Postgame Notes From Ohio State vs. Chattanooga – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/27/2004 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 27, 2004
Box Score
Attendance: 11,568
Postgame Notes
Ohio State returned to St. John Arena for the first time sinceFeb. 28, 1998, an 89-85 overtime loss to Penn State. It was thefinal game in St. John Arena, the longtime home of the Buckeyesbefore the squad moved to the Jerome Schottenstein Center in thefall of 1999. The Buckeyes lead the all-time series againstChattanooga, 4-1. The last time the teams met was Dec. 22, 1997,with the Buckeyes taking a 63-54 decision in Columbus. UTC’s onlywin in the series came on Dec. 9, 1995, as the Mocs beat Ohio State83-70 in Chattanooga.
Ohio State Notes
The Buckeyes have a 427-151 all-time record in St. John Arenafor a winning percentage of .730. Notably, Ohio State is 80-20(.800) all-time in Value City Arena. Ohio State is 11-4 all-timeagainst teams in the Southern Conference. A Tony Stockman bucketwith 19:03 in the first half was the first basket in St. John Arenasince Feb. 28, 1998, when Carlos Davis hit a layup with sevenseconds left in the overtime contest against Penn State. J.J.Sullinger recorded the last Ohio State bucket in St. John Arenawith 1:37 left in the contest. Ivan Harris hit the Buckeyes’ 14th3-pointer of the game with 6:25 left in the contest to set the teamschool single-game record. Ohio State finished with 17 treys in thegame to surpass the previous record of 13, which the Buckeyes didthree times: against Purdue (2/23/02), Santa Clara (12/12/01) andOakland (11/13/98). Ohio State’s 35 attempts also set a schoolmark. The previous record was 30, set on Dec. 12, 2001 againstSanta Clara. The last time Ohio State sank 13 3-point field goalswas Feb. 23, 2002, against Purdue in Value City Arena. The Buckeyeswere 13-of-23 (.560) against the Boilermakers. Ohio State is 5-0this year when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. OSU’s84 points is the most in any game this season. The last time OhioState scored at least 84 points was in a win over Illinois on March9, 2002, when the Buckeyes netted 94 points. Ivan Harris went5-of-7 from beyond the arc to set a career high mark. Harris’previous best was two 3-point field goals against Illinois(3/7/04). Harris finished with 17 points against the Mocs.Sullinger set a season high with 21 points and also tied acareer-high with four (of five) 3-pointers. His previous seasonhigh was 16 against Creighton in the title game of the GuardiansClassic Nov. 24. The Buckeyes have led at halftime in all sixcontests this season. Ohio State is 5-0 this season when scoring 70or more points.
Chattanooga Notes
Chattanooga is 2-14 all-time against teams from the Big TenConference, with wins coming against Ohio State (1995) and Illinois(1997). The game against the Buckeyes tonight was the road openerfor the Mocs. Chattanooga outscored the Buckeyes in bench points,33-15.
