Postgame Notes – Ohio State 78, Presbyterian 48 – Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 18/18 Ohio State 78 (8-2), Presbyterian 48 (2-9)
Dec. 16, 2009
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 11,984

POSTGAME NOTES

TEAM

Ohio State is 11-3 all-time as the No. 18 team in the Associated Press poll.
Tonight marked the second meeting between Ohio State and Presbyterian. The Buckeyes are 2-0 against the Blue Hose and 11-0 all-time vs. opponents from the Big South Conference.
Ohio State began the game on a 31-7 run, ending at 8:58 of the first half.
In the first half, the Buckeyes shot 62.5 percent (20-of-32) from the field and 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from 3-point range.
The Buckeyes have won 69 of their last 70 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (65 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48).
The team is shooing 54.2 percent from the field (233-of-430) and 43.6 percent from behind the arc (79-of-181) at Value City Arena this season.
For the game, OSU shot 53.7 percent (29-of-54) from the field and 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from 3-point range.
Ohio State outscored Presbyterian 37-10 in the paint.
Four players scored in double-figures for the Buckeyes (Lighty – 20, Diebler – 12, Buford – 11, Lauderdale – 10).

THAD MATTA

Thad Matta’s Buckeyes are 33-5 in the month of December. Under Matta, Ohio State has not lost more than one game in the month per season.
Matta’s career record is now 236-79 in his 10th season all-time as a head coach. He is 135-49 in his sixth year at Ohio State.
Under Matta, Ohio State is 78-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 73-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and 1-0 in Nationwide Arena.

DALLAS LAUDERDALE

Lauderdale made his 100th career field goal in the first half (102).
Lauderdale connected on all five of his field goal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 29-of-32 from the field (90.6 percent).

DAVID LIGHTY

• Lighty scored a team-high 20 points, on 7-of-12 shooting from the field.

JON DIEBLER

Diebler has made at least one 3-pointer in his past 19 games, dating back to last season. The last time Diebler went scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, in a 0-of-3 effort against Wisconsin.
Diebler has 17 3-pointers combined in the first half of the last four games.
At Value City Arena this season, Diebler is shooting 55 percent (33-of-60) from behind the arc.

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