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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio No. 2 Ohio State Results (24-1, 11-1) Date Opp. (TV)... W/L...Score NOVEMBER (6-0) 7 WALSH (Exh.)...W NC A&T (ESPN3)...W...102(4) at Florida& (ESPN)... W...93(4)-75(9) 20 1-UNC Wilmington (BTN)...W...81(4) Morehead St. (ESPN3)...W...64(3) Miami (Ohio) (BTN)...W...66(3) at Florida State& (ESPN)... W...58(2)-44 DECEMBER (8-0, 1-0) 9 IUPUI (BTN)...W...75(2) W. Carolina (BTN.com)...W...85(2) Florida Gul Coast (BTN)...W...83(2) South Carolina (CBS)...W...79(2) UNC Asheville (BTN)...W...96(2) Oakland (BTN)...W...92(2) Tennessee-Martin (BTN)...W...100(2) at Indiana (ESPN2)... W...85(2)-67 JANUARY (8-0, 8-0) 4 at Iowa (BTN)... W...73(2)-68 9 Minnesota& (BTN)...W...67(2) at Michigan (BTN)... W...68(2) Penn State (BTN)...W...69(2) Iowa (BTN)...W...70(1) at Illinois% (CBS)... W...73(1)-68(23) 25 Purdue& (ESPN)...W. 87(1)-64(12) 29 at Northwestern% (ESPN2)... W...58(1)-57 FEBRUARY (2-1, 2-1) 3 Michigan (ESPN)...W...62(1)-53 6 at Minnesota& (ESPN)... W...82(1)-69(18) 12 at Wisconsin& (ESPN)... L...67(1)-71(13) 15 Michigan State& (ESPN)... 9 p.m. 20 at Purdue& (CBS)...1 p.m. 22 Illinois% (ESPN)... 7 p.m. 27 Indiana (CBS)... 4 p.m. MARCH (0-0, 0-0) 1 at Penn State (BTN)...9 p.m. 6 Wisconsin& (CBS/ESPN or BTN)... 4 p.m./tba Big Ten Tournament...TBA...TBA Home games in BOLD // All Times Eastern and subject to change 1-Global Sports Invitational, Columbus 2-Global Sports Invitational, Gainesville, Fla. 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Tallahassee, Fla. 4-St. John Arena, Columbus 5-Indianapolis (&) 2010 NCAA Tournament Participant (%) 2010 (Postseason) NIT Participant(2/23/10) Feb. 15, 2011 Vote or Lighty:... Opponent:... Michigan State (14-10, 6-6) Site:...Value City Arena (18,809) Game Time:...9 p.m. ET Television:...ESPN Talent:... Brent Musburger (play-by-play) Dick Vitale (expert analysis) Jill Montgomery (Sideline) Radio:... OSU Radio Network (60 stations) Satellite Radio:... Sirius-122, XM-143 Local Radio:...WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 Radio Talent:...Paul Keels (play-by-play) Ron Stokes (expert analysis) HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE Since Thad Matta took over Buckeye program in , Ohio State is in Columbus, the most home wins among Big Ten schools. Over the last two seasons Ohio State is 33-1 in Columbus. SULLINGER AMONG NAISMITH MIDSEASON 30 Jared Sullinger has been named to the Naismith midseason list o the top 30 men s basketball talent in the nation, announced last Friday by the Atlanta Tipo Club. The Naismith Trophy will be awarded at the 2011 NCAA Men s Final Four in Houston. Fan voting via text message will account or 25 percent o all o the inal results - more than any other national college basketball award. Ohio State s Evan Turner received the Naismith Award a year ago, sweeping the national player o the year awards. SCOTT, WILLIAMS ADD TO OHIO STATE S 17-PLAYER MCDONALD S LIST Ohio State recruits Shannon Scott (2011) and Amir Williams (2011) were selected Feb. 10 to represent the East (Scott) and West (Williams) teams in the 2011 McDonald s All-America game. The game will be played March 30 at the United Center in Chicago. The Buckeyes currently have three All- America game participants on their roster in Jared Sullinger (2010), Deshaun Thomas (2010) and William Buord (2008). Four McDonald s All-Americans were a part o Ohio State s squad that inished 35-4 overall, 15-1 in Big Ten Conerence play, won the league regular-season title outright and played or the NCAA national title vs. Florida in April o Ivan Harris (2003), Greg Oden (2006), Mike Conley Jr. (2006) and Daequan Cook (2006), all ormer McDonald s All-Americans, BIG TEN AWARDS Player o the Week 11/22/10 Jared Sullinger (co-pow) (18.5 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.700 FG pct.) 12/13/10 Jared Sullinger (28.5 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.640 FG pct.) 1/10/11 Jared Sullinger (19.5 ppg., 12.0 rpg. 2 D-Ds) 1/24/11 Jared Sullinger (20.0 ppg., 12.5 rpg.) Freshman o the Week 11/15/10 Jared Sullinger (19pts./14 rebs. vs. NC A&T) 11/22/10 Jared Sullinger (18.5 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.700 FG pct.) 11/29/10 Deshaun Thomas (15.5 ppg., 13-19/.684 FG pct.) 12/6/10 Jared Sullinger (11.0 ppg, 13.0 rpg, 5-8 FT) 12/13/10 Jared Sullinger (28.5 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.640 FG pct.) 12/20/10 Jared Sullinger (20.5 ppg., 11.0 rpg.,.577 FG pct.,.769 FT pct.) 12/27/10 Jared Sullinger (12.5 ppg., 12.5 rpg.) 1/3/11 Jared Sullinger ( 18.5 ppg., 10.0 rpg.,.654 FG pct.) 1/10/11 Jared Sullinger (19.5 ppg., 12.0 rpg. 2 D-Ds) 1/17/11 Aaron Crat (14.5 ppg.,.556 FG%, 60 3FG%) 1/24/11 Jared Sullinger (20.0 ppg., 12.5 rpg.) 1/31/11 Jared Sullinger (19.0 ppg., 7.5 rpg., 58 pct. FGs) 2/7/11 Jared Sullinger (18.5 ppg., 14.0 rpg.) Buckeyes in the Big Ten Team Rank Scoring Oense No ppg. Scoring Margin No Turnover Margin No Field Goal Pct. No (702-1,412) Steals No spg. 3-Point Pct. No ( ) Rebounding Margin No Rebounding Deense No Scoring Deense No ppg. Individuals Jared Sullinger Rebounding No rpg. Oensive No orpg. Deensive No drpg. Field Goal Pct. No ( ) Scoring No ppg. Aaron Crat Steals No spg. Assists No apg. David Lighty Steals No spg. Assist-to-TO Ratio No Jon Diebler 3-Pointers Made No pg. 3-Point pct. No (69-145) Minutes No mpg. Dallas Lauderdale Blocked Shots No bpg. OhioStateBuckeyes.com Follow the Buckeyes @JeBoals

2 OSU Games Played, Career Starts No.-Player Career GP-GS 23-David Lighty Jon Diebler Dallas Lauderdale William Buord Jared Sullinger Aaron Crat Deshaun Thomas Nikola Kecman Jordan Sibert Lenzelle Smith Jr Eddie Days OSU s Record When Playing ranked teams Leading at the hal Trailing at the hal Tied at the hal Leading with 5:00 let Trailing with 5:00 let Tied with 5:00 let In overtime Outrebounding opponent Opp. outrebounds OSU Teams tie in rebounds Shooting 50 pct. or better Shooting less than 50 pct Opp. shoots 50 pct. or better Opp. shoots less than 50 pct OSU shoots better than opp Opp. shoots better than OSU OSU/Opp. tie in FG pct OSU makes 10 3s Opp. makes 10 3s OSU scores 70 or more OSU scores less than Opp. scores 70 or more Opp. scores less than OSU has 15 or ewer TOs OSU has more TOs than opp Teams tie TOs OSU consecutive games, made Last with 0 made: Jan. 10, 2004 at PSU (0-13) Opp. consecutive games, made Last with 0 made: UConn, March 21, 1992 (0-10) Ohio State in Overtime Games Home (.513) Away (.319) Neutral (.333) Totals (.443) Ohio State One-Point Games Home (.579) Away (.441) Neutral (.652) Totals (.545) Pronunciation Guide Players Jon Diebler...DEE-blur Nikola Kecman...NICK-oh-la KETZ-man Dallas Lauderdale...Lau-DER-dale Jordan Sibert...SIGH-bert Jared Sullinger...Sull-in-JUR Coach Thad Matta...MAH-tuh Hometowns Hoopeston, Ill. (Matta)...HOOPS-ton Ohio State Men s Basketball-2 played or the Buckeyes in Previously, B.J. Mullens (2008), Kosta Kouos (2007), Clark Kellogg (1979), Perry Carter (1987), Treg Lee (1987), Jim Jackson (1989), Charles Macon (1992) and Greg Simpson (1992) all played or Ohio State ater playing in the McDonald s All-America game beore joining the Ohio State program or a total o 17 all-time. MATTA EARNS ANOTHER 20-WIN SEASON, SETS RECORD FOR 10-WIN LEAGUE SEASONS For each o the last 11 seasons, all as a head coach, Thad Matta has guided teams to at least 20 victories. Only Mark Few, among active coaches, has more consecutive 20-win seasons to start a career (11). Gonzaga is 17-9 this season. Matta set the Ohio State record or consecutive 20-win campaigns in with a record and extended it this season with win No. 20 vs. Illinois Jan. 22 in Champaign, the seventh-consecutive Ohio State season with 20+ victories. The previous record was our held by the teams under DAVID LIGHTY S CAREER TIMELINE Nov. 9, 2005: David Lighty inks his NCAA National Letter o Intent to play or Thad Matta. Nov. 10, 2006: Plays i rst game at Ohio State, a win vs. VMI in Columbus. Scored 11 points in debut. March 3, 2007: Helps Buckeyes secure Big Ten regular-season title at Michigan. Buckeyes inished 15-1 overall in league play. March 11, 2007: With win No. 30, Ohio State wins Big Ten Tournament title with win over Wisconsin at the United Center in Chicago. Lighty scores 4 points in win. March 22, 2007: Scores and is ouled with 1 second to play in i rst hal vs. Tennessee in NCAA Regional. Vols lead cut rom 20 (49-29) to 17 (49-32) with three-point play. Buckeyes go on to win Lighty scores seven points. March 31, 2007: Buckeyes deeat Georgetown to advance to NCAA title game. Ohio State sets record or wins in a season with 35. Lighty scores ive points and records a pair o steals. April 2, 2007: Ohio State plays or the national title vs. Florida. It s Ohio State s irst title game appearance since Lighty scores our points in loss to the Gators (84-75). April 1, 2008: Tallies 16 points in win vs. Mississippi at Madison Square Garden in NYC to send Buckeyes to National Invitation Tournament title game. Ohio State deeated UMass or the 2009 NIT Championship April 3, Dec. 17, 2008: Breaks bone in right oot, i nishes game vs. Jacksonville with 21 pts. in 36 mins, out remainder o the season. Dec. 22, 2009: Scores career-high 30 points vs. Cleveland State in Ohio State win. March 2, 2010: Ohio State deeats Illinois to clinch Big Ten regular season title. Lighty scores 15 points. March 12, 2010: Inbounds pass to Evan Turner with 2 seconds let and watches as Turner knocks down a hal-court 3-pointer to deeat Michigan in Big Ten tournament opener. March 13, 2010: Plays 50 minutes in double-overtime win vs. Illinois (88-81) to send Ohio State to the league title game vs. Minnesota. March 14, 2010: Scores 20 points to help deeat Minnesota in Big Ten tournament title game to mark ourth league title o his career (2 regular season, 2 postseason tournament). March 21, 2010: Scores 18 points, a career high in an NCAA tournament game, in victory over Georgia Tech to send Ohio State to Sweet Sixteen, his second as a Buckeye. Also reached 1,000 career points vs. the Yellow Jackets. Ended junior season with 1,012 career points, 46th Buckeye to do so all-time. May 11, 2010: Re-injured oot (broken bone, right oot) during spring workouts. Required surgery May 12 and ditched crutches July 20, Oct. 15, 2010: Returned to practice without restrictions. Nov. 16, 2010: Scored 26 points at No. 9 Florida to lead Ohio State to a victory. Nov. 27, 2010: Scored 21 points in home win vs. Miami (Ohio) to record 100th career victory in OSU uniorm. Dec. 21, 2010: Went or 29 points on career-high seven made 3s vs. UNC Asheville Dec. 23, 2010: Made 100th career start as a Buckeye in win vs. Oakland to help Thad Matta to irst 12-0 start at Ohio State. Dec. 27, 2010: Handed out 5 assists in to reach 300 or career in win vs. UT Martin. legendary head coach Fred Taylor. Matta also has won at least 10 Big Ten regular-season games in each o the last six seasons. That eort surpassed Taylor s mark o 10+ league wins in each o the ive seasons rom Those were during 14- game regular-season slates. The Big Ten played a 16-game schedule in Matta s irst three seasons (8, 12, 15 league wins) and an 18-game schedule the last our (10, 10, 14, 11). OHIO STATE IN NCAA STATISTICS Ohio State leads the nation in ewest ouls per game with 14.3 and is second nationally in scoring margin (20.0 ppg.) and turnover margin (5.7). The Buckeyes are No. 4 in ield goal percentage (.496) and in assist to turnover ratio (+1.56). The Buckeyes also are No. 6 in scoring deense (57.8 ppg.) and No. 8 in ewest turnovers per game (10.8). Jon Diebler s 47.7 percent shooting percentage rom 3-point range is No. 3 nationally. Jan. 4, 2011: Tied Ohio State record or wins in career with 110 at Iowa in a win. Jan. 9, 2011: Scored 19 points to lead Ohio State in home win vs. Minnesota to earn program record 111th career win. Jan. 19, 2011: Scored 18 points and grabbed 5 rebs in win vs. Iowa. Became 2 Buckeye to reach 1,000+ pts and 500+ rebs and 3rd to do so with 300+ assists. Jan. 22, 2011: Played in Ohio State record 140th game and i nished career 4-0 at Illinois in win in Champaign. Jan. 26, 2011: Named a i nalist or the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award. Noting David Lighty * Has played with six NBA First Round Drat Picks Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr., Daequan Cook, B.J. Mullens, Kosta Kouos, Evan Turner * Played in the 2007 NCAA Title game vs. Florida as a reshman * Has played 10 games in two NCAA tournaments (8-2 record) * Played in one NIT Tournament, 2008 Title * Two Big Ten regular season titles (2007, 2010) * Two Big Ten tournament titles (2007, 2010) * 2010 All-Big Ten Tournament Team * 2010 Third Team All-Big Ten, Media * 2010 Honorable Mention All-Big Ten, Coaches * Big Ten Player o the Week, 12/28/09 * 1,320 career career points, 25th all-time at Ohio State * 527 career rebounds, one o 22 Buckeyes to reach 1,000 pts./500 rebs in career * 336 career assists. * 178 career steals, all-time at OSU * 145 career games played, most in OSU history * 119 career wins, an OSU career record, NCAA active wins leader * 113 career starts, No. 7 at OSU * 9 career games with 20(+) points and one 30 point game to his credit. Scored 21 in home win vs. Miami (Ohio) Nov. 26. What they re saying about Lighty... David Lighty may go down as maybe the most underrated player to ever play at Ohio State. The things he has brought to this program, all the intangibles he brings, he s dei nitely one o my all-time avorites I ve coached anywhere. --Thad Matta, Ohio State Head Coach The one thing about Dave is he makes everyone else around him better. Dave does things that don t always show up in the stat book, but when you watch i lm, just the ground he covers on deense, you re like, Man. It didn t show a rebound or a steal, but what he does to disrupt other players on the deensive end is unbelievable. He s one o the better players we ve had here. He may not average the most points or most rebounds or assists or steals, but he s a guy we have to have on the court just because o all the intangibles he brings. --Jon Diebler, Ohio State Senior Guard

3 BUCKEYES TIED 4TH BEST LEAGUE START The Buckeyes were 11-0 in league play or the irst time since the season and or the ourth time in history. The Buckeyes inished 14-0 in 1961 and had 12-0 starts in 1960 and Other Steaks ( to ): Regular-Season Wins ( ) 28 Overall Wins 24 Home Wins 18 Wins vs. Big Ten Teams in last 42 games 35-1 in last 36 home games 34-2 in last 36 regular-season games 27-2 in last 28 games vs Big Ten teams OHIO STATE TOPS UCLA FOR RECORD START The Buckeyes surpassed UCLA or the record or best start to a season ater losing the National Player o the Year. The UCLA team took the court ater losing Lew Alcindor the previous season. That squad opened the season The Buckeyes started 24-0 ater losing Evan Turner rom the squad. Turner earned every major player o the year award last season. Oregon ended the win streak or UCLA, the eventual national champions that year, with a win at Oregon Feb. 21, MATTA HAS BEST RECORD SINCE Since taking over the Ohio State program or the start o the season, Thad Matta has the Big Ten s best overall record with a winning percentage o nearly 77 percent. He also has directed the Buckeyes to the second most regular-season conerence wins with 80. Big Ten in Matta Era ( to present) Overall Record Conerence Record Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Ohio State Wisconsin Michigan State Illinois Purdue LIGHTY ONE OF 10 LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALISTS David Lighty was named one o 10 inalists or the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award in men s basketball Jan. 26. Fan voting is underway. One-third o the award will be determined by an voting. Coaches and media make up the other two-thirds. Fans can vote online at The award is presented each year to the outstanding senior NCAA Division I Student-Athlete o the Year across nine dierent sports. The acronym CLASS stands or Celebrating Loyalty and Achievement or Staying in School. The Lowe s Senior CLASS Award celebrates the loyalty o seniors that honor a our-year commitment to their university. The Senior CLASS Award recognizes these student-athletes or great achievement during competition and in their community while staying in school. SULLINGER EARNS FOW NO. 11 Ohio State rookies have earned all 13 Big Ten Conerence Freshman o the Week awards this season. Jared Sullinger earned his 11th reshman honor Monday ater averaging 18.5 points and 14.0 rebounds last week in wins vs. Michigan and at Minnesota. Aaron Crat, the third Buckeye to claim the FOW honor, scored a career-high 19 points vs. Penn State Jan. 15 to earn the league honor Jan. 17. The Findlay, Ohio, native averaged 14.5 points and shot 60 percent (6-10) rom 3-point range. Classmate Deshaun Thomas has the other award or the Buckeyes (11/29/10). Sullinger also has our conerence player o the week awards. He is the irst OSU reshman to earn the league s player o the week honor two or more times in a season since the Buckeyes Greg Oden did so as a rookie in CRAFT TURNS UP THE HEAT ON DEFENSE Freshman Aaron Crat leads all league reshmen in steals and assists while leading the Buckeyes in both categories as well. He has been matched up against the league s top point guards o late in wins over Penn State and at Illinois. Against the Nittany Lions Taylor Battle, Crat held the senior point guard to 5 o 17 shooting rom the ield, which included a 1-10 eort rom 3-point range. Against Illinois in Champaign, senior Illini guard Demetri McCamey was held to 2 o 11 shooting and 1 o 5 rom long range. Combined, Battle, who is second in league scoring with 20.0 ppg., and McCamey (14.7 ppg.) shot 7-28 rom the ield and 2-17 rom 3-point range. McCamey had ive assists and our turnovers while Battle had our helpers and three turnovers. Crat also set the Ohio State reshman record or steals in a game with seven vs. Iowa Jan BUCKEYES OWN 4TH-BEST OSU STREAK The Buckeyes have won 20 or more consecutive games our times with ater the most recent streak o 24 victories to start the season. In , Ohio State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes 0 Jared Sullinger F Fr. Scored 40 pts., a reshman record at OSU, vs. IUPUI Dec leads Buckeyes with 18.0 points and 10.3 rebounds a game Big Ten FOW, 4 POW 1 Deshaun Thomas F Fr. Two 3s, 8 pts., at Illinois Jan two 20-pt. gms to his credit, 24 pts vs. NC A&T and 20 vs. UT-Martin... 1 Big Ten FOW 2 Jordan Sibert G Fr. Tough deender with mid-range scoring ability... earns minutes because o deensive skills pts vs. UNC Wilmington 4 Aaron Crat G Fr. Praised or high basketball IQ pts in 5 o last 10 games... ormer HS quarterback asts, FOW 1/17/11, FR Rcd 7 stls vs. Iowa Jan Eddie Days G Sr. Spent latter part o the summer and most o all camp recovering rom oot injury, saw i rst action o vs. Western Carolina 23 David Lighty G/F Sr.-5th OSU career wins leader (119)... i nalist or the Lowe s Senior CLASS Award gms played, No. 1 all-time at OSU, 19 pts. vs. Minnesota Feb Nikola Kecman F Jr. Recovering rom second knee surgery during Ohio State career... missed all but one game o 2009 season and all o 2010 summer workouts 30 Evan Ravenel@ F Jr. Transer rom Boston College... eligible or the season with two years o college basketball let to play 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. G Fr. Returned to the Ohio State active roster vs. NC A&T ater spending summer recovering rom let (shooting) wrist injury... cleared Nov Jon Diebler G Sr. Ohio State s all-time leader in 3-point shooting, No. 3 in Big Ten all-time... 9 made 3s vs. FGCU, tied Ohio State record, No. 2 in Big Ten history 44 William Buord G Jr. Reached 1,000 pts or career with 17 vs. FGCU (1,237)... career high 5 made 3s vs. Purdue Jan assists, 16 points at No. 9 Florida (W 93-75) 52 Dallas Lauderdale F Sr. Top 3 shot blockers o all-time at Ohio State (202)... 8 rejections vs. NC A&T along with a double-double (12 pts., 13 rebs.)... 6 blocks vs. Oakland Letters // Possible starters in Italic or the season Ohio State at Value City Arena vs. Non-Con. vs. Big Ten Total * * * * Totals (.941) (.763) (.857) *-Records relect NCAA vacated games rom through OSU vs. the Big Ten... at VCA... Overall Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern...8-0* Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Totals * Does not play at VCA in Ohio State surged down the stretch in Big Ten Conerence play, winning 13-consecutive regularseason league games, three conerence tournament contests and 22 in a row overall beore losing in the NCAA title game. The Buckeyes won 32-consecutive games over the (last 5 gms.) and (irst 27 gms.) seasons and the irst 22 contests o the season. All-Time Ohio State Win Streaks W Streak Year(s) (5) to (27) MATTA HAS BUCKEYES ROAD READY Ohio State has won 13 o the last 14 true road games since inishing the season with iveconsecutive road victories and starting this season with wins at then-no. 9 Florida (11/16/10), at Florida State (11/30/10), at Indiana (12/31/10), at Iowa (1/4/11), at Michigan (1/12/11), at No Ohio State Men s Basketball-3

