Postgame Notes From Ohio State vs. Saint Joseph’s – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/10/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 10, 2005
Recap | Box Score
The Buckeyes are 51-55 all-time in the first road game of theseason … Ohio State improved to 4-3 in games played at thePalestra … the Buckeyes are 5-0 vs. St. Joe’s all-time and 31-13vs. teams representing the Atlantic 10 Conference … Thad Mattahas a 4-1 record vs. SJU. Je’Kel Foster scored a career high 24points … he made 7 of 9 FGs, 3 of 4 3-pointers and 7 of 9 FTs …he also recorded his first career double-double with a game-high 10rebounds vs. the Hawks. Matt Sylvester set a career high with agame-best six assists … Jamar Butler had a career-high 6 reboundsin the win vs. the Hawks. The Buckeyes went to the foul line justtwice in the first half, making both … OSU finished 24 of 33 fromthe charity stripe after making 22 of 31 attempts in the secondhalf. The Ohio State bench, led by Ron Lewis’ 14 second-halfpoints, outscored the SJU reserves 20-3 … Ohio State’s reserveshave outscored the opponent’s bench in each of the four games thisseason. Ohio State, with senior Terence Dials jumping center, haswon all four opening tips this season. The Buckeyes haveoutrebounded all four opponents this season and have led at thehalf in all four victories to date. The Buckeyes never trailed inthe game and led by has many as 18 points in the second half …St. Joe’s cut the lead to four (70-66) with 1:03 to play but couldget no closer down the stretch. The Buckeyes improved to 17-2overall in games played on Dec. 10. Ohio State’s winning streak is12 games following the win over the Hawks.
