Postgame Notes From No. 18 Ohio State vs. Penn State – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/5/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 5, 2006
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Value City Arena (14,709) The 58 first half points for theBuckeyes are the most scored for Ohio State in a half since a62-point second half at Penn State March 3, 2001. Ohio State, down51-31 at the half in that game, came back to win 93-87. Ohio Statescored 56 points in the second half vs. Mercer a season ago(12/12/04) in a 102-77 victory. Ohio State is 100-22 (.820) alltime in Value City Arena since the facility opened for the 1998-99campaign. No. 18 Ohio State (11-0, 1-0) remains one of six teamsnationally with unblemished records. Illinois leads the way with a14-0 record followed by Florida (13-0), Duke (13-0), Pittsburgh(12-0) and Villanova (9-0). Ohio State is 676-647 against membersof the Big Ten Conference all-time and 19-13 vs. Penn State. OhioState is 6-1 vs. Penn State at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes own a41-16 record all-time in VCA vs. Big Ten competition. The Buckeyesare 12-4 all-time vs. PSU in Columbus. The Buckeyes are playing intheir 94th Big Ten Conference season. Ohio State is 52-42 in BigTen regular-season openers and 64-30 in the first home Big Ten gameof the season. Ohio State is 8-0 in league openers at Value CityArena. Ohio State senior J.J. Sullinger scored 18 points to reach1,000 (1,001) for his career. He entered the game with 983 pointsin three seasons at Ohio State and one at Arkansas. Ohio Statefinished 13 of 26 from 3-point range. The Buckeyes have connectedon 10 or more 3s five times this season. Ohio State is 27-5all-time when making 10 3s in a game. Matta’s Buckeyes have made 103s in a game 15 times with a 12-3 record. With the win, theBuckeyes move to 314-100 as a ranked team in the AP Poll all-time,including a 17-3 mark against Big Ten Conference teams in ValueCity Arena when OSU is ranked. Junior Ron Lewis scored 26 points togive him double figures in 10 of 11 games this season. Jamar Butlerhad a career-high 9 assists vs. the Nittany Lions and has dishedout four or more in each of the last seven games (44 total). OhioState is 12-2 when sophomore Jamar Butler is credited with four ormore assists in a game. Sullinger and Lewis combined to go 18 of 19from the field. Both are Columbus natives. Ohio State scored 100points for just the second time at VCA and for the first time vs. aBig Ten opponent in the win vs. the Nittany Lions. Ohio State lastscored 100 in the double overtime loss at LSU (113-101) on Jan. 15,2005. Ohio State defeated Mercer at VCA Dec. 22, 2004 (102-77). Thelast time Ohio State scored 100 vs. a Big Ten foe was atNorthwestern (102-62) on Jan. 10, 1991. The last Ohio State100-point game vs. a Big Ten foe in Columbus was a 101-77 win vs.Northwestern Feb. 1, 1990. With 5 points, Terence Dials moved tothe No. 24 spot all time in career scoring with 1,230 careerpoints. He passed Larry Siegfried (1959-61), who completed histenure with 1,228 career points. With 7 rebounds, Dials movedcloser to the 700 club in career rebounds at Ohio State. He iscurrently No. 12 all-time in career rebounds (697). No. 11 GaryBradds (1962-64) is up next with 706. Ohio State is 11-0 for thefirst time since the 1990-91 season when that squad started theyear 17-0. Ohio State has been 11-0 on just four occasionsall-time.
