Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Winthrop – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/18/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Ohio State is 81-22 in season-opening games. The Buckeyes are85-18 in home openers.%^$
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Ohio State has compiled a 44-6 at Value City Arena since itopened for the 1998-99 season.%^$
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Senior center Will Dudley earned his first career start againstWinthrop.%^$
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Junior guard Brent Darby extended his double-digit scoringstreak to 10 with his 11-point performance. He ended last seasonwith nine-consecutive games in double digits. He has reached doublefigures 19 times as a Buckeye. Ohio State has won 15 of the 19games in which Darby has scored 10 or more points.%^$
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Three of four freshmen recorded points in their first careergame. Guard Brandon Fuss-Cheatham recorded four points in 11minutes of play. Forwards Matt Sylvester and Terence Dials eachfinished the game with two points. Sylvester played six minute,while Dials logged seven minutes. Center Matt Marinchick also sawtwo minutes of action.%^$
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Five Buckeyes finished the game in double figures. Brian Brownhad 15, Boban Savovic finished the game with 14, Sean Connolly andBrent Darby each had 11, and Will Dudley recorded 10. It is thefirst time five players have been in double figures since the 93-87win over Penn State (March 3, 2001) last season.%^$
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Boban Savovic extended the Ohio State 3-point streak at 16:55in the first half. The Buckeyes have scored at least one 3-pointbasket in 282-consecutive games.%^$
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Ohio State built a 16-point lead at the half after a 14-1 runduring the final 4:46 of the first half.%^$
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This marks the first time Ohio State and Winthrop have met inbasketball. In their only other match-up with a Big Ten team, theEagles fell to Minnesota, 68-59, during the 1998-99 season inWilliams Arena.%^$
