Postgame Notes: No. 2 Ohio State (11-0) 96, UNC Asheville 49 (5-6) – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/22/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 2 Ohio State (11-0) 96, UNC Asheville 49 (5-6)
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
December 21, 2010
Attendance: 12,658
TEAM
- Ohio State’s four returning starters (Jon Diebler, David Lighty, Dallas Lauderdale and William Buford) have combined for 336 career starts and 441 games played.
- Ohio State moved to 131-23 (.850) at Value City Arena, improving to 77-5 vs. non-conference opponents.
- As a ranked team, Ohio State is 374-105 all-time.
- Ohio State improved to 24-7 when ranked No.2 in the country, and 109-17 when ranked among the Top 3 in the country.
- When ranked in the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is 251-56 with wins in 42 of its last 44 outings.
- Ohio State freshmen have accounted for 47 percent of total scoring for the season, including 40 of Ohio State’s 96 total points against UNC Asheville.
- Ohio State is now 4-0 vs. UNC Asheville all-time and 12-0 vs. teams from the Big South Conference (last game vs. UNC Asheville was an 83-59 victory on 12/22/08).
- Ohio State moved to 9-0 when leading at the half this season and 139-19 under Thad Matta.
- This is the 235th- consecutive game Ohio State has made at least one 3-point field goal (1/10/04 vs. Penn State was the last game with zero made).
- Ohio State’s 59 percent field-goal percentage in the first-half is a season high. The Buckeyes’ 50 percent 3-point field goal percentage in the first-half also tied a season high (11/26/10 vs. Miami).
- Tuesday vs. UNC Asheville was the ninth time this season a player has scored 20 or more points in a game. Lighty had 29 points, the fourth time he has scored 20+ in a game this year (Diebler-2, Sullinger-3 and Thomas-1).
- Ohio State’s 47-point margin of victory is the largest of the season. The Buckeyes have defeated four schools located in North Carolina by an average of 38 points (def. UNC A&T 102-61, UNC Wilmington 81-41 and Western Carolina 85-60).
THAD MATTA
- Thad Matta improved his career record to 269-85 overall and 167-54 at Ohio State.
- The 11-0 start to the season is tied for the best start for Matta at Ohio State (started 2005-06 11-0).
- Matta is 88-17 vs. non-conference competition at Ohio State and 79-37 vs. Big Ten foes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) for an overall record of 167-54. He also is 108-10 in Columbus.
- During Matta’s tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeyes are 153-5 when leading with five minutes to play.
- The Buckeyes are 9-0 this season and 150-17 when shooting a better field-goal percentage than the opponent.
- When Ohio State has fewer than 15 turnovers, they are 10-0 on the season and 138-43 under Matta (OSU had 11 turnovers vs. UNC Asheville).
- Ohio State is 8-0 on the season and 95-14 under Matta when out-rebounding its opponent (OSU out-rebounded UNC Asheville 45-27).
- With the win, Ohio State is 40-6 in December under Matta.
- Matta is now 3-0 vs. UNC Asheville in his career and 9-0 vs. teams from the Big South Conference.
- Against unranked teams at home, Matta is 95-2. He is 138-20 vs. unranked teams overall.
- Under Matta, Ohio State is 7-0 this season and 111-11 overall when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
- When shooting better than 50 percent from the field, Ohio State is 9-0 this season and 160-45 under Matta.
JARED SULLINGER
- Freshman Jared Sullinger led the Buckeyes with 16 rebounds. It is the sixth time this season he has had 10 or more rebounds and his second time with more than 15.
- Sullinger led the Buckeyes with five assists.
JON DIEBLER
- With one made 3-pointer, Diebler has 294 on his career and is five away from tying Dee Brown (Illinois – 299) for sixth-place in career 3-pointers made in Big Ten history.
- With the 3-pointer, Diebler extends his streak to 27 games with at least one 3-pointer made.
- With nine points against UNC Asheville, Diebler now has 1,207 career points, four behind Luke Witte (1,211) for 29th-place in career scoring in Ohio State history.
DAVID LIGHTY
- David Lighty led the Buckeyes with a season-high 29 points.
- Lighty scored the first 11 points of the game, giving the Buckeyes an early 11-2 advantage to begin the contest.
- Lighty set his career high in made 3-point field goals with seven and 3-point field goals attempted (10), going 7-10 in the game.
- Lighty’s 11 made field-goals are a career-high.
- Lighty’s seven-made 3-point field goals is tied for fifth all-time in a game (four other players have seven).
- With 29 points, Lighty passed Richard Schnittker (1,129), Jamaal Brown (1,139) and Frank Howard (1,147) to move into 32nd place on the all-time scoring list at Ohio State with 1,157 career points.
- Lighty recorded his 106th win as a Buckeye vs. the Bulldogs on Tuesday. He had 35 as a freshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and seven during the 2008-09 season when he received a medical redshirt because of a broken foot. He is five wins away from owning the Ohio State record.
- Lighty has played in 131 games as a Buckeye, which is good for fourth all-time. He is one game away from tying Jamar Butler for third-place all-time.
- Lighty also has started 99 games for Ohio State, which is now tenth all-time in Ohio State history.
WILLIAM BUFORD
- Buford had 14 points to push his career total to 1,029, surpassing Jason Singleton (1,022) and Bill Andreas (1,023) for 44th-place all-time in career scoring at Ohio State.
DESHAUN THOMAS
- Thomas scored in double-figures for the sixth-time this season. He finished the game with 13 points.
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