Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Iowa – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/5/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2002
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The Buckeyes are 52-7 in Value City Arena since it opened forthe 1998-99 season. OSU is 31-3 against non-conference opponentsand 21-4 in Big Ten games. With his 19-point performance BrianBrown has 1,034 points in his Ohio State career. He moves into theNo. 37 spot for career scoring leaders. He passes Jason Singleton(1996-99) with 1,022 points and Bill Andreas (1973-75) with 1,023career points. Freshman forward Terence Dials set a career high forblocks with two. He has had one block in four games this season.Brent Darby kept the 3-point streak alive with his field goal atthe 14:10 mark in the first half. Ohio State has made at least one3-point basket in 293-consecutive games. Ohio State opened thefirst 7:29 of the first half on a 20-2 run. The Buckeyes were9-of-11 from the field and forced eight Iowa turnovers. Iowaanswered with a run of its own. The Hawkeyes outscored the Buckeyes18-6 over the final 12:31of the half. OSU led 26-20 at halftime.Boban Savovic finished the game with a career-high nine assists.His previous high was eight set last season against Florida State(11/23/00). He has had five or more assists in eight of the 12games this season. Zach Williams finished the game with his secondcareer double-double. He scored 12 points and snagged 10 rebounds.He is the only Buckeye to record a double-double. The Buckeyes are9-1 when they lead at the half. They are 10-1 when leading with5:00 minutes remaining in the game. Ohio State shot 24-of 48against Iowa for a .500 shooting percentage. The Buckeyes have shot.500 or above in eight contests this season and have beenvictorious in all eight matchups. The Buckeyes have scored 70 ormore points in nine games this season. They are 9-0 in those games.The 72-62 victory for the Buckeyes is the first win in Columbusover Iowa since Jan. 4, 1994 when OSU prevailed 72-68 in St. JohnArena. Ohio State has played Iowa 31 times when the Hawkeyes havebeen ranked. The Buckeyes have posted a 14-17 record in thosegames. Iowa forward Reggie Evans attempted 14 free throws whichties the individual Value City Arena record. Donatas Zavackas ofPittsburgh attempted 14 free throws earlier this season (12/19/01).The Buckeyes were able to hold Evans the Big Ten’s leadingrebounder to nine boards. He is averaging 12.1 rebounds per game.Ohio State has played on this date in history 20 times, posting a12-8 record. The Buckeyes have won five of the last six games onthis date. Ohio State and Iowa played in front of a sell-out crowdof 19,200 in Value City Arena. It is the first sellout of the2001-02 season. The Buckeyes are 16-3 in VCA sellouts. OSU is 11-2in sold out games against the Big Ten, including 5-0 against rankedconference opponents.
