Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Illinois – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/27/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 27, 2000
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– OSU concluded its second season in Value City Arena with a 15-2 record, losing only to Notre Dame and Iowa. OSU holds a 29-3 record during its two seasons in VCA, marking the fourth-best home record in back-to-back seasons in OSU history.
– Ohio State now has recorded back-to-back 20-win seasons, marking the first time since the 1991 and 1992 that OSU has accomplished the feat.
– Michael Redd recorded his 11th career double-double, scoring 21 points while grabbing a career-high (tie) 12 rebounds. Redd has four double-doubles this season, and OSU is 3-1 in those contests, losing only at Kansas.
– Redd moved into fifth place on the all-time OSU scoring list with 1,787 points. Redd moved past previous No. 5 Jim Jackson (1,785) and now has his sights on No. 4 Kelvin Ramsey, who scored 1,934 career points.
– Ken Johnson blocked six shots in the game, moving within two of Penn State’s Calvin Booth’s Big Ten single-season record of 140 blocks. Johnson has 138 blocks this season and 296 in his career.
– Johnson’s 296 blocked shots are the sixth-most in Big Ten history, 11 short of fifth-place Brad Sellers (307) and 32 less than Herb Williams’ OSU record of 328.
– Ohio State has now connected on at least one three-point goal in 245-consecutive games. Scoonie Penn extended the streak with a 3-pointer with seven seconds remaining in the first half.
– Scoonie Penn eclipsed the 1,000-point barrier after scoring 14 points vs. Illinois. With 1,004 points, Penn becomes the 38th player in Ohio State history to join the 1,000-point club at OSU. Penn now has 1,741 total points in his career at Boston College (737) and Ohio State. – The stingy OSU defense held the Fighting Illini to a season-low 51 points. The Illini also scored 51 in a narrow win (51-50) at Penn State (2/6/00).
– OSU also held the Illini to 21 points in the second half. The Illini’s previous low in a half was 24, set vs. Penn State (2/6/00).
– George Reese scored in double figures for the 17th time this season. OSU owns a 14-3 record in those contests.
– Brian Brown scored in double figures for the 15th time in his career. The Buckeyes hold a 12-3 record in those games. Brown finished two points shy of his Big Ten season-high of 14 points, set at Northwestern and vs. Michigan State.
– With three assists, Scoonie Penn moves into sole possession of 10th place on the all-time OSU assists chart. Penn now owns 261 career assists. Penn also recorded five steals, one off his career high.
– OSU held the Illinois bench players to four points, a season low for the Illini. Averaging 24.1 points per game, their Illini reserves’ previous low was eight, set at Penn State (2/6/00). Only two teams – OSU and Penn State – have held the Illini reserves to less than 10 points. Illinois’ bench came into the game outscoring its opponents by a 579-449 margin.
