Buckeyes Post Fourth Win In Europe – Ohio State Buckeyes
8/31/2001 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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PARIS – Boban Savovic scored a game-high 22 points to lead five Buckeyes in%^$double figures in a 91-75 victory over Beauvais (France) Basketball Club.%^$
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Ohio State, 4-0 while playing a seven-game schedule in Europe, led 47-44 at%^$the half behind Brian Brown’s 13 points.%^$
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Sean Connolly caught fire in the second half, scoring all of his 12 points%^$to help OSU build a 10-point cushion. The Buckeyes maintained the lead for%^$the final 12 minutes of the game.%^$
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Jim O’Brien, OSU head coach, said he was disappointed with the early part of%^$the game with Beauvais.%^$
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“We started out very lethargic,” O’Brien said. “We gave up 44 points in the%^$first half. We challenged our guys to step it up in the second half. We%^$didn’t want to allow more than 35 points in the second half and they only%^$scored 31. We responded defensively.”%^$
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Brent Darby scored 16 points and Brown finished with 15. Center Will Dudley%^$scored 10 points to go with nine rebounds. O’Brien credited the OSU reserves%^$with the win over Beauvais.%^$
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“We hit the offensive glass more in the second half,” O’Brien said.%^$”Connolly and Tim Martin helped make the difference.”%^$
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Martin has hit 13-of-14 shots in the four wins to date. He said the%^$opportunity to get playing time has helped his play.%^$
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“It has been fun playing over here,” Martin said. “We have only 10 guys in%^$uniform so we are all getting a chance to play. Mentally, I know I’ll get a%^$lot of minutes. I’m just trying to take advantage of my opportunities.”%^$
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Junior Ryan Heflin will not dress the remainder of the trip after suffering%^$a minor scratch to his left eye against Fribourg Olympic.%^$
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Ohio State connected on 35-of-85 shots from the field and 5-of-18 from%^$3-point range. Beauvais hit 31-of-66 and 4-of-19 from long range. OSU held%^$the advantage at the free throw line, hitting 16-of-22, while Beauvais hit%^$9-of-14.%^$
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The Buckeyes play the Rueil Basketball Club at 8 p.m. Saturday. Ohio State%^$travels to Amsterdam to play games Sunday and Monday before returning to%^$Columbus Tuesday.
