Game Notes From Ohio State’s Victory Over Michigan State – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 20, 2000
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– Ohio State improves to 12-3 overall and 4-1 in the Big Ten, moving into a tie for first place with Indiana while breaking a 10-game losing streak to Michigan State. MSU drops to 12-5 overall and 3-1 in Big Ten play with the defeat. OSU is now 24-2 all-time at Value City Arena. The Spartans lead the all-time series 50-44. The win is OSU’s first win over a top-10 team in VCA.
– With the defeat, Michigan State saw its 21-game conference unbeaten streak come to a halt. The mark was an MSU school record and the fourth-longest streak in Big Ten history. The Spartans also saw their eight-game Big Ten road unbeaten streak snapped.
– The win is OSU’s first vs. a ranked team this season. The Buckeyes are 49-100 all-time against top 10 teams.
– Ohio State now is 9-1 when scoring 70 or more points and 11-1 when its opponent scores less than 70 points.
– Michigan State trailed by as many as 13 points in the second half – their largest deficit of the season. The high was 11 at Arizona.
– Ohio State’s 42-point first half was the Buckeyes’ largest scoring output in the first half during Big Ten play this season. The previous high was 35 at Illinois. The 42 points also were the most allowed by Michigan State in the first half this season. Arizona tallied 37 vs. the Spartans earlier this season for the previous high.
– Will Dudley made a major contribution off the bench for the Buckeyes, logging a Big Ten career-high 18 minutes. His previous best was eight, set twice this season. Dudley broke the mark quickly, notching 12 minutes in the first half. His overall career high is 22, set vs. Duquesne earlier this season.
– Ken Johnson blocked four shots in the game, moving with two blocks of Kevin McHale, of Minnesota, for seventh place on the all-time Big Ten blocked shots chart. Johnson now has 233 blocked shots, while McHale blocked 235 shots.
– Mateen Cleaves tied a Value City Arena opponent record seven assists in the game. He shares the record with Notre Dame’s Jimmy Dillon, who set the mark earlier this season.
– Ohio State held Charlie Bell to six points in the game – the second-fewest points he has accumulated this season. His low is four, set at Iowa.
– The Buckeyes won the battle of the benches, outscoring Michigan State 24-6, as George Reese poured in 19 points for OSU. The Spartans six points tie their low for the season, set vs. South Carolina. The 18-point differential between the teams was the largest vs. MSU this season, besting a 12-point deficit at Arizona.
– Michigan State set VCA opponent records with 22 made and 26 attempted free throws. The previous highs were 17 and 24, respectively, set by Alabama during the 1998-99 season.
– Prior to tonight’s game, Major League Baseball’s all-time leading home run hitter, Henry “Hank” Aaron, was introduced as the newest member of the Value City Department Stores Board of Directors. Aaron was the first player to collect 3,000 hits and hit 500 home runs.
