Postgame Notes: No. 2 Ohio State 100 (13-0), Tennessee-Martin 40 (4-9) – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/28/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
No. 2 Ohio State 100 (13-0), Tennessee-Martin 40 (4-9)
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
December 27, 2010
Attendance: 15,133
- Ohio State’s four returning starters (Jon Diebler, David Lighty, Dallas Lauderdale and William Buford) have combined for 344 career starts and 449 games played.
- Ohio State moved to 133-23 (.853) at Value City Arena, improving to 79-5 vs. non-conference opponents.
- The 13-0 overall record is the fourth-best start in Ohio State history (1960-61, 27-0; 1961-62, 22-0; 1990-91, 17-0).
- Ohio State now has won 13 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10).
- As a ranked team, Ohio State is 374-105 all-time.
- Ohio State improved to 26-7 when ranked second in the country, and 111-17 when ranked among the Top 3 in the country.
- When ranked in the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is 253-56 with wins in 44 of its last 46 outings.
- The Buckeye freshmen have accounted for 48 percent of total scoring for the season, including 51 of Ohio State’s 100 total points against Tennessee-Martin.
- The Buckeyes are now 1-0 vs. UTM all-time and 13-0 vs. teams from the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).
- Ohio State is now 11-0 when leading at the half this season and 141-19 under head coach Thad Matta.
- This is the 237th-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 had five players score in double-figures and 10 overall against the Skyhawks.
- Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 812 games all-time. The Buckeyes are 555-257 in those contests (.682). Freshman Jared Sullinger (18/11) recorded a double-double in the win vs. UTM Monday.
- The 60-point margin of victory is the largest for Ohio State on the season (previous high was 47 vs. UNC Asheville, 12/21/10). It is also the ninth-largest in Ohio State history (largest since OSU def. Howard 114-58 by a 61-point margin of victory, 12/14/91).
- The win against UTM is the second time this season Ohio State has scored 100 points or more (102-61 win vs. UNC A&T, 11/12/10).
- Tennessee-Martin’s 40 total points are the fewest given up by Ohio State in 2010.
- Ohio State had 13 steals as a team, a new season high (previous high was 12 vs. UNC Asheville, 12/21/10).
- Ohio State began the contest on a 12-0 run extending it to an 18-2 run. They also had a 13-0 run and run in the first half.
- The Buckeyes began the second-half on an 18-0 run. Tennessee-Martin didn’t score its first basket until 14:24 remaining in the second half.
- Freshmen Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas were a combined 9-11 from the field in the first half.
- The 13-0 record to begin the season is the best start for Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in 2005-06, when the team began 11-0) and his first time completing a non-conference schedule undefeated.
- With the win, Ohio State is 42-6 (.875) in December under Matta and 7-0 this season, tying his previous best mark set in 2005-06.
- Matta improved his career record to 271-85 overall and 169-54 at Ohio State.
- Matta is 90-17 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 169-54. He is 110-10 in Columbus.
- During Matta’s tenure at Ohio State, the Buckeyes are 155-5 when leading with five minutes to play.
- The Buckeyes are 11-0 this season and 152-17 when shooting a better field goal percentage than the opponent.
- When outrebounding their opponent, the Buckeyes are 9-0 this year and 96-14 under Matta (Ohio State outrebounded UTM 49-28).
- When shooting better than 50-percent from the field, Ohio State is 7-0 on the season and 83-6 under Matta.
- When Ohio State has fewer than 15 turnovers, they are 12-0 on the season and 140-43 under Matta (OSU had nine turnovers vs. UTM).
- Matta is now 2-0 vs. UTM in his career and 9-0 vs. teams from the Ohio Valley Conference.
- Against unranked teams at home, Matta is 98-2. He is 141-20 vs. unranked teams overall.
- Under Matta, Ohio State is 9-0 in 2010 and 113-11 overall when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
- Junior guard William Buford led the Buckeyes with 23 points, pushing his career total to 1,067. He passed Jamie Skelton and Ken Johnson (1,055) for 42nd-place all-time in career scoring at Ohio State. He is six points away from tying Carter Scott (1,073) for 41st place.
- Buford scored the first seven points of the game and 10 of the first 15. He finished the game with a season-high 23 points (previous high was 17 vs. FGCU, 12/15/10).
- Big Ten Freshman of the Week (his sixth of the season) Jared Sullinger finished the contest with 18 points. Sullinger has scored at least 10 points in 11 out or 13 games this season.
- Sullinger posted his sixth double-double this year, finishing with 18 points and a game-high 11 rebounds.
- With two made 3-pointers vs. UTM, senior Jon Diebler now has 299 for his career, tying Dee Brown (Illinois – 299) for sixth-place in career 3-pointers made in Big Ten history. He is nine away from tying Joe Crispin (308, Penn St. 1998-2001) for fifth-place.
- With two made 3-pointers, Diebler extends his streak to 29 games in a row with at least one 3-pointer made.
- With six points against the Skyhawks, Diebler now has 1,227 career points, passing John Havlicek (1,220) for 28th place in career scoring in Ohio State history. He is one point away from tying Larry Siegfried (1,228) for 27th place.
- The game vs. UTM marked senior David Lighty’s 101st career start for Ohio State, tying Troy Taylor for ninth place in career games started at Ohio State. He is four starts away from tying Jim Smith for eighth place in career games started for the Buckeyes.
- With 10 points, Lighty passed Lawrence Funderburke (1,179) for 31st place on the all-time scoring list at Ohio State with 1,180 career points, 31 behind Luke Witte for 30th all-time.
- Lighty recorded his 108th win as a Buckeye vs. the Skyhawk. 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 three wins away from owning the Ohio State record.
- Lighty has played in 133 games as a Buckeye, which ties Jerry Francis (1986-89) for second place all-time.
- Lighty had two steals, passing Jamaal Brown and Ronnie Stokes (158) and tying Evan Turner (159) for third place all-time at Ohio State. He also recorded five assists to give him 300 for his career.
- Freshman guard Aaron Craft finished the game with a team-high seven assists. He now has 63 assists on the season to just 25 turnovers.
- Freshman Deshaun Thomas scored 20 points for the Buckeyes. He scored in double-figures for the seventh time this season and reached 20 points for the second time.
- Senior Dallas Lauderdale recorded one block to move his career total to 191, which is third in Ohio State history. He has at least one block in 12 of 13 games this season.
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