Postgame Notes: Ohio State vs. Wisconsin – Ohio State Buckeyes

Ohio State 60, (13-5, 3-3), No. 13 Wisconsin 51 (14-4, 4-2)
Jan. 16, 2010
Value City Arena
Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 18,402
POSTGAME NOTES

TEAM

Ohio State is 81-64 all-time vs. Wisconsin. The Buckeyes own a 51-21 advantage in games played in Columbus. The win today was the first at home against Wisconsin since Feb. 25 2007, a 49-48 win that clinched an outright Big Ten title for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State’s starting lineup of Evan Turner, David Lighty, Jon Diebler, William Buford and Dallas Lauderdale is 8-1 this season.
The Buckeyes are 11-0 in Value City Arena this season.
The Buckeyes are now 7-9 all-time vs. Top 25 ranked Wisconsin teams, 6-4 at home.
Ohio State is now 131-215 (.378) all-time against teams ranked in the AP Top 25.
OSU is 12-2 this season when leading at the half, 117-17 under Matta. The Buckeyes are 12-0 when leading with five minutes left in the game, 126-5 under Matta.
The team is shooting 53.4 percent from the field (324-of-607) and 43.5 percent from behind the arc (103-of-237) at Value City Arena this season.
Ohio State outscored Wisconsin 25-12 in the first half with Evan Turner on the bench from the 14:16 mark on.
The Buckeyes went on a 15-4 run between the 16:53 and 7:56 marks of the second half.

THAD MATTA

Matta’s career record is now 242-82 in his 10th season all-time as a head coach. He is 140-51 in his sixth year at Ohio State and 7-8 vs. Wisconsin.
Under Matta, Ohio State is 25-31 against ranked opponents, 4-3 this season.

EVAN TURNER

Turner’s basket at 14:23 of the second half gave him 1,100 pts. for his career.
He passed Mel Norwell for 36th on the all-time scoring list at Ohio State with his bucket at 11:41 of the second half. He now has 1,107 points for his career.
Turner needs seven assists to become the second Buckeye in school history to record 1,000 pts. 500 rebounds and 300 assists – Jimmy Jackson is the only other Buckeye hold the honor. Turner has 1,107 points, 511 rebounds and 293 assists.

DALLAS LAUDERDALE

Lauderdale passed 300 career points with his put back at 15:42 of the second half.
Lauderdale connected on 2-of-2 field-goal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 46-of-62 from the field (74.2 percent), tops in the Big Ten.
He is 30-of-35 (85.7 percent) at Value City Arena.

JON DIEBLER

Diebler has made at least one 3-pointer in his past 28 games, dating to last season. The last time Diebler went scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, in an 0-of-3 effort against Wisconsin.
Diebler went 3-of-3 from the free-throw line. He has missed only eight this season going 42-of-50 from the stripe (84 percent).
Diebler has 200 3’s for his career with his triple at 5:41 of the first half. He is second all-time at Ohio State behind Jamar Butler (242).

DAVID LIGHTY

• Lighty scored a team-high 18 pts., the 13th time he has been in double figures this season.

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