4 OHIO STATE BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS Location... Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment...53,715 (Columbus campus), 61,568 (All campuses) Nickname...Buckeyes Colors... Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot...Brutus Buckeye President...Gordon Gee (Utah, 68) Athletics Dir....Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, 77) Faculty Rep....John Bruno (Pittsburgh, 75) Conerence...Big Ten BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record... 1,487-1,000 (112 seasons)* NCAA Appearances ( ) NCAA Record NCAA Final Fours...9 ( ) National Championships...1 (1960) National Runners-up...4 ( ) NIT Appearances...8 ( ) NIT Record NIT Championships...2 (1986, 2008) NIT Runners-up...1 (1988) All-Time Big Ten Record (99 seasons)* Big Ten Championships (reg. season)...18 ( ) Outright Big Ten Titles...12 ( ) Big Ten Tournament Title Game Appearances/Titles 5/2 ( / ) Home Court...Value City Arena (19,049) Year Opened First Game...Oakland (11/13/98), W VCA Home Record (12 years)* Overall Record Big Ten Rcd./Place /T-1st Letterwinners Ret./Lost... 6/ Starters Returning/Lost... 4/1 TEAM FACTS Head Coach... Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) Rcd. at Ohio State (Yrs.) (7 yrs.) Career Rcd. (Yrs.) (11 yrs.) Big Ten Championships... 3 ( ) Big Ten Tournament Championships...2 ( ) NCAA Tournaments...8 ( ) NCAA Tournament Record NIT Appearances...1 (2008) Assistant Coaches...Brandon Miller (3rd yr./butler, 2003), Je Boals ( yr./ohio University, 1995), Dave Dickerson (1st yr./maryland, 1990) Dir. o Basketball Operations...David Egelho (8th yr./ohio State, 2001) Video Coordinator...Kevin Kuwik Athletic Trainer...Vince O Brien Head OSU Athletics Physican...Dr. Chris Kaeding Team Physicians...Drs. Grant Jones, Don LeMay Strength/Conditioning...Dave Richardson Equipment Manager...Eric Buchanan Basketball Secretary...Debby Cacchio OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletics Dir.-Comm. (MBK):... Dan Wallenberg ... wallenberg.1@osu.edu Oice: Wallenberg Cell: Twitter:... Twitter.com/OSUADAthComm Director o Athletics Communications:...Shelly Poe Associate Director:...Leann Parker Assistant Directors:...Alissa Clendenen (asst. mbk), Jerry Emig, D.C. Koehl, Courtney Marsh, Danielle Warner, Adam Widman Graduate Interns:...Brett Rybak, Alex Morando *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between and , including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games at VCA (49-7) Ohio State Men s Basketball ESPN/USA TODAY POLL Week 15 Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd.... Points 1 Kansas (14) Texas (13) OHIO STATE (3) Pittsburgh (1) Duke San Diego State Notre Dame Brigham Young Georgetown Wisconsin Purdue Connecticut Arizona Villanova Florida Louisville Texas A&M Vanderbilt North Carolina Syracuse Missouri Kentucky Saint Mary s Utah State Temple Others receiving votes: George Mason 30, Coastal Carolina 19, Xavier 13, Washington 11, UCLA 8, UTEP 8, Wichita State 7, West Virginia 5, St. John s 5, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Valparaiso 4, Minnesota 4, Florida State 4, Cleveland State 2, Baylor Opponents in Italic 23 Illinois (1/22/11), at Northwestern (1/29/11) and most recently at Minnesota (2/6/11). The lone road loss in the last 14 games was at No. 13 Wisconsin Feb. 12, The Buckeyes had won their last 11 Big Ten road contests beore the loss to the Badgers. The Buckeyes had last won 12-consecutive (14 total) road games in Big Ten play during the , seasons when the Buckeyes won the inal league road game in 1960, all seven in 1961 and the irst six in Big Ten Year(s) Rd. W Strk. Rd. W Strk , , , , , , N/A , N/A 7 OHIO STATE DROPS TO NO. 2 With a 24-1 record and a 11-1 mark in Big Ten Conerence play, Ohio State is ranked No. 2 nationally in the Associated Press Poll and No. 3 in the ESPN/USA Today Coaches Poll. Ater holding on to the No. 1 spot or our-consecutive weeks, the Buckeyes dropped their irst game o the season, at Wisconsin Saturday, and are 65-5 when No. 1 in the AP Poll and 17-3 atop the coaches poll. 400 AND 4,000 CLUB David Lighty was added to an exclusive club ollowing the game vs. Illinois Jan. 22. The senior reached 4,000 minutes played with more than 400 ield goals in the Illinois win in Champaign, where he is 4-0 as a player. Lighty has made 467 career ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL Week 15 Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd....Points 1 Kansas (22) ,549 2 OHIO STATE (14) ,536 3 Texas (23) ,535 4 Pittsburgh (6) ,478 5 Duke ,348 6 San Diego State ,256 7 Brigham Young ,217 8 Notre Dame ,212 9 Georgetown , Wisconsin , Purdue Arizona Connecticut Florida Villanova Louisville Syracuse Vanderbilt North Carolina Missouri Texas A&M Kentucky Temple Xavier Utah State Others receiving votes: West Virginia 58, Saint Mary s 52, Coastal Carolina 32, UCLA 32, George Mason 28, St. John s 26, Washington 23, Alabama 13, Florida State 11, Marquette 6, Baylor 5, Belmont 5, Colorado State 5, Minnesota 4, UNLV 3 ield goals and has logged 4,181 career minutes during his 145-game career. Classmate Jon Diebler has 416 made baskets (329 o which are 3s) while playing a total o 4,230 minutes in 132 games. He reached 400/4,000 with a triple and 36 minutes vs. Iowa Jan. 19. Herb Williams (4,216) and Jamar Butler (4,213) lead Ohio State in career minutes. Williams made 834 career ield goals over 114 games and 4,216 minutes. Butler connected on 420 FGs (242 3FGs) over 139 games and 4,213 minutes played. Junior William Buord has already scored 469 career ield goals and has logged 2,983 career minutes in 94 games. MATTA OFF TO BEST START TO OSU SEASON Thad Matta has led Ohio State to its best start to a season over his seven-year tenure in Columbus (24-1). The Buckeyes started 11-0 in The recent 24-game win streak is the second best start in Ohio State history. Yr. Start Yr. W Strk. Postseason NCAA Title game NCAA Title game NCAA Regional Semiinal NCAA Round NCAA First Round LIGHTY EARNS RECORD WIN Senior David Lighty has been a part o an Ohio State record 119 victories during his tenure as a Buckeye. His reshman season Ohio State won 35 games ollowed by 24 as a sophomore and 29 as a junior in Lighty is credited with seven wins at the start o the season, which ended when he broke his right oot and earned a medical redshirt season. The Buckeyes are o to a 24-1 start this year. Mark Titus ( ) and Danny

5 Buckeye Career Double Doubles William Buord Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 12/5/09 vs. Eastern Mich. 16/10 ast. W /3/10 at Michigan 17/13 L /21/10 at Michigan Statre 17/10 W /12/10 vs. Illinois 22/10 W t Dallas Lauderdale Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/12/10 NC A&T 12/13 W Jared Sullinger Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/12/10 NC A&T 19/14 W /16/10 at Florida 26/10 W /30/10 at Florida State 11/13 W /9/10 IUPUI 40/13 W /18/10 South Carolina 30/19 W /27/10 UT Martin 18/11 W /4/11 at Iowa 24/12 W /9/11 Minnesota 15/12 W /22/11 at Illinois 27/16 W /3/11 Michigan 19/15 W /6/11 at Minnesota 18/13 W /12/11 at Wisconsin 19/12 L Buckeye Bench Points Game OSU Opp North Carolina A&T Florida 9 10 UNC Wilmington Morehead State 16 0 Miami (Ohio) Florida State 9 19 IUPUI 2 12 Western Carolina Florida Gul Coast South Carolina UNC Asheville 31 2 Oakland UT-Martin Indiana Iowa 10 8 Minnesota Michigan 14 5 Penn State 20 2 Iowa Illinois Purdue Northwestern 13 8 Michigan 10 8 Minnesota Wisconsin 8 14 Totals Peters ( ) set the previous record or wins last season with 110. Lighty is the active national leader in career wins. LUCAS NAMED BIG TEN ICON NO. 8 Ohio State s Jerry Lucas was named Big Ten Icon No. 8, as the countdown o Big Ten Icons continues. A proile o the Middletown, Ohio, native who was a three-time All-American, three-time Big Ten Most Valuable Player, two-time National Player o the Year and two-time Final Four MVP or the Buckeyes, aired Jan. 16 on the Big Ten Network. Lucas began turning heads at Middletown High School, where he won two state championships. First-year Ohio State coach Fred Taylor won the recruiting battle or the two-time state player o the year, who had received more than 150 college scholarship oers. In his irst year on the varsity squad, Lucas led Ohio State to its irst national title, deeating deending champion Caliornia in the 1960 NCAA Tournament. His perormance caught the eye o Golden Bears coach Pete Newell, who added Lucas to the 1960 Olympic team that steamrolled to the gold medal in Rome. Lucas inished his collegiate career averaging 24.3 points and 17.2 rebounds while leading the Buckeyes to an astounding 78-6 mark and three Big Ten titles. For his eorts, he was named Sports Illustrated s 1962 Sportsman o the Year. SULLINGER NAMED TO WOODEN AWARD MIDSEASON TOP 30 Freshman standout Jared Sullinger was named to the John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30, announced Jan. 6 by The Los Angeles Athletic Club. Selected by the Wooden Award National Advisory Board, the list is made up o 30 studentathletes who, based on their perormances in November and December, are the early rontrunners or college basketball s most prestigious honor. Sullinger is one o just two rookies on the list, joining Terrence Jones o Kentucky. Former Buckeye Evan Turner won the 2010 Wooden Award a year ago. LIGHTY JOINS TURNER, JACKSON IN OSU RECORD BOOK Evan Turner (1,517 pts., 682 rebs., 414 asts.) became just the second player in recorded history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists with eight helpers vs. Northwestern Jan. 19, Jim Jackson was the only other Buckeye to do so with 1,785 career points, 552 career rebounds and 372 career assists rom David Lighty joined the duo this season. He currently has 1,320 points, 527 rebounds and 336 assists to his credit. Only 22 players in Ohio State history have scored more than 1,000 points and collected 500+ rebounds. Lighty was added to the list with ive rebounds vs. Iowa Jan. 19. Buckeyes by Month During Matta Era Year November December Janurary February March April Record Totals Buckeyes vs. Unranked/Ranked Opponents During Matta Era Year vs. unranked vs. ranked vs. unranked home vs. ranked home Season Rcd/Rcd. in Columbus * / / % /19-0% ** / * 2-2s 22-11/ / * / / at VCA vs. unranked * Game(s) played in Columbus at St. John Arena 5-0 at St. John vs. unranked %Game played at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 1-0 at Nationwide vs. unranked in Columbus vs. unranked Ohio State (24-1, 11-1) vs Opponents Opponent...Series North Carolina A&T Florida North Carolina Wilmington Morehead State Miami (Ohio) Florida State IUPUI Western Carolina Florida Gul Coast South Carolina UNC Asheville Oakland Tennessee-Martin Indiana Iowa Minnesota Michigan Penn State Illinois Purdue Northwestern Wisconsin Michigan State Big Ten Standings (As o 2/14/11) Big Ten Overall Strk Ohio State L1 Wisconsin W4 Purdue W2 Illinois L1 Michigan State W1 Minnesota W1 Michigan W3 Penn State W1 Northwestern L2 Iowa L2 Indiana L3 BUCKEYES COMFORTABLE AT VCA The Buckeyes are 15-0 at home this season in Value City Arena (1-0 at St. John Arena). In games at VCA, Ohio State is shooting 49 percent rom the ield ( ). The Buckeyes are outscoring opponents by 25 ppg. and have a rebounding advantage o 7.9 rpg. No opponent has scored more than 66 points at Value City Arena this season. Ohio Ohio State Men s Basketball-5

6 State inished 17-1 at home last season, the second most home victories in a season at Ohio State. The team reached 100 or more points three times and averaged a margin o victory o The Buckeyes opened the campaign with a victory over NC A&T and recently deeated UT- Martin Ohio State is 69-1 all-time when scoring 100 or more points in a game. OHIO STATE BOASTS TOP ROOKIES Jared Sullinger and Deshaun Thomas rate Nos. 1-5, respectively, in oensive production among Big Ten reshmen. Sullinger averages 18.0 points a game while Thomas contributes 8.4 ppg. Sullinger leads all league rookies with 10.3 rebounds a game while Thomas is sixth with 4.0 rpg. Sullinger is No. 3 in ield goal percentage (.569/ ) and No. 4 in steals with 1.0 spg. Aaron Crat leads reshmen in steals (1.6 spg.) and assists (4.7 apg.). THE OHIO STATE, MICHIGAN STATE SERIES Michigan State leads the all-time series with the Buckeyes with Ohio State leading in Columbus. Ohio State has won the last two meetings with the Spartans. As a ranked team, Ohio State is 18-8 in games vs. Michigan State, including wins in the last our meetings as a ranked team. Junior William Buord is Ohio State s top scorer in the Michigan State series with 14.8 points per game over his our career games vs. the Spartans. He also is Ohio State s top rebounder with an average o 5.3 rebounds a game. OHIO STATE VS. THE BIG TEN Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota BUCKEYES ENJOYED RECORD SEASON Ohio State s 29-8 overall record last season was the second best in Ohio State history in terms o wins behind the 35 victories recorded in Thad Matta teams have never ailed to win at least 20 games and his teams own three o the Top 5 win totals or a season. The 26 victories in is tied or the No. 5 spot in season victories. Year Wins Postseason NCAA Finals NCAA Reg. Semiinals NCAA Finals NCAA Reg. Semiinals NCAA Second Round NCAA Regional Finals NCAA Finals MATTA REACHES 100 GAMES IN REGULAR- SEASON LEAGUE PLAY Thad Matta coached his 100th Big Ten Conerence regular season game at Penn State Feb. 24, His overall win percentage in conerence games among Ohio State coaches is No. 1 overall but second to Fred Taylor ater the irst 100 regular season league games. Taylor won 75 percent o the irst 100 games vs. conerence oes Ohio State Men s Basketball-6 Northwestern Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Total MATTA REACHES DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES Thad Matta has directed Ohio State to at least 10 wins during non-conerence play in each o his seven seasons in Columbus. Matta is vs. nonconerence competition at Ohio State and vs. Big Ten oes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) or an overall record o In 11 seasons as a head coach (1 at Butler, 3 at Xavier and 7 at Ohio State) Matta is vs. the Big Ten. He has winning records vs. eight league teams (9-3 vs. ILL, 8-5 vs. IND, 9-4 vs. IOWA, 13-2 vs. MICH, 8-5 vs. MINN, 10-1 vs. NW, 13-0 vs. PSU, 11-5 vs. PUR, is tied with Michigan State (6-6) and is 7-9 vs. Wisconsin. Non-Con. Big Ten Overall Yr. W L W L W L UNC ASHEVILLE, OAKLAND HIGH-LIGHTY(S) David Lighty, a senior rom Cleveland, exploded or the irst 11 points o the game, helping the Buckeyes to an 11-2 lead over the irst 2:45 o the game against UNC Asheville Dec. 21. He went or a season-high 29 points, setting career highs in made 3-point ield goals (7), 3-point ield goals attempted (10 and made ield goals (11). Lighty Ohio State Coaches at 100 Big Ten Games Fred Taylor ( ) 75-25/.750 Thad Matta (2005- ) 67-33/.670 Randy Ayers ( ) 54-46/.540 Eldon Miller ( ) 51-49/.510 Harold G. Olsen ( ) 43-57/.430 Floyd S. Stahl ( ) 42-58/.420 MATTA TIES OHIO STATE RECORD Thad Matta tied an Ohio State record or win percentage at 200 games coached with the Buckeyes. Matta is in 235 games at Ohio State or a win percentage o Fred Taylor, who had a banner in his honor unurled in Value City Arena last season, set the 200-game win percentage record at 73.5 (147-53). Only our previous Ohio State coaches have reached 200 games on the Buckeye sidelines. Coach (Years) Record at 200 Win % Fred Taylor ( ) Thad Matta (2005-Present) Eldon Miller ( ) Randy Ayers ( ) Harold G. Olsen ( ) started his 100th game o his career vs. Oakland Dec. 23 and played in his 145th career game, No. 1 all-time, at Wisconsin Feb. 12. The senior rom Cleveland averaged 21.0 points in wins vs. UNC Asheville and Oakland. He connected on 60 percent o his ield goals (15-25) and on 10 o 14 3-pointers (.714). He shot 70 percent rom 3-point-range (7-10) vs. UNCA. JON 3-BLER DIEBLER STRIKES VS. FGCU Senior Jon Diebler turned in another record individual perormance in the span o three games or the then-14-0 and No. 2-ranked Buckeyes. Ater reshman Jared Sullinger set all sorts o Big Ten, Ohio State and personal marks with 40 points vs. IUPUI Dec. 9, Diebler ollowed suit making 9-o- 14 3s in the win vs. Florida Gul Coast Dec. 15. Noting Diebler s 3-point barrage vs. FGCU: Most 3s made at Value City Arena-9 Most 3s made in OSU history-tie Most 3s attempted in a game-14 (tie) Second most 3s made in Big Ten history-tie Most consecutive 3s made in OSU History-9 Most 3s made at Value City Arena-9 Most 3s attempted at Value City Arena-14 (tie) Last Big Ten player with 9 made 3s was Matt Roth o Indiana vs. OSU 1/31/09 Diebler moved to No. 7 all-time in Big Ten history with 293 made 3s (now has 294), an OSU career record SULLINGER WITH ANOTHER RECORD OUTING Freshman Jared Sullinger scored a game-high 40 points or the Buckeyes in the win vs. IUPUI Dec. 9. Along the way, the 6-oot-9-inch Columbus native set numerous Ohio State records. He then ollowed that eort with a 30-point, 19 rebound outing in the victory over South Carolina Dec. 18. He has since added 16 boards vs. UNC Asheville, tied or the ith-most by an OSU rookie in a single game. MATTA OWNS TOP WIN PERCENTAGE AMONG OHIO STATE COACHES Thad Matta, now in his seventh season as head coach o the Buckeyes, has an overall win percentage o.766 (180-55) ater 235 games at Ohio State. That winning mean is the highest among the 11 head coaches in the history o the Ohio State men s basketball program with three or more seasons on the sidelines. Matta s record in Big Ten regular-season play (.702) also has produced the highest winning percentage in conerence play among any previous Ohio State coach. Fred Taylor ( ) is second in both overall win percentage (.653/ ) and Big Ten win percentage (.608/ ) in 18 seasons.

