Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Michigan – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/8/2002 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
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Ohio State head coach Jim O’Brien will be going for his 100thcareer win at Ohio State Saturday against Illinois. O’Brien is99-56 in his five-year career with the Buckeyes with a 21-7 recordthis season. O’Brien is 334-273 in is 20-year coaching career. Hewill take his 11th team to postseason play this year, his seventhto the NCAA tournament. The Buckeyes will set an Ohio State recordwith its fourth-consecutive trip to the NCAA tournament thisseason.%^$
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The Buckeyes have won seven-consecutive games over Michigan.The last time they won seven-consecutive games over the Wolverineswas when Ohio State won eight straight from 1967 to 1972. OhioState leads the all-time series against the Wolverines, 82-67.%^$
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The victory marks the first time Ohio State has won three gamesin the same season against any opponent. Ohio State played Michiganthree times in 1999, losing the first meeting that year in AnnArbor (84-74, 1/16/99) before winning the next two in Columbus(74-69, 2/9/99) and in Chicago at the Big Ten tournament (87-69,3/5/99).%^$
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This was the third time OSU has faced Michigan three times inthe same year. OSU was 2-1 vs. the Wolverines in both 1999 and1992. Ohio State also has played Penn State (2-1 in 2000) andIndiana ( 0-3 in 1998 and 1-2 in 1979) three times in one year.%^$
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Ohio State is now 2-4 all-time in Big Ten tournament play withboth wins coming against Michigan.%^$
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Ohio State placed five players in double figures againstMichigan with freshman Terence Dials leading with 14 points on5-of-7 shooting from the field and a 4-of-4 effort from the foulline. Dials has scored in double figures in seven games thisseason.%^$
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Ohio State is 27-4 vs. Michigan when the Buckeyes are rankedamong the Top 25 in the Associate Press Poll, including all threemeetings this season.%^$
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This season, Ohio State is 18-3 when leading at the half, 19-1when leading with 5:00 remaining in the game, 17-3 whenoutrebounding its opponent, 17-2 when shooting a higher percentagevs. its opponent, 17-4 when scoring 70 or more points, and 18-4when holding opponents under 70 points.%^$
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Ohio State is 27-4 vs. Michigan when the Buckeyes are rankedamong the Top 25 in the Associate Press Poll, including all threemeetings this season.%^$
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Freshman Terence Dials set an Ohio State record for field goalpercentage in a Big Ten tournament game. Dials connected on 5-of-7shots from the floor for a 71.4 shooting percentage.%^$
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As a team, the 48.1 (26-54) shooting percentage, 46.2 (6-13)3-point shooting percentage and 77.3 (17-22) free throw shootingpercentage against Michigan also are the best shooting efforts forthe Buckeyes at the Big Ten tournament. The 19 assists vs. theWolverines tied an OSU tournament record set against Michigan(3/5/99) and Illinois 3/6/99).%^$
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LaVell Blanchard tied an opponent record for free throwshooting against Ohio State in Big Ten tournament play. Blanchardconnected on 9-of-10 (.900) foul shots to tie Glen Worley of Iowa(3/9/01), Louis Bullock of Michigan (3/5/99) and A.J. Guyton ofIndiana (3/5/98).
