Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. Iowa – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/13/2003 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 13, 2003
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Brent Darby led all scorers with 18 points, becoming just the22nd OSU player to top 500 points in a season (508) and in theprocess moved past Clark Kellogg on the Buckeyes’ career scoringchart and into 21st with 1,290 career points, 45 behind JimCleamons’ 1,335. Darby is No. 3 all-time in 3-pointers made. He hasmade 146 career treys, one behind No. 2 Neshaun Coleman (147) andseven behind No. 1 Scoonie Penn (153). Senior Sean Connolly isninth all time in single-season 3-pointers made with 51 made thisyear. Darby is 10th with 48 made this season. Darby also is No. 6in single season foul shots made (181) and No. 6 in single-seasonfoul shots attempted (224). Darby extended his scoring streak with10 or more points to 22 games, the longest stretch of games in hiscareer in double digits, and in 26 of 28 contests this year. OhioState is 15-0 this season when leading with 5:00 remaining in thesecond half. The Buckeyes are 5-4 overall in Big Ten tournamentplay … The win over the Hawkeyes was the first victory Ohio Statehas earned on the first day of the event in two attempts … theBuckeyes fell to Indiana in the opening round of the 1998 event andhave secured a bye through the quarterfinals from 1999-2002. OhioState and Iowa have met four times on neutral courts … Ohio Stateis 3-1 in those games, including a 2-1 record in Big Ten tournamentplay … Overall, Ohio State is 65-69 all time vs. Iowa and 5-1 inthe last six games. Ohio State won for just the 7th time in 30games when scoring between 60-69 points against the Hawkeyes. Darbyfinished his career with 132 career points in nine games againstIowa for an average of 14.7 points vs. the Hawkeyes … Connollyfinished with 85 points in eight meetings (10.6). Against theHawkeyes, Darby set an Ohio State record with 5 steals and 40minutes played in a Big Ten tournament game. Darby has played 40minutes in 12 games this season and 39 or more in 15. Jim O’Brienhas 117 victories in six seasons at Ohio State for an average of19.5 victories a year.
