Game Note From Ohio State vs. Minnesota – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/5/2000 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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– Ohio State shot .571 (28-49) from the field marking the second time this season the Buckeyes have reached .500 or better on the road. OSU is 7-0 this season when shooting .500 or better. OSU connected on .517 (31-60) percent of its shots in the game at Penn State March 1 in a 79-73 win over the Nittany Lions.
– With the win over Minnesota in Minneapolis, the Buckeyes won its final two Big Ten road games for the first time since 1992 when the Buckeyes downed Michigan State (2/29/92) and Minnesota (3/14/92). The last time Ohio State finished the Big Ten season with consecutive road wins was in 1946 when OSU won at Chicago (2/22/46) 53-31 and at Northwestern (2/23/46) 53-46. OSU won the Big Ten title that season and advanced to the Final Four. It also was the last year for Chicago in the Big Ten.
– The win over the Golden Gophers broke a five-game losing streak to Minnesota in Minneapolis. The last OSU win at Minnesota was a 94-63 victory in 1992. OSU snapped a five game losing streak to Penn State in State College last week as well.
– Ohio State won for the sixth time this season on the road in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin, Northwestern, Michigan, Indiana, Penn State and Minnesota away from Columbus this season. OSU was 5-3 on the road in the Big Ten last season. The Buckeyes were 7-2 on the road in league play in 1992.
– Senior center Ken Johnson block eight shots at Minnesota to give him 151 on the season. He holds the Big Ten record for blocks in a single season with that total. Johnson has 309 rejections in his career. He is only the sixth Big Ten player in history to block 300 or more and just the second Buckeye (Herb Williams, 328). Johnson passed Brad Sellers (307) to take over fifth place in Big Ten history. – Redd moved closer to fourth place on the all-time OSU scoring list with 1,826 points. Redd, currently fifth, has his sights on No. 4 Kelvin Ramsey, who scored 1,934 career points.
– Ohio State has now connected on at least one three-point goal in 247-consecutive games. Scoonie Penn extended the streak with a 3-pointer early in the first half.
– Scoonie Penn is now in 35th place in career scoring at Ohio State with 1,026 points. Penn now has 1,763 total points in his career at Boston College (737) and Ohio State.
– George Reese tied his career high with 25 points vs. the Gophers. He connected on 10 of 12 shots to take the lead in field goal percentage in Big Ten play (.535).
– George Reese scored in double figures (25 vs. Minnesota) for the 19th time this season. OSU owns a 16-3 record in those contests. Reese has reached double digits in each of the last nine games.
– Ken Johnson needs 20 blocks to claim the career lead at Ohio State. Johnson has 309. He is second to the 328 rejected by Herb Williams (1972-81). Johnson has six games this season with eight or more blocks. All six rank among the Top 10 single game efforts at Ohio State.
– Ohio State senior Scoonie Penn is not tied for second in career 3-pointers made with 144, just three behind Neshaun Coleman (147), who set the record last year. Penn also is second in career 3-pointers attempted in a season with 178. He set the record last season with 229 long range attempts.
– Junior Michael Redd is tied for ninth in career thefts after recording a pair against Minnesota. Redd has 141 in his three seasons as a Buckeye.
