Ohio State Welcomes No. 13/17 Wisconsin To Value City Arena – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2004
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Date Jan. 28, 2004
Opponent No. 13/17(AP) Wisconsin
Site Value City Arena (19,200)
Game Time 8 p.m. (EST)
TV ESPN Plus
Local TV WBNS 10 TV
TV Talent Craig Coshun (Play-by-Play), Bill Hosket (Analyst)
Radio OSU Radio Network (59 stations)
Local Radio WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460
Radio Talent Paul Keels (P-by-P), Ron Stokes (Color)
Ohio State Buckeyes
Probable Starters (9-9, 1-4)
G 2 – Brandon Fuss-Cheatham, 6-1, Jr.
G 0 – J.J. Sullinger, 6-5, So.
G 12 – Nick Dials, 6-1, Fr.
C 14 – Velimir Radinovic, 7-0, Sr.
F 34 – Terence Dials, 6-9, So.
No. 13/17 Wisconsin Badgers
Probable Starters (13-3, 4-1)
G 34 – Devin Harris, 6-3, Jr.
G 12 – Boo Wade, 6-3, So.
C 21 – Andreas Helmigk, 6-9, So.
F 54 – Mike Wilkinson, 6-8, Jr.
F 44 – Zach Morley, 6-8, Jr.
Fuss-Cheatham Reaches Career High in Loss at Iowa
Ohio State junior guard Brandon Fuss-Cheatham scored a career-high 17 points and made all seven of his foul shots against Iowa but it was not enough for the Buckeyes. Jeff Horner scored 20 points, Brody Boyd had 19 and Iowa made the shots it needed during a foul-filled second half to beat Ohio State 79-65 Jan. 24. The officials called 57 fouls – 33 on Ohio State – and the two teams shot 74 free throws. Pierre Pierce added 15 points, three blocks and three steals for Iowa, which led by 10 at halftime and never let Ohio State get closer than eight in the second half. J.J. Sullinger added 15 points for OSU. Fouls mounted quickly on both sides in the second half. Ohio State was in the 1-and-1 with 15:19 left and in the double bonus with 13 minutes to play. By the 9:41 mark, Iowa was in the double bonus as well. Radinovic One of Big Ten’s Most Consistent Shooters
Senior Velimir Radinovic is third in the Big Ten in field goal shooting percentage, knocking down 62.5 percent of his shots (60-96). He has made 55 percent of his shots for his career (214-3) in 99 games.
O’Brien Win Percentage Soars When 70 Points Reached
In Jim O’Brien’s seven seasons in Columbus the Buckeyes have won 81 percent of their games when scoring 70 or more points. Ohio State is 5-1 this season when the 70-point mark is reached. The Buckeyes were 4-7 when scoring 70 points in O’Brien’s first year in 1997-98. Since that season, Ohio State has been successful 86 percent of the time when scoring 70 or more points.
Rcd. when Win Year Scoring 70+ Pct. 1997-98 4-7 .364 1998-99 21-5 .808 1999-2000 15-2 .882 2000-01 12-1 .923 2001-02 19-3 .864 2002-03 10-1 .909 2003-04 5-1 .833 Totals 86-20 .811
O’Brien 19-6 With Week to Prepare
Ohio State has a record of 19-6 (.760) under Jim O’Brien when there is a week or more between games over the last seven seasons. The Buckeyes had a streak of 11-consecutive wins snapped with a loss to Georgia Tech earlier this year (73-53, Dec. 3). Ohio State is 2-1 this season with a week off between contests heading into the game at Wisconsin Feb. 14 . O’Brien is 7-3 against Big Ten teams when there is a week to prepare and 7-1 since his first season at Ohio State in 1997-98. The last loss to a league opponent following an extended break was an 80-77 loss at Illinois in the Big Ten opener Jan. 6, 2000.
Overall Big Ten Yr. Rcd. Rcd. 1997-98 1-2 0-2 1998-99 3-2 2-0 1999-2000 4-1 1-1 2000-01 3-0 1-0 2001-02 3-0 0-0 2002-03 3-0 2-0 2003-04 2-1 1-0 Totals 19-6 7-3
Stockman, Sullinger Pace Buckeyes, Dials, Radinovic in Big Ten Play
Junior Tony Stockman leads Ohio State with an average of 12.8 points a game. He has connected on 85 percent of his foul shots (28-33). With a total of 35 steals, Stockman is among Big Ten leaders (3rd) with an average of 2.05 thefts a game. Sophomore J.J. Sullinger averages 10. points a game, second on the team. Sophomore Terence Dials leads the Buckeyes against conference foes with 11.4 points per game. He has made 51 percent of his shots (21-41) and 75 percent of his free throw attempts (15-20) in league play. Velimir Radinovic averages 10.8 points per game against Big Ten competition and is the leading rebounder with 7.2 a contest.
T. Dials Playing Well Inside at Both Ends
Sophomore center/forward Terence Dials, who missed the majority of 2002-03 with a back injury, is the team’s leading rebounder and fourth leading scorer. He is averaging 9.1 points and 6.7 rebounds, including a career-high 14-rebound effort in Ohio State’s 77-71 win over Central Michigan at the Maui Invitational. He scored a career high 19 points in the recent meeting with Indiana.