7 Noting Sullinger s 40-point game vs. IUPUI: Most Points by an Ohio State reshman-40 Most FTs Made by an Ohio State reshman-16 3rd-T Free Throws Made at Ohio State Most FTA by an Ohio State reshman-23 10th-T FTs attempted in Big Ten history 3rd Most FTs attempted in Big Ten history 40-pt. by a Big Ten reshman all-time No. 17-T Single Game Scoring at Ohio State 57th time OSU player to score 35+ in a game- Last time OSU player scored 35 or more pts. in a game was by Brent Darby (35) vs. Duke in Last time OSU player scored 40 or more pts. in a game was by Dennis Hopson (41) at Dayton in Last time a Big Ten player scored 40 or more pts. in a game was by Shawn Respert o Michigan State vs. Indiana, 1/11/95. Noting Sullinger s 30 pt., 19 reb. game vs. USC: Fith double-double o the season and ninth game in double igures Tied 3rd-most points by a reshman in a game Tied or the third-most in Value City Arena (David Lighty vs. Cleveland St., 12/22/09 and Scoonie Penn vs. Wisconsin, 2/24/99 each had 30) 19 rebounds are a Value City Arena record (Evan Turner had 17 11/12/09 vs. James Madison and 11/9/10 vs. Alcorn St.) Tied or second or most rebounds in a game or a reshman (Herb Williams had 22 vs. Marshall, 11/28/77). Greg Oden had 19 boards vs. Purdue March 10, 2007 Deensive rebounds (14) are the most or an Ohio State reshman (Greg Oden previously held the record with 13 vs. Tennessee on 1/13/07). Deensive rebounds are tied or most deensive boards in Value City Arena history (Evan Turner vs. James Madison, 11/12/09) Hit irst career 3-pointer at the buzzer to end the irst hal, giving Ohio State a haltime advantage FIVE SCORE AND MORE Five Ohio State players already have tallied a score (20) or more points in a game 16 times ater 25 contests this season. Player Pts. Game (Date) William Buord 23 UT Martin (12/27/10) 24 at Indiana (12/31/10) 21 at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Jon Diebler 20 vs. Morehead State (11/23/10) 29 vs. FGCU (12/15/10) David Lighty 26 at Florida (11/16/10) 21 vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/26/10) 29 vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Jared Sullinger 26 at Florida (11/16/10) 40 vs. IUPUI (12/9/10) 30 vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) 24 at Iowa (1/4/11) 27 at Illinois (1/22/10) 21 at Northwestern (1/29/11) Deshaun Thomas 24 vs. No. Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 20 vs. UT Martin (12/27/10) Lighty (4), Diebler (7), Buord (6) and 2010 National Player o the Year Evan Turner (10) all scored 20 or more points multiple times last season. BUCKEYES BALANCED OFFENSIVELY Ater 25 games, Ohio State has our players, all starters, averaging double-igures oensively. Freshman Jared Sullinger leads the team with 18.0 points per game. Sullinger also is the squad s top rebounder with 10.3 a contest. Junior William Buord is next with 13.9 ppg., ollowed by senior David Lighty (12.3 ppg.) and classmate Jon Diebler (11.1 ppg.). Freshman Deshaun Thomas contributes 8.4 ppg. Freshman Aaron Crat leads with 117 total assists. Senior starting center Dallas Lauderdale has 43 o the team s 85 blocks on the year. Lauderdale also makes 70 percent o his ield goals (54 o 77) while Sullinger ( /.569) also connects at 50+ percent rom the ield. Diebler has made 69 3-pointers on the season on 145 attempts (.476). DIEBLER MOVING UP IN BIG TEN Senior Jon Diebler is among the Big Ten s all-time Top 10 leaders in made 3-pointers. The sharpshooter rom Upper Sandusky, Ohio, has made 329 career 3s, No. 3 on the all-time Big Ten list. He has averaged 2.5 made 3s a game or his 132- game career. On that pace, he will become the Big Ten s all-time leader. Ohio State has a minimum o seven games remaining, six in regular-season games and at least one in the Big Ten tournament. He is on pace to make 19 more 3s this season, or 348 or his career. Pete Lisicky o Penn State ( ) currently owns the top spot in conerence history with 332 made 3-pointers. Big Ten Career 3-point leaders Pete Lisicky, PSU Shawn Respert, MSU Jon Diebler, OSU Cory Bradord, ILL Craig Moore, NU Joe Crispin, PSU Dee Brown, ILL A.J. Guyton, IND Drew Neitzel, MSU Dion Harris, MICH NOTING THE WISCONSIN GAME: Wisconsin 71, Ohio State 67 (Feb. 12) The Buckeyes 24-1 overall record is the secondbest start in school history ( , 27-0). Ohio State held the nation s longest active winning streak at 24. They were the last remaining unbeaten team in the country beore the loss. Ohio State is now to 65-5 when ranked irst in the country by the Associated Press. The Buckeyes are 51-2 in regular-season games as the AP No. 1 team. The record is 54-2 in non- NCAA tournament games when AP No. 1. As a ranked team, Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are 32-1 at home over the last two seasons. They are 4-1 this season vs. ranked teams. The Buckeyes are now 38-2 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State is 39-3 in its last 42 games. The Scarlet and Gray all to 27-2 in their last 29 Big Ten games. The Buckeyes are when ranked among the Top 3 in the country. The loss vs. Wisconsin snapped the 18-consecutive win streak over Big Ten opponents. Last Time vs. Michigan State Ohio State 74, No. 11 Michigan State 67 Feb. 21, 2010, East Lansing EAST LANSING - Ohio State s Evan Turner was dealing with a head cold and lulike symptoms when he arrived at Michigan State or a crucial Big Ten road game. He let town eeling much better ater the Buckeyes earned a victory. Turner had a strong second hal and inished with 20 points and 10 rebounds to tighten the conerence standings. Turner scored 16 points in the second hal. William Buord had 17 points and 10 rebounds or the Buckeyes. Durrell Summers scored 16 points or Michigan State, including seven straight to give the Spartans a lead with 4:05 remaining. Buord hit two ree throws to put the Buckeyes back on top Turner s jumper gave Ohio State a lead with 2:55 let. Jon Diebler hit a 3-pointer with 1:45 let to put the Buckeyes ahead Michigan State s Kalin Lucas went 0 or 5 rom the loor and scored just one point in the irst hal beore inishing with nine points in the game. Raymar Morgan had nine points and 14 rebounds. The Buckeyes quieted the Breslin Center crowd with a big run midway through the irst hal to grab a lead. Buord had nine points in the irst 12 minutes, while Dallas Lauderdale had three dunks o hal-court sets. Turner made only one o his irst eight shots and scored just our points in the irst hal. But his teammates helped out and the Buckeyes took a haltime lead. Ohio State outrebounded Michigan State The Spartans made just 9 o 27 shots in the irst hal, while committing nine turnovers. Ohio State vs Michigan State 02/21/10 12 p.m. at Breslin Center (East Lansing, Mich.) Ohio State , Turner, Evan * 23 Lighty, David * Diebler, Jon * Buord, William * Lauderdale, Dallas * Madsen, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 4 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Michigan State , 11-4 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA O De Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Lucas, Kalin * 02 Morgan, Raymar * Allen, Chris * Roe, Delvon * Summers, Durrell * Kebler, Mike Green, Draymond Lucious, Korie Sherman, Garrick Nix, Derrick Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Oicials: Jim Burr, Ed Hightower, Steve Olson Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Michigan State-None. Attendance: Ohio State Michigan State Ohio State had won its last 13 true road games dating back to last season beore the loss. The Buckeyes entered the game having won their last 12 Big Ten road contests since alling at Minnesota 73-62, 1/9/10. When ranked in the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is with wins in 55 o its last 58 outings. The Buckeyes are vs. the Badgers all-time, with an overall Big Ten record o Wisconsin moves to 2-18 vs. the AP No. 1-ranked team. Ohio State alls to at Wisconsin. The Buckeyes all to 3-2 vs. the Badgers when ranked No. 1 (last was a win, 2/10/62,). Ohio State moves to 4-2 vs. Wisconsin when both teams are ranked (last meeting was a win vs. No. 13 Wisconsin in Columbus, 1/16/10). Ohio State is vs. Wisconsin when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Buckeyes scored 67 points vs. a Wisconsin team that is second in the nation in deense with 56.1 PPG. Ohio State has had a player record a double Ohio State Men s Basketball-7

8 double (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 818 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.686). Freshman Jared Sullinger (19/12) recorded a double-double vs. Wisconsin, his 12th on the season. The Buckeye reshmen have accounted or 47 percent o total scoring or the season (903/1935), including 27 o Ohio State s 67 total points against Wisconsin. Ohio State s our returning starters or (Jon Diebler, David Lighty, Dallas Lauderdale and William Buord) have combined or 392 career starts and 497 games played. This is the 250th-consecutive game Ohio State has made at least one 3-point ield goal (1/10/04 vs. Penn State was the last game with zero made). The 24-1 record to begin the season is the best start or Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0). This season is the seventh-consecutive year Matta has guided the Buckeyes to a 20-win campaign. That extends the longest streak in Ohio State history. Matta has won at least 10 Big Ten regular-season games in each o the last six seasons. That eort surpassed Fred Taylor s mark o 10+ league wins in each o the ive seasons rom Those were during 14-game regular-season slates. The Big Ten played a 16-game schedule in Matta s irst three seasons (8, 12, 15 league wins) and an 18-game schedule the last our (10, 10, 14, 11). Since Matta took over at Ohio State in , the Buckeyes have amassed 79 Big Ten wins, tied with Wisconsin or the most during that period. Matta has won at least 20 games in each o his 11 seasons as a head coach. Only Mark Few (Gonzaga), among active coaches, has more consecutive 20-win seasons to start a career. Matta s career record now stands at overall and at Ohio State. With the loss, Ohio State is in February under Matta and 2-1 this season. Matta is now 7-9 vs. Wisconsin in his career, with an overall mark o against Big Ten opponents. Matta is vs. non-conerence competition at Ohio State and vs. Big Ten oes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) or an overall record o He is in games played in Columbus, which are the most home wins among Big Ten schools during that span. Ohio State is 12-1 this season and 88-7 under Matta when the team shoots better than 50 percent rom the ield. When shooting better than their opponent, Ohio State ell to 18-1 this season and under Matta. The Buckeyes are 18-1 this season and under Matta when leading at the hal. While outrebounding Wisconsin 25-24, Ohio State alls to 15-1 on the season and under Matta when outrebounding their opponents (Ohio State s plus-ive rebounding margin is second in the Big Ten). The Buckeyes are 22-1 this season and when having 15 or ewer turnovers in a game (Ohio State had seven turnovers vs. Wisconsin). BUCKEYE CLASS OF 2011 ADDED Five student-athletes were added to the Buckeye men s basketball program during the NCAA National o Letter o Intent early signing period Nov Three inked the irst day, one, LaQuinton Ross, was added Nov. 14 and on the inal day center Amir Williams became a Buckeye. The class o high school seniors is rated by analysts as a Top 5 class nationally. Shannon Scott, son o ormer North Carolina star Charlie Scott, will play the point position or the Buckeyes when he arrives in Columbus. As a high school player to date, Shannon (6-2, 165) led Milton High School in Alpharetta, Ga., to the 5A state championship with an overall 29-4 record as a junior. The squad was ranked No. 1 during the title run. He averaged 13 points and 8.0 assists last year. Sam Thompson is the latest student-athlete rom the Chicago area to join the Buckeyes. Evan Turner, the 2010 National Player o the Year and current Ohio State reshman Lenzelle Smith Jr., also call Chicagoland their home. Thompson (6-6, 190) plays or Whitney Young High School in downtown Chicago where he won a state title as a sophomore with a 25-9 record. The squad was ranked No. 1 in Illinois that season. As a junior, Thompson led Whitney Young to a runner up inish in the state tournament with a record o He averaged nearly 12 points. 8.4 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 3.6 blocks a game. Trey McDonald, a 6-9, 230-pound center, plays or Battle Creek (Mich.) High School. His squad inished 11-9 last season. An all-city and all-conerence perormer as a junior, McDonald led his team in scoring with 10 points a game to go along with 6.4 rebounds and 1.6 blocks an outing. Ross, a 6-8, 195-pound orward rom Jackson, Miss., joined the Buckeyes ater his oicial visit Nov. 15. Ross played his junior season at Lie Center Academy in Burlington, N.J., where he averaged nearly 17 points and eight rebounds a game. His team inished with a 14-6 record in Williams, a 6-10 center rom Detroit County Day High School, is rated No. 2 at his position nationally by ESPN, averaged 15.0 ppg., 10.2 rpg. and 4.8 bpg as a junior at Detroit Country Day in He was selected to the Max Preps 2010 Junior All-America third team and named an all-state selection ater leading his team to the state championship a year ago. With USA Basketball, Williams was a member o the 2010 USA U18 National Team that compiled a 5-0 record, captured the 2010 FIBA Americas U18 Championship gold medal and qualiied the U.S. or the 2011 FIBA U19 World Championship. Ohio State Men s Basketball 2011 Recruiting Class Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Trey McDonald C Battle Creek, Mich./Battle Creek Central LaQuinton Ross F Jackson, Miss./Lie Center Academy (N.J.) Shannon Scott PG Alpharetta, Ga./Milton Sam Thompson F Chicago/Whitney Young Amir Williams C Birmingham, Mich./Detroit County Day Big Ten Freshman o the Week (11th time) Jared Sullinger inished the contest with 19 points. Sullinger has scored at least 10 points in 22 o 25 game. Sullinger also added 12 rebounds or the Buckeyes (his 10.3 average is second in the Big Ten), good or his 12th double-double o the season. He now has 258 rebounds on the season. It is the 13th time this season he has had 10 or more rebounds. Junior guard William Buord knocked down a team-high 21 points, pushing his career total to 1,237. Buord passed John Havlicek (1,223) and Larry Siegried (1, 228) or 29th-place in all-time career scoring at Ohio State. He is three points behind Ronnie Stokes or 28th-place The 21 point-perormance or Buord is the 19th time this season he has scored in double-igures. Lighty, the third player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists, ended the contest with eight points, our rebounds and two assists. Lighty s current marks: 1,220 points, 524 rebounds and 335 assists. Lighty has played in 145 games as a Buckeye, the most all-time in an Ohio State uniorm. Lighty also leads all NCAA active players in games played (Duke s Kyle Singler is second with 133). The game vs. Wisconsin marked senior David Lighty s 113th career start or Ohio State, one away rom tying Herb Williams or sixth-place in career games started in a Buckeye jersey. With eight points, Lighty passed Jamar Butler or 25th-place in Ohio State history or career scoring. He has 1,220 career points. With one made 3-pointer vs. Wisconsin, senior Jon Diebler now has 329 or his career. Diebler is two away rom tying Shawn Respert (331, Michigan State, ) or second all-time. Diebler s 2.83 average o made 3-pointers per game is second in the Big Ten. With one made 3-pointer, Diebler extends his streak to 41 games in a row with at least one 3-pointer made. Diebler s current 3-point ield goal percentage o 47 percent (68-142) puts him in the record books as having the best single season three-point percentage. With nine points against the Badgers, Diebler now has 1,345 career points, good or 23rd-place in Ohio State history. Diebler is 23 points away rom tying Brent Darby or 2-place. Aaron Crat had six assists. He now has 117 assists on the season to just 59 turnovers Ohio State Men s Basketball-8

9 BUFORD REACHES 1,000 CAREER POINTS Ohio State boasts three players with at least 1,000 career points scored since junior William Buord reached the 96 points he needed in the season. With 17 points in the win vs. Florida Gul Coast Dec. 15, Buord reached 1,000 and now has 1,237 career points, the 47th Buckeye all-time to reach 1,000. He scored 372 as a reshman and 532 a year ago or a total o 904 entering the campaign. Seniors David Lighty (1,320) and Jon Diebler (1,345) joined Ohio State s 1,000-point club late last season. Diebler became the 45th player in Ohio State history to reach the 1,000 point plateau with 14 against Illinois March 13, Lighty reached 1,000 points with 18 vs. Georgia Tech in the second round o the 2010 NCAA Tournament. He was the third Buckeye, along with Evan Turner and Diebler, to achieve the eat last season. Lighty was the 46th player to reach 1,000 points in an Ohio State uniorm. DIEBLER ON TRACK TO SHATTER RECORDS Senior Jon Diebler already owns several Ohio State 3-point shooting records and looks to increase his career totals rom long range while setting new career marks in his last year o eligibility. Diebler s career total o 329 made 3s and single season mark o 116 a year ago are Ohio State records. He has increased his shooting percentage during each o his three years at Ohio State rom 29 percent as a reshman to 41.6 percent as a sophomore and 42 percent a season ago. He is currently shooting 48 percent rom long range (69-145) and is at 40 percent or his career ( ). DIEBLER IS OHIO STATE S THREE KING With our 3s in the 2010 Big Ten semiinal against Illinois, junior Jon Diebler surpassed Jamar Butler as the all-time leader at Ohio State in 3-point makes. Butler played rom and averaged nearly 61 made 3s a season (242 total). Diebler has averaged 82 (329 total) a season over our years. Butler s career percentage rom long range ranks No. 8 all time at 37.2 percent accuracy ( ). Diebler is shooting 40 percent ( ) or his career. This ater connecting on just 29 percent (48-166) as a reshman. He shot 42 percent as a sophomore (96-231) and made 42 percent last season ( ). In just our seasons has a Buckeye made 80 or more 3s. Diebler has two o those ater knocking down 96 treys as a sophomore and 116 last year. Diebler set the single-season record or made 3s in a season ater making 11 treys in Milwaukee in the opening rounds o the 2010 NCAA Tournament. Diebler surpassed the century mark rom long range with ive makes in the 2010 Big Ten Tournament title victory over Minnesota. LIGHTY OFFERS VETERAN LEADERSHIP Fith-year senior David Lighty has battled injury over his career, missing the majority o the season with a broken bone in his right oot and then re-injuring the same oot during o-season workouts ollowing the season. Lighty has played in a school record 145 games during his career, starting 113. He was part o the 2007 NCAA Championship game, three NCAA tournament appearances, a National Invitational Tournament title (2009), a pair o Big Ten Tournament titles (2007, 2010) and two Big Ten championships (2007, 2010) during his tenure as a Buckeye. OHIO STATE VS. THE RANKED The Buckeyes have an all-time record o vs. ranked opponents in the Associated Press Top 25. That includes a mark o vs. Top 10 oes. As a ranked team, Ohio State is all-time. In games when both teams enter with a Top 25 ranking, Ohio State is When ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is with wins in 55 o last 59 outings. WINS FOLLOW BUCKEYE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 818 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.685). Freshman Jared Sullinger (19/12) last recorded a double-double at Wisconsin Feb. 12. DOUBLE DIGIT 3S Ohio State has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 74 times since the shot was instituted or the season. The Buckeyes are in those MATTA S BUCKEYES ON 18-GAME HOME WIN STREAK The Buckeyes have won the last 18 games at home dating back to a victory over Michigan Feb. 27, 2010 through the most recent win over the Wolverines Feb. 3 (62-53). The current streak is the tied or the ith longest in Ohio State history. Legendary head coach Fred Taylor guided the Buckeyes to 50-consecutive victories rom at St. John Arena. Randy Ayers put together a 30-game home streak rom Harold Olsen and William Dye combined to win 20-consecutive victories over the seasons. Thad Matta has three home winning streaks o 17 games or more at Ohio State. Ohio State Home Win Streaks Ws First Win Last Win Broken by Coach 50 Wake Forest (77-69, 12/1/59) Butler (74-68, 12/2/64) Davidson (12/11/64) Fred Taylor 30 Michigan (64-61, 2/18/90) Purdue (71-59, 2/8/92) Indiana (2/23/92) Randy Ayers 28 Wisconsin (77-67, 1/18/06) VMI (90-57, 11/25/07) N. Carolina (11/28/07) Thad Matta 20 Michigan St. (58-31, 12/9/44) Minnesota (43-41, 1/4/47) Indiana (1/6/47) Harold Olsen/ William Dye 18 Michigan (66-55, 2/27/10) Michigan (62-53, 2/3/11) Thad Matta 18 Illinois (92-72, 2/13/71) Wis.-Milw. (92-81, 11/27/72) Missouri (12/9/72) Fred Taylor 17 Penn State (73-59, 2/24/09) Iowa (68-58, 2/7/10) Purdue (2/17/10) Thad Matta games ater knocking down 11-o-19 treys against Purdue Jan. 25. Opponents have made double-digit 3s 88 times and are in those games vs. the Buckeyes. Matta s Ohio State teams are 50-9 when making 10 or more 3s in a game. Opponents are against Matta-coached teams when making 10 or more treys. BUCKEYES WIN TITLE VS. EAGLES Ohio State claimed the best record in the Global Sports Invitational with a victory vs. Morehead State (64-45, Nov. 23). Ohio State was 4-0 in the event. Florida went 3-1, North Carolina A&T 1-3, and UNC Wilmington 2-2. Morehead State inished 0-4. SULLINGER, WILLIAMS START CAREERS IN SIMILAR FASHION Ohio State reshman Jared Sullinger recorded a pair o double-doubles in his debut games as a Buckeye. He tallied 19 points and 14 rebounds in his irst career game vs. NC A&T Nov. 12 and ollowed that eort with 26 points and 10 boards at Florida Nov. 16. He is the irst reshman to start his career with back-to-back double-doubles since Herb Williams tallied three-consecutive D-Ds as a rookie in Williams did so against Caliornia Hayward (34/10), Marshall (21/22) and Stetson (18/16). Sullinger has our career double-doubles in seven games ater grabbing 13 rebounds and scoring 40 points vs. IUPUI Dec. 9. BUCKEYES KNOW MR. BASKETBALL The last our Associated Press Ohio HS Mr. Basketball awards have been earned by current Ohio State players. Senior Jon Diebler claimed the honor in 2007, junior William Buord claimed the honor in 2008 and reshman Jared Sullinger won it in both 2009 and Deshaun Thomas, another Ohio State rookie, claimed Indiana s Mr. Basketball honor last year as a senior at Bishop Luers HS in Fort Wayne, Ind. Ohio State has had two o the last ive Mr. Basketball honorees in Indiana with Greg Oden earning the honor in BUCKEYES PICKED TO FINISH 2ND IN BIG TEN Michigan State, Ohio State, Purdue. That is the order o inish the Big Ten media selected at the annual media day in Chicago in late October. The Buckeyes return our starters and welcome one o the nation s top recruiting classes ater inishing the season 29-8 overall and winning the postseason conerence tournament, a share o the regular-season crown and advancing to the 2010 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16. FEAST OR FAMINE The our returning starters (David Lighty, Dallas Lauderdale, Jon Diebler and William Buord) rom the season have played a combined 497 games at Ohio State with a total o 392 starts. Senior David Lighty leads that list with 145 games played and 113 starts. Ohio State has ive reshmen on the roster Ohio State Men s Basketball-9

