Post Game Notes From Ohio State vs. No. 13/17 Wisconsin – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/28/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2004
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Attendance: 13,677 Ohio State’s 9-2 run, which began with 15:39remaining in the first half, led to a 15-8 lead for the Buckeyes.The seven-point advantage was Ohio State’s largest lead of thegame. Ohio State scored 18 of its first 21 points in the paint,with the other three points coming from the free throw line. TheBuckeyes outscored the Badgers in the paint 18-10 in the first halfand 32-26 for the game. Despite the loss to Wisconsin, Ohio Stateholds an 80-57 advantage in the all-time series vs. the Badgers.The Buckeyes now own a 50-19 series lead when playing Wisconsin inColumbus. When Ohio State plays nationally ranked Wisconsin teams,the Buckeyes now lead the series 5-4. The Badgers have now wonthree of the last four games vs. Ohio State, but the Buckeyes havewon seven of the last 11 contests vs. Wisconsin. In its sixthseason in Value City Arena, Ohio State is now 75-17, including a5-4 mark at the VCA this season. Ohio State is now 13-5 againstranked opponents in the VCA. Ohio State falls to 0-3 this seasonwhen playing ranked teams. Ohio State out-rebounded Wisconsin 41-24Wednesday night, dropping the Buckeyes’ record to 8-7 this seasonwhen out-rebounding their opponent. Ohio State is now 13-9 all-timewhen playing on Jan. 28 but the Buckeyes have now dropped five oftheir last six games on this date. With the loss to WisconsinWednesday night, the Buckeyes dropped their third home contest intheir last eight home games. Ohio State now owns a 6-4 record asthe home team this season. Ohio State’s starting lineup of juniorBrandon Fuss-Cheatham, junior Tony Stockman, sophomore J.J.Sullinger, senior Velimir Radinovic and Terence Dials made theirfifth appearance of the season, which marks the most games startedfor the same five-man unit this season. The combination startedfour of the first five games but had not started together sinceDec. 3 vs. Georgia Tech in Columbus. Ohio State Player NotesSenior center Velimir Radinovic played in his 100th career gameWednesday night. His first rebound of the game, which was anoffensive rebound with 16:31 remaining in the first half, wasRadinovic’s 400th career rebound. Senior forward Shun Jenkinsgrabbed a season-high 10 rebounds in the game Wednesday night.
Miscellaneous Notes
Wisconsin’s Devin Harris scored 29 points against the BuckeyesWednesday night, which marked the second-most points scored by anopposing player in Value City Arena. Michigan State’s Marcus Taylorscored 32 points against Ohio State Feb. 27, 2002.
