Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Indiana – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/19/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 19, 2002
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The game today between Indiana and Ohio State marks the firsttime two Big Ten teams with perfect records after four games havefaced off in more than 10 years. The last time two teams with 4-0or better marks played one another was January 21, 1991.Ironically, it was the exact same match-up with the 5-0 Buckeyestraveling to the 4-0 Hoosiers, with OSU earning the 93-85 victoryto improve to 6-0. The Buckeyes are 54-7 in Value City Arena sinceit opened for the 1998-99 season. OSU is 31-3 againstnon-conference opponents and 23-4 in Big Ten games. With his fieldgoal at 8:23 of the second half, Brian Brown moved into the No. 32spot of OSU career scoring leaders. He has 1,107 career points. Hepassed Mel Nowell (1960-62) with 1,100 points. Brown scored acareer high 26 against Indiana. His previous high was 25 againstMichigan State last season (1/27/01). Freshman Terence Dialsstarted the game 0-for-3 from the field. He finished the game5-for-8 with 10 points. He also grabbed 8 rebounds, had one blockand one steal. The Buckeyes scored 42 points in the paint toIndiana’s 22. Ohio State also grabbed 34 rebounds to the Hoosier’s24. OSU is 12-1 when they out-rebound the opponent. The Ohio Statedefense has held opponents under 70 points 13 times this season.The Buckeyes are 12-2 in those games. Ohio State turned the ballover 12 times against the Hoosiers. The Buckeyes are 9-1 when theyturn the ball over fewer than 15 times. Ohio State extended its BigTen win streak to 12 games. The run is the longest since MichiganState won 18-consecutive league games over the 1999 and 2000 leagueseasons. OSU has not lost a Big Ten game since Jan. 31, 2001, a70-67 loss to Indiana. Ohio State has started 5-0 in Big Ten forthe first time since the 1991 Buckeyes opened conference play witha 7-0 record en route to a 15-3 league mark and a tie for theconference crown. Ohio State now has won eight straight games,dating back to its Dec. 19 loss at home to Pittsburgh. The win isOSU’s 111h victory this season at home. The Buckeyes have won atleast 10 games in each of their four seasons in Value City Arena.This season the Buckeyes are 13-1 when they lead at the half. Theyare 14-1 when they lead with 5:00 minutes remaining. Ohio State is10-2, 2-0 this season, against ranked opponents in Value CityArena. The Buckeyes have faced 12 ranked opponents at Value CityArena since the start of the 1998-99 season. OSU is 123-192all-time vs. teams ranked in the Associated Press Poll. TheBuckeyes are 17-3 in Value City Arena sellouts. OSU is 13-2 in soldout games against Big Ten opponents, including a 6-0 record overranked conference opponents. Ohio State will play three of the nextfour games in Value City Arena. The Buckeyes return to action at 7p.m. Thursday when they take on Michigan. The game will betelevised nationally on ESPN.
