Post Game Notes – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/21/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 21, 2000
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– Ohio State junior guard Michael Redd scored a season-high 28 points while grabbing 10 rebounds to record his 10th career double-double. Redd added season-highs in steals (5), steals (3), minutes (38), free throws made (11) and attempted (15).
– Senior George Reese scored 11 points and a season-high 10 rebounds to notch his first career double-double.
– Michael Redd started his 89th career game vs. IU, claiming the No. 10 spot in the OSU record book. Redd has started every game of his OSU career, and can move into a tie with Jay Burson (1986-89) for ninth place on that list with five more starts.
– Freshman Brent Darby tied his career high with 12 points. He was perfect from the field (4-4) in connecting on a career-high four 3-pointers. The came in succession in the second half vs. the Hoosiers.
– Senior Scoonie Penn moved to with seven points of 1,000 at Ohio State. He will become the 38th Buckeye to record 1,000 career points and just the second to do so in two seasons as a Buckeye.
– Ohio State won back-to-back games at Assembly Hall for the first time. The win was only OSU’s fourth in 28 tries in the history of the facility. The Buckeyes have won the last three meetings against the Hoosiers, the longest streak since the 1969-70 seasons. OSU last won back-to-back games in Bloomington Jan. 4, 1969 (90-82) and Feb. 14, 1970 (100-83).
– Four OSU players fouled out against the Hoosiers. The Buckeyes entered the game with just two foul outs the previous 22 games. – Ohio State’s last basket came on a George Reese layup with 5:33 remaining to give the Buckeyes a 71-65 advantage. OSU then connected on 11 of 16 FTs to secure the win.
– Ohio State last defeated an AP Top 10 team on the road Jan. 2, 1997 at Michigan. The unranked Buckeyes defeated No. 8 Michigan 73-71 in Ann Arbor. The Buckeyes are 50-100 (.333) all time vs. Top 10 teams.
– Ohio State has led at the half 13 times this season. OSU has a 12-1 record in those games.
– Michael Redd and Scoonie Penn have combined for over 40 points 18 times in the last two seasons. OSU is 14-4 in those games. The All-America candidates have combined for 40+ points four times this season, including the last two games, and have led OSU to a 3-1 record this season when scoring 40 or more.
– Michael Redd is now No. 7 all-time at OSU in field goals made with 647. He needs three more to pass No. 6 Jay Burson’s (1986-89) 649. Redd also is closing on Burson in career scoring. Redd needs 16 points to take over Burson’s No. 6 spot in career scoring (1,756).
– Four OSU players fouled out against the Hoosiers. The Buckeyes entered the game with just two foul outs the previous 22 games.
– Ken Johnson added to his school single-season block record with a rejection against the Hoosiers. He leads the nation and the Big Ten with 126 this season. Johnson has 284 blocks in his career and trails Herb Williams, OSU’s all-time blocked shot leader, by 44 blocks. Johnson is sixth on the Big Ten career list for blocked shots and is second on the single-season list, 14 behind Calvin Booth’s (PSU) 140 in 1997-98. Johnson’s blocks per game average of 5.47 this season is the 5th highest (to date) in NCAA history.
