Men’s Basketball vs. Illinois – Postgame Notes – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/22/2008 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Ohio State (13-6, 4-2 Big Ten) 64, Illinois (9-11, 1-6 Big Ten) 58
Jan. 22, 2008
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 19,049 (Sellout)
Postgame Notes
- The attendance Tuesday at Value City Arena was 19,049 marking the third sellout crowd for Ohio State this season. The Buckeyes are 2-1 in sellouts this year and 41-8 all-time in VCA sellouts.
- The Buckeyes have won their last 17 home games vs. Big Ten opponents. The last home loss to a conference team was a double-overtime loss to Michigan State, Jan. 15, 2006. The streak includes three games in 2008, eight in 2007 and six in 2006.
- Ohio State now has a 40-39 edge in games in Columbus in the series with Illinois.
- With the Buckeyes, Thad Matta is 5-1 vs. Illinois, winning the last five meetings in a row. The streak began when OSU upset then-undefeated Illinois, 65-64, March 6, 2005. Prior to the streak, the Buckeyes dropped 16 games in a row to the Fighting Illini (excluding games vacated by the NCAA).
- The last time the Buckeyes won five-consecutive meetings against the Illini was Feb. 26, 1990-March 11, 1992. The longest win streak vs. Illinois is seven games (Feb. 19, 1977-Feb. 16, 1980).
- With the victory, Matta increased his win total at Ohio State to 94 in 121 games. He has 196 career wins to close in on the 200-victory milestone. Only four of the 13 previous OSU head coaches have totaled 100 or more wins while leading the Buckeyes.
- Against Illinois, the Buckeyes shot 23-of-42 for a 54.8 percentage from the field, including an 8-of-18 mark from beyond the arc. For the season, OSU is shooting 263-of-543 at Value City Arena (48.4 percent).
- OSU outscored the Fighting Illini by a total of 22 points in the teams two meetings this season. The Buckeyes also had a 16-point victory (74-58), Jan. 3 in Champaign, Ill.
- The Buckeyes had a 14-5 run during an 8:27 span in the first half to pull away from Illinois and carry a 33-23 lead into halftime. Ohio State improved to 12-3 this season when leading at the half.
- Ohio State improved to 13-0 when leading with 5:00 left and 7-0 when shooting 50 percent or better.
- With four assists, Jamar Butler has 477 to rank second all-time at Ohio State. He trails only Kelvin Ransey, the career leader with 516.
- During Butler’s tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeyes are 49-11 when he has four or more assists.
- Butler tied his career high in steals with four and defensive rebounds with a team-high seven, all grabbed in the first half.
- Butler made his 100th career start Tuesday and has played in 121 games overall.
- Butler recorded a block vs. Illinois his first of the season and 12th of this career.
- OSU wings David Lighty (16 points) and Evan Turner (14 points) led the Buckeyes in scoring. They combined to shoot 11-of-18 and hit 5-of-7 3-pointers.
- Matt Terwilliger made a 3-pointer at 10:59 of the second half the 12th trey of his career.
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