10 BUFORD WORKS WITH U.S. NATIONAL TEAM Junior William Buord was selected as one o 20 collegiate athletes to practice against the U.S. National Team July in Las Vegas. Buord is Ohio State s top returning scorer rom the campaign at 14.4 points a game. He started all 37 contests or Ohio State a year ago and will be looked to or his oense and improving deense as a team veteran this season. SULLINGER SECOND RECRUIT TO EARN NAISMITH HS AWARD IN LAST 5 YRS. Jared Sullinger was named the Naismith High School Player o the Year March 10, 2010 by the Atlanta Tipo Club. Sullinger is the second Thad Matta recruit to earn the award in the last ive years. Greg Oden earned the honor in Sullinger, o Columbus Northland HS, averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds and nearly two blocks a game or his national No. 1 ranked high school squad, which was coached by his ather Satch Sullinger, the 2010 Naismith High School Coach o the Year. DICKERSON ADDED TO STAFF Dave Dickerson, ormer head coach at Tulane, was added to the Big Ten Champion Ohio State men s basketball sta as an assistant coach in April. Dickerson replaced Alan Major, who accepted the head coaching position at Charlotte ater last season. Prior to his time in New Orleans, Dickerson spent nine years as an assistant under ormer Ohio State coach Gary Williams at Maryland, his alma mater, and in , was the program s associate head coach. Dickerson also served as assistant coach at Gardner Webb ( ), James Madison ( ) and Radord ( ) beore returning to Maryland. As a player, he lettered or the Terrapins rom , earning team captain status as a senior. A native o Olar, S.C., Dickerson graduated rom Maryland in 1990 with a degree in government and politics. OSU RECORD WHEN RANKED NO ,.918 No. 1 Associated Press Poll (65-5) No. 1 in ESPN/USA Today Only (2-1) No. 1 in Both Polls Simultaneously (15-2) No. 1 in ESPN/USA Today (17-3) No. 1 Associated Press Poll (65-5) Date W/L Opponent... OSU-OPP 12/17/60 93(1)-82(16) 12/19/60 (Chi.)... 90(1)-65 12/22/60 W Detroit... 84(1)-73(8) 12/27/60 W vs Seton Hall... 97(1)-57 12/29/60 W vs St. John s... 70(1)-65(7) 12/31/60 W vs St. Bona (1)-82 1/7/61 W Illinois... 91(1)-65 1/9/61 W Evansville... 86(1)-59 1/14/61 79(1)-45 1/21/61 W Minnesota... 75(1)-56 1/28/61 W Purdue... 92(1)-62(10) 1/30/61 100(1)-68 2/4/61 80(1)-58 2/6/61 W Indiana (1)-65 2/11/61 State... 83(1)-68 2/13/61 W Northwestern... 89(1)-65 2/18/61 62(1)-61(9) 2/20/61 73(1)-69 2/25/61 W Wisconsin... 97(1)-74 3/4/61 W Michigan State... 91(1)-83 3/11/61 95(1)-66 3/17/61 56(1)-55 3/18/61 W vs Kentucky... 87(1)-74 3/24/61 W vs St. Joseph s... 95(1)-69 3/25/61 L vs Cincinnati-OT... 65(1)-70(2) 12/2/61 W Florida State... 72(1)-57 12/6/61 99(1)-79 12/8/61 W Wichita... 85(1)-62 12/9/61 Forest... 84(1)-62(3) 12/16/61 W Loyola (Chi.)... 92(1)-72 12/18/61 Louis... 61(1)-48 12/23/61 W Penn State... 92(1)-49 12/27/61 W vs Washington... 59(1)-49 12/28/61 W vs UCLA (1)-84 12/30/61 W vs S. Caliornia... 76(1)-66 1/6/62 85(1)-62 1/13/62 W Michigan... 89(1)-64 1/20/62 90(1)-76 1/22/62 W Purdue... 91(1)-65 1/29/62 94(1)-73 2/3/62 W Northwestern... 97(1)-61 2/5/62 W Iowa... 89(1)-63 2/10/62 W Minnesota... 91(1)-66 2/12/62 72(1)-57 2/17/62 State... 80(1)-72 2/24/62 W Illinois (1)-79 2/26/62 72(1)-62 3/3/62 67(1)-86 3/10/62 W Indiana... 90(1)-65 3/16/62 W vs W. Kentucky... 93(1)-73 3/17/62 W vs Kentucky... 74(1)-64(3) 3/23/62 W vs Wake Forest... 84(1)-68 3/24/62 L vs Cincinnati... 59(1)-71(2) 3/3/07 W at Michigan... 65(1)-61 3/9/07 W vs. Michigan... 72(1)-62 3/10/07 W vs. Purdue... 63(1)-52 3/11/07 W vs. Wisconsin... 66(1)-49(3) 3/15/07 W vs. Cent. Conn. St (1)-57 3/17/07 W vs. Xavier-OT... 78(1)-71 3/22/07 W vs. Tennessee... 85(1)-84(22) 3/24/07 W vs. Memphis... 92(1)-76(5) 3/31/07 W vs. Georgetown... 67(1)-60(9) 4/2/07 L vs. Florida... 75(1)-84(6) 1/19/11 W Iowa... 70(1)-48 1/22/11 73(1)-68(23) 1/25/11 W Purdue... 87(1)-64(12) 1/29/11 58(1)-57 2/3/11 W Michigan... 62(1)-53 2/6/11 82(1)-69(18) 2/12/11 67(1)-71(13) (#) indicates AP Poll ranking No. 1 in ESPN/USA Today Poll (17-3) Date W/L Opponent... OSU-OPP 11/29/06 L at North Carolina... 89(1)-98(6) 12/2/06 W Valparaiso... 78(1)-58 2/25/07 W Wisconsin... 49(1)-48(2) 3/3/07 W at Michigan... 65(1)-61 3/9/07 W vs. Michigan... 72(1)-62 3/10/07 W vs. Purdue... 63(1)-52 3/11/07 W vs. Wisconsin... 66(1)-49(4) 3/15/07 W vs. Cent. Conn. St (1)-57 3/17/07 W vs. Xavier-OT... 78(1)-71 3/22/07 W vs. Tennessee... 85(1)-84 3/24/07 W vs. Memphis... 92(1)-76(5) 3/31/07 W vs. Georgetown... 67(1)-60(9) 4/2/07 L vs. Florida... 75(1)-84(6) 1/19/11 W Iowa... 70(1)-48 1/22/11 73(1)-68(23) 1/25/11 W Purdue... 87(1)-64(12) 1/29/11 58(1)-57 2/3/11 W Michigan... 62(1)-53 2/6/11 82(1)-69(18) 2/12/11 67(1)-71(13) (#) indicates ESPN/USA Today Poll ranking Ohio State Men s Basketball-10

11 OHIO STATE FRESHMAN RECORDS SEASON POINTS Michael Redd Kosta Kouos Greg Oden Jim Jackson Herb Williams Jared Sullinger SCORING AVERAGE Michael Redd, pts Jared Sullinger, pts Herb Williams, pts Jim Jackson, pts Greg Oden, pts FIELD GOALS MADE Michael Redd Kosta Kouos Herb Williams Jim Jackson Greg Oden FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE B.J. Mullens, Terence Dials, Greg Oden, Jared Sullinger, Jermaine Tate, Perry Carter, FREE THROWS MADE Michael Redd Jared Sullinger Greg Oden Mike Conley Jr Troy Taylor MOST REBOUNDS Herb Williams Greg Oden Jared Sullinger Kosta Kouos Perry Carter Clark Kellogg REBOUNDING AVERAGE Herb Williams Jared Sullinger Greg Oden Clark Kellogg Perry Carter SINGLE GAME SINGLE GAME FIELD GOALS MADE (atts.) (18) Herb Williams vs. CS-Hayward... (11/25/77) (17) Jared Sullinger at Florida... (11/16/10) 13 (17) Jermaine Tate vs. CCSU... (11/26/95) 13 (22) Michael Redd vs. USC... (12/20/97) (17) Jared Sullinger vs. IUPUI... (12/9/10) FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED (made) (9) Michael Redd vs. Iowa... (2/14/98) (8) Michael Redd vs. Michigan... (1/17/98) (9) Kelvin Ransey vs. Wisconsin... (1/13/77) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 10 made) (12-13) Greg Oden vs. Iowa... (1/20/07) (13-17) Jared Sullinger at Florida... (11/16/10).765 (13-17) Jermaine Tate vs. CCSU... (11/26/95) (12-16) Jim Jackson vs. Iowa... (1/6/90).750 (12-16) Jim Jackson vs. Illinois... (2/26/90) FREE THROWS MADE (atts.) (23) Jared Sullinger vs. IUPUI... (12/9/10) (15) Jared Sullinger at Illinois... (1/25/11) (12) Ken Page vs. Northwestern... (2/25/78) (14) Michael Redd vs. South Florida... (12/6/97) (12) Evan Turner vs. UMBC... 12/29/07) 10 (10) Ron Stokes vs. Wisconsin... (3/4/82) 10 (12) Troy Taylor vs. Florida... (12/22/81) FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED (made) (16) Jared Sullinger vs. IUPUI... (12/9/10) (9) Michael Redd vs. Michigan State... (2/4/98) 16 (8) Michael Redd vs. Penn State... (2/28/98) 3. 15( 13) Jared Sullinger at Illinois... (1/25/11) 15 (8) Fred Poole vs. Evansville... (12/22/75) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (Min. 10 made) (12-12) Ken Page vs. Northwestern... (2/25/78) 1.00 (10-10) Ron Stokes vs. Wisconsin... (3/4/82) 1.00 (10-10) Shaun Stonerook vs. Illinois... (2/24/96) OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 1. 9 Greg Oden vs. Purdue... (3/10/07) 9 Perry Carter vs. Old Dominion... (3/16/88) 3. 8 Jared Sullinger at Minnesota... (2/6/11) 8 Kosta Kouos vs. VMI... (11/25/07) 8 Greg Oden vs. Coppin State... (12/30/06) 8 Perry Carter vs. Central Michigan... (1/2/88) 8 Jermaine Tate vs. Penn State... (1/3/96) DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS Jared Sullinger at Illinois... (1/25/11) 14 Jared Sullinger vs. South Carolina... (12/18/10) Greg Oden vs. Tennessee... (1/13/07) 13 Jon Sanderson vs. Toledo... (12/3/97) Jared Sullinger vs. UNC Asheville... (12/21/10) 12 Greg Oden at Northwestern... (1/24/07) TOTAL REBOUNDS Herb Williams vs. Marshall... (11/28/77) Jared Sullinger vs. South Carolina... (12/18/10) 19 Greg Oden vs. Purdue... (3/10/07) Herb Williams vs. Iowa... (1/7/78) Jared Sullinger at Illinois... (1/25/11) 16 Jared Sullinger vs. UNC Asheville... (12/21/10) 16 Clark Kellogg vs. Indiana*... (3/2/80) Numerous others with 16 TOTAL POINTS Jared Sullinger vs. IUPUI... (12/9/10) Michael Redd vs. Penn State... (2/28/98) Jared Sullinger vs. South Carolina... (12/18/10) 30 Michael Redd vs. Southern Caliornia... (12/20/97) Greg Oden vs. Iowa... (1/20/07) 29 Michael Redd vs. Northwestern... (2/21/98) STEALS 1. 7 Aaron Crat vs. Iowa... (1/19/11) 2. 5 Mike Conley Jr. at Minnesota... (2/18/07) 5 Mike Conley Jr. vs. Youngstown St.... (11/24/06) 5 Mike Conley Jr. vs. VMI... (11/10/06) 5 Ron Stokes vs. Michigan... (2/28/82) DOUBLE DOUBLES Herb Williams Greg Oden Jared Sullinger BIG TEN RECORDS FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Greg Graham vs. Purdue Don Schlundt vs. Ohio State Jared Sullinger vs. IUPUI POINTS BY A FRESHMAN Dick Ives, Iowa vs. Chicago... (2/5/1944) Jared Sullinger, OSU vs. IUPUI... (12/9/2010) BIG TEN CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Pete Lisicky, PSU Shawn Respert, MSU Jon Diebler, OSU Cory Bradord, ILL \ Craig Moore, NU Joe Crispin, PSU Dee Brown, ILL A.J. Guyton, IND Drew Neitzel, MSU Dion Harris, MICH BUCKEYES IN THE OHIO STATE RECORDS BOOK OHIO STATE S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS 1. Dennis Hopson...2, Herb Williams...2, Jerry Lucas...1, Kelvin Ransey...1, Michael Redd...1, Jim Jackson...1, Jay Burson...1, Dave Sorenson...1, Perry Carter...1, Robin Freeman...1, Allan Hornyak...1, Terence Dials...1, Gary Bradds...1, Tony Campbell...1, Evan Turner...1, Troy Taylor...1, Jerry Francis...1, Bill Hosket...1, Paul Ebert...1, Larry Bolden...1, Brian Brown...1, Brent Darby...1, Jon Diebler...1, Jim Cleamons...1, David Lighty...1, Jamar Butler...1, Clark Kellogg...1, Ronnie Stokes...1, William Buord...1, Larry Siegried...1, John Havlicek...1, Luke Witte...1, Lawrence Funderburke...1,179 CAREER 1,000 PTS., 500 REBOUNDS 1. Dennis Hopson (84-87)... 2, Herb Williams (78-81)... 2, , Jerry Lucas (60-62)... 1, , Michael Redd (98-00)... 1, Jim Jackson (90-92)... 1, Dave Sorenson (68-70)... 1, Perry Carter (88-91)... 1, Terence Dials (02-06)... 1, Gary Bradds (62-64)... 1, Tony Campbell (81-84)... 1, Evan Turner ( )... 1, Jerry Francis (86-89)... 1, Bill Hosket (66-68)... 1, David Lighty (2007-Present)... 1, Clark Kellogg (80-82)... 1, John Havlicek (60-62)... 1, Ohio State Men s Basketball-11

12 BUCKEYES IN THE OHIO STATE RECORDS BOOK--CONTINUED 17. Lawrence Funderburke (92-94)... 1, Frank Howard (56-58)... 1, Brad Sellers (85-86)... 1, Luke Witte (71-73))... 1, Ron Sepic ( )... 1, Ken Johnson (98-01)... 1, CAREER 1,000 PTS., 500 REBS, 300 ASTS Pts....Rebs....Asts. 1. Jim Jackson (90-92) 1, Evan Turner ( ) 1, David Lighty (2007-Present) 1, CAREER STEALS Jay Burson David Lighty Present Dennis Hopson Evan Turner Jamaal Brown Ronnie Stokes CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jon Diebler present Jamar Butler Brent Darby Scoonie Penn Sean Connolly Neshaun Coleman SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jon Diebler Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Doug Etzler GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 9 Jon Diebler vs. Florida Gul Coast... 12/15/10 9 Jay Burson vs. Florida...12/27/ Jon Diebler at Northwestern... 2/18/09 8 Doug Etzler vs. G. Mason...1/8/ David Lighty vs. UNC Asheville... 12/21/10 7 Jon Diebler vs. UC Santa Barbara... 3/19/10 7 Jon Diebler vs. Illinois... 3/2/10 7 Jon Diebler vs. Iowa... 12/31/08 7 Je Kel Foster vs. Minnesota...2/4/ Jon Diebler at Illinois... 2/14/10 6 Jon Diebler vs. Eastern Michigan... 12/5/09 6 Jon Diebler vs. Florida State... 12/2/09 6 Jon Diebler vs. Alcorn State... 11/9/09 6 Jon Diebler at Miami (Fla.)... 12/2/08 13 others with 6 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jon Diebler present Jamar Butler Scoonie Penn Neshaun Coleman Brent Darby SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jon Diebler Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Scoonie Penn Jamar Butler Tony Stockman Tony Stockman Je Kel Foster Ron Lewis GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jon Diebler vs. Florida Gul Coast... 12/15/10 14 Jon Diebler vs. Illinois... 3/2/10 14 Jon Diebler vs. North Carolina... 11/28/07 14 Scoonie Penn vs. Penn State...3/10/ Tony Stockman vs. Penn State...3/3/04 13 Tony Stockman at Michigan...2/29/04 13 Jamie Skelton vs. Penn State...1/6/93 13 Jay Burson vs. Florida...12/27/ Jon Diebler vs. UC Santa Barbara... 3/19/10 12 Jon Diebler vs. Florida State... 12/2/09 12 Jon Diebler vs. Miami (Fla.)... 12/2/08 12 Scoonie Penn at Iowa...2/13/99 12 Doug Etzler at Iowa...2/18/95 12 Jamie Skelton vs. Iowa...1/9/93 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Doug Etzler, Je Kel Foster, Jon Diebler, 2008-present Sean Connolly, Ivan Harris, Jamaal Brown, Chris Jent, Brian Brown, Jamar Butler, Brent Darby, SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE Jon Diebler, Doug Etzler, Damon Stringer, Je Kel Foster, Jon Diebler, Dennis Hopson, Jon Diebler, Daequan Cook, Sean Connolly, Je Kel Foster, GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 5 Att.) Jon Diebler at Indiana, 12/31/10... (5-5) 1.00 Brian Brown vs. Fla. St., 11/23/00... (5-5) 1.00 Rick Yudt vs. Morgan St., 12/22/94... (5-5) Je Kel Foster vs. Minnesota, 2/4/06... (7-8) Je Kel Foster at LSU, 1/15/05... (6-7) Jamar Butler vs. Purdue, 3/4/08... (5-6).833 Jon Diebler at Cleveland State, 12/18/07)..(5-6).833 Je Kel Foster at Michigan, 2/9/06... (5-6).833 Damon Stringer vs. N western, 1/17/96... (5-6).833 Jamaal Brown at USC, 12/21/91... (5-6) SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE games games games games games games games games games games SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED games games games games games games games games games games games GAME STEALS 1. 8 Troy Taylor vs. St. Joseph s Aaron Crat vs. Iowa Kelvin Ransey vs. Minnesota Je Kel Foster at Purdue others with 6 CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS Ken Johnson Herb Williams Dallas Lauderdale present Brad Sellers Jim Smith Granville Waiters Lawrence Funderburke Greg Oden Perry Carter Terence Dials /04-06 MOST GAMES PLAYED David Lighty present Jamar Butler Jerry Francis Jon Diebler present 132 Terence Dials / Brian Brown Ivan Harris Ken Johnson Jamaal Brown Perry Carter Curtis Wilson , Dallas Lauderdale present MOST GAMES STARTED Jamaal Brown Jerry Francis Ken Johnson Jamar Butler Perry Carter Herb Williams David Lighty present Kelvin Ransey Jim Smith Jon Diebler present Career Free Throw Percentage (Min. 80 made) Alex Davis, Jamar Butler, Jody Finney, Jon Diebler, Dick Ricketts, Larry Siegried, Mike Cline, Dave Jones, Derek Anderson, Jay Burson, Ohio State Men s Basketball-12

13 THE THAD MATTA RESUME MATTA VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent...W L Alabama Alcorn State Arizona Ball State Belmont B ham-southern Bowling Green Butler Caliornia Caliornia Santa Barbara Central Conn. St Chattanooga Chicago State Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Coastal Carolina Columbia Coppin State Creighton Davidson Dayton Delaware Delaware State Detroit Duke Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Elon Evansville Florida Florida State Florida A&M Florida Gul Coast Fordham Gardner-Webb Georgetown George Wash Georgia Tech Hawaii Houston Houston Baptist Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana IUPUI Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State James Madison Jacksonville Kent State La Salle Lipscomb Long Island La.-Laayette Louisiana State MATTA S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR Thad Matta is in his seventh season as head men s basketball coach at Ohio State in Matta has taken all nine eligible teams to postseason play in his previous 10 years as an NCAA Division I head coach. AS AN ASSISTANT Year School Record League Tournament Postseason (GA) Indiana State (Admin. Asst.) Butler MCC Title Game NIT 1st Round (Admin. Asst.) Butler (Admin. Asst.) Butler (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) 23-7 NCAA Round (Assistant) Western Carolina SoCon Champions NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) 21-9 NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Butler MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Butler NIT Round (Assistant) Butler 23-8 MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record League Tournament Postseason Butler 24-8 MCC Champions NCAA Round 1-Year Butler Record 24-8 (.750) Xavier 26-6 A-10 Champions NCAA Round Xavier 26-6 NCAA Round Xavier A-10 Champions NCAA Elite Eight 3-Year Xavier Record (.772) Ohio State Ohio State 26-6 Big Ten Title Game NCAA Round Ohio State 35-4 Big Ten Champions NCAA Title Game Ohio State NIT Champions Ohio State Big Ten Title Game NCAA 1st Round Ohio State 29-8 Big Ten Champions NCAA Sweet Ohio State year Ohio State Record (.766) 11-Year Collegiate Record (.766) Louisville Loyola (Ill.) Maryland Md.-Baltimore Co Massachusetts Memphis Mercer Miami (Ohio) Miami (Fla.) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Morehead State New Hampshire NC-Wilmington Norolk State North Carolina North Carolina A&T North Carolina Asheville N. Carolina Wilmington Northern Iowa Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Oklahoma Penn State Portland State Presbyterian College Purdue Rhode Island Richmond Robert Morris St. Bonaventure St. Francis (Pa.) St. Joseph s Saint Peters Samord San Francisco Santa Clara Siena South Carolina Stanord Syracuse Temple Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas Texas A&M Texas Tech Texas Christian Towson Troy State Valparaiso Va. Military Inst Virginia Tech Wake Forest West Virginia Western Carolina Wisconsin Wis.-Green Bay Wis.-Milwaukee Wright State Xavier Youngstown State Totals (.766) Ohio State Men s Basketball-13

14 OHIO STATE vs. MICHIGAN STATE SERIES INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION WITH MICHIGAN ST. Series...MSU leads Games at Ohio State...OSU leads Games at Michigan State...MSU leads Neutral Games...Ohio State leads 2-1 Last OSU Win (2/21/10, East Lansing) Last MSU Win (1/25/09, Columbus) Longest OSU win streak...6 ( ) Longest OSU home win streak...15 ( ) Longest OSU away win streak...3 ( ) Longest MSU win streak...14 ( ) Longest MSU home win streak...9 ( ) Longest MSU away win streak...6 ( ) Current Series Streak...OSU W-1 Ranked OSU teams vs. MSU OSU vs. ranked MSU teams OSU when both teams are ranked OHIO STATE VS. MICHIGAN STATE WHEN OSU SCORES OSU Record OSU Record W L Pct. W L Pct or ewer Total (115) MICHIGAN STATE SERIES SCORING ANALYSIS Points (Gms.) OSU MSU Mar. OSU Rcd. All Games (115) 8,225 8, Avg OSU Wins (52) 3,916 3, Avg OSU Losses (63) 4,309 4, Avg In Columbus (56) 4,136 3, Avg Home Wins (34) 2,552 2, Avg Home Losses (22) 1,510 1, Avg In E. Lansing (56) 3,892 4, Avg Away Wins (16) 1, Avg Away Losses (40) 2,739 3, Avg Neutral Site (3) Avg Neutral Wins (2) Avg Neutral Losses (1) Avg Note: Includes statistics rom seven (2-5) vacated games rom p.m., Feb. 15, 2011 Value City Arena (18,809) Columbus, Ohio ESPN GENERAL INFORMATION Location (Enrollment)... E. Lansing, Mich. (47,100) Colors... Green and White Conerence...Big Ten Nickname... Spartans Arena (capacity)...breslin Center (14,759) Athletics Director... Mark Hollis BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach... Tom Izzo Alma Mater... Northern Michigan, 1977 Record at MSU (Yrs.) (16) Career Record (Yrs.) (16) Lettermen Ret./Lost... 12/4 Starters Ret./Lost... 4/1 Website... msuspartans.com OSU VS. RANKED MICHIGAN STATE TEAMS Date W/L Site...OSU(#)-MSU(#) 1/4/58 W Michigan State (8) 1/19/59 State (8) 1/28/78 L Michigan State (7) 2/18/78 State (10) 2/1/79 State...79 (7)-84 (15) 2/10/79 L Michigan State...57 (13)-73 (10) 3/8/86 State (19) 2/10/90 L Michigan State (23) 1/7/92 W Michigan State...62 (7)-46 (9) 2/29/92 State...78 (8)-65 (12) 1/13/93 L Michigan State...60 (21)-77 (23) 2/4/95 L Michigan State (9) 2/4/98 L Michigan State (16) 1/15/06 L Michigan State...59(19)-62(14) 2/22/06 State...79(13)-68(18) 1/15/08 State (11) 3/9/08 W Michigan State (17) 3/14/08 L vs. Michigan State (19) 1/6/09 State (8) 1/25/09 L Michigan State (7) 3/14/09 W vs. Michigan State (7) 2/21/10 State...74(9)-67(11) RANKED OSU TEAMS VS. MICHIGAN STATE Date W/L Site...OSU(#)-MSU(#) 2/28/49 W Michigan State...70 (18)-51 2/11/50 W Michigan State...87 (4)-43 1/19/57 W Michigan State...70 (17)-51 1/28/57 State...64 (12)-73 1/30/60 W Michigan State (5)-79 2/20/60 State...84 (4)-83 2/11/61 State...83 (1)-68 3/4/61 W Michigan State...91 (1)-83 2/17/62 State...80 (1)-72 2/18/63 W Michigan State...87 (9)-77 2/1/79 State (ot)...79(7)-84 (15) 2/10/79 L Michigan State...57 (13)-73 (10) 1/31/80 State...54 (6)-74 2/9/80 W Michigan State...71 (13)-59 2/24/83 State (3ot)...94(15)-101 1/14/89 State...83 (18)-81 2/11/89 W Michigan State...81 (16)-75 1/31/91 State...61 (3)-75 3/3/91 W Michigan State...65 (2)-64 1/7/92 W Michigan State...62 (7)-46 (9) 2/29/92 State...78 (8)-65 (12) 1/13/93 L Michigan State...60 (21)-77 (23) 1/15/06 L Michigan State...59(19)-62(14) 2/22/06 State...79(13)-68(18) 1/27/07 W Michigan State...66(5)-64 2/3/07 Michigan State...63(4)-54 2/21/10 State...74(9)-67(11) (#) indicates AP ranking Ohio State Roster vs. Michigan State No. Player Gms. Mins. Avg. FG FGA FG% 3FG FGA 3FG% FT FTA FT% Pts. Avg. Rebs. Avg 23 David Lighty Jon Diebler William Buord Dallas Lauderdale Ohio State Men s Basketball-14

