Men’s Basketball Ends Regular Season on the Road vs. Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/28/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 28, 2001
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%^$Opponent: Penn State
%^$Site: Bryce Jordan Center (15,261)
%^$Game Time: 12:15 p.m. (EST)
%^$TV: ESPN Plus
%^$Local TV: WBNS-10 TV
%^$TV Talent: Craig Coshun (P-by-P)
%^$ Bill Hosket (Color)
%^$Radio: OSU Radio Network (63 stations)
%^$Local Radio: WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460
%^$Radio Talent: Paul Keels (P-by-P)
%^$ Ron Stokes (Color)
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%^$Ohio State Buckeyes
%^$Probable Starters (19-9, 10-5)
%^$G 3-Sean Connolly, 6-5, So.
%^$G 21-Boban Savovic, 6-5, Jr.
%^$G 13-Brian Brown, 6-4, Jr.
%^$C 32-Ken Johnson, 6-11, Sr.
%^$F 33-Zach Williams, 6-7, Fr.
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%^$Penn State Nittany Lions
%^$Probable Starters (16-9, 6-8)
%^$G 3-Joe Crispin, 6-0, Sr.
%^$G 5-Jon Crispin, 6-2, So.
%^$G 33-Titus Ivory, 6-4, Sr.
%^$F 23-Gyasi Cline-Heard, 6-8, Sr.
%^$F 35-Tyler Smith, 6-8, Jr.
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%^$A fifth-consecutive road win in Big Ten would be a first since 1971
%^$Ohio State started the Big Ten season with a 4-5 record and has since gone 6-0, including four-consecutive road wins in the league. Ohio State has not won five-consecutive road games in Big Ten play since the 1970-71 season when OSU won all seven of its road contests on the way to a 13-1 record in the league. Ohio State finished 20-6 that year and won the Big Ten title. The Buckeyes last won four-consecutive road games in the Big Ten during the 1998-99 season. Penn State snapped the win streak with an overtime 98-85 victory over the No. 10 Buckeyes in State College.%^$
%^$Buckeyes reach 10 wins in Big Ten for 3rd consecutive season
%^$The wins over No. 3 Illinois and Northwestern last week gave the Buckeyes their ninth and 10th wins in the Big Ten for the third-consecutive year after a stretch of six-consecutive years without reaching nine wins in the league. Ohio State has not put together three-consecutive years with 10 or more wins in the league since the 1990-92 seasons. That stretch also was the last time Ohio State qualified for three-consecutive NCAA Tournaments. Ohio State is currently vying for its 21st NCAA Tournament appearance and third-consecutive trip to the Big Dance. The Big Ten victory over Northwestern gave the Buckeyes their 26th campaign with 10 or more wins in Big Ten play and their third-consecutive season with double-digit victories in the league.%^$
%^$Johnson reaches milestone in win over Northwestern
%^$Ohio State’s Ken Johnson claimed the Big Ten record for career blocks in the 69-57 win over Northwestern last Saturday. His six blocks upped his career total to 434. He passed Calvin Booth of Penn State (1995-99) to claim the record. Johnson also passed Booth for the No. 5 spot all time in NCAA history for career blocks. Johnson needs four more to pass No. 4 Lorenzo Coleman’s (Tenn. Tech) 437 career blocks.%^$
%^$Buckeyes show balance from long range, free throw line
%^$Four Buckeye regulars have each connected on at least 34 3-point shots this season. Sophomore Sean Connolly leads the pack with 42 made treys and is tops in 3-point shooting percentage (.429). Junior Brian Brown follows in both categories (37-88, .420). Sophomore Brent Darby (36-104, .346) and Boban Savovic (34-92, .370) also pose threats from the outside. Add Ken Johnson to the above four and the Buckeyes have five players hitting 71 percent or better from the foul line. Connolly again is the leader by percentage (37-45, .822). He has made 31 of his last 32 attempts. Savovic (56-74, .757), Darby (51-68, .750), Brown (82-114, .719) and Johnson (81-114, .711) all have performed well at the charity stripe.%^$
%^$Ohio State’s RPI and SOS on the rise
