Postgame Notes From No. 12 Ohio State vs. Northwestern – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/18/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 18, 2006
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Attendance: 18,500 (Sellout) Ohio State is 106-44 all-time vs.Northwestern with the Buckeyes holding a 63-14 advantage inColumbus. The Buckeyes are 29-2 vs. NU when ranked in the AP poll.OSU is No. 12 this week. Ohio State is on a 26-game winning streakin games played on the Ohio State campus vs. the Wildcats. Overall,Ohio State has won the last 12 games vs. NU. Ohio State is 105-23all-time in Value City Arena, which includes a 45-17 record vs. theBig Ten. Ohio State is 7-0 vs. Northwestern at VCA. Dials’ 14points vs. the Wildcats gives him 1,413 for his career, passingLarry Bolden (1,408/1974-77) for No. 18 on the OSU scoring charts.Dials is 23 points behind No. 17 Paul Ebert (1952-54). The game vs.the Wildcats was a sellout (18,500), the third of the season atVCA. Ohio State is 25-7 overall in sold out games vs. VCA, whichincludes a 21-5 record vs. Big Ten teams. Ohio State went on a 27-5run from the 8:51 mark of the first half to the 14:04 mark of thesecond half going from down 17-7 to up 34-22. Ohio State opened thesecond half on a 13-2 run. The Buckeyes are 322-104 (.755) whenplaying as a ranked team. Junior Ron Lewis started in place of MattSylvester (back). Lewis has six starts as a Buckeye. He’s reacheddouble figures (15 vs. NW) in five of his six starts at OSU. SeniorTerence Dials grabbed 10 or more rebounds for the third-consecutivegame with 15 vs. Northwestern. He has 19 career games with 10+rebounds. Dials also reached 10+ boards in three-consecutive gamesa year ago with 13 vs. Mercer (Dec. 22, 2004), 14 vs. New Hampshire(12/28) and 10 vs. St. Joseph’s (12/31). Senior Terence Dialsrecorded his third-consecutive double-double with 14 points and 15rebounds vs. the Wildcats. He scored 19 points with a career-high16 rebounds against Illinois last Sunday and had 24 points and 11rebounds at Wisconsin Wednesday. It’s the second time in his careerhe’s had three-consecutive double-doubles. Dials has 14 careerdouble-doubles to rank 21st (tie) all-time at OSU in that category.The Buckeyes ended the game with 45 rebounds to match the seasonhigh, first set vs. Florida A&M. The 18 offensive rebounds werea team season best, topping the 16 vs. the Rattlers.
