Post Game Notes From No. 6 Ohio State vs. Coppin State – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/30/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 30, 2006
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Attendance: 18,943 (season high) Ohio State entered the gameSaturday leading the Big Ten in scoring at 81.2 points per game,field goal shooting at .504 and 3-pointers made per game at 9.33.The Buckeyes improved on all three numbers, scoring 91 points,shooting .571 from the floor and making 10 3-pointers. With 103-point baskets made in the game Saturday, Ohio State is now 23-4under head coach Thad Matta when making 10 or more 3-pointers. TheBuckeyes went on a 19-3 run early in the first half Saturday enroute to a 46-30 lead at halftime. The Buckeyes have led at thehalf in all nine home games this season and in 12 of 13 overall.The Buckeyes took a 19-6 scoring advantage Saturday insecond-chance points, led 50-13 in bench points, 34-20 in points inpaint and 17-6 in fast break points. Coppin State connected on aseason-high nine three-point field goals, but Ohio State forced theEagles into 14 turnovers and outrebounded CSU 40-24. Junior JamarButler converted on 5-of-9 three-point attempts Saturday, tying hiscareer high for 3-pointers made in a game, which he has now donethree times in his career. Butler finished the game with threeassists and two turnovers. In his last nine, Butler has 39 assistswith just nine turnovers for a 4.3-to-1 assist-to-turnover ratio.Butler fouled out of the Saturday for the first time in his career.With 18 points and 16 rebounds, freshman Greg Oden collected histhird double-double of the season Saturday. His 16 total reboundsand eight offensive rebounds are both career highs and his 18points tied his career high. Freshman Daequan Cook scored acareer-high 23 points Saturday, shooting a career-best 80-percentfrom the field (8-for-10). Ohio State improves to 40-3 in Columbusunder head coach Thad Matta, which includes a 38-3 record in ValueCity Arena. For the 10th time in 13 games this season Ohio Stateshot 50 percent or better from the field (.571). The Buckeyes arenow 9-1 this season when they shoot at least 50 percent and 25-3under Matta. Ohio State is now 2-0 all-time against Coppin Stateand 11-0 against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.The Buckeyes’ previous meeting with the Eagles was a 58-51 OhioState win Nov. 25, 2002 in Value City Arena. Ohio State is now206-53 when playing with an AP Top 10 ranking and 305-93 whenplaying with an AP Top 25 ranking.
