Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Kansas – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/23/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2000
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Ohio State falls to 36-4 during its two-plus seasons at ValueCity Arena. The loss is the Buckeyes’ first at home this season.Kansas won for the first time in Columbus in 35 years (Dec. 23,1965).%^$
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Ohio State is 48-99 all-time vs. teams in the Associated PressTop 10 following the loss. The Buckeyes are 119-188 all-time vs.teams in the AP Top 25.%^$
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Kansas, the No. 1 team in the RPI computer ratings, is 10-1 forthe first time since 1997-98.%^$
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Ken Johnson blocked six shots in the contest, giving him 365for his career, which is ties him for second place all-time in theBig Ten. Johnson tied Iowa’s Acie Earl (1989-93, 365). Next up onthe ledger is the Big Ten’s all-time leading shot blocker, CalvinBooth of Penn State, with 428.%^$
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Johnson’s five blocks in the first half tied the most in asingle half by a Kansas opponent in the Roy Williams era. KelvinCato (Iowa State) swatted five shots vs. KU in the second half onMarch 10, 1996.%^$
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Ohio State extended its streak of consecutive games with atleast one 3-point goal made when Sean Connolly hit a shot frombehind the arc at the 12:18 mark of the first half. Ohio State hasconnected on at least one 3-point goal in 261-consecutive games.%^$
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Saturday’s crowd of 19,200 marks the 13th sellout in thethree-year history of Value City Arena and the first this season.Ohio State owns an 11-2 record when playing in front of a selloutcrowd at VCA.%^$
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Ken Johnson started his 103rd career game tonight. He stands inseventh place on the all-time OSU starts chart, two behindsixth-place Jim Smith (105, 1978-81). Johnson is one of eightplayers in Ohio State history to eclipse 100 starts in his Buckeyecareer.%^$
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Boban Savovic tied a season high with 15 points, matching his15-point performance vs. St. John’s (12/13). He fell one point shyof his career high, set vs. Tennessee-Martin during his freshmanseason (12/14/98). Savovic hit all 10 of his attempts from the foulline.%^$
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Columbus native Kenny Gregory started his first game in overthree weeks after missing three games with a stress fracture in hisright foot. He scored 17 points and grabbed six rebounds.%^$
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Kansas’ Luke Axtell also returned from an injury, seeing hisfirst action since Dec. 7 after missing two games with a sprainedankle.%^$
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Kansas committed a season-high 30 fouls. The Jayhawks tiedtheir previous high of 24 (DePaul, 12/12) just 10 minutes into thesecond half. The 30 fouls were the most since 30 vs. Virginia Nov.29, 1995.%^$
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Ohio State went 28-of-42 from the free throw line. Both numbersare season highs. Kansas attempted season lows in both free throwcategories, hitting 6-of-13.%^$
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Ohio State’s 42 free-throw attempts are a season high for aKansas opponent, and the most since Nebraska had 40 on Feb. 4,1989.%^$
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Tim Martin made a big contribution off the bench, playing acareer-high 20 minutes while scoring six points – just two off hiscareer high. Martin’s previous high in minutes was 18, set vs.UMass (12/10).%^$
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Drew Gooden notched his third double-double this season and12th of his career, scoring 16 points while grabbing 10 boards.%^$
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Ohio State is 3-5 all-time vs. Kansas after the loss and 19-21vs. teams representing the Big 12%^$Conference.
