Postgame Notes From No. 13 Ohio State vs. Michigan – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/25/2006 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 25, 2006
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Attendance: 18,500 (sellout) Senior Terence Dials appeared inhis 125th career game in an Ohio State uniform Saturday vs.Michigan. He is tied for the No. 7 spot all time in games playedwith Dennis Hopson (1984-88). Dials scored 22 points vs. theWolverines to give him 1,454 for his career, good for the No. 16spot all-time at OSU. He passed No. 17 Paul Ebert (1,436/1952-54)and No. 18 Bill Hosket (1,441/1966-68) in the game vs. Michigan.With 11 rebounds, Dials moved to No. 6 all-time with 823 careerboards at OSU. Dials passed Luke Witte (819/1971-73) with theeffort vs. the Wolverines. Dials scored 22 points and collected 11rebounds vs. UM to give him five-consecutive double doubles,extending his career long streak in that category. The last OhioState player to record five or more double-doubles in consecutivegames was Brad Sellers (1985-86), who had a streak ofnine-consecutive double-doubles during the 1985-86 season. OhioState is 85-70 all-time vs. Michigan, which includes a 49-26 markin Columbus. Ohio State, ranked No. 13 this week in the AssociatedPress poll, is 29-4 all-time vs. UM when rated among the Top 25.Ohio State is 324-104 when ranked by the AP, which includes arecord of 34-5 overall when ranked at Value City Arena. TheBuckeyes are 22-4 vs. Big Ten teams at VCA and 12-1 vs. nonconference teams when ranked in games at VCA. The Buckeyes are106-23 all-time at Value City Arena, which includes a 46-17 recordvs. Big Ten teams and a 5-1 record vs. Michigan. Thad Matta is 3-0vs. the Wolverines. Value City Arena was sold out for the fourthtime this season vs. Michigan. Ohio State is 26-7 in sold out gamesat VCA, including a 22-5 record vs. Big Ten foes. The 2005-06Buckeyes moved into the No. 2 spot all-time as a team in 3-pointersmade in a season. With four vs. the Wolverines, Ohio State hasknocked down 221 of 547 for the year. The total makes rank secondbehind the 2004-05 squad’s 259. The number of attempts this yearrates No. 3. With 15 wins at VCA this season, Thad Matta’s Buckeyestied the 1999-00 and 2001-02 teams for most home wins in a seasonat VCA. Sophomore Jamar Butler has made 23 of 25 foul shots in thelast six games. Butler finished the game with six assists. OhioState is 19-3 in Butler’s two seasons when he is credited with 4 ormore assists in a game. On the season, Ohio State is 17-2 whenleading at the half, 19-1 when leading with 5:00 left in the game,19-4 when it holds its opponents to less than 50 percent shootingand 17-2 when the opponent scores less than 70 points.