%^$With four recent wins over ranked foes and six-consecutive wins in the Big Ten, four of which were on the road, Ohio State has made a move in the Rating Percentage Index (RPI). The NCAA selection committee, to select teams for the NCAA Tournament, uses the RPI. CollegeRPI.com, an unofficial RPI, has Ohio State rated No. 31 nationally (as of 2/27). Five teams rated in the AP Top 25 are rated lower. No. 17 Oklahoma (33 RPI), No. 25 Xavier (34), No. 16 Maryland (42), No. 21 Georgetown (43) and No. 20 Alabama (44) are behind the Buckeyes in the RPI. Of the 30 teams rated above OSU in the RPI and ranked by AP, eight have a strength of schedule rated below Ohio State’s, including No. 1 Stanford (1 RPI/45 SOS), No. 11 Boston College (8/40), No. 8 Iowa State (10/48), No. 13 Notre Dame (17/36), No. 19 Syracuse (18/43), No. 7 Virginia (19/55), No. 6 Florida (21/72) and No. 18 St. Joseph’s (22/108).%^$
%^$Johnson leads Buckeyes to 2-0 week, earns Big Ten honor
%^$With six blocks against Northwestern, Johnson now has 42 career games with five or more blocks. Johnson blocked eight shots last week in wins over No. 3 Illinois and the Wildcats. He averaged 13.5 points to eclipse the 1,000-point mark in his career at Ohio State. He became the 39th player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points in a career. He now has 1,012 career points after scoring 16 vs. Illinois and 11 at Northwestern. He shot 63 percent from the field (12-19) last week as the Buckeyes knocked off the second No. 3 team of the season (Mich. St./Illinois) and the fourth ranked team of the year. Five Buckeyes scored in double figures at Northwestern. Ohio State has won six-consecutive Big Ten Conference games, last losing at home to Indiana Jan. 31. Ohio State had a seven-game conference-winning streak during the 1998-99 and 1999-00 seasons.%^$
%^$Buckeye big men take center stage in win at Northwestern
%^$Will Dudley scored 14 points and teammate Ken Johnson became the Big Ten’s all-time leading shot blocker as Ohio State beat Northwestern, 69-57, last Saturday. Five Buckeyes scored in double-figures for Ohio State, which has won six of seven. Johnson blocked six shots and scored 11, while Brent Darby scored 13 for the Buckeyes. With 12:32 left in the first half, Tavaras Hardy of Northwestern drove the lane and put up a shot, but Johnson swatted it away, giving the OSU center his 429th career block, tops in league history. The rejection put Johnson past Penn State’s Calvin Booth and placed Johnson alone at No. 5 in the NCAA career blocks. Ohio State was up, 31-28, at the break but turned over the ball on five of its first seven possessions of second half. Northwestern kept it close as Johnson got into foul trouble and sat on the bench. Collier Drayton had a chance to tie the game at 33 with a bucket and foul with 14 minutes left, but missed the free throw. After sitting for four minutes, Johnson returned and immediately made an impact, blocking another shot at one end and making a layup on the other. Boban Savovic then drilled a pair of 3-pointers and the Buckeyes went on a 13-2 run.%^$
%^$Noting the win over Northwestern
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Ken Johnson became the all-time Big Ten Conference blocked shotleader after swatting six vs. Northwestern. Johnson (434) passedCalvin Booth (1995-99) of Penn State for the record. Johnson has115 this season, which ranks second all-time on the OSUsingle-season chart. Johnson owns the top three single-season marksin school history. Johnson set the record with his first block ofthe game at the 12:32 mark of the first half. He blocked a shotattempted by Northwestern’s Tavaras Hardy.%^$ With his six blocks,Johnson moved into fifth-place in NCAA history. Next up on thechart is Lorenzo Coleman (Tennessee Tech) with 437.%^$ Junior WillDudley scored a career-high 14 points to lead the Buckeyesoffensively off the bench. Dudley connected on 7 of 11 shots fromthe field, both career bests for makes and attempts from thefield.%^$ The OSU bench outscored the Wildcat reserves 29-2 whilewinning the battle of the boards, 11-6. OSU reserves scored on12-of-20 (.600) field goal attempts.%^$ Johnson started his 120thcareer game. He stands third all-time in starts at Ohio State, sixbehind the all-time leaders, Jamaal Brown (1989-92) and JerryFrancis (1986-89), who share first place with 126. Johnson is oneof eight players in Ohio State history to start 100 or morecontests in his Buckeye career.%^$ Ohio State has connected on atleast one 3-point field goal attempt over the last 278 games. BrentDarby extended the streak with a trey at the 11:52 mark of thefirst half.