15 SERIES HISTORY WITH MICHIGAN STATE Date W/L OSU MSU Site 3/5/10 W H 2/11/11 W H 12/21/40 L A 12/9/44 W H 12/28/44 W A 12/27/45 W H 2/16/46 L A 2/15/47 W A 2/21/48 W A 2/28/49 W H 2/11/50 W H 1/27/51 W H 2/9/52 L A 1/3/53 L A 2/7/53 W H 1/23/54 L A 1/3/55 W H 1/28/56 L A 3/3/56 W H 1/19/57 W H 1/28/57 L A 1/4/58 W H 1/19/59 L A 1/30/60 W H 2/20/60 W A 2/11/61 W A 3/4/61 W H 2/17/62 W A 2/18/63 W H 1/27/64 L A 3/7/64 L H 2/22/65 W H 3/6/65 W A 1/15/66 L A 2/28/66 L H 2/20/67 W H 2/27/67 L A 2/10/68 W H 3/1/69 L A 2/10/70 W A 2/28/70 L H 1/30/71 L H 2/6/71 W A 3/7/72 W H 2/26/73 L A 1/12/74 L A 2/11/74 L (ot) H 1/6/75 L A 2/3/75 L H 1/10/76 L A 2/7/76 L (ot) H 2/12/77 L H 2/28/77 L A 1/28/78 L H 2/18/78 L A 2/1/79 L (ot) A 2/10/79 L H 1/31/80 L A 2/9/80 W H 1/31/81 L A 2/7/81 W H 2/4/82 W (ot) H 2/13/82 W A 1/22/83 W H 2/24/83 L (3 ot) A 1/21/84 W A 2/22/84 W H 1/3/85 L A 3/9/85 W H 1/2/86 W H 3/8/86 L A 1/10/87 L A 2/9/87 W H 2/1/88 L A 2/27/88 L (ot) H 1/14/89 W A 2/11/89 W H 1/11/90 L A 2/10/90 L H 1/31/91 L A 3/3/91 W H 1/7/92 W H 2/29/92 W A 1/13/93 L H 2/13/93 L A 1/26/94 L H 2/26/94 L A 2/4/95 L H 2/7/96 L A 1/11/97 L H 2/26/97 L A 2/4/98 L H *1/27/99 L A *1/20/00 W H *2/15/00 L A *1/21/01 L A *1/27/01 W H *2/10/02 L A *2/26/02 L H 1/9/03 L A 3/8/03 L H 3/15/03 W N 2/7/04 L H 2/9/05 L A 1/15/06 L H 2/22/06 W A 1/27/07 W H 2/3/07 W A 1/15/08 L A 3/9/08 W H 3/14/08 L N 1/6/09 L A 1/25/09 L H 3/14/09 W N 2/21/10 W A NOTE: Games in *Italic vacated by NCAA. Michigan State Series Records Ohio State Team vs. Michigan State OSU W/L Score FG 49 Michigan State (1/30/60) W FGA 85 Michigan State (1/30/60) W FG % 68.5 Michigan State (2/10/70) W FG Michigan State (2/22/06) W FGA 29 Michigan State (1/15/06) L FG % 58.3 (7-12) Michigan State (2/7/04) L FT Michigan State (1/21/84) W FTA Michigan State (1/21/84) W FT % 91.7 Michigan State (2/13/82) W OR 19 Michigan State (2/27/88) L DR Michigan State (2/26/94) L Rebs. 64 Michigan State (3/7/64) L PF 27 Michigan State (2/28/77)* L Pts. 111 Michigan State (1/30/60) W Assists 31 Michigan State (1/6/75) L Blocks Michigan State (1/6/09)* L Steals 12 Michigan State (2/22/84)* W Ohio State Individual vs. Michigan State FG 19 Jerry Lucas (2/11/61) W FGA 31 Robin Freeman (1/3/55) W FG 5 Jon Diebler (3/14/09)* W FGA 10 Jon Diebler (3/14/09)* W FT 18 Gary Bradds (1/27/64) L FTA 20 Gary Bradds (1/27/64) L OR 7 Greg Oden (2/3/07) W DR 9 Je Kel Foster (1/15/06)* L Rebs. 21 Jerry Lucas (2/11/61) W Pts. 48 Gary Bradds (1/27/64)* L Assists 10 Mark Bayless (1/6/75) L Blocks 6 Ken Johnson (1/21/01) L Steals 5 Troy Taylor (2/22/84)* W Michigan State Team vs. Ohio State OSU W/L Score FG 42 Michigan State (2/3/75) L FGA Michigan State (1/19/59) L FG % 73.3 (33-45) Michigan State (2/7/04) L FG Michigan State (2/9/05)* L FGA Michigan State (2/9/05) L FG % 75 (6-8) Michigan State (2/26/02) L FT 30 Michigan State (2/28/66) L FTA 38 Michigan State (2/28/66) L FT % 96.7 Michigan State (2/9/03) L OR Michigan State (1/15/08)* L DR 37 Michigan State (1/15/06) L Rebs. Michigan State (1/19/59) L Pts. Michigan State (1/27/64) L PF 31 Michigan State (2/11/50) W Assists 24 Michigan State (1/13/93)* L Blocks 6 Michigan State (N) (3/14/08)* L Steals Michigan State (2/1/88) L Michigan State Individual vs. Ohio State FG 17 Scott Skiles (3/8/86) L FGA 34 Robinson (3/7/72) W FG 6 Durrell Summers (1/25/09)* L FGA 13 Steve Smith (3/3/91) W FT 14 Alan Anderson (1/9/03) L FTA 16 Horace Walker (1/30/60) W OR 6 Antonio Smith (1/27/99) L DR 12 Jamie Feick (2/4/95) L Rebs. 22 Bernie Copeland (3/1/69) L Pts. 43 Scott Skiles (3/8/86)* L Assists 10 Eric Snow (2/4/95) L Blocks 4 G. Papadakos (2/27/88) L ot Steals 8 Darry Johnson (1/10/87) L *Most recent Ohio State Men s Basketball-15

16 Ohio State Men's Basketball Buckeyes Combined Team Statistics (as o Feb 12, 2011) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg g-ga g% 3g-ga 3g% t-ta t% o de tot avg p dq a to blk stl pts avg 0 Sullinger,Jared Buord,William Lighty,David Diebler,Jon Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Lauderdale,Dallas Sibert,Jordan Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Days,Eddie Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/12/10 NORTH CAROLINA A&T W /16/10 at University o Florida W /20/10 UNC WILMINGTON W /23/10 MOREHEAD STATE W /26/10 MIAMI REDHAWKS W /30/10 at Florida State W /09/10 IUPUI W /12/10 WESTERN CAROLINA W /15/10 FLORIDA GULF COAST W /18/10 SOUTH CAROLINA W /21/10 UNC ASHEVILLE W /23/10 OAKLAND W /27/10 UT MARTIN W * 12/31/10 at Indiana W * 01/04/11 at Iowa W * 01/09/11 MINNESOTA W * 01/12/11 at Michigan W * 01/15/11 PENN STATE W * 01/19/11 IOWA W * 01/22/11 at Illinois W * 01/25/11 PURDUE W * 01/29/11 at Northwestern W * 02/03/11 MICHIGAN W * 02/06/11 at Minnesota W * 02/12/11 at Wisconsin L * = Conerence game Score by Periods 1st Totals Buckeyes Opponents Ohio State Men s Basketball-16

17 Ohio State Men's Basketball Buckeyes Combined Team Statistics (as o Feb 12, 2011) Conerence games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw ## Player gp-gs min avg g-ga g% 3g-ga 3g% t-ta t% o de tot avg p dq a to blk stl pts avg 00 Sullinger,Jared Buord,William Lighty,David Diebler,Jon Crat,Aaron Thomas,Deshaun Lauderdale,Dallas Sibert,Jordan Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/31/10 at Indiana W * 01/04/11 at Iowa W * 01/09/11 MINNESOTA W * 01/12/11 at Michigan W * 01/15/11 PENN STATE W * 01/19/11 IOWA W * 01/22/11 at Illinois W * 01/25/11 PURDUE W * 01/29/11 at Northwestern W * 02/03/11 MICHIGAN W * 02/06/11 at Minnesota W * 02/12/11 at Wisconsin L * = Conerence game Score by Periods 1st Totals Buckeyes Opponents Ohio State Men s Basketball-17

18 Comparison Statistics Ohio State Men's Basketball Buckeyes Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as o Feb 12, 2011) All games Opponent 1st Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls NORTH CAROLINA A&T 52/25 50/ / / / / / / / /8 14/19 8/3 6/4 22/23 University o Florida 38/41 55/ / / / / / / /28 (8) 22/11 8/18 2/4 6/1 16/17 UNC WILMINGTON 48/16 33/ / / / / / / / /7 12/20 6/3 9/3 10/15 MOREHEAD STATE 30/24 34/ / / / / / / /29-17/9 16/23 3/2 9/12 12/16 MIAMI REDHAWKS 28/16 38/ / / / / / / / /7 13/15 3/1 9/3 12/15 Florida State 28/17 30/ / / / / / / / /6 15/22 4/10 11/8 15/17 IUPUI 35/35 40/ / / / / / / / /15 8/10 1/2 7/3 14/20 WESTERN CAROLINA 42/25 43/ / / / / / / /39 (13) 19/14 6/20 3/0 8/2 9/22 FLORIDA GULF COAST 42/16 41/ / / / / / / / /15 12/22 4/1 11/5 16/11 SOUTH CAROLINA 42/21 37/ / / / / / / / /10 8/15 7/5 6/3 11/21 UNC ASHEVILLE 48/24 48/ / / / / / / / /11 11/21 1/2 12/4 12/15 OAKLAND 37/28 55/ / / / / / / /43 (2) 21/12 5/20 6/3 11/2 13/20 UT MARTIN 49/17 51/ / / / / / / / /6 9/19 3/0 13/4 8/11 Indiana 46/33 39/ / / / / / / / /13 14/14 4/1 4/4 20/30 Iowa 29/35 44/ / / / / / / /34 (4) 20/15 15/16 8/6 8/5 17/14 MINNESOTA 32/22 35/ / / / / / / /34-14/13 12/15 2/6 6/8 20/22 Michigan 35/34 33/ / / / / / / / /12 10/12 1/2 1/4 15/18 PENN STATE 32/32 37/ / / / / / / /29 (12) 19/15 5/14 2/0 5/3 14/16 IOWA 40/23 30/ / / / / / / / /12 20/23 2/3 11/5 12/18 Illinois 33/34 40/ / / / / / / /36 (3) 12/17 7/9 4/4 3/3 14/21 PURDUE 46/26 41/ / / / / / / / /11 12/10 0/5 5/6 16/23 Northwestern 27/25 31/ / / / / / / /31 (11) 7/16 5/7 3/2 4/1 13/19 MICHIGAN 23/26 39/ / / / / / / / /10 14/13 3/0 7/4 11/23 Minnesota 38/30 44/ / / / / / / / /16 8/19 3/6 9/5 21/23 Wisconsin 28/26 39/ (4) 25-46/ / / / / / / /11 7/9 2/2 5/2 14/17 Note: Game totals are displayed in the ormat TEAM/OPPONENT or each category Ohio State Men s Basketball-18

19 Highs and Lows Buckeyes - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 40 Sullinger,Jared vs IUPUI (12/09/10) 30 Sullinger,Jared vs South Carolina (12/18/10) 29 Lighty,David vs UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 29 Diebler,Jon vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) 27 Sullinger,Jared at Illinois (01/22/11) Field Goals Made 13 Sullinger,Jared at University o Florida (11/16/10) 12 Sullinger,Jared vs IUPUI (12/09/10) Field Goal Att. 20 Sullinger,Jared at Minnesota (02/06/11) 20 Sullinger,Jared at Iowa (01/04/11) FG Pct (min 5 made).857 (6-7) Lauderdale,Dallas vs Western Carolina (12/12/10).857 (6-7) Lauderdale,Dallas vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 3-Point FG Made 9 Diebler,Jon vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) 7 Lighty,David vs UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 3-Point FG Att. 14 Diebler,Jon vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) 10 Lighty,David vs UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 10 Diebler,Jon at Florida State (11/30/10) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (5-5) Diebler,Jon at Indiana (12/31/10) (4-4) Lighty,David vs Miami RedHawks (11/26/10) (3-3) Buord,William vs Penn State (01/15/11) (2-2) Thomas,Deshaun at Illinois (01/22/11) (2-2) Lighty,David vs Iowa (01/19/11) (2-2) Crat,Aaron vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Free Throws Made 16 Sullinger,Jared vs IUPUI (12/09/10) 13 Sullinger,Jared at Illinois (01/22/11) Free Throw Att. 23 Sullinger,Jared vs IUPUI (12/09/10) 15 Sullinger,Jared at Illinois (01/22/11) FT Pct (min 3 made) (8-8) Thomas,Deshaun vs Western Carolina (12/12/10) (6-6) Sullinger,Jared vs Oakland (12/23/10) (5-5) Lighty,David vs South Carolina (12/18/10) (4-4) Sullinger,Jared at Wisconsin (02/12/11) (4-4) Diebler,Jon at Wisconsin (02/12/11) (4-4) Crat,Aaron vs Michigan (02/03/11) (4-4) Diebler,Jon vs Purdue (01/25/11) (4-4) Diebler,Jon at Illinois (01/22/11) (4-4) Sullinger,Jared at Michigan (01/12/11) (4-4) Thomas,Deshaun vs UT Martin (12/27/10) (4-4) Thomas,Deshaun vs UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) (4-4) Crat,Aaron vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) (4-4) Sibert,Jordan vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) (3-3) Buord,William at Northwestern (01/29/11) (3-3) Buord,William vs Iowa (01/19/11) (3-3) Diebler,Jon vs South Carolina (12/18/10) 19 Sullinger,Jared vs South Carolina (12/18/10) 16 Sullinger,Jared at Illinois (01/22/11) 16 Sullinger,Jared vs UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Assists 9 Crat,Aaron vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 8 Crat,Aaron vs IUPUI (12/09/10) 8 Buord,William at University o Florida (11/16/10) Steals 7 Crat,Aaron vs Iowa (01/19/11) 4 Lighty,David at Wisconsin (02/12/11) 4 Diebler,Jon vs Penn State (01/15/11) 4 Crat,Aaron vs Oakland (12/23/10) 4 Diebler,Jon at Florida State (11/30/10) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 27 Taylor, Jordan at Wisconsin (02/12/11) 22 Johnson, JaJuan vs Purdue (01/25/11) 22 Basabe, Melsahn at Iowa (01/04/11) 22 WILLIAMS, Mike vs Western Carolina (12/12/10) 21 Boynton, Kenny at University o Florida (11/16/10) Field Goals Made 9 Johnson, JaJuan vs Purdue (01/25/11) 9 Richmond, Jereme at Illinois (01/22/11) Field Goal Att. 18 WILLIAMS, Mike vs Western Carolina (12/12/10) 18 YOUNG, Alex vs IUPUI (12/09/10) FG Pct (min 5 made) (5-5) COOKE, Malik vs South Carolina (12/18/10) (5-5) BOGGS, Brandon vs Western Carolina (12/12/10) 3-Point FG Made 5 Taylor, Jordan at Wisconsin (02/12/11) 5 Boynton, Kenny at University o Florida (11/16/10) 3-Point FG Att. 11 Thompson, Michael at Northwestern (01/29/11) 10 Battle, Talor vs Penn State (01/15/11) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (3-3) Gasser, Josh at Wisconsin (02/12/11) (3-3) COOKE, Malik vs South Carolina (12/18/10) (2-2) Bruesewitz, Mike at Wisconsin (02/12/11) (2-2) BROWN, Sherwood vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) (2-2) SUMLER, Trey vs Western Carolina (12/12/10) (2-2) WILLIAMS, Orlando vs Miami RedHawks (11/26/10) Free Throws Made 8 Mbakwe, Trevor vs Minnesota (01/09/11) 8 Basabe, Melsahn at Iowa (01/04/11) 8 Hill, Marc vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) Free Throw Att. 11 Basabe, Melsahn at Iowa (01/04/11) 10 Mbakwe, Trevor vs Minnesota (01/09/11) FT Pct (min 3 made) (8-8) Hill, Marc vs North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) (7-7) Nolen, Al vs Minnesota (01/09/11) (5-5) Jackson, David (DJ) vs Penn State (01/15/11) (4-4) Tisdale, Mike at Illinois (01/22/11) (4-4) Battle, Talor vs Penn State (01/15/11) (4-4) Sampson III, Ralph vs Minnesota (01/09/11) (4-4) Watord, Christian at Indiana (12/31/10) (4-4) BANKS, Anthony vs Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) (4-4) Walker, Erving at University o Florida (11/16/10) (3-3) HUDSON, Will vs Oakland (12/23/10) (3-3) Miller, Ian at Florida State (11/30/10) (3-3) ROLLINS, Quinten vs Miami RedHawks (11/26/10) 13 Basabe, Melsahn at Iowa (01/04/11) 12 Mbakwe, Trevor vs Minnesota (01/09/11) 12 BALLARD, Antonio vs Miami RedHawks (11/26/10) 12 FARIED, Kenneth vs Morehead State (11/23/10) Assists 8 Thompson, Michael at Northwestern (01/29/11) 8 Morris, Darius at Michigan (01/12/11) 8 Cartwright, Bryce at Iowa (01/04/11) Steals 5 Singleton, Chris at Florida State (11/30/10) 5 FARIED, Kenneth vs Morehead State (11/23/10) Blocked Shots 6 Basabe, Melsahn at Iowa (01/04/11) 4 Mbakwe, Trevor vs Minnesota (01/09/11) 4 James, Bernard at Florida State (11/30/10) Buckeyes - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 102 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11/12/10) 100 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 41 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 76 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11/12/10) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.629 (39-62) at University o Florida (11/16/10) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 13 at Indiana (12/31/10) 13 FLORIDA GULF COAST (12/15/10) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 29 UNC WILMINGTON (11/20/10) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.684 (13-19) at Indiana (12/31/10) FREE THROWS MADE 26 at Indiana (12/31/10) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 38 at Indiana (12/31/10) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.923 (12-13) UT MARTIN (12/27/10) REBOUNDS 60 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11/12/10) ASSISTS 26 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) STEALS 13 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) BLOCKED SHOTS 8 at Iowa (01/04/11) 8 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11/12/10) TURNOVERS 20 IOWA (01/19/11) FOULS 22 NORTH CAROLINA A&T (11/12/10) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 75 at University o Florida (11/16/10) 71 at Wisconsin (02/12/11) FIELD GOALS MADE 30 at University o Florida (11/16/10) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 65 at Illinois (01/22/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.612 (30-49) at University o Florida (11/16/10) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 12 at Wisconsin (02/12/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 30 at Northwestern (01/29/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.500 (12-24) at Wisconsin (02/12/11) FREE THROWS MADE 24 MINNESOTA (01/09/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 27 MINNESOTA (01/09/11) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.923 (12-13) PENN STATE (01/15/11) REBOUNDS 43 OAKLAND (12/23/10) ASSISTS 17 at Illinois (01/22/11) STEALS 12 MOREHEAD STATE (11/23/10) BLOCKED SHOTS 10 at Florida State (11/30/10) TURNOVERS 23 IOWA (01/19/11) 23 MOREHEAD STATE (11/23/10) FOULS 30 at Indiana (12/31/10) Opponent - GAME LOWS Buckeyes - GAME LOWS POINTS 58 at Florida State (11/30/10) 58 at Northwestern (01/29/11) FIELD GOALS MADE 19 at Florida State (11/30/10) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 37 at Northwestern (01/29/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.322 (19-59) at Florida State (11/30/10) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 at Northwestern (01/29/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 8 at Northwestern (01/29/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.200 (4-20) at Florida State (11/30/10) FREE THROWS MADE 4 at Iowa (01/04/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 9 FLORIDA GULF COAST (12/15/10) 9 at Iowa (01/04/11) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.444 (4-9) at Iowa (01/04/11) REBOUNDS 17 PENN STATE (01/15/11) ASSISTS 6 at Florida State (11/30/10) STEALS 1 at Michigan (01/12/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 PURDUE (01/25/11) TURNOVERS 5 OAKLAND (12/23/10) 5 PENN STATE (01/15/11) 5 at Northwestern (01/29/11) FOULS 8 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) POINTS 40 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) 41 UNC WILMINGTON (11/20/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 15 MIAMI REDHAWKS (11/26/10) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 45 MINNESOTA (01/09/11) 45 PENN STATE (01/15/11) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.270 (17-63) UT MARTIN (12/27/10) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 IOWA (01/19/11) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 7 IOWA (01/19/11) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.143 (1-7) IOWA (01/19/11).143 (2-14) MINNESOTA (01/09/11) FREE THROWS MADE 1 MICHIGAN (02/03/11) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 3 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.250 (1-4) MICHIGAN (02/03/11) REBOUNDS 20 at Indiana (12/31/10) ASSISTS 6 at Florida State (11/30/10) 6 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) STEALS 1 at University o Florida (11/16/10) 1 at Northwestern (01/29/11) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 WESTERN CAROLINA (12/12/10) 0 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) 0 PENN STATE (01/15/11) 0 MICHIGAN (02/03/11) TURNOVERS 7 at Northwestern (01/29/11) FOULS 11 FLORIDA GULF COAST (12/15/10) 11 UT MARTIN (12/27/10) Ohio State Men s Basketball-19

