Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Denver – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/7/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 7, 2000
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Attendance: 17,566 Ohio State is 32-3 in three seasons at ValueCity Arena. The Buckeyes are 3-1 vs. Denver and 10-5 vs. the SunBelt Conference. Ohio State has connected on at least one 3-pointfield goal attempt over the last 256 games. Sean Connolly extendedthe streak at the 16:20 mark in the first half vs. Denver. With a 2point basket at the buzzer by Boban Savovic, the Buckeyes took a43-18 point lead into the locker room at halftime. This marks thesecond consecutive game which the Buckeyes have held a 25 pointdifferential at the break. 25 points is the second largest halftimemargin in Value City Arena history. The only larger margin at thebreak was when the Buckeyes held a 58-25 lead vs. Oakland(11-13-98), the first game ever played at Value City Arena. Withthe game tied 11-11 at the 14:03 mark in the first half, theBuckeyes went on a 19-0 run opening up a 30-11 lead. The Buckeyedefense held the Pioneers scoreless for a 9:42 stretch. Juniorguard Brian Brown scored 11 points vs. Denver. Brown now has 21double figure point games in his career, including all six gamesthis season. The Buckeye defense held the Pioneers to 40.0%shooting from the field. So far this season Ohio State has held 5out 6 opponents to 40.0% shooting or below. The Ohio State defensealso forced 32 Denver turnovers on the night. These 32 Pioneerturnovers are the most turnovers by an Ohio State opponent in ValueCity Arena history. Ken Johnson failed to register a blocked shotvs. Denver. This ends a 41 game streak for Johnson with at leastone block. The last game that Johnson went an entire game without ablocking a shot was vs. Illinois in the Big Ten Tournament(3/6/99). Ken Johnson tied a season high with his 16 points vs.Denver. Johnson also scored 16 points in the opening game of theGreat Alaskan Shootout vs. Florida State (11/23/00). The Buckeyeswill be back in action Sunday, Dec. 10, 2000 when they will hostthe University of Massachusetts Minutemen in the Value City Arena.Tip off is scheduled for 5 p.m. EST.