%^$ Brent Darby’s 13 points in the contest marked the15th time in his career he scored in double figures and thesixth-consecutive game this season. Ohio State is 13-2 incontests.%^$ Ohio State improved to 99-44 all-time vs.Northwestern. The Buckeyes have more wins over NU than any otherBig Ten opponent.%^$ Ohio State has played 1,300 games againstteams that make up the 2000-01 schedule with a record of 674-626(.518). The Buckeyes have a record of 1,331-927.%^$ Ohio State isin position to win 20 games for the third-consecutive season. OSUlast had three consecutive 20 win seasons from 1990-92.%^$ TheBuckeyes also are in position to qualify for theirthird-consecutive and 21st overall NCAA Tournament, a feat notaccomplished since 1990-92.%^$
%^$Johnson 2nd in league to reach 400 blocks
%^$Buckeye senior Ken Johnson has 434 blocks in his career after swatting six at Northwestern (2/24/01). Johnson is the career leader in Big Ten history in career blocks. Johnson cracked the Top 10 in Big Ten single-season block records for the third time at Iowa. He already owns the No. 1 spot with 161 in 1999-00 and the No. 9 spot with 100 in 1998-99. His 115 this season rates No. 5.%^$
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Big Ten Career Blocked Shots leaders%^$1. Ken Johnson, OSU 1998- 434%^$2. Calvin Booth, PSU 1995-99 428%^$3. Acie Earl, IOWA 1989-93 365%^$4. Joe Barry Carroll, PUR 1977-80 349%^$5. Herb Williams, OSU 1977-81 328%^$
%^$Big Ten Season Blocked Shot leaders%^$1. Ken Johnson, OSU 1999-00 161%^$2. Calvin Booth, PSU 1997-98 140%^$3. Jim Pitts, NU 1965-66 123%^$4. Acie Earl, Iowa 1991-92 121%^$5. Ken Johnson, OSU 2000-01 115%^$6. Acie Earl, Iowa 1990-91 106%^$7. Joe Barry Carroll, PUR 1977-78 105%^$8. Calvin Booth, PSU 1995-96 101%^$9. Ken Johnson, OSU 1998-99 100%^$10.Dean Garrett, IND 1987-88 99%^$
%^$Unranked Buckeyes win 4 vs. ranked teams for 1st time since 1989-90
%^$Ohio State, unranked in both the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls, has defeated four of the last five ranked opponents faced. The last time the Buckeyes defeated four ranked teams as an unranked squad was during the 1989-90 season when OSU downed six ranked teams.%^$
%^$Johnson owns Top 3 spots in single season blocks
%^$With 115 blocks this year, senior Ken Johnson has his name listed at the Top 3 positions on the Ohio State single-season blocked shots chart. His 161 blocks as a junior is an OSU single season record. He swatted 100 as a sophomore, the third highest single season total. His senior total rates No. 2.%^$
%^$Johnson in Top 10 in NCAA career blocks
%^$Ken Johnson sits atop the OSU and Big Ten career lists and is in the Top 10 in career blocks in NCAA history. His current total of 434 ranks No. 5 all-time in NCAA career blocks. Johnson is one of only 11 players in the history of college basketball to block 400 or more shots. Johnson reached the 400 mark with six blocks at Michigan State (1/21/01). Johnson has averaged 3.5 blocks a game over his career. That average rates among the Top 20 all time in NCAA history at No. 17.%^$
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NCAA Career Blocks%^$No. Name Gms. Blks.%^$1. Adonal Foyle, Colgate 87 492%^$2. Tim Duncan, Wake Forest 128 481%^$3. Alonzo Mourning, Georgetown 120 453%^$4. Lorenzo Coleman, Tenn. Tech 113 437%^$5. Ken Johnson, Ohio St. 124 434%^$6. Calvin Booth, Penn St. 114 428%^$7. Theo Ratliff, Wyoming 111 425%^$8. Etan Thomas, Syracuse 122 424%^$9. Rodney Blake, St. Joseph’s 116 419%^$10. Shaquille O’Neal, LSU 90 412%^$
%^$Brown enjoys best season as a Buckeye
%^$Junior Brian Brown is having his most productive season as a Buckeye. In this his third year, he has single season highs in field goals (144), 3-pointers made (37), free throws made (82), assists (114), steals (43), points (407) and scoring average (14.5). His career scoring average is 8.7 ppg.%^$
%^$Several Buckeyes increase production in Big Ten Conference play
%^$Point production has increased during the Big Ten Conference portion of the schedule for three regulars. Junior Brian Brown is consistent with his offensive output with 14.5 ppg. overall and 14.7 ppg. in conference games. Senior Ken Johnson averages 13.3 points in league games and 12.3 ppg. overall. Sophomore Brent Darby averages 10.3 ppg. in the league and 9.3 ppg. on the season. Johnson averages 7.4 rebounds a game in the league and 6.9 rpg. overall.%^$
