall-time scoring list. Redd’s 11 boards tied the OSU record inValue City Arena, which was set by Johnson last year. DoylanRobinson scored his first collegiate points in the game, finishingwith three points and four rebounds. Cobe Ocokoljic tallied acareer-high nine points, more than doubling his season total ofseven points. He also snared a career-best five rebounds. Aftercoming into the Duquesne game with one assist through the first twogames, Boban Savovic dished out seven assists vs. the Dukes,setting a career high. His previous career high of four was set vs.Purdue last season (1/19/99). Will Dudley grabbed five rebounds inthe win, tying his career high, set vs. Tennessee-Martin last year(12/14/99). Dudley’s six-point effort was his second-highest careerscoring output. His career high of 11 was set last year vs. Army(11/22/98). Ohio State’s 51 rebounds were a Value City Arenarecord, breaking the record of 49, set by OSU last year vs. FloridaAtlantic (12/17/99).
