Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. N.C. State – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/27/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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The Buckeyes are 46-6 in Value City Arena since it opened forthe 1998-99 season.%^$
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Ohio State won its first game in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge.This is the third-consecutive year the event has been played andthe first time Ohio State has participated.%^$
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This was the first meeting between N.C. State and Ohio State.The Buckeyes are now 2-1 over the Wolfpack. OSU is 32-14 againstACC teams.%^$
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Boban Savovic kept the 3-point streak alive with his field goalat the 6:34 mark in the first half. Ohio State has made at leastone 3-point basket in 284-consecutive games.%^$
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Brian Brown played in his 100th career game and has made69-consecutive starts.%^$
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With his 18-point performance against N.C. State, Brian Brownnow has 919 career points. Brown is on track to become the 40thplayer in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points.%^$
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Brent Darby continued his double-digit scoring streak byscoring 22 points. He has scored in double figures in the past 12games, including nine to end his sophomore season. The Buckeyeshave won 17 of the21 games in which Darby has scored 10 or morepoints.%^$
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With 22 points, Brent Darby set a new career high. His old highwas 21 against Northwestern (1/3/01). This is only the second timehe has scored 20 or more points.%^$
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With 8 rebounds, Boban Savovic tied his career high. The lasttime he had eight rebounds was against UMass (12/10/01).%^$
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With an attendance of 15,901, the Buckeyes and the Value CityArena topped the 900,000-fan mark. A total of 908,552 fans haveseen a men’s basketball game in Value City Arena. The 6,539th fanthat entered tonight was the 900,000th fan.%^$
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After trailing by eight points in the first half, Ohio Statewent ahead with 4:32 remaining in the first and never trailedagain.%^$
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The Buckeyes were able to hold three of the five N.C. Statestarters under five points. Coming into the game all five wereaveraging double-figures.%^$
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The Buckeyes have played eight games on Nov. 27 in the historyof the program. Ohio State has come out on top seven times. Ionahanded the Buckeyes their only loss on this date in 1981 in theGreat Alaska Shootout.