%^$Brown, Johnson account for majority of Ohio State’s double figure scoring games
%^$Buckeye players have 87 individual double-figure scoring efforts in 27 games this season. Brian Brown leads with 24 with Ken Johnson close behind with 22.%^$
%^$Buckeyes earn 7th win over a defending national champion
%^$Ohio State has met the defending national champion 29 times in history with a 7-22 record in those games following the win over Michigan State. The Buckeyes have a 24-52 record against teams who participated in the Final Four the previous year. The Buckeyes just finished a stretch of four games against 2000 Final Four teams, defending national champion Michigan State, twice, and 2000 Final Four participant Wisconsin, twice. Ohio State split the season series with both teams. Before the recent win over the Spartans, the last time OSU downed a defending national champion was during the 1989-90 season when the Buckeyes won 64-61 over No. 5 Michigan (2/18/90). Michigan won the 1989 national title.%^$
%^$Buckeyes pay back road games after run of home contests
%^$Before traveling to Michigan State (1/21/01), Ohio State enjoyed 12 home games in a stretch of 13 contests. Ohio State travels for six of the final eight games of the season, including two of the last three regular season games.%^$
%^$Buckeyes start same four all season
%^$Four of the five OSU starters have remained constant all season with senior Ken Johnson, juniors Brian Brown and Boban Savovic and freshman Zach Williams starting all 28 contests this season. Sophomores Brent Darby (15 starts) and Sean Connolly (13 starts) have been the only changes to the lineup this season.%^$
%^$Ohio State vs. ranked opponents
%^$The Buckeyes played the ninth ranked opponent of the season at home vs. No. 3 Illinois. The Buckeyes are 123-192 vs. teams in the AP Top 25. Five of the nine ranked teams OSU has faced this year have been in the AP Top 10. Ohio State has played No. 21 Alabama, No. 16 Wisconsin, twice, No. 14 Iowa, No. 3 Illinois, twice, No. 5 Michigan State, twice, and No. 3 Kansas this season. Syracuse, currently ranked, was not in the Top 25 when OSU played the Orangemen at the great Alaska Shootout earlier this year.%^$
%^$Visitors struggle to win at VCA
%^$Ohio State has lost six home games in the 3-year history of Value City Arena. The Buckeyes have a record of 43-6 all time at the VCA. In the six home losses, no team has won by more than three points. The Buckeyes have lost by an average of 2.5 points in the six games.%^$
%^$O’Brien reaches career win No. 300
%^$Jim O’Brien earned career win No. 300 as a collegiate head coach with the 93-62 win over Morehead St. (12/16/00). O’Brien is 312-264 in 19 seasons as a head coach. He has a record of 77-47, including a record of 69-25 over the last three seasons with the Buckeyes. O’Brien spent 11 seasons at his alma mater, Boston College. His teams compiled a record of 168-166 record with six postseason appearances, including three trips to the NCAA Tournament in his last four years. O’Brien started his career at St. Bonaventure, where in four seasons, his teams posted a record of 67-51 (.568). His 100th career win came against Maine Dec. 6, 1988 (87-59) with No. 200 coming against Hartford Dec. 23, 1995 (106-67). O’Brien won both those games at Boston College.%^$
%^$Ohio State to host NCAA Tournament 1st, 2nd rounds in 2004
%^$The Ohio State Department of Athletics, along with Nationwide Arena and the Greater Columbus Convention & Visitors Bureau, has been selected to host the 2004 National Collegiate Athletic Association Men’s Basketball First and Second Rounds, the NCAA announced Dec. 7. Ohio State will serve as the host institution for the 2004 Midwest Region early round contests. The games will be played at Nationwide Arena March 19 and 21, 2004.%^$
%^$Johnson No. 1 in Big Ten
%^$Ohio State senior Ken Johnson holds the No. 1 spot in the Big Ten with an average of 4.1 blocks a game (115).%^$
%^$Robinson back in uniform
