Postgame Notes From Ohio State vs. Virginia Tech – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/28/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 28, 2005
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Attendance: 13,218 With the win, Ohio State is 2-4 all-timeagainst Virginia Tech. Monday marked the fourth meeting inColumbus, where the Buckeyes are 2-2. Ohio State improved to 36-25all-time against teams in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ohio Statehas played every league member at least once with winning marksagainst six of the 12 teams (Florida State, Georgia Tech, Maryland,North Carolina State, Virginia and Wake Forest). The last gameplayed against Virginia Tech was in Columbus at Nationwide Arena,Dec. 6, 2003. The Buckeyes won the game 62-57 in their first andonly game at Nationwide. Monday marked Thad Matta’s first gameagainst Virginia Tech. With the win, Ohio State is 2-3 all-time inthe Big Ten/ACC Challenge and 2-1 at home. With the win overVirginia Tech Monday, Ohio State improved to 94-22 all-time ingames played in Value City Arena. With the win, Ohio State remaineda perfect 12-0 in nonconference home games under Matta, and 15-4overall in nonconference contests. Ohio State played its thirddifferent starting lineup in as many games. Jamar Butler earned hisfirst start of the year and 13th of his career. Je’Kel Fosterstarted his 15th career game, Matt Sylvester his 18th, J.J.Sullinger his 57th and Terence Dials his 68th at Ohio State.Sylvester Mayes scored a career-high 13 points, with 11 in thefirst half. Matt Terwilliger tied a career-high with 16 minutes,set Nov. 19, 2004 against Delaware. With 14 points, Sullingerscored in double-figures for the first time this season, and the32nd time at Ohio State. Sullinger led all Ohio State scorers forthe 22nd time in his career and tied a career high with two blocks.With 11 points, Dials passed Curtis Wilson (1,120) and Brad Sellers(1,122) to No. 31 on the all-time Ohio State career scoring list at1,124. Ohio State’s 46 first-half points were a season high and its21-point halftime tied a season high against Chicago State (40-19).In the first-half Ohio State assisted on 12-of-19 field goals andcommitted only two turnovers. Ohio State went on a 19-4 runcovering the last 6:53 of the first half. Ohio State’s largest leadwas 22 points which came at the 18:54 mark of the second half.