20 Charting the Buckeyes All Games Ohio State Opponents Most First Hal Points 52 (NC A&T, 11/12) 41 (Florida, 11/16) Most Second Hal Points 55 (Florida, 11/16, Oakland, 12/23) 45 (Wisconsin, 2/12) Most Overtime Points Fewest First Hal Points 27 (Northwestern 1/29) 16 (3 times, last by FGCU, 12/15) Fewest Second Hal Points 30 (FSU, 11/30) 21 (Morehead State, 11/23) Haltime Leads: OSU 19 OSU Record Opp. 4 OSU Record Ties 2 OSU Record Rebound Advantage: OSU 16 OSU Record Opp. 7 OSU Record Ties 2 OSU Record Bench Scoring Advantage OSU 14 OSU Record Opp. 9 OSU Record Ties 2 OSU Record -- 2 Bench Scoring Totals OSU 445 Opp. 365 OSU Margin +80 Starting Combinations (G, G, C, F, F) and Records All Games Big Ten Diebler, Buord, Sullinger, Lauderdale, Lighty Diebler, Crat, Sullinger, Lauderdale, Lighty 1-0 Ohio State in the Polls Date Associated Press ESPN/ USA Today Preseason 4 5 Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Point Dierential Margin Wins Losses Scoring -- Lighty Lauderdale Diebler Buord Sullinger Thomas Sibert Crat Smith Jr. Totals Double-Figure Games Point Games Point Games Point Games 1 1 Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Rebounding -- Lighty Lauderdale Diebler Buord Sullinger Thomas Sibert Crat Smith Jr. Totals Double-Figure Games Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Assists -- Lighty Lauderdale Diebler Buord Sullinger Thomas Sibert Crat Smith Jr. Totals Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Double-Doubles -- (Pts/Rebs) Ohio State Men s Basketball-20

21 Game 1 No. 4 Ohio State 102, North Carolina A&T 61 Nov. 12, 2010, Columbus, Ohio COLUMBUS-Deshaun Thomas stole the spotlight in his college debut, coming o the bench to score 24 points to lead No. 4 Ohio State to a victory over North Carolina A&T in the Global Sports Invitational. Fellow reshman Jared Sullinger had 19 points and 14 rebounds, while another rookie, Aaron Crat, had added eight points and nine assists. Marc Hill and Nic Simpson each had 14 points or the Aggies. Among the Ohio State veterans, Dallas Lauderdale had 12 points, 13 rebounds and eight blocked shots, William Buord had 11 points and David Lighty 10. Ahead at haltime, the Buckeyes ran o the irst 12 points o the second hal while holding the Aggies scoreless or more than 4 minutes With Thomas hitting 6 o 9 shots rom the ield, including his only 3-pointer and both ree throws, the Buckeyes pulled away rom an up-and-down start to take the big haltime lead. Ohio State led 15-2 at the outset only to watch the Aggies draw as close as on Jeremy Underwood s hanger in the lane. But Crat banked in a let-handed scoop while alling down beore Jon Diebler banged in a 3-pointer. Thomas closed the hal by scoring the Buckeyes inal nine points. Ohio State hit 11 o its last 15 shots rom the ield and inished 37 o 76 (49 percent) or the game. Crat had ive assists, six points and a steal - and didn t miss a shot - in just 11 minutes o the opening hal. Lauderdale dominated inside early and had eight points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots. The Buckeyes are in home openers and in season openers all-time ater deeating UNC A&T, Thad Matta now owns a record o 11-0 in season openers as a head coach. He was 1-0 at Butler, 3-0 at Xavier and is 7-0 at Ohio State. Ohio State is 68-1 all time in games in which they score 100 points or more. Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10+ points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks) in 807 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.682). Jared Sullinger made his irst career start as a true reshman or the Buckeyes. This is the irst time a true reshman has started since Jon Diebler and Kosta Kouos both started the season opener. Sullinger also is the irst true reshman to start and earn a doubledouble in his i rst game as Buckeye since Herb Williams on 11/25/77. Sullinger inished the contest with 19 points and 14 rebounds. Williams had 34 points and 10 rebounds vs. Cal Hayward. Dallas Lauderdale had 13 rebounds, the most in his career on his way to his irst career double-double (12 points). It was also his third career game with 10 or more rebounds. Lauderdale also tied his career high with 8 blocks. The last time he had 8 was 3/19/10 vs. UC Santa Barbara. Six reshmen made their collegiate debut in win vs. North Carolina A&T (Sullinger, Deshaun Thomas, Jordan Sibert, Aaron Crat, Lenzelle Smith, Jr. and J.D. Weatherspoon). Deshaun Thomas was the irst reshman to score or Ohio State in the game, and paced all Buckeyes with 24 points. Thomas also had 8 rebounds. Aaron Crat led the Buckeyes with 9 assists without turning the ball over. North Carolina A&T vs Ohio State 11/12/10 7:02 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) North Carolina A&T Hill, Marc * 11 Lester, Ray * Simpson, Nic * Witter, Austin * Upchurch, DaMetrius * Powell, Adrian Williams, Jared Underwood, Jeremy Moorman, Brock Buck, R.J Cooper, Thomas Henry, Cristian Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Ohio State Sullinger,Jared * 23 Lighty,David * Diebler,Jon * Buord,William * Lauderdale,Dallas * Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals Game 2 No. 4 Ohio State 93, No. 9 Florida 75 Nov. 16, 2010, Gainesville, Fla. GAINESVILLE, Fla.-Jared Sullinger and David Lighty scored 26 points apiece and the Buckeyes beat the Gators Ohio State used a nearly lawless second hal to turn a small deicit into a double-digit lead with about 5 minutes remaining. William Buord added 16 points or the Buckeyes, who hit 24 o 34 shots in the second hal and broke down Florida s press. Jon Diebler added 14. The Gators shot 61 percent rom the ield and led by seven points in the irst hal. But they had no answer or Sullinger in the paint and had even more trouble slowing down Lighty. Kenny Boynton led Florida with 21 points. The Buckeyes shots 63 percent rom the ield and 43 percent rom 3-point range. Sullinger, a 6-oot-9, 280-pound reshman, and Lighty, a senior with a det shooting touch, did the most damage. Sullinger was 13 o 17 shooting and added 10 rebounds, including ive oensive boards. Florida rotated several deenders on Lighty, but none had any success. Lighty hit 9 o 11 shots and made 6 o 7 rom the ree throw line. He drove to the basket repeatedly, getting ouled or orcing deenders to leave Sullinger alone under the basket or dunks. The Gators kept pace early, but were done in by 11 turnovers in the second hal. Erving Walker inished with 15 points or Florida. Chandler Parsons added 13 points, and Macklin chipped in 12 points and ive rebounds. Ohio State won or the irst time in a true road game vs. a Top 10 non-conerence team since an win at Wake Forest Dec. 9, Ohio State was ranked No. 1 and WFU was No. 3. The Buckeyes entered the game vs. No. 9 Florida ranked No. 4 in the Associated Press Poll. There were ive ties and 17 lead changes in the win vs. No. 9 Florida. Ohio State took the lead or good at the 12:11 mark o the second hal on a Jon Diebler 3-pointer to put OSU up The largest lead was 20 (93-73) on a Dallas Lauderdale dunk with just over a minute to play. Matta is vs. non-conerence competition at Ohio State and vs. Big Ten oes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) or an overall record o Ohio State is now 7-4 vs. Florida all-time and a combined against members o the Southeastern Conerence. Jared Sullinger made his second career start as a true reshman or the Buckeyes He is the irst true reshman earn a double-double in his irst two games as a Buckeye since Herb Williams in Sullinger inished the contest vs. Florida with 26 points and 10 rebounds. He had 19 points and 14 rebounds vs. NC A&T. Williams had 34 points and 10 rebounds vs. Cal Hayward then 21 points and 22 rebounds vs. Marshall in his irst two games. Senior Jon Diebler made our 3-pointers pushing his Ohio State career record to 267. William Buord has scored double igures in 13 out o his last 14 games dating back to 2/13/10 at Illinois. He inished with 16 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists vs. the Gators. David Lighty scored 26 points, the seventh time he reached 20 or more points in a game as a Buckeye. He connected on 9 o 11 shots rom the ield, 6 o 7 ree throws and handed out three assists with no turnovers in 36 minutes. Ohio State vs University o Florida 11/16/10 7 p.m. at Stephen C. O'Connell Center Ohio State Lighty,David Lauderdale,Dallas Sullinger,Jared c Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % University o Florida ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA O De Tot FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Tyus, Alex Parsons, Chandler Macklin, Vernon c Boynton, Kenny g Walker, Erving g Young, Patric Wilbekin, Scottie Prather, Casey Murphy, Erik Team Totals Game 3 No. 4 Ohio State 81, UNC Wilmington 41 Nov. 20, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS-Deshaun Thomas scored 15 points and the ourth-ranked Buckeyes won over UNC-Wilmington in the Global Sports Invitational. The latest win was another step in the learning process or a reshman class deemed one o the best in the nation. In addition to Thomas, irst-year players Jordan Sibert and Jared Sullinger each had 11 points or the Buckeyes. Upperclassmen William Buord added 12 points, David Lighty had 10, and Dallas Lauderdale had 10 rebounds. Sibert, seeing his most extensive playing time, hit three 3-pointers in the irst hal. Ohio State rolled to a 7-0 lead while holding the Seahawks scoreless or the opening 4:39. Then Matta let his reshmen - who make up roughly hal o the squad - get some seasoning. With the game already irmly in hand at at the hal, the Buckeyes scored the irst eight points o the second hal as Ohio State improved to 71-5 against non-big Ten teams at Value City Arena. All 10 scholarship players scored or the Buckeyes and all o them also played double-digits in minutes. Lighty made a 3 rom the corner to open the game and Buord hit a 15-ooter rom the wing, then the upperclassmen stood back and watched the reshmen take over. During one spell, rosh scored 12 points in a row or Ohio State. They accounted or 24 o the last 34 points in the opening hal. All six reshmen scored or the second time this season (Thomas-17, Sibert-11, Sullinger-11, Crat-3, Weatherspoon-2, Smith, Jr.-2). Ohio State started the game on a 14-2 run during the irst 6:57, not allowing UNC Wilmington to score its irst ield goal until 15:11 in the irst hal. Ohio State held UNC Wilmington to 27 percent shooting in the irst hal allowing only 16 points, the ewest since Ohio State gave up 15 vs. Northwestern (3/8/09). Ohio State reshmen have accounted or 51 percent o total scoring or the season, including 57 percent Saturday vs. UNC Wilmington. UNC Wilmington s 41 points is the ewest points allowed since 11/29/08, when Samord only scored 22 vs. Ohio State. Ohio State has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 68 times since the shot was instituted in the season. The Buckeyes are in those games ater knocking down 10-o-29 vs. UNC Wilmington. Matta s Ohio State teams are 42-9 when making 10 or more 3s in a game. With 9 points, senior Jon Diebler now has 1,100 career points, which is tied or 37th all-time at Ohio State. Senior David Lighty s career total o 1,058 is good or the No. 41 spot all-time in OSU history. He inished with 10 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists vs. UNC Wilmington. Dallas Lauderdale recorded 5 blocks, passing Jim Smith ( ) or ourth place all-time with 173 in his career. Lauderdale also had 10 rebounds. He has had at least 10 rebounds in 2 o the 3 games this season. Freshman Deshaun Thomas scored in double-igures or the second time this season. He led the Buckeyes with 17 pts. Freshman Jordan Sibert had a career-high 11 points (3-5 3FG). UNC Wilmington vs Buckeyes 11/20/10 8:06 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) UNC Wilmington Morales, Donte 02 Rendleman, Keith Wilson, Matt c Tomko, Chad g Grant, Ahmad g Pace, Keegan Wallace, Matthew Milson, Tanner Chambers, Cam Felder, Darryl Deloach, Trevor Reybold, Shane Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Oicials: Technical ouls: North Carolina A&T-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Oicials: Tom Eades, Antinio Petty, Bert Smith Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. University o Florida-None. Attendance: Oicials: Steve Welmer, Brian Dorsey, Steve McJunkins Technical ouls: UNC Wilmington-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: North Carolina A&T Ohio State Ohio State University o Florida UNC Wilmington Buckeyes In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UNCW OSU Ohio State Men s Basketball-21

22 Game 4 No. 3 Ohio State 64, Morehead State 45 Nov. 23, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS-Jon Diebler scored 20 points and David Lighty added 11 to lead No. 3 Ohio State past Morehead State to win the Global Sports Invitational. The Buckeyes were without one o their top shooters, junior swingman William Buord, who was held out o the game because o back pain. Foul trouble and cold shooting kept Ohio State rom pulling away until late in the game. Freshman Deshaun Thomas scored 12 o his 16 points in the second hal or the Buckeyes. Kenneth Faried, battling oul trouble most o the night, had 15 points and 12 rebounds. Ty Proitt added 12 points or the Eagles. Freshman point guard Aaron Crat started in place o Buord, who was held out as a precautionary measure ater suering rom back spasms in the Buckeyes last game, a 40-point win over UNC-Wilmington. Hanging on to a lead early in the second hal, the Buckeyes scored 11 o the next 14 points with ive players getting points. Diebler s 3-pointer rom the let corner at the 7:41 mark made it The Buckeyes were helped when Morehead State s Faried collected his ourth oul at the 15:17 mark with the Buckeyes up With him on the bench, they scored nine o the next 12 points or some breathing room. Ohio State s reshmen, who had starred in their irst three games, took a back seat to the vets in a game in which points were hard to get. Ohio State improved to 25-6 when ranked No. 3 in the country, and when ranked among the Top 3 nationally. Jared Sullinger and Aaron Crat were the irst reshman duo to start or Ohio State since William Buord and B.J. Mullens on Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Ohio State is now 3-0 vs. Morehead State and 12-0 vs. teams rom the OVC (Ohio Valley Conerence. Senior Jon Diebler made our 3-pointers, pushing his Ohio State career record to 274. With our 3-pointers, Diebler extends his streak to 20 games with at least one 3-pointer made. With 20 points against Morehead State, Diebler passed Ron Sepic (1,107 points) and is tied with Curtis Wilson (1,020) or 35thplace all-time in career scoring. Senior David Lighty put up 11 points against Morehead State to move his career total to 1,069. He also added ive rebounds and seven assists. Freshman Deshaun Thomas scored in double igures or the second time this season. He was second on the team in scoring with 16 points. He also grabbed seven rebounds in the contest against the Eagles. Freshman Aaron Crat made his irst career start vs. Morehead State. William Buord did not play vs. Morehead State because o back spasms. This is the irst game Buord has not started or the Buckeyes since Dec. 12, 2008 vs. Iona. Buord had started 65-consecutive games or Ohio State dating back to Dec. 22, 2008 vs. UNC Asheville. Morehead State vs Buckeyes 11/23/10 7:02 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Morehead State FARIED, Kenneth 11 HILL, Terrance g PROFFITT, Ty g HARPER, Demonte g GOODMAN, Sam g GRAY, Kevin AUSTIN, Lamont FERGUSON, Dionte McMILLAN, Arthur LASME, Romaric Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Crat,Aaron g Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Ted Valentine, Mike Kitts, Larry Scirotto Technical ouls: Morehead State-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: Morehead State Buckeyes Game: % Game: % Game: % Ohio State Men s Basketball-22 2 Game 5 No. 3 Ohio State 66, Miami (Ohio) 45 Nov. 26, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS-David Lighty scored 19 o his 21 points in the second hal o his 100th Ohio State victory, leading the thirdranked Buckeyes past Miami o Ohio The ith-year senior, who missed most o the season ater breaking his oot, hit all our o his 3-point shots ater the break to spur a lethargic Ohio State oense. Freshmen Deshaun Thomas and Jared Sullinger added 15 and 12 points, respectively. The RedHawks ran o 13 points in a row at the end the irst hal and the start o the second, drawing as close as beore Lighty led a charge to push the Buckeyes to a 25-point lead. Orlando Williams had 13 points and Julian Mavunga 11 or Miami (Ohio). William Buord, back ater missing the last game with back spasms, scored on a drive beore Lighty went end-to-end with a steal. Lighty twice tossed entry passes into Sullinger or easy lay-ins, making it and eectively stemming the threat. Every time that Miami made a mini-run at the Buckeyes, Lighty seemed to counter with a 3. For most o the game, Miami was content to take time o the clock, run its motion oense and squeeze o a shot in the closing seconds o each possession. The Buckeyes led but were ahead 22-5 at one point beore the RedHawks scored 11 o the last 17 points. Ohio State held Miami to 5 o 22 shooting (22.7%) in the irst hal. That is the lowest shooting percentage or a Buckeye opponent in a hal this season. Ohio State is now 4-2 vs. Miami and vs. teams rom the MAC (Mid-American Conerence). Head Football Coach Jim Tressel and 24 seniors on the Ohio State ootball team were honored at haltime. Matta picked up his 10th in-state win against Miami. His unblemished mark is now Matta s last victory vs. an Ohio team was a win over Cleveland State on 12/22/09. Matta is now 4-0 vs. Miami in his career. This is the ourth time in eight seasons at Ohio State that Matta has led his team to a 5-0 start. Senior David Lighty put up 21 points against Miami to move his career total to 1,090, passing Carter Scott (1,073) and Scoonie Penn (1,076) or 39th-place all-time in career scoring. He also added 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals. Lighty was 4-4 in 3-point ield goals and scored 19 o his 21 points in the second hal. Lighty recorded his 100th win as a Buckeye vs. the RedHawks on Friday. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and 7 during the season when he received a medical redshirt because o a broken oot. With a pair o thets, Lighty is now tied or the No. 9 spot all-time at Ohio State with 147. Senior Jon Diebler made one 3-pointer, pushing his Ohio State career record to 275. With three points against Miami, Diebler passed Brad Sellers (1,122) to move into 34th-place at Ohio State in all-time career scoring with a total o 1,123 points. Miami RedHawks vs Buckeyes 11/26/10 4 p.m. at Value City Arena - Columbus, Ohio Miami RedHawks MAVUNGA, Julian 20 WINBUSH, Nick ROLLINS, Quinten g ROBERTS, Allen g BALLARD, Antonio g SEWELL, Josh MOCK, Sean WILLIAMS, Orlando McHENRY, Chris HARRIS, Jon McGHEE, Drew Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Oicials: Terry Wymer, Gene Steratore, Eric Curry Technical ouls: Miami RedHawks-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: Miami RedHawks Buckeyes Last FG - MIAMI -00:29, OSU -02:40. Largest lead - MIAMI by 2 1st-16:16, OSU by 23-04:50. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MIAMI OSU Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time. Game 6 No. 2 Ohio State 58, Florida State 44 Nov. 30, 2010, Tallahassee TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-Ohio State reshman Jared Sullinger was a load or Florida State to handle. In just his sixth collegiate game, the 6-oot-9 widebody out o Columbus, Ohio, muscled his way to the third double-double o his blossoming career with 11 points and 13 rebounds to lead the second-ranked Buckeyes to a victory in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Sullinger deended Chris Singleton, Florida State s top scorer, or part o the game. Singleton was held to eight points, hal his season average. Jon Diebler led the Buckeyes with 12 points and David Lighty added 10. Ohio State jumped to a 7-0 lead and never trailed, building its biggest lead at on William Buord s jumper with 15:45 let in the game. Florida State closed within on Deividas Dulky s only 3-pointer with 4:30 let. Ohio State had a rebounding advantage, but dominated the oensive boards 17-7 with Sullinger getting six. Freshman Ian Miller had 11 points and Derwin Kitchen added 10 or the Seminoles, who shot 35.4 percent and committed 22 turnovers, including 14 in the second hal. Both teams shot poorly in the early going, but Ohio State s domination o the backboards allowed the Buckeyes to stay comortably ahead on the way to a haltime lead. Florida State shot just 26.1 percent in the irst hal while Ohio State was slightly better at 36.7 percent but enjoyed a rebound advantage. Ohio State improved to 19-7 when ranked No. 2 in the country, and when ranked among the Top 3 nationally. Ohio State held Miami to 6 o 23 shooting (26.1 pct.) in the irst hal. Ohio State is now 5-0 vs. Florida State and vs. teams rom the ACC (Atlantic Coast Conerence). The Buckeyes are 4-5 overall in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge and have won each o its last three Challenge games. Thad Matta is 4-3 in the event. With the win, Ohio State is 32-6 in November under Matta, 6-0 this season, his best November record at Ohio State. Matta is now 2-0 vs. Florida State in his career. Senior David Lighty put up 10 points against Florida State to move his career total to 1,100, tied with Mel Nowell or 38th-place all-time in career scoring. He also added 7 rebounds. Lighty recorded his 101st win as a Buckeye vs. the Seminoles. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and 7 during the season when he received a medical redshirt because o a broken oot. With his pair o treys, Diebler extends his streak to 22 games with at least one 3-pointer made. With 12 points against the Seminoles, Diebler passed Richard Schnittker to move into 33rd-place at Ohio State in all-time career scoring with a total o 1,135 points. Freshman Jared Sullinger scored in double igures or the ith time this season. He had 11 points and 13 rebounds. He has three double-doubles in six career outings. Dallas Lauderdale recorded a block to move his career total to 177, 10 shy o tying Brad Sellers or third all-time in Ohio State history. Ohio State vs Florida State 11/30/10 7:30 pm at the Tucker Center - Tallahassee, Florida Ohio State Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Florida State Gibson, Xavier 31 Singleton, Chris Dulkys, Deividas g Snaer, Michael g Kitchen, Derwin g Loucks, Luke James, Bernard White, Okaro Shannon, Terrance Miller, Ian Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: Game: % Oicials: Roger Ayers, Les Jones, Ed Corbett Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Florida State-None. Attendance: ACC Big Ten Challenge Ohio State Florida State