%^$Doylan Robinson (Akron, Ohio/Buchtel), a junior guard, has been out of action recovering from injuries sustained as a passenger in a traffic accident Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000. Robinson suffered several lacerations to his face and right hand. He is expected to recover fully. Robinson has played in six games to date for the Buckeyes after playing the final minute vs. Alabama (2/17/01). He is averaging 1.7 points and 1.7 rebounds in 7.2 minutes a game. He resumed practicing and was dressed for the Ohio State vs. Indiana contest Jan. 31.%^$
%^$Johnson No. 1 on OSU career swat chart
%^$Ken Johnson has 115 blocks on the season for a career total of 434, which places him first all-time at Ohio State in career rejections. Johnson passed Herb Williams (1978-81) at the Great Alaska Shootout in November. Johnson averaged 1.9 bpg. (58/30 gms.) as a freshman, 2.8 bpg. (100/36 gms.) as a sophomore and 5.37 bpg. (161/30 gms.) in 1999-00. He has an average of 4.1 blocks a game this season.%^$
%^$Johnson becomes 39th Buckeye to reach 1,000 career points
%^$Ken Johnson reached career point No. 1,000 as a Buckeye with 16 in the home win over Illinois (2/22/01). He has scored 1,012 for a career scoring average of 8.2 a contest in his four seasons at Ohio State. He is averaging 12.3 points this season, the highest single-season scoring average of his career.%^$
%^$Johnson paces Buckeyes in the Big Ten
%^$Among Big Ten players, senior Ken Johnson rates in the Top 10 in four statistical categories. He is the league’s best shot blocker with 4.11 rejections a game. With a .570 field goal shooting percentage, he rates No. 4. He is fifth in defensive rebounds (4.96) and seventh in overall rebounds per game (6.9). Sophomore Sean Connolly is the No. 4 3-point shooter in the conference with a .429 shooting percentage. Junior Brian Brown is No. 6 in 3-point shooting percentage (.420).%^$
%^$Penn State drops home game to MSU
%^$The Penn State men’s basketball team dropped an important game, 76-57, to fourth- ranked Michigan State at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Nittany Lions trailed by eight at the break, but rallied to start the second half to take the lead at 49-47 midway through the second half. However, cold shooting plagued Penn State for the remainder of the contest and the Spartans pulled away for the 19-point victory. Seniors Gyasi Cline-Heard and Joe Crispin paced Penn State with 16 points. Cline-Heard also grabbed a team-high 10 rebounds. Andre Hutson, who had 11 points and 16 rebounds, led Michigan State. Charlie Bell also scored 16 points for the Spartans. Penn State fell to 16-9, 6-8 in the Big Ten with the loss. The Nittany Lions have two games remaining in the Big Ten season to attempt to finish .500 in the conference. Thursday they traveled to Iowa.%^$
%^$Leading the Nittany Lions
%^$Penn State senior guard Joe Crispin leads the Nittany Lions in scoring with a 20.1 points per game average. He also is second in assists with 83 and is the team’s leading 3-point shooter. He has made 86 of 227 long range attempts for a shooting percentage of 37.9. He averages 9.1 3-point attempts a game. From the foul line, he has connected on 86 percent of his attempts (114-132). Senior guard Titus Ivory is second in scoring with 16.2 ppg. Ivory averages just over six 3-point attempts a contest and is the team’s leading foul shooter (112-125, .896) Senior forward Gyasi Cline-Heard averages 15.1 ppg. Cline-Heard also is the team’s leading rebounder with 8.7 rpg.%^$
%^$Dunn in 6th year with Nittany Lions
%^$Penn State head coach Jerry Dunn is in his sixth season as the director of the Penn State men’s basketball efforts. Dunn, a 1980 graduate of George Mason, took over for Bruce Parkhill, current Ohio State associate head coach, in 1995. Dunn has a record of 98-76 during his tenure in State College, Pa., including a 16-9 mark this year.%^$
%^$The Penn State series
%^$Ohio State and Penn State have met 23 times with the Nittany Lions on top 12-11 in series history. The Buckeyes are 8-4 in games played in Columbus while Penn State owns a 6-3 edge in State College. The Nittany Lions are 2-0 in neutral contests, including a 71-66 win over the Buckeyes in the quarter finals of the Big Ten Tournament last spring in Chicago.%^$
%^$The Buckeyes vs. Penn State
