Postgame Notes From No. 22/24 Ohio State vs. Tennessee State – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/23/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 23, 2005
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Attendance: 13,598 This was the third meeting between OhioState and Tennessee State. Ohio State won the previous two, both inColumbus, the last coming by a 94-73 score, Dec. 28, 2002. With thewin, Ohio State improves to 17-0 all-time against opponents fromthe Ohio Valley Conference. With the win, Ohio State remained oneof 12 undefeated teams in Division I. The other 11 are Illinois(12-0), Duke (11-0), Florida (11-0), Washington (9-0)*, Clemson(11-0), Pittsburgh (8-0), Connecticut (8-0)*, George Washington(8-0), Villanova (8-0), Texas A&M (8-0) and Indiana State(8-0). *-play tonight With the win, Ohio State improves to 311-100when playing as a ranked team in the AP Poll, including a 9-1 markagainst non-conference opponents at VCA. With the win, Ohio Stateimproves to 8-0 for the first time since the 1990-91 season whenthe Buckeyes started 17-0. The 8-0 start is only the fourth for theBuckeyes since the 1905-06 season. With the win, Ohio Stateimproves to 14-0 in non-conference games at Value City Arena underThad Matta. The Buckeyes are 19-3 overall in non-conference gamesunder Matta. With the win, Ohio State improves to 58-6 all-time innon-conference games at VCA. Ohio State has held opponents under 50percent shooting in each game this season. Jamar Butler tied acareer-high with seven assists, a mark he set twice earlier thisseason against Norfolk State and Belmont. Butler has notched atleast five assists in each of the last four games. Ohio State wenton a 19-2 run covering 5:12 from 9:11 to 3:59 to take a 35-28first-half lead. The Buckeyes are now 16-2 when Je’Kel Foster hitsthree or more 3-pointers and 17-1 when he reaches 10 or morepoints. Foster hit three 3-pointers and had 19 points in the game.Ohio State’s 40 first-half points marked the third time this seasonthe Buckeyes have scored at least 40 in the first-half. TheBuckeyes scored 40 against Chicago State and 46 against VirginiaTech.
