Postgame Notes – No. 18/18 Ohio State 60 (9-2), Delaware State 44 (4-5) – Ohio State Buckeyes

No. 18/18 Ohio State 60 (9-2), Delaware State 44 (4-5)
Dec. 19, 2009
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 12,159
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POSTGAME NOTES

TEAM

Ohio State is 12-3 all-time as the No. 18 team in the Associated Press poll.
This afternoon marked the third meeting between Ohio State and Delaware State. The teams played last season in historic St. John Arena. Ohio State won 70-42. The Buckeyes are 3-0 all-time against the Hornets.
Ohio State is 14-0 all-time against team representing the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference.
The Buckeyes are now 8-0 in Value City Arena this season.
In the first half, Ohio State limited Delaware State to 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from the field and 20 percent (1-of-5) behind the arc.
The OSU defense forced five Delaware State shot clock violations.
Ohio State is 9-2 this season when holding its opponent to less than 50 percent shooting and 132-40 under Thad Matta.
For the game, Ohio State shot 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the field.
The Buckeyes have won 70 of their last 71 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (66 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 shooting 54.6 percent from the field (255-of-467) and 43 percent from behind the arc (85-of-198) at Value City Arena this season.

THAD MATTA

Thad Matta’s Buckeyes are 34-5 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 237-79 in his 10th season all-time as a head coach. He is 136-49 in his sixth year at Ohio State.
Under Matta, Ohio State is 79-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 74-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and 1-0 in Nationwide Arena.

DALLAS LAUDERDALE

Lauderdale connected on 5-of-6 field goal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 34-of-38 from the field (89.4 percent).
He is 23-of-25 (92 percent) at Value City Arena.
Lauderdale scored 11 points, his fifth game in double-figures this season.
Lauderdale recorded two blocked shots. He has had at least two rejections in the previous four games.

JON DIEBLER

Diebler has made at least one 3-pointer in his past 20 games, dating 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 is shooting 55 percent (34-of-62) from behind the arc and 54 (41-of-76) percent from the field this season at Value City Arena.
Diebler had a team and career-high seven rebounds.

JEREMIE SIMMONS

Simmons recorded his 100th career assist on an alley-oop to William Buford (101).
Simmons is 31-49 (63.2 percent) at VCA this season.

WILLIAM BUFORD

Buford scored his 500th career point on a jumper in the second half (510).
Buford had a team-high 18 points. He has led the team in scoring in three of the four games since Evan Turner’s injury.
Buford had a team-high six assists. In the four games since Evan Turner’s injury, Buford has 24 assists. In the seven games prior to the injury, Buford recorded 16 assists.

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