23 Game 7 No. 2 Ohio State 75, IUPUI 64 Dec. 9, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Jared Sullinger set an Ohio State reshman record with 40 points, leading the second-ranked Buckeyes back rom a nine-point second-hal deicit to beat IUPUI The 6-oot-9 Columbus native hit 12 o 17 shots rom the ield and 16 o 23 ree throws - both o which were also records - and had 13 rebounds as the Buckeyes escaped on a night when the Jaguars shot 51 percent rom the ield. William Buord added 14 points and Jon Diebler 13 or the Buckeyes. Alex Young had 20 points, Leroy Nobles 16 and Donovan Gibbs 12 or the Jaguars. The Buckeyes inished the game on a run. It was the 23rd 40-point game ever by a Buckeye, and the irst since Dennis Hopson scored 41 in 1986 against Dayton. It was only the ourth time an Ohio State player has scored 40 points or more in a game in the last 45 years. The previous reshman scoring record at Ohio State was held by Michael Redd, who had 32 points against Penn State Feb 28, 1998 at St. John Arena. It was the last game in the acility prior to the opening o Value City Arena. The Jaguars hit their irst ive shots o the second hal to build a lead. The Jaguars biggest lead came at at 12:43 on a 3-pointer by John Ashworth with 2 seconds let on the shot clock ater Ohio State had played smothering deense or 33 seconds. Ohio State is now 1-0 vs. IUPUI and 2-0 vs. teams rom the Summit League. Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10+ points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks) in 810. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.683). Freshman Jared Sullinger recorded a doubledouble (40 points, 13 rebounds) vs. IUPUI. Ohio State moved to 1-0 when tied at the hal this season, and 3-3 under Coach Matta in his career. Ohio State went on a 21-4 run over 6:28 in the second hal to turn a nine-point deicit into lead. This is the third time in eight seasons at Ohio State that Matta has led his team to a 7-0 start. Freshman Jared Sullinger scored in double igures or the sixth time this season. He led the Buckeyes in scoring with a career-high 40 points and 13 rebounds. He has our double-doubles in seven career outings. The last Buckeye to score 30 points in a game was Evan Turner vs. Tennessee on 3/26/10 in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen. Sullinger s 40 points is a Value City Arena record or most points scored. It is the 10th 30-plus point game in Value City Arena history. Evan Turner had the previous record with 32 vs. Iowa or a Buckeye on 2/7/10 (Ray Barbosa, UMBC, 12/29/07 and Marcus Taylor, Michigan St., 2/27/02 also had 32 points as visitors). Sullinger s 40 point perormance is the irst 40-point game since Dennis Hopson scored 41 at Dayton on 12/26/86. It s the most points ever or a reshman at Ohio State. Michael Redd previously held the reshman record or points in a game with 32 vs. Penn State on 2/28/98 in an overtime loss (89-85) at St. John Arena. Sullinger s 40 points are the most points or a reshman in a game since Greg Oden dropped 29 vs. Iowa on 1/20/07. IUPUI vs Ohio State 12/09/10 7:06 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) IUPUI YOUNG, Alex 55 SIAKAM, Christian c NOBLES, Leroy g THOMAS, Stephen g ASHWORTH, John g GIBBS, Donovan WILLIAMS, Anthony PATTON, Mitchell Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Ohio State Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Jim Burr, Mark Whitehead, Frank Spencer Technical ouls: IUPUI-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: IUPUI Ohio State Last FG - IUPUI -00:30, OSU -00:40. Largest lead - IUPUI by 9-12:40, OSU by 14-00:40. Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IUPUI OSU Score tied - 9 times. Lead changed - 9 times. Game 8 No. 2 Ohio State 85, Western Carolina 60 Dec. 12, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Jared Sullinger scored 17 points and No. 2 Ohio State came out o the blocks ast to beat Western Carolina Dallas Lauderdale, William Buord and Deshaun Thomas all added 13 points and Jon Diebler 10 or the Buckeyes. Ohio State broke ree rom an early tie with an 11-0 run. They led by as many as 35 points beore substituting reely. Mike Williams led the Catamounts with 22 points, while Trey Sumler had 12 and Brandon Boggs 11. Because o all quarter graduation held across the street at the larger, newer Value City Arena, the game was played at St. John Arena, the Buckeyes home court rom Ahead at haltime, the Buckeyes hit their irst our shots in the second hal. The Buckeyes shot 52 percent rom the ield or the game and outscored the Catamounts 22-5 at the ree throw line. Western Carolina, averaging just under 14 turnovers a game, inished with 20. Perhaps the most telling stat at haltime was that the Catamounts had 14 turnovers. They had 11 turnovers in their irst 18 possessions to all into a hole rom which they never recovered. The Buckeyes, meanwhile, didn t turn the ball over even once in the opening 20 minutes. Sullinger had 12 points, going to the line 10 times and hitting eight in the opening hal. He ended up 4 o 8 rom the ield but was 9 o 12 at the line. Ohio State moved to (.740) at St. John Arena all-time. Ohio State is now 1-0 vs. Western Carolina all-time and 10-4 vs. teams rom the Southern Conerence. Thad Matta is 5-0 when playing home contests at St. John Arena. Matta is now 1-0 vs. Western Carolina. This is the third time in eight seasons at Ohio State that Matta has led his team to an 8-0 start (started and ). Under Matta, Ohio State is 4-0 this season and overall when scoring 70 or more points in a game. Freshman Jared Sullinger scored in double igures or the seventh time this season. He led the Buckeyes in scoring with 17 points. He has ive double-doubles in eight career outings. David Lighty made his 100th career 3-point ield goal as a Buckeye vs. WCU at the 11:24 mark in the irst hal. With 6 points passed Ron Sepic (1,107) or 37th place in all-time career scoring. He now has 1,112 career points. Lighty recorded his 103nd win as a Buckeye vs. the Catamounts on Sunday. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and 7 during the season when he received a medical redshirt due to a broken oot. With two made 3-pointers, Jon Diebler is one shy o moving into a tie or 7th-place all-time in Big Ten career 3-point ield goals made with A.J. Guyton (283). Diebler made two 3-pointers, pushing his Ohio State career record to 282. With two made 3-pointers, Diebler extends his streak to 24 games with at least one 3-pointer made. Western Carolina vs Ohio State 12/12/10 2:03 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (St. John Arena) Western Carolina GORDON, Richie 04 COLE, Keaton g WILLIAMS, Mike g MUTOMBO, Harouna g ROSS, Preston g SUMLER, Trey BOGGS, Brandon KING, Tawaski SMITHSON, Sam Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Ohio State Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Days,Eddie Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Mike Kitts, Tom Eades, Antonio Perry Technical ouls: Western Carolina-TEAM. Ohio State-None. Attendance: 6905 Western Carolina Ohio State Last FG - WCU -00:15, OSU -02:04. Largest lead - WCU None, OSU by 35-07:43. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench WCU OSU Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. Game 9 No. 2 Ohio State 85, Florida Gul Coast 55 Dec. 15, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Jon Diebler matched an Ohio State record with nine 3-pointers, scoring a career-high 29 points and leading the second-ranked Buckeyes past Florida Gul Coast Diebler shot 9-or-14 on 3s. William Buord became the 47th Buckeye player to reach the 1,000-point career mark, inishing with 17 points. Jared Sullinger added 11 or Ohio State. Chase Fieler had 12 points and Anthony Banks 10 or the Eagles. Diebler made three 3-pointers in an 11-0 run in the irst hal that put the Buckeyes in command. His nine 3-pointers were a Value City Arena record. He matched the Ohio State record held by Jay Burson. The Buckeyes took control early and never let up, thanks to Diebler. The Eagles were intent on preventing Sullinger, who scored a school reshman record 40 points last week against IUPUI, rom beating them. As a result, they tried to pack the middle as much as possible. Sullinger wasn t a actor, picking up two ouls and playing only nine minutes in the irst 20 while scoring just two points. But Diebler hit 5 o 7 3-pointers as the Buckeyes hit more shots behind the arc (7) by haltime than FGCU had total baskets (6). Ohio State was on top at the break and substituted reely in both halves. The Buckeyes scored the irst seven points over the opening 2 1/2 minutes. Ater Fieler hit a 3 to put the Eagles on the board, Ohio State ran o the next 11 points. Ohio State is now 1-0 vs. Florida Gul Coast all-time and 11-0 vs. teams rom the Atlantic Sun Conerence. Ohio State began the game on an 18-3 run over the irst 9:09. Ohio State allowed 16 irst hal points, tied or the ewest points given up in the irst hal this season (OSU vs. UNC-Wilmington 11/20/10 and OSU vs. Miami 11/26/10). Matta is now 1-0 vs. FGCU in his career and 7-0 vs. teams rom the Atlantic Sun Conerence. The 9-0 start to the season is tied or the second-best start or Matta at Ohio State (started and ). It s the third time in his eight seasons his teams have started at least 9-0. Jon Diebler set a career high in scoring, leading the Buckeyes with 29 points while connecting on 9-o-14 rom 3-point range. Diebler s 29-point perormance is tied or seventh all-time in Value City Arena. Diebler missed his irst two 3-point attempts, made nine-consecutive 3-point attempts and then missed his last three eorts rom long range. The 14 attempts also ties his Ohio State record or long range tries in a game. Diebler s nine made 3-pointers are the most in Value City Arena bu a Buckeye. The previous high was seven (held by our others). Diebler tied Jay Burson (12/27/88 vs. Florida) or the most 3-point ield goals in a game in Ohio State history with nine and tied or second most all-time in Big Ten history (Chris Hill o Michigan State holds the record with 10 vs. Syracuse 2/23/03). William Buord had 17 points to push his career total to 1,003, becoming the 47th player in Ohio State history to record 1,000 points and third on the current Buckeye roster joining Diebler and Lighty. Florida Gul Coast vs Ohio State 12/15/10 6:31 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Florida Gul Coast ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 20 FIELER, Chase BANKS, Anthony CANTINOL, Kevin c BAKER, Reed g RIVERA, Marlon g GOSHAY, Nick VARIDEL, Christophe MILLER, Hunter LUTKENHAUS, Chad NEGRIN, Jordan MURRAY, Eddie LYTLE, Charlie BROWN, Sherwood Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 Ohio State Lauderdale,Dallas Sullinger,Jared c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Days,Eddie Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: Game: % Oicials: Ed Corbett, Mike Eades, Dan Chrisman Technical ouls: Florida Gul Coast-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Florida Gul Coast Ohio State Last FG - FGCU -01:10, OSU -00:25. Largest lead - FGCU None, OSU by 32-04:08. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench FGCU OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-23

24 Game 10 No. 2 Ohio State 79, South Carolina 57 Dec. 18, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Freshman Jared Sullinger scored 30 points, grabbed a career-high 19 rebounds and showed his range by hitting a 30-oot bank shot at the irst-hal buzzer to lead No. 2 Ohio State past South Carolina William Buord added 12 points and Jon Diebler 11 or the Buckeyes. Sam Muldrow scored 14 points and Malik Cooke 13 or South Carolina, whose only losses this season have come against second-ranked Big Ten teams. Sullinger s previous best in rebounds was 14 against North Carolina A&T. His 14 deensive rebounds were an Ohio State record. Sullinger has been a sensation in his irst 10 college games. He s averaging 18.5 points and 9.6 rebounds and has been named the Big Ten player o the week twice and has won the weekly reshman award our times. He set an Ohio State record with 40 points in a victory over IUPUI on Dec. 9. Ohio State had expected a stout challenge inside against a solid team with some length. The Gamecocks had outrebounded seven o their previous eight opponents and came in sixth in the nation averaging 43 rebounds a game. But the Buckeyes controlled inside at both ends and won the battle o the boards Battling an awul shooting game, the Gamecocks trailed by 21 points at haltime. They never got closer than 15 points ater that and shot 38 percent or the game. Sullinger banked in a 30-ooter at the haltime buzzer to put Ohio State up Jared Sullinger s 30-point perormance was his third 20-plus point perormance o the season and the eighth time Ohio State has had a player score 20 or more points in a game this year. Ohio State is now 2-1 vs. South Carolina all-time and vs. teams rom the Southeastern Conerence (last game vs. USC was a victory on 12/20/88). Ohio State went on a 19-5 run midway through the second hal lasting 5:06. The 10-0 start to the season is the second-best start or Matta at Ohio State (started ). It s the second time in his eight seasons his teams have started at least Sullinger recorded his ith double-double o the season, leading the Buckeyes with 30 points and 19 rebounds. It was the ninth time Sullinger scored in double igures or Ohio State this season. Sullinger s 30 points are the tied or third-most ever by an Ohio State reshman in a game. Sullinger previously set the record earlier in the year on 12/9/10 vs. IUPUI with 40 points. Sullinger s 30-point perormance is tied or the third-most ever in Value City Arena (David Lighty vs. Cleveland St., 12/22/09 and Scoonie Penn vs. Wisconsin, 2/24/99 each had 30). Sullinger s 19 rebounds are a Value City Arena record (Evan Turner had 17 11/12/09 vs. James Madison and 11/9/10 vs. Alcorn St.). With 19 rebounds, Sullinger is tied or second or most rebounds in a game or a reshman (Herb Williams had 22 vs. Marshall, 11/28/77). Sullinger s 14 deensive rebounds are the most ever or an Ohio State reshman (Greg Oden previously held the record with 13 vs. Tennessee on 1/13/07). South Carolina vs Buckeyes 12/18/10 2:05 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) South Carolina COOKE, Malik 30 JACKSON, Lakeem MULDROW, Sam c RICHARDSON, Brian g ELLINGTON, Bruce g SPINELLA, Stephen SMITH, Eric GALLOWAY, Ramon HARRIS, Damontre JEFFERSON, Johndre SLAWSON, RJ Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Ohio State Men s Basketball-24 1 Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Days,Eddie Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Ed Hightower, Terry Wymer, Bert Smith Technical ouls: South Carolina-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: South Carolina Buckeyes Last FG - SC -02:23, OSU -02:52. Largest lead - SC by 1 1st-18:37, OSU by 30-10:50. Game: % Game: % Game: % 4 In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench SC OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 2 times. Game 11 No. 2 Ohio State 96, UNC Asheville 49 Dec. 21, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio- David Lighty scored No. 2 Ohio State s irst 16 points and sat out most o the second hal while inishing with 29 points to lead the Buckeyes past UNC Asheville on Tuesday night. Lighty, who came in averaging 11.6 points, had 23 at haltime. He let with 10:23 let - one shy o his career high - and did not return. William Buord added 14 points, Deshaun Thomas 13 and Jared Sullinger added nine points and 16 rebounds or the Buckeyes. J.D. Primm had 15 points, D.J. Cunningham 13 and Chris Stephenson 11 or the Bulldogs. Lighty hadn t hit double igures in his past our games but had that covered in the opening 2:45. He almost outscored the Bulldogs in the opening hal by himsel. He hit 9 o 12 shots rom the ield including 5 o 7 3-pointers as the Buckeyes led Down 26 points in the opening hal, the Bulldogs scored 10 o the irst 12 points in the second hal to pull to 50-34, but then Lighty made a 3 and the Buckeyes were o and running again. Asheville ell to 0-12 against Big Ten teams. The Bulldogs have played eight o their 11 games on the road, including an loss at No. 24 North Carolina on Nov. 23 and an deeat at No. 16 Georgetown on Nov. 27. Lighty s previous career high came 364 days earlier on Dec. 22, 2009, against Cleveland State. Against Asheville, he set career highs or ield goals made (11), 3-pointers made (seven) and attempted (10) and he matched his most ield goals attempted (16). The 11-0 start to the season is tied or the best start or Matta at Ohio State (started ). Ohio State s 59 percent ield-goal percentage in the irst-hal is a season high. The Buckeyes 50 percent 3-point ield goal percentage in the irst-hal 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 ourth time he has scored 20+ in a game this year (Diebler-2, Sullinger-3 and Thomas-1). Ohio State s 47-point margin o victory is the largest o the season. The Buckeyes have deeated our schools located in North Carolina by an average o 38 points (de. UNC A&T , UNC Wilmington and Western Carolina 85-60). Ohio State is now 4-0 vs. UNC Asheville all-time and 12-0 vs. teams rom the Big South Conerence (last game vs. UNC Asheville was an victory on 12/22/08). David Lighty led the Buckeyes with a season-high 29 points. Lighty scored the irst 11 points o the game, giving the Buckeyes an early 11-2 advantage to begin the contest. Lighty set his career high in made 3-point ield goals with seven and 3-point ield goals attempted (10), going 7-10 in the game. 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 ive assists. Thomas scored in double-igures or the sixth-time this season. He inished the game with 13 points. UNC Asheville vs Buckeyes 12/21/10 8:36 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) UNC Asheville STEPHENSON, Chris 32 JACKSON, Quinard CUNNINGHAM, D.J. c DICKEY, Matt g PRIMM, J.P. g LANE, Jaron SELIGSON, Josh DAVIS, Madison HARTMAN, Toles NWANNUNU, Jon HARN, Jeremy MEYER, Trent Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Days,Eddie Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Ted Valentine, Mike Sanzere, Gerald Williams Technical ouls: UNC Asheville-CUNNINGHAM, D.J.. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: UNC Asheville Buckeyes Last FG - ASH -06:12, OSU -02:03. Largest lead - ASH None, OSU by 47-00:55. Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench ASH OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Game 12 No. 2 Ohio State 92, Oakland 63 Dec. 23, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio- Deshaun Thomas scored 17 points and ive teammates also hit double igures to lead No. 2 Ohio State past Oakland 92-63, giving coach Thad Matta his best start in his seven years with the Buckeyes. Jared Sullinger had 16 points, Jon Diebler and David Lighty 13 each and Aaron Crat and William Buord 12 apiece or the Buckeyes. Dallas Lauderdale matched a career best with six blocked shots. Crat s point total was a career high. Lighty was making his 100th career start. Travis Bader had 17 points and Larry Wright 12 or the weary Golden Grizzlies, playing their third game in our days and ourth in six. Keith Benson, averaging 17.4 points a game, ouled out with eight points and 10 rebounds. The Buckeyes started 11-0 in Matta s second season in , ending up Leading by nine points at the break, the Buckeyes broke ree by scoring 11 o the irst 14 points in the second hal. Five players scored, with Lighty hitting a 3-pointer and Sullinger, Lauderdale, Buord and Crat each adding a basket. Down as many as 17, the Golden Grizzlies got as close as on Benson s lip over his shoulder at the 13:53 mark beore Ohio State pulled away by scoring the next 10 points. Again, the Buckeyes showed their balance, with ive players scoring. Diebler hit a shot behind the arc while Lauderdale, Buord and Thomas each had two and Crat added a ree throw to push the lead to with 10:56 remaining. The 12-0 start to the season is the ourth-best in Ohio State history ( , 27-0; , 22-0; , 17-0). Ohio State now has won 12 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10). Ohio State is now 2-0 vs. Oakland all-time and 3-0 vs. teams rom the Summit League (last game vs. Oakland was a victory on 12/27/99). Ohio State opened the contest against the Grizzlies on a 12-3 run and had a 21-3 run in the second hal. Thad Matta is now 1-0 vs. Oakland in his career and 3-0 vs. teams rom the Summit League. The 12-0 start to the season is the best start or Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0). Freshman Jared Sullinger inished the contest with 16 points. Sullinger has scored at least 10 points in 10 out or 12 games this season. With 13 points against Oakland, Jon Diebler now has 1,207 career points, passing Luke Witte (1,211) or 29th-place in career scoring in Ohio State history. The game vs. Oakland marked senior David Lighty s 100th career start or Ohio State. He is one start away rom tying Troy Taylor or ninth-place in career games started at OSU. With 13 points, Lighty remains in 3-place on the all-time scoring list at Ohio State with 1,170 career points, nine behind Lawrence Funderburke or 31st all-time. Freshman Deshaun Thomas was Ohio State s leading scorer with 17 points. He scored in double-igures or the sixth-time this season. Freshman Aaron Crat had a career-high 12 points vs. Oakland. His previous high was eight. Oakland vs Buckeyes 12/23/10 8:06 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Oakland HUDSON, Will 34 BENSON, Keith c WRIGHT, Larry g VALENTINE, Drew g HAMILTON, Reggie g BADER, Travis EACKLES, Ledrick MAYNARD, Drew BASS, Ryan MILUTINOVIC, Ilija Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Oicials: Tom O'Neill, Bob Donato, Gene Steratore Technical ouls: Oakland-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: Oakland Buckeyes Last FG - OU -00:08, OSU -00:46. Largest lead - OU None, OSU by 37-06:29. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OU OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times.

