Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Northwestern – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/12/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 12, 2002
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Ohio State is now 100-44 all time in games played vs.Northwestern. The Buckeyes are 41-30 in Evanston and 59-14 inColumbus. Ohio State scored 55 points in the win over Northwestern.The last time the Buckeyes won a game scoring 55 or fewer pointswas against Massachusetts Dec. 10, 2000 in Columbus. Ohio State wonthat game 54-51. The last time the Buckeyes won on the road with 55or fewer points was Jan. 13, 2000 at Wisconsin (53-51). Ohio Statebeat Northwestern 58-44 the following game that year in EvanstonJan. 15, 2000 by a score of 58-44. The Buckeyes had its streak ofconsecutive games with at least one 3-point basket snapped at 294games. Ohio State was 0-12 from beyond the arc against theWildcats. The previous game without a 3-point basket was Feb. 2,1992 with an 0-5 effort in a 68-58 Buckeye win over Michigan. Sixopponents, including two of three Big Ten foes, this season havehad more turnovers than field goals made in games vs. the Buckeyes.Northwestern turned the ball over 18 times and scored 16 fieldgoals. Senior Boban Savovic scored just two points but handed outsix assists and was credited with three steals in the win over NW.Savovic, who plays the third guard spot in the three-guard OSUoffense, leads the team with 61 assists. He has had five or moreassists in 9 of 14 games this season. The Buckeyes have won aremarkable 7-consecutive games in the Big Ten on the road. OhioState won its last five Big Ten road games in 2001 and have won itsfirst two this season. Ohio State last started the Big Ten season3-0 to start the 1999 Big Ten season. The Buckeyes finished 27-9and 12-4 in the Big Ten. The Buckeyes were second in the conferenceand advanced to the Final Four. The last 4-0 Big Ten start was in1991 when OSU started 7-0. That year the Buckeyes finished 27-4 andfinished tied for first in the Big Ten with a 15-3 record. Thatteam lost to St. John’s (91-75) in the Midwest Regional of the NCAAtournament. Ohio State recorded 10 steals against the Wildcats totie a season high. The Buckeyes also recorded 10 steals againstUNC-Wilmington (12/2/01). Santa Clara was the last opponent heldunder 50 points (88-41, 12/12/01) vs. the Buckeyes. The last BigTen team was Northwestern (2/23/00, 69-49) in Columbus. Ohio Statehas held the Wildcats to fewer than 50 points in four of the lastsix games. This season: Ohio State is 11-1 when leading at thehalf, 12-1 when leading with five minutes to play, 10-1 whenoutrebounding foes, 10-2 when the opponent shoots less than 50percent from the field, 10-2 when OSU shoots better than theopponent, and 10-2 when the opponent scores less than 70 points.
