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 Atlantic10.%^$
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Scoonie Penn received the BCA Classic’s MVP honors afterscoring 16 points and grabbing five rebounds. Fourteen of hispoints came in the first half.%^$
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After the Dukes grabbed a 14-12 lead at the 12:36 mark of thefirst half, Ohio State concluded the half on a 30-6 run.%^$
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Ohio State turned the ball over four times in the game, withonly one coming in the second half.%^$
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Ohio State has connected on at least one three-point goalattempt over the last 223 games. For the second straight game,Scoonie Penn extended the streak with a trey in the first half.%^$
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George Reese scored a career-high 15 points in the win,breaking his previous high of 14, set last season at Michigan State(1/27/99). Reese fell one rebound short of his first careerdouble-double, finishing with nine caroms. He also tied a careerhigh with two steals.%^$
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Ohio State’s defense held Duquesne to 55 points, a season lowfor the Dukes, who came in averaging 81.3 points per game. Theirprevious low was 63 vs. St. Francis (N.Y.). The Dukes tallied aseason-low 20 points in the first half.%^$
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Ken Johnson moved into third place on the all-time OSU blockedshots chart after rejecting two shots in the contest. Johnson, with170 blocks, moved past Jim Smith (169) to claim the No. 3 spot.Johnson stands just 17 blocks behind second-place Brad Sellers(187) on the list.%^$
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OSU’s 45-point second half and 42-point first half were the twohighest-scoring halves of the season, besting the 39-point secondhalf effort vs. Vermont on Monday.%^$
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Michael Redd notched a double-double in the contest, scoring 15points while grabbing 11 boards. It marks his first double-doubleof the season and the eighth of his career. With 1,406 careerpoints, he currently stands just two points short of 17th place,held by Larry Bolden, on the all-time scoring list. Redd’s 11boards tied the OSU record in Value City Arena, which was set byJohnson last year.%^$
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Doylan Robinson scored his first collegiate points in the game,finishing with three points and four rebounds.%^$
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Cobe Ocokoljic tallied a career-high nine points, more thandoubling his season total of seven points. He also snared acareer-best five rebounds.%^$
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After coming into the Duquesne game with one assist through thefirst two games, Boban Savovic dished out seven assists vs. theDukes, setting a career high. His previous career high of four wasset vs. Purdue last season (1/19/99).%^$
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Will Dudley grabbed five rebounds in the win, tying his careerhigh, set vs. Tennessee-Martin last year (12/14/99). Dudley’ssix-point effort was his second-highest career scoring output. Hiscareer high of 11 was set last year vs. Army (11/22/98).%^$
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Ohio State’s 51 rebounds were a Value City Arena record,breaking the record of 49, set by OSU last year vs. FloridaAtlantic (12/17/99).
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