Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Georgie Tech – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/3/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 3, 2003
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Attendance: 13,859
INDIVIDUAL PLAYER NOTES
Ohio State senior captain Velimir Radinovic notched threeblocked shots against Georgia Tech Wednesday night, tying hiscareer high and setting a new season-high for the Buckeyes.Radinovic had three blocked shots in two previous games, mostrecently at Michigan Feb. 15, 2003. Buckeye sophomore J.J.Sullinger grabbed seven rebounds against Georgia Tech to tie hiscareer-high, which he had accomplished twice before, most recentlythis season against San Diego State Nov. 24 in Maui.
TEAM NOTES
Ohio State is now 86-19 (.819) all-time in home openers. Inhome openers played in Value City Arena, the Buckeyes are now 4-2.Prior to Wednesday night’s loss to Georgia Tech, Ohio State’s onlyhome opening loss in VCA came in the 1999-00 season when unrankedNotre Dame topped No. 4 Ohio State, 59-57, in the Preseason NIT.With the game Wednesday night vs. Georgia Tech in Columbus, OhioState is now the final Big Ten team to play a home game thisseason. Every Big Ten besides Ohio State had played a home gameprior to Wednesday. The Buckeyes opened the season withfour-consecutive road games for the first time since the 1988-89campaign. Ohio State is 1-2 in the three years they haveparticipated in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Previously, Ohio Statedefeated N.C. State in 2001 in Value City Arena and fell to Dukelast year in Greensboro, N.C. Ohio State is 128-205 all-timeagainst ranked opponents. A total of eight teams on the Buckeyes’2003-04 schedule are currently ranked or receiving votes in the APor ESPN/USA Today polls. Ohio State leads the all-time seriesagainst Georgia Tech 10-3. The Yellow Jackets also won the lastcontest, a 72-58 victory in Atlanta in the 2003 Postseason NIT. TheBuckeyes are now 5-1 against the Yellow Jackets in Columbus. TheBuckeyes are 32-17 all-time against teams representing the AtlanticCoast Conference. When playing in Value City Arena againstopponents ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, Ohio State is now13-4. When playing non-conference opponents in Value City Arena,Ohio State is now 38-5. Against Georgia Tech, the Buckeyesconverted on a season-high .792 (19-for-24) of their free throwattempts. Ohio State is now 11-11 all-time in games played on Dec.3 and have won six of the last nine games played on this date. TheBuckeyes fell to Duke, 91-76, last year on Dec. 3 in Greensboro,N.C., in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge. Now in their sixth season inValue City Arena, the Buckeyes own a 69-14 (.831) record Next upfor the Buckeyes is Virginia Tech. The two squads will do battle at2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, in Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus.The game will be a preview of the first and second rounds of the2004 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which will be played atNationwide Arena March 19 and 21.
