Post Game Notes From No. 4/5 Ohio State vs. Cleveland State – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/9/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 9, 2006
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Attendance: 17,158 Ohio State is 45-37 all-time when playing ina game in which both teams are ranked. The Buckeyes are 203-52(.796) when playing with an AP Top 10 ranking and 302-92 (.766)when playing with an AP Top 25 rating. Thad Matta has directed theBuckeyes to a 38-3 record in Columbus in three seasons as headcoach of the Buckeyes. He is 36-3 overall at Value City Arena,which includes a 24-0 record vs. non-conference foes. Ohio Statehas not lost a non-conference game in Columbus (26-0) sincedropping an 80-72 decision to Texas Tech Jan. 4, 2004. Ohio Statedefeated Chattanooga in November of 2005 at St. John Arena on theOSU campus and Youngstown State at Nationwide Arena in downtownColumbus earlier this season. Junior Jamar Butler has dished out 27assists with just five turnovers in the last five games for anassist to turnover ratio of 5.4-1. Senior Ron Lewis has connectedon at least 50 percent of his field goal attempts in each game thisseason following his 3-of-5 (.600) outing against the Vikings.Lewis had made at least two 3-pointers in every game this seasonbefore Saturday, when he went 1-for-1 against Cleveland State. OhioState freshman center Greg Oden made his first career start for theBuckeyes. He finished with 16 points and four rebounds. TheBuckeyes opened the game on a 12-0 run with Oden scoring on hisfirst four shots of the game. Oden tied an Ohio State record forfield goal percentage in a game going 8-for-8 from the field in thewin over CSU. J.J. Sullinger was the last to record a perfectouting for the Buckeyes. He made all eight shots against Penn StateJan. 5, 2006. The Buckeyes used their third different startinglineup of the season. Senior Ivan Harris recorded a career high 10rebounds in the win The Buckeyes made 29 of 54 field goal attempts(.537), marking it the seventh time this season Ohio State has shot.500 or better. Matta’s teams are 23-3 when making at least halfits shots in a game. Ohio State is 49-9 all-time against members ofthe Horizon League and 5-1 against Cleveland State. The Buckeyesreturn to action at 3:45 p.m. Dec. 16 in Indianapolis in the secondgame of the Wooden Tradition against intrastate foe Cincinnati. Thegame will be televised nationally by CBS Sports. Butler and Purduebattle in the first game of the event at 1 p.m. The games will beplayed at Conseco Fieldhouse. Junior Othello Hunter recorded hisfirst career double double with 17 points and 11 rebounds againstthe Vikings.