%^$Ken Johnson averages 9.4 points and 6.1 rebounds when facing Penn State. In eight career games, Johnson has scored on 30 of 51 field goal attempts for a 59 percent shooting percentage. Junior Brian Brown averages 8.8 points a contest in six career meetings against the Nittany Lions. Freshman Zach Williams scored 12 points in the earlier meeting in Columbus on 6-of-8 shooting from the field.%^$
%^$Leading the Buckeyes
%^$Junior Brian Brown leads the Buckeyes offensively with a scoring average of 14.5 points per game. He leads the team in minutes played (33.7 mpg.). Sophomore Sean Connolly leads in 3-point shooting (42-98, .429). Connolly is the team’s leading free throw shooter (37-45, .822). Ken Johnson is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.9 a game. He is the most accurate Buckeye from the field as well hitting 57 percent of his shots (131-230). Brown leads in assists with 114 and steals, 43.%^$
%^$OSU opponents fare well in polls
%^$Six 2000-01 Buckeye opponents are rated among the Top 25 in the Associated Press and ESPN/USA Today polls. Michigan State (3/3), Illinois (5/5), Kansas (10/11), Syracuse (19/13-T), Alabama (20/19) and Wisconsin (22/24) are rated in the Top 25. Indiana and Ohio State are receiving votes in both polls.%^$
%^$Johnson led nation in blocks, average fifth in NCAA
%^$Ohio State center Ken Johnson led the Big Ten and the nation in blocks in 1999-00. Johnson sent back 5.37 shots per game with 161 blocks on the year. Johnson has the fifth highest block per game average in NCAA history. His total of 161 is the seventh most in a single season in NCAA history.%^$
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NCAA Single Season Blocks Avg.%^$1. #Adonal Foyle, Colgate 1997 6.43%^$2. #Keith Closs, C. Conn. St. 1996 6.36%^$3. #David Robinson, Navy 1986 5.91%^$4. Adonal Foyle, Colgate 1996 5.69%^$5. #Ken Johnson, OSU 2000 5.37%^$# Led nation in blocks.%^$
%^$OSU vs. the Big Ten
%^$Ohio State won its 10th game of the Big Ten season at Northwestern to secure three-consecutive seasons with 10 or more wins in league play. Ohio State won its 99th game vs. Northwestern with a sweep of the regular season series, giving the Buckeyes the most wins vs. any other Big Ten foe. Ohio State is in its 89th season of Big Ten play.%^$
%^$Big Ten Series Records
%^$Illinois 57-95
%^$Indiana 66-93
%^$Iowa 60-67
%^$Michigan 79-67
%^$Michigan State 45-52
%^$Minnesota 71-50
%^$Northwestern 99-44
%^$Penn State 11-12
%^$Purdue 68-77
%^$Wisconsin 79-54
%^$Totals 635-611
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Ohio State home record in back-to-back seasons%^$Seasons 2-yr. home Rec. Win Pct.%^$1962-63 25-0 1.000%^$1991-92 30-1 .968%^$1990-91 27-2 .931%^$1999-00 29-3 .906%^$2000-01 29-5 .853%^$1985-86 26-5 .839%^$1982-83 25-5 .833%^$1986-87 26-7 .788%^$1985-86 26-5 .781%^$
%^$OSU 3-pt FG streak extended to 278
%^$Ohio State has connected on at least one 3-point field goal over the last 278 games. Brent Darby extended the streak in the first half against Northwestern (2/24/01). The last time an OSU team missed all attempts from 3-point range was Feb. 2, 1992 when the Buckeyes went 0 for 5 in a 68-58 OSU win over Michigan. Buckeye opponents have a streak of 270-consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer made. Michigan went 0-10 from long range March 3, 1992 in an OSU 75-66 victory, marking the last time an opponent was held without a 3-pointer.%^$
%^$A change in lineup
%^$Ohio State used its second starting lineup of the season with sophomore Sean Connolly starting in place of sophomore Brent Darby against Eastern Kentucky. According to STATS Inc., Ohio State was among just six schools to use just one or two different starting lineups in 1999-00.%^$
%^$Johnson helps Olympic team prepare for Gold in Sydney
%^$Ken Johnson was selected as one of 12 collegiate players who gathered to practice against the 2000 U.S. Olympic Men’s Basketball team last summer in Maui, Hawaii. Johnson was the only true center on the 2000 USA Basketball Men’s Select team and its tallest player at 6-feet 11-inches. The Select team scrimmaged the Olympic team each day during the weeklong camp. The camp ended with a nationally-televised (NBC) contest Sept. 2 at the University of Hawaii Stan Sheriff Center.