Noting the Iowa Game
* The Buckeyes had their four-game win streak at Iowa snapped against the Hawkeyes in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Ohio State is 65-70 all time vs. Iowa, including a 22-44 record in Iowa City.
* Junior Brandon Fuss-Cheatham set a career high with 17 points in the game vs. the Hawkeyes. It is the third time in his career he’s reached double figures.
* Ohio State posted a 43-37 edge in rebounds, dropping the Buckeyes to 8-6 when out-rebounding their opponent.
Noting the Buckeyes
Redshirt sophomore Terence Dials has been known for his scoring touch around the basket. In 56 career games, he has made 156-of-290 shots from the floor for a shooting percentage of .538. He has improved his foul shooting this year as well, hitting on 72 percent (53-74) of his shots. He has grabbed five or more rebounds in 14 of 18 games this year. His 19 points vs. Indiana pushed him over the 400 mark (419) for his career.
Junior Brandon Fuss-Cheatham’s playing time is up to 23 minutes a game this year. He has set career highs in scoring three times this season with 11 and 13 points, respectively, vs. Samford and Furman and then a 17-point effort at Iowa. He has 105 career assists, which includes 41 this year, a season best total.
Senior captain Velimir Radinovic reached 600 career points (625) for his Buckeye career with 10 points vs. Minnesota. He’s averaged 6.3 points in 99 games at Ohio State. From the field, Radinovic has been much improved. As a senior, he is connecting on 63 percent of his shots (60-96). For his career, he has connected on 216-393 shots (.550).
Junior Tony Stockman is closing on 1,000 career points (933). He eclipsed the 900-point mark with 10 at Illinois. He came to Ohio State with 716 points after two years at Clemson. Stockman has proven to be a dependable scorer at the foul line, hitting 28-33 shots (.848) this year. He’s made 78 percent of his free throw attempts for his career (109-139). With five field goals vs. UMBC, Stockman reached 300 for his career. Of his 317 made shots for his career, 190 have come from 3-point range (60 percent).
Sophomore J.J. Sullinger played career minute No. 1,000 vs. Minnesota with 31 vs. the Golden Gophers. His career total of 1,097 includes 616 as a freshman at Arkansas in 2001-02. With 10 points against Dartmouth, Sullinger reached 400 career points, which includes 273 scored as a Razorback.
Nick Dials has made the most of his minutes this season. The New Haven, Ohio, native has 29 assists and 20 steals in 277 minutes. Of his 19 field goals, 13 have been from 3-point range. He has connected on 87 percent of his foul shots this year (20-23).
The Bucks in the Big Ten
Terence Dials rates as the No. 7 rebounder in the Big Ten with 6.7 a game. Velimir Radinovic is No. 3 in the conference in field goal percentage (.625) and is No. 5 in offensive rebounds (2.78). Tony Stockman is No. 5 in 3-pointers made per game (2.06) and No. 3 in steals (2.06).
Badgers Start League Season 4-1
No. 13/17 (ESPN/USA Today/Associated Press) Wisconsin travels to Columbus with a 13-3 overall record and 4-1 mark in Big Ten play with wins over Indiana, Michigan State, Michigan and Illinois. The lone league loss was at two-point setback (53-51) at Purdue. The Badgers were 9-2 in nonconference action with losses at Maryland in overtime and at Alabama.
Devin Harris Tops Scoring Chart for UW
Junior guard Devin Harris leads all Wisconsin scorers with 16.9 points a game. He also has made the most 3-pointers (25), field goals (79) and foul shots (87) for the Badgers. Forward Mike Wilkinson also averages double digits with 12.1 points a game. He is the team’s leading rebounder with 7.2 caroms per outing.
Ryan in Third Season
Bo Ryan is in his third season at Wisconsin and his 19th overall as a collegiate coach. His teams have produced a record of 439-127 during his career. His record in Madison is 56-24. He has coached at UW-Milwaukee and UW-Platteville.
The Buckeyes vs. Wisconsin
Ohio State leads the all-time series against Wisconsin 80-56 with a 29-38 record in Madison and a 50-18 record in Columbus. The teams have met just once on neutral ground, a 58-50 win for the Buckeyes last year at the Big Ten tournament in Chicago. Ohio State has gone up against eight Wisconsin (No. 13/17-AP) teams all-time that entered the contest against the Buckeyes as a ranked team in the Associated Press Top 25 Poll. The Buckeyes are 5-3 in those games. In the 68 games played at Ohio State, the Buckeyes have averaged 62.5 points while the Badgers have scored an average of 56.3 ppg. Ohio State has an average margin of victory at home in 50 victories of 11.6 points a game. In the 18 losses, Wisconsin has averaged an 8.8-point victory margin.
Jenkins Close to Double-Double vs. UW
Ohio State’s current roster of players has played in just 11 games against the Badgers. Senior Velimir Radinovic has the most experience with four games vs. Wisconsin. He averages 5.8 points and 2.6 rebounds. In two games last year, Shun Jenkins, a senior forward, averaged 10 points and 9.0 rebounds vs. UW.
