Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Illinois – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/29/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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When the Buckeyes are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25they have a record of 302-95.%^$
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When playing against ranked teams in Value City Arena, OhioState is 11-2 all-time and 3-0 this season.%^$
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Illinois owns the series lead with a 95-58 all-time record vs.the Buckeyes. The Illini own a 6-3 advantage when both teams areranked in the Associated Press Poll.%^$
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The Buckeyes are 56-7 in Value City Arena since it opened forthe 1998-99 season. OSU is 31-3 against non-conference opponentsand 25-4 in Big Ten games.%^$
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With his two free throws at the 18:52 mark of the second half,Brian Brown moved into the No. 26 spot of OSU career scoringleaders. He has 1,151 career points. He passed Jamaal Brown(1989-92) with 1,139 points and Frank Howard (1956-58) with1,147.%^$
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Brown also moved into a tie for the No. 9 spot in career assistleaders at Ohio State. He has 326 assists in his career. He sharesthe spot with Carter Scott (1978-81).%^$
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Brown has scored in double figures in the last 14 games and 17of the 19 games this season.%^$
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Junior guard Brent Darby tied a career high in points with 22.He scored 22 points against N.C. State earlier this season(11/27/01).%^$
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Darby also set a career high for free throws attempted andmade. He was 16-of-18 from the line. His previous high was 9-of-13against N.C. State (11/27/01). He tied a career high for reboundswith seven, which he set against Penn State (1/16/02). Dabry addedfive assists and one steal.%^$
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Darby’s free throws made ties him for third most in a game inOSU history. First, is Gary Bradds with 18 (1/27/64) at MichiganState. Second, is Dennis Hopson with 17 (2/12/87) at Wisconsin. Heties Bradds (2/15/64) versus Wisconsin, Larry Siegfried (3/7/59)against Purdue, Robin Freeman (12/12/55) at Oklahoma and JohnMiller (12/26/53) against Oregon State.%^$
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In the past two games, Sean Connolly is 7-of-9 from 3-pointrange. He shot 3-of-3 against Illinois.%^$
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Boban Savovic has played in 100 games in his career and earned50 starts.%^$
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Twelve of 19 teams Ohio State has played this season have beenheld below 30 percent shooting from 3-point range. The Illini were3-of-17 from behind the arc for a .176 shooting percentage.Illinois has averaged 36 percent from 3-point range.%^$
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The Ohio State 42-27 lead at the half was helped by a 22-7 runfrom the 14:34 mark to 4:24. In the first half the Buckeye benchoutscored Illinois 17-4 and shot 7-of-9 from the field. When OSUleads at the half it is 15-1.%^$
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The Ohio State defense held Illinois to 8-of-22 from the fieldin the first half. The 27 points the Illini scored is a season lowfor the first half. The previous low of 29 came against Maryland ina 76-63 loss on Nov. 27.%^$
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OSU has scored 70 or more points 14 times this season. When theBuckeyes score 70 or more they are 13-1. On the opposite side, OhioState has held 16 opponents under 70 points. When the defense isable to hold the opponent under 70, the Buckeyes are 14-2.%^$
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Against Illinois Ohio State was 22-of-44 from the field for a.500 shooting percentage. When the Buckeyes shoot 50 percent orbetter they are 9-0 and when they hold opponents under 50 percentthe Buckeyes are 12-2.%^$
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Ohio State was able to grab 33 rebounds to Illinois’ 27. Whenthe Buckeyes out-rebound an opponent they are 14-2.%^$
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The Buckeyes have beaten Illinois in back-to-back games. Thelast time the Buckeyes beat the Illini two straight times was whenthey won five straight from 1990-92. The run was ended byIllinois’s 86-76 victory (1/30/93) in St. John Arena.%^$
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Ohio State has won seven straight home games, dating back toits Dec. 19 loss to Pittsburgh. The win is OSU’s 131h victory thisseason at home. The Buckeyes have won at least 10 games in each oftheir four seasons in Value City Arena.%^$
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Ohio State will be back in action at 12:15 p.m. Saturday whenit plays host to Northwestern. Single tickets are available for thegame against the Wildcats as well as the Feb. 26 game againstMichigan State. The game versus Purdue Feb. 23 is sold out.%^$
