Postgame Notes From No. 19 Ohio State vs. No. 22 Michigan – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/10/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 10, 2006
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Sophomore Jamar Butler scored a career high 20 points on 7 of10 shooting from the field. He also had 5 assists. When Butler, theBig Ten leader in assist-to-turnover ratio with 88 assists and 25turnovers (+3.52), reaches 4 or more assists, the Buckeyes are 16-3over the last two seasons. Senior Je’Kel Foster made 12-consecutive3-pointers, his last 7 vs. Minnesota and his first 5 vs. Michiganbefore missing his final attempt vs. the Wolverines … he has made12 of 14 3-pointers in the last two games (.857) … his 3-pointshooting percentage vs. the Wolverines (5-6/.833) is tied for theNo. 5 spot all-time at OSU for a single game. Ohio State knockeddown 12-16 3-point attempts (.750) in the first half againstMichigan and finished making 15 of 24 attempts (.625). Ohio Stateis 21-3 when Foster makes 3 or more treys in a game and 24-2 whenhe reaches double figures in scoring. The Buckeyes connected on 10or more 3s for the 8th time this season (8-0) and for the 18th timein the Matta era (15-3). Ohio State improved to 84-70 all-time vs.Michigan and to 34-43 in Ann Arbor. The Buckeyes are 28-4 whenplaying as a ranked team vs. Michigan and to 4-2 vs. the Wolverineswhen both teams are ranked when facing one another. Ohio State is11-22 vs. ranked UM teams. The 94 points scored by the Buckeyes arethe most vs. a Michigan team since a 95-87 OSU victory in ColumbusFeb. 5, 1987. The last time OSU scored 94 or more at Michigan wasin a 105-87 win Feb. 12, 1981. The last time Ohio State defeated aranked team away from Columbus was a 65-59 win vs. No. 21 PurdueJan. 31, 2004. The Buckeyes were unranked in that game. TheBuckeyes are 320-103 (.757) when playing as a ranked team. OhioState is 56-41 (.577) all-time in games when both teams are ranked.Junior Ron Lewis scored 14 points off the bench for the Buckeyes.He has reached 10 or more points 11 times when not starting thisseason. Ohio State is 14-1 when leading at the half this season and15-0 when leading in games with 5 minutes remaining … OSU is 15-1when scoring 70 or more points and 16-0 when shooting a better FGpercentage than the opponent … the Buckeyes also are 10-0 whenshooting better than 50 percent from the field this season.
