Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 16, 2002
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The Buckeyes are 53-7 in Value City Arena since it opened forthe 1998-99 season. OSU is 31-3 against non-conference opponentsand 22-4 in Big Ten games. Ohio State extended its Big Ten winstreak to 11 games. The run is the longest since Michigan State won18-consecutive league games over the 1999 and 2000 league seasons.OSU has not lost a Big Ten game since Jan. 31, 2001, a 70-67 lossto Indiana. Ohio State has started 4-0 in Big Ten for the firsttime since the 1991 Buckeyes opened conference play with a 7-0record en route to a 15-3 league mark and a tie for the conferencecrown. Ohio State now has won seven straight games, dating back toits Dec. 19 loss at home to Pittsburgh. The win is OSU’s 10thvictory this season at home. The Buckeyes have won at least 10games in each of their four seasons in Value City Arena. Ohio Stateowned the boards, and especially in the first half. The Buckeyeshad 17 rebounds compared to five for the Nittany Lions -as many asOSU’s Zach Williams had in the half. PSU was held without a reboundin the second half until a team defensive rebound at the 10:59mark. The Nittany Lions’ first rebound from a player in the secondhalf came from Daren Tielsch at the 7:32 mark. Penn State had nooffensive rebounds until Daren Tielsch’s offensive board at the6:00 mark of second half. The Nittany Lions were held to aseason-low 18 rebounds. Their previous low was 22, set vs. Clemson(11/28/01). OSU also dominated inside, outscoring the Nittany Lions38-14 in the paint. Ohio State has gotten off to fast starts atboth home games in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes jumped out to a 19-8lead through the first 10:29 vs. Penn State and vaulted out to a20-2 lead vs. Iowa. Brian Brown moved up two slots into 33rd placeon the Ohio State career scoring chart after his 15-pointperformance. Brown, with 1,081 points, passed Carter Scott (1,073)and Scoonie Penn (1,076). Next up is 32nd-place Mel Nowell, with1,100 career points. Brown drilled one three-point goal, enablinghim to move into the Top 10 on the all-time OSU made three-pointersledger. With 82 career treys, Brown is tied with Jim Jackson(1990-92) for 10th all time. Brown needs seven three-pointers toreach ninth-place Damon Stringer (89). Terence Dials scored 10points, his third career double-figure scoring output and second inBig Ten play. Dials scored 15 points vs. UNC-Greensboro (12/29/01)and 16 at Purdue (1/2/02). Dials leads the Big Ten in field goalshooting during conference play, firing at a 92.8-percent clip(13-of-14) after his 4-for-4 performance vs. Penn State. Afterhaving their 294-game streak with at least one made three-pointgoal snapped, the Buckeyes quickly started a new one, as BobanSavovic canned a trey 36 seconds into the contest. OSU has claimeda 13-12 advantage in the all-time series with Penn State. OSU has a9-4 edge in games played in Columbus. This season: Ohio State is12-1 when leading at the half, 13-1 when leading at the half, 11-1when out-rebounding its opponent, 9-0 when shooting 50 percent orbetter, 11-2 when it shoots better than its opponent, 11-0 when itscores 70 or more, and 11-2 when its opponent scores less than 70.Zach Williams dished out a career and season high-tying fourassists, matching his performances vs. Santa Clara (12/9/01) andEastern Illinois (12/22/01). Ohio State’s matchup with Indianabegins at 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Value City Arena. The contest,which pits the lone unbeaten teams in the Big Ten, is sold out.