Ohio State vs. the Big Ten Conference
Ohio State is playing its 91st season of Big Ten basketball in 2004. The Buckeyes own 17 regular season titles and one postseason tournament championship (2002). Ohio State’s last regular season title came in 2002 as well. The Buckeyes last won an outright title in 1992.
Ohio State vs. the Big Ten Illinois 59-98 Indiana 68-96 Iowa 65-70 Michigan 82-69 Michigan State 46-56 Minnesota 72-51 Northwestern 103-44 Penn State 14-13 Purdue 71-78 Wisconsin 80-56 Totals 661-631
On This Date, OSU 13-8
Ohio State is 13-8 in games played on Jan. 28. The Buckeyes last won on this date in 1984, a 72-51 win over Northwestern in Columbus. The Buckeyes have dropped five of their last six games on this date.
1/28/99 W Kenton 17-8 1/28/05 W Oberlin 27-21 1/28/11 W Ohio Wesleyan 41-28 1/28/24 W Minnesota 33-29 1/28/32 L Michigan 25-38 1/28/35 W @Chicago 37-34 1/28/39 W Chicago 52-25 1/28/44 W @Michigan 53-49 1/28/46 W Northwestern 47-41 1/28/50 W @Minnesota 63(13)-58(18) 1/28/56 L @Michigan State 91-94 1/28/57 L @Michigan State 64(12)-73 1/28/61 W Purdue 92(1)-62(10) 1/28/63 W Northwestern 72-70 1/28/69 W Illinois 76(12)-67(7) 1/28/74 L Purdue 65-67 1/28/78 L Michigan State 60-70(7) 1/28/82 L @Michigan (ot) 60-62 1/28/84 W Northwestern 72-51 1/28/95 L @Indiana 75-90 1/28/98 L Illinois 62-66
The Buckeyes at the VCA
Nov. 5, 2003 marked the five-year anniversary of the opening of Value City Arena. The 2003-04 campaign is the sixth season of basketball in the facility. Ohio State has a record of 75-16 (.824) at the VCA and has ranked among the Top 10 nationally in attendance each year. When all 19,200 seats are occupied, the Buckeyes have responded with a 21-6 record over the last six seasons. The nation’s best teams have also had their troubles with the Buckeyes at Value City Arena. Seventeen teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 have battled the Buckeyes at VCA. Ohio State has turned away 13 of those squads.
T. Dials Back on Court After Year Layoff
Sophomore center Terence Dials returns to the Ohio State lineup after missing the majority of his true-sophomore season with a back injury. Dials played the first six games in 2002-03 before going down for the remainder of the year with the injury. He was awarded a medical redshirt season a year ago and will retain three years of eligibility. The 6-9, 250-pounder from Youngstown, Ohio, set a freshman record at Ohio State with a .620 field goal shooting percentage (86-138). He leads the team with 6.7 rebounds a game this season.
O’Brien Welcomes Changes on Staff
Rick Boyages, who originally was on Jim O’Brien’s staff at Ohio State following their move from Boston College in 1997-98, is back with the Buckeyes as the associate head coach. Boyages spent the last three years as the head coach at William and Mary. After the 1999-2000 season, Boyages left Columbus to take over at William and Mary, where he compiled a record of 35-52. Another former Buckeye also returns in 2003-04. David Egelhoff, a former student manager, returns to take over the video operations of the men’s basketball team. He worked in the same capacity a year ago with the NBA’s Orlando Magic.
The Postseason Streak
Ohio State will be looking to qualify for postseason play for the sixth-consecutive season under head coach Jim O’Brien in 2003-04. The Buckeyes made four trips to the NCAA tournament from 1999-2002 before accepting a bid to play in the 2003 National Invitation Tournament a year ago. The current streak is the second longest in school history behind a 12-year stretch (1982-1993) in which Ohio State played in seven NCAA tournaments and made five NIT appearances.
O’Brien is tied with Eldon Miller for the most-consecutive postseason appearances while coaching the Buckeyes. Miller took three teams to NCAA tournament play and two to the NIT from 1982-86.
7 Buckeyes Spend Year in Residence
A total of seven student-athletes on the 2003-04 roster have spent a year on the Ohio State campus without playing in games for the Buckeyes. Sophomore Ricardo Billings sat out 2002-03 to satisfy academic requirements for eligibility this season. Sophomores Terence Dials (2002-03) and Matt Sylvester (2001-02) each sat out a season with back injuries but received medical redshirt seasons to retain four years of eligibility. Senior Shaun Smith (1999-00) did not play basketball his first season in Columbus before walking on with freshman eligibility for the 2000-01 campaign. Junior Matt Marinchick (2000-01) decided to redshirt his first year in Columbus to gain strength and experience. Finally, junior Tony Stockman and sophomore J.J. Sullinger both sat out the 2002-03 season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules after leaving Clemson and Arkansas, respectively, following the 2001-02 season.