25 Game 13 No. 2 Ohio State 100, Tennessee-Martin 40 Dec. 27, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio- William Buord scored the irst seven points o the game and inished with 23 to lead No. 2 Ohio State to a victory over Tennessee-Martin. Deshaun Thomas added 20 points, Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 11 rebounds, and David Lighty and Dallas Lauderdale scored 10 points apiece or the Buckeyes. They are o to the ourth-best start in the program s 112 seasons. It was the ninth-biggest victory margin in Ohio State history. Ohio State took a 12-0 lead ater the opening 3 minutes, then scored the irst 18 points o the second hal. Reuben Clayton had 11 points or the Skyhawks. The Skyhawks hit just 17 o 63 shots rom the ield (27 percent) while the Buckeyes were 41 o 70 (59 percent). Ohio State also had a edge on the boards and orced 19 turnovers while committing just nine. Coach Thad Matta moved to 98-2 against unranked teams at home and against non-conerence opponents in his seven years at Ohio State. Ahead at the hal, Ohio State poured it on in the opening 5 1/2 minutes o the second hal, going on an 18-0 run beore Terence Smith ended the drought with a short jumper. Buord hit a jumper rom the right corner to open the scoring, then made a breakaway layup and popped in a 3-pointer to make it 7-0 ater the irst 1:06. Sullinger then scored the next ive points as the Buckeyes led The Skyhawks didn t get on the board until Terence Smith s runner rom just inside the ree-throw line ell in at the 16:46 mark. Ohio State now has won 13 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10). The Buckeyes are now 1-0 vs. UTM all-time and 13-0 vs. teams rom the Ohio Valley Conerence (OVC). Ohio State had ive players score in double-igures and 10 overall against the Skyhawks. The 60-point margin o victory is the largest or 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 de. Howard by a 61-point margin o victory, 12/14/91). The win against UTM is the second time this season Ohio State has scored 100 points or more ( win vs. UNC A&T, 11/12/10). Ohio State is 69-1 all-time when scoring 100 or more points. Tennessee-Martin s 40 total points are the ewest given up by Ohio State in 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 and 10-0 run and in the irst hal. The Buckeyes began the second-hal on an 18-0 run. Tennessee- Martin didn t score its irst basket until 14:24 remaining in the second hal. The 13-0 record to begin the season is the best start or Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0) and his irst time completing a non-conerence schedule undeeated. Matta is vs. non-conerence competition at Ohio State and vs. Big Ten oes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) or an overall record o He is in Columbus. UT Martin vs Buckeyes 12/27/10 8:36 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) UT Martin KING, Troy IRARRAZABAL, Andres SMITH, Terence g MINOR, Omari g SMITH, Dane g RICHARDSON, Chris SIMMONS, Benzor LIABO, Mike CLAYTON, Reuben MOPO, Pierre Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Buckeyes Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Weatherspoon,J.D Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: Game: % Oicials: Mike Kitts, Eric Curry, Ted Hillary Technical ouls: UT Martin-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: UT Martin Buckeyes Last FG - UTM -00:05, OSU -00:48. Largest lead - UTM None, OSU by 63-00:48. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UTM OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Game 14 No. 2 Ohio State 85, Indiana 67 Dec. 31, 2010, Bloomington BLOOMINGTON, Ind.- William Buord scored 24 points, and No. 2 Ohio State made 13 o 19 3-pointers, pulling away rom Indiana or an victory. The Buckeyes have won eight straight road games -- their longest such streak since winning nine in a row rom And or the irst time in school history, the Buckeyes have won three consecutive games at Assembly Hall. Ohio State hadn t won three straight in Bloomington since , beore the current arena opened. Ohio State did it with lair, too, shooting 60.5 percent rom the ield and tied the record or most 3s by an opponent at Assembly Hall. Northwestern made 13 last season in Bloomington. Christian Watord scored 17 points or Indiana, which has lost our straight and two in a row at home. Jared Sullinger had 19 points or Ohio State. The Buckeyes shooting was incredible. They started 8 o 11 rom the ield, inished the irst hal at 15 o 21 overall and 7 o 10 rom 3-point range. And until the closing minutes, they were still shooting nearly 70 percent rom the ield. Indiana simply couldn t keep up. While the Hoosiers did a respectable job inside, the Buckeyes decided to exploit the perimeter. Buord and Jon Diebler combined to make our 3-pointers in the irst 6 minutes, and when David Lighty made two ree throws with 13:55 to go in the hal, the Buckeyes led The 14-0 overall record is the ourth-best start in Ohio State history ( , 27-0; , 22-0; , 17-0). The Buckeyes are now vs. Indiana all-time and vs. teams rom the Big Ten. Ohio State has won its last ive games vs. the Hoosiers, the longest winning streak in the series or the Buckeyes. Ohio State has won its last eight road games and the last seven in league play. Ohio State made 13 o 19 shots rom 3-point range vs. the Hoosiers. The 13 made 3s tied an opponent record or long range makes at Assembly Hall. The total also ties the Ohio State record or most made 3s vs. Indiana. The Buckeyes made 13 vs. the Hoosiers on Jan. 13, 2009 at Value City Arena. Ohio State won that game Ohio State made 71 pct. o its shots in the irst hal (15-21) and 64 pct. rom long range (7-11) to take a lead at the break. The 14-0 record to begin the season is the best start or Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0) and his irst time completing a non-conerence schedule undeeated. With the win, Ohio State is 43-6 (.878) in December under Matta and 8-0 this season, the most wins during the month in his Ohio State career. Junior guard William Buord led the Buckeyes with 24 points, pushing his career total to 1,088. He passed Carter Scott and Scoonie Penn 40th-place all-time in career scoring at Ohio State. Buord scored the irst eight points o the game. He inished the game with a season-high 24 points. With ive made 3-pointers vs. Indiana, senior Jon Diebler now has 304 or his career, passing Dee Brown (Illinois - 299) or sixth-place in career 3-pointers made in Big Ten history. He is our away rom tying Joe Crispin (308, Penn St ) or ith-place. Ohio State vs Indiana 12/31/10 6:05 p.m. at Bloomington, Ind - Assembly Hall Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 Indiana , Watord, Christian 32 Elston, Derek Hulls, Jordan g Oladipo, Victor g Jones III, Verdell g Creek, Maurice Rivers, Jeremiah Sheehey, Will Capobianco, Bobby Pritchard, Tom Roth, Matt Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Ed Hightower, Mike Sanzere, Terry Oglesby Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Indiana-None. Attendance: Elston (IU) ouls out at 17:17() Pritchard (IU) ouls out at 10:34() Oladipo (IU) ouls out at 2:55() Ohio State Indiana Last FG - OSU -08:06, IND -00:57. Largest lead - OSU by 21-08:06, IND by 2 1st-19:31. Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU IND Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 1 time. Game 15 No. 2 Ohio State 73, Iowa 68 Jan. 4, 2011, Iowa City IOWA CITY, Iowa- Freshman Jared Sullinger had 24 points and 12 rebounds and No. 2 Ohio State rallied to overtake Iowa Jon Diebler added 14 points or the Buckeyes, who have won ive straight over the Hawkeyes or the irst time in school history. Iowa cut Ohio State s 13-point lead to on Zach McCabe s 3-pointer with 24 seconds let. But Aaron Crat made two ree throws and orced a turnover to put the upset-minded Hawkeyes away. Ohio State had some trouble early with Iowa and trailed at haltime. But the Buckeyes opened the second hal with a run - then hung on as the Hawkeyes made one inal push. Freshman Melsahn Basabe had a career-high 22 points, 13 rebounds and six blocks or the Hawkeyes, the only team in the conerence with a.500 record. Sullinger had 11 points in the irst 8 1/2 minutes o the second hal, and two 3s by Diebler put Ohio State ahead with 8:40 let. It was surprising to see the Buckeyes down six points at haltime. It was even less shocking to see them erase that deicit in less than 3 minutes. Ohio State simply pounded it inside to Sullinger or three baskets rom the same spot to take their irst lead, Iowa kept it close or a bit, but the Buckeyes pushed it to on Dallas Lauderdale s tip-in as the Hawkeyes struggled to knock down the shots they had been making. Diebler then delivered two crushing blows, ollowing a 3 rom the wing with a contested one rom the corner to make it a 13-point game with 8:40 to go. Ohio State opened the conerence season with back-to-back road wins or the irst time in program history ater wins at Indiana and Iowa this year. The Buckeyes used a 16-0 run in the second hal to gain control o the game. Ohio State trailed beore the run and took a lead at the 8:40 mark. Jared Sullinger s bucket at 13:34 put Ohio State up or good. Ohio State connected on 60 percent o its shots in the second hal (18-30) and inished at 55 pct. or the game (31-56). Big Ten Freshman o the Week (his seventh o the season) Jared Sullinger inished the contest with 24 points. Sullinger has scored at least 10 points in 13 out or 15 games this season. Sullinger also added 12 rebounds to record his seventh career double-double. With our made 3-pointers vs. Iowa, senior Jon Diebler now has 308 or his career to tie Joe Crispin (308, Penn St ) or ithplace. Lighty recorded his 110th win as a Buckeye vs. the Hawkeyes. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and seven during the season when he received a medical redshirt because o a broken oot. He is one win away rom owning the Ohio State record. He is tied with Mark Titus and Danny Peters with 110 career wins. Lighty has played in 135 games as a Buckeye, which is second all-time. Lighty had two steals. He is in second place all-time at Ohio State with 163. He also recorded ive assists to give him 310 or his career. With six rebounds, Lighty has 490 or his career. He is 10 rebounds away rom becoming the third Buckeye in history to record 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Ohio State vs Iowa 01/04/11 8:05 p.m. at Carver-Hawkeye Arena - Iowa City, IA Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lighty,David Lauderdale,Dallas c Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Iowa , Basabe, Melsahn 04 Marble, Roy Devyn Cole, Jarryd c Gatens, Matt g Cartwright, Bryce g McCabe, Zach Brommer, Andrew Archie, Devon Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Oicials: Jim Burr, Ed Corbett, Larry Scirotto Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Iowa-None. Attendance: 9810 Ohio State Iowa Last FG - OSU -00:34, IOWA -00:28. Largest lead - OSU by 13-08:40, IOWA by 8 1st-12:19. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU IOWA Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 3 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-25

26 Game 16 No. 2 Ohio State 67, Minnesota 64 Jan. 9, 2011, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio- David Lighty scored 19 points and No. 2 Ohio State survived a scare when Austin Hollins 3-pointer came up short in the inal seconds, allowing the Buckeyes to remain unbeaten with a victory over Minnesota. The Buckeyes led by 18 points beore the Golden Gophers rallied to pull within on Al Nolen s two ree throws with 44.6 seconds let. Coach Tubby Smith elected to oul Ohio State s Dallas Lauderdale, a 33 percent ree throw shooter, and he missed both with 28.5 seconds let. The Gophers missed two shots inside beore taking the ball out underneath the basket with 15 seconds remaining. With time running out, Nolen ed Hollins who got o a shot with 1 second let that was delected by Ohio State s William Buord. Jared Sullinger had 15 points and 12 rebounds or the Buckeyes, with another reshman, point guard Aaron Crat, coming o the bench to score 11 points with seven assists. Trevor Mbakwe totaled 16 points and 12 rebounds or the Golden Gophers, with Nolen adding 11 points. The Buckeyes played large segments o the game without Lauderdale and Lighty due to oul trouble. Lighty, who received the game ball or playing in an Ohio State-record 111th career victory, ouled out with 2:30 let. Ohio State led at haltime. Crat hit a 3 beore stealing the ball at the other end. Jon Diebler then hit a 3 rom the let wing. Ater Gerald Armelin scored or the Golden Gophers, Lighty - back in ater several minutes on the bench - hit consecutive 3s to push the lead to Ohio State moved to (.853) at Value City Arena, improving to 79-5 vs. non-conerence opponents and vs. Big Ten oes. The 16-0 overall record is the ourth-best start in Ohio State history ( , 27-0; , 22-0; , 17-0). The Buckeyes are one win shy o tying the season or third-best start to a season. Ohio State now has won 14 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10). The Buckeyes are now vs. Minnesota all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to Ohio State is 22-3 vs. Minnesota when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. The Buckeyes improve to 6-1 all-time in games played at Value City Arena against the Golden Gophers. Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10 points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks) in 814 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.684). Freshman Jared Sullinger (15/12) recorded his eighth o the season vs. Minnesota. Matta is now 7-5 vs. Minnesota in his career, with an overall mark o against Big Ten opponents. Ohio State had a late 15-4 run in the closing minutes o the irst hal to lead at intermission. Lighty recorded his 111th win as a Buckeye, an Ohio State record, vs. the Golden Gophers on Sunday. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and seven during the season when he received a medical redshirt because o a broken oot. Lighty ended the contest with three rebounds, seven shy o becoming just the third player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Lighty s current marks are 1,222 points, 493 rebounds and 310 assists. Game 17 No. 2 Ohio State 68, Michigan 64 Jan. 12, 2011, Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR, Mich.-William Buord scored 19 points and No. 2 Ohio State went on a 12-0 run in the second hal beore holding on to beat Michigan The Wolverines rallied rom a deicit, pulling within two at when Zack Novak made two ree throws with 22.3 seconds let. Michigan then ouled Buord, who made a pair o ree throws with 18.6 seconds to play. Darius Morris scored on a drive with 12.4 seconds to go, but Aaron Crat made two more ree throws with 9.4 seconds remaining and Tim Hardaway Jr. missed a 3-pointer at the other end. David Lighty and Jared Sullinger scored 12 points each or the Buckeyes. Morris scored 18 points, and Novak added 16 or Michigan. Evan Smotrycz scored 14 points or the Wolverines, including a 3-pointer that tied it at 41 not long ater haltime. The Buckeyes then scored the next 12 points. Jon Diebler made a 3-pointer to put Ohio State up by seven and Sullinger dunked o a quick spin move. A 3-pointer by Crat made it Michigan rallied to within 58-53, but Smotrycz missed a 3-pointer in transition, and Sullinger and Lighty made two ree throws apiece. Novak made a 3-pointer and Morris added a putback or Michigan to make it The score was when Novak was ouled while missing a 3-pointer rom the corner with under 30 seconds to play, but he missed one o his ree throws, and the Buckeyes made theirs to prevent the Wolverines rom having a chance to tie. The 17-0 overall record ties the third-best start in Ohio State history ( , 27-0; , 22-0; , 17-0). Ohio State currently has the nation s longest active winning streak. Ohio State trailed by six in the irst hal, 12-6, but would go on to score on ive o six possessions to take lead at 7:17 timeout, its irst lead since going up 2-0 to open the game. The irst hal eatured three ties and our lead changes beore the Buckeyes went into the intermission up With the game tied at 41 (16:37), the Buckeyes went on a 12-0 run over the next 6:10 to pull ahead Michigan would battle back within two, but never re-take the lead. Under Jim Tressel (9-1), Jim Foster (11-1) and Thad Matta (12-2), Ohio State has a combined record o 32-4 vs. Michigan. The Buckeyes are now vs. Michigan all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to and their record in Ann Arbor to Ohio State is 30-4 vs. Michigan when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25, and have won 13 o the last 14 games against the Wolverines as a Top 25 team. The 17-0 record to begin the season is the best start or Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0) and his irst time completing a non-conerence schedule undeeated. Senior David Lighty recorded his 112th win as a Buckeye, an Ohio State record, vs. the Wolverines. He had 35 as a reshman, 25 as a sophomore, 29 as a junior and seven during the season when he received a medical redshirt because o a broken oot. Lighty ended the contest with three rebounds, our shy o becoming just the third player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Lighty s current marks are 1,234 points, 496 rebounds and 315 assists. Game 18 No. 2 Ohio State 69, Penn State 66 Jan. 15, 2011, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Freshman Jared Sullinger scored 19 points and hit a three-point play with 13.2 seconds let to lit No. 2 Ohio State to a victory over Penn State. Fellow reshman Aaron Crat also had 19 points, a career-high, to go with seven assists and brilliant deense against Penn State star Talor Battle. Battle s 3-pointer with 2 seconds let came up short. David Jackson had 19 points, Battle 15 and Tim Frazier and Je Brooks 11 apiece or the Nittany Lions. William Buord added 13 points and Jon Diebler had 10 or the Buckeyes, o to the third-astest start in the school s 112 years o the sport. Only the team (27-0) and the team (22-0), both led by Jerry Lucas and John Havlicek, have been better. Sullinger was 6 o 9 rom the ield and 7 o 9 at the line and had six rebounds and matched a career best with ive assists. Crat was 7 o 11 rom the ield, including 4 o 6 on 3-pointers, and also had seven assists and three rebounds to go with one turnover in 35 minutes. With the score tied at haltime, the Buckeyes took control with a 12-2 run. Deense ueled the un, with the Buckeyes orcing turnovers on our o Penn State s irst seven possessions. At the other end, Buord, Diebler, Crat and Diebler again hit 3-pointers. The biggest Ohio State lead was ater two ree throws by Sullinger. The Buckeyes 18-0 overall record is the third-best start in school history ( , 27-0; , 22-0). Ohio State currently holds the nation s longest active winning streak at 18 games. Ohio State now has won 15 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10). Ohio State sold out Value City Arena with 18,809 ans. It is the sixth sellout since the season and irst since 2/17/10 vs. Purdue. It is the 6 sellout all-time. Ohio State owns a record o in those contests. Ohio State now has won the last 14 meetings with Penn State. The Buckeyes are now vs. Penn State all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to Ohio State is 12-2 vs. Penn State when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. The Buckeyes improve to 14-3 all-time in games played in Columbus against the Nittany Lions and 8-0 in Value City Arena. Ohio State has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 73 times since the shot was instituted or the season. The Buckeyes are in those games ater knocking down 10-o-20 treys against Penn State. Matta s Ohio State teams are 49-9 when making 10 or more 3s in a game. Ohio State ended the irst hal on a 7-2 run, extending it into a 19-4 run to begin the second hal. The game eatured seven ties and 11 lead changes. The Buckeyes led by as much as 10 in the second hal, while Penn State s largest margin was ive in the irst hal. Freshman guard Aaron Crat inished the game with a career-high and game high-tying 19 points. Crat also had seven assists. He now has 89 assists on the season to just 33 turnovers. It is his eighth time this season with seven or more assists and the ith time in the last seven games played. Minnesota vs Ohio State 01/09/11 2:06 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Ohio State vs Michigan 01/12/11 6:30 PM at Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, MI Penn State vs Ohio State 01/15/11 5:36 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Minnesota , 1-3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 32 Mbakwe, Trevor Williams, Rodney Sampson III, Ralph Nolen, Al g Hoarber, Blake g Ahanmisi, Maverick Hollins, Austin Armelin, Gerald Iverson, Colton Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: Game: % 0 Ohio State , 3-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3 Oicials: Ray Perone, D.J. Carstensen, Lamont Simpson Technical ouls: Minnesota-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: In O Fast Minnesota Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MINN Ohio State OSU Last FG - MINN -00:45, OSU -05:14. Score tied - 1 time. Largest lead - MINN None, OSU by 18-08:31. Lead changed - 0 times. Ohio State (4-0) ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 Michigan (1-3) ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Smotrycz, Evan Morgan, Jordan Novak, Zack g Morris, Darius g Hardaway Jr, Tim g Douglass, Stu Vogrich, Matt Horord, Jon Christian, Colton Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: hal: % Game: % 1 Oicials: Mike Kitts, Tom O'Neill, Mike Eades Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Michigan-None. Attendance: In O Fast Ohio State Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench OSU Michigan MICH Last FG - OSU -08:36, MICH -00:12. Score tied - 5 times. Largest lead - OSU by 12-11:39, MICH by 6 1st-17:15. Lead changed - 6 times. Penn State , 3-3 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 15 Jackson, David (DJ) Jones, Andrew Brooks, Je Battle, Talor g Frazier, Tim g Marshall, Jermaine Woodyard, Cammeron Oliver, Billy Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 Ohio State , 5-0 ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA O De Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: Game: % 4 Oicials: Eric Curry, Mike Sanzere, Dan Dorian Technical ouls: Penn State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: In O Fast Penn State Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench PSU Ohio State OSU Last FG - PSU -00:43, OSU -00:14. Score tied - 7 times. Largest lead - PSU by 5 1st-05:37, OSU by 10-16:38. Lead changed - 11 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-26

27 Game 19 No. 1 Ohio State 70, Iowa 48 Jan. 19, 2011, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-David Lighty scored 18 points and Ohio State deeated Iowa in the irst game since going to No. 1 in the polls. The Buckeyes improved to 60-4 when ranked irst in The Associated Press poll. William Buord had 15 points and Jared Sullinger added 13 or the Buckeyes. Andrew Brommer had 12 points and Bryce Cartwright added 10 or Iowa, playing a ranked team or the ith time in its last six games. The Hawkeyes ell to 2-19 against teams ranked No. 1. Up at haltime, the Buckeyes reeled o seven o the irst nine points o the second hal to push the lead to 22. The outcome wasn t in doubt the rest o the way. The Ohio State attack was spread out, with our players with our assists. Aaron Crat set an Ohio State reshman record with seven steals, tying or the second-most ever at the school behind Troy Taylor s eight against Saint Joseph s in Dallas Lauderdale set the tone early or the Buckeyes. He had seven points in the opening 5:37 as Ohio State opened a 12-4 lead. Ater that, the Buckeyes got going in transition. Buord, who had 11 points in the irst hal, and Lighty, who added eight, hurried the ball down the court or whipped it around the perimeter or easy baskets. Iowa totaled 10 turnovers - resulting in seven points at the other end - and never really got back in the game. The Buckeyes are o to the third-best start in the school s 112 seasons, behind only the team (27-0), and the team (22-0). Ohio State now has won 16 home games in a row (last home loss was to Purdue on 2/17/10). Ohio State improved to 60-4 when ranked irst in the country by the Associated Press. Ohio State now is 4-0 when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes improved to 33-1 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State is 20-0 at home and 4-0 at Value City Arena vs. Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State moved to 4-0 vs. Iowa when ranked No. 1 (last meeting was a victory at Iowa on 2/26/62). The Buckeyes are vs. the Hawkeyes all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to Ohio State is vs. Iowa when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Iowa s 48 points are the ewest it has scored all season (previous low was 51 vs. Northern Iowa, 12/7/10). The Buckeyes have now won six-consecutive games against Iowa Ohio State only allowed Iowa to connect on one 3-point ield goal (1-7), which is the ewest they have allowed all season. Lighty ended the contest with ive rebounds, becoming the third player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Lighty has played in 139 games as a Buckeye, tying Jamar Butler or most all-time in an Ohio State uniorm. Big Ten Freshman o the Week, guard Aaron Crat inished the game with a career-high and game-high seven steals. It is second most in Ohio State history tied with Kelvin Ransey vs. Minnesota 2/23/78 (Troy Taylor recorded eight vs. St. Joe s 12/29/83). Iowa vs Buckeyes 01/19/11 6:31 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Iowa , Basabe, Melsahn 50 Cole, Jarryd Gatens, Matt g Cartwright, Bryce g May, Eric g Stoermer, Jordan Marble, Roy Devyn McCabe, Zach Brommer, Andrew Archie, Devon Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Hal: hal: % Game: % Buckeyes , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Tim Higgins, Michael Stephens, Brian Dorsey Technical ouls: Iowa-None. Buckeyes-None. Attendance: Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Game 20 No. 1 Ohio State 73, No. 23 Illinois 68 Jan. 22, 2011, Champaign CHAMPAIGN, Ill.-Aaron Crat made two ree throws with 15 seconds let and Jon Diebler orced an Illinois turnover with 4 seconds on the clock as No. 1 Ohio State held on or a win over the 23rd-ranked Illini. Jared Sullinger had 27 points and 16 rebounds or the unbeaten Buckeyes, who went on a 14-0 run in the second hal in rallying or the victory. The Illini made it close, though. Mike Tisdale s 3-pointer brought Illinois within with 16 seconds let. But Crat s ree throws and Diebler s strip preserved the win. Sullinger scored 11 points early in the second hal Saturday to keep the Buckeyes in the game, and told his teammates not to worry as they walked to the bench down with just under 13 minutes to play. He lived up to his billing, oten dealing with two Illinois deenders. Thirteen o his points came rom the ree throw line, where he missed only twice. With 12:52 let in the game and the Buckeyes down ater Mike Davis layup, Sullinger walked to the bench telling teammates Don t worry, don t worry, as he waved his hands back and orth. Diebler and Deshaun Thomas must have listened. Diebler started the key run with two ree throws with 11:39 let in the game and he and Thomas hit 3-pointers on three-straight possessions to end it. The irst one by Thomas tied the game at 50 and the last, also by Thomas, gave Ohio State a lead it wouldn t surrender. The Buckeyes 20-0 overall record is the third-best start in school history ( , 27-0; , 22-0). Ohio State and San Diego State concurrently hold the nation s longest active winning streak at 20 games. Ohio State improved to 61-4 when ranked irst in the country by the Associated Press. The Buckeyes improved to 34-1 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State has won our consecutive games vs. Illinois. Ohio State moved to 4-0 vs. Illinois when ranked No. 1 (last meeting was a victory in Columbus on 2/24/62). Ohio State is now 5-5 against Illinois when both teams are ranked (previous meeting when both teams were ranked was a win by No. 7 Illinois over No. 16 Ohio State in Champaign, 2/9/1989). The Buckeyes are vs. the Illini all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to They are now in Champaign. Ohio State is 20-9 vs. Illinois when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Ohio State has won its last 11 true road games dating back to the season (last road loss was at No. 11 West Virginia, Jan. 23, 2010). The Buckeyes have won their last 10 road contests since losing to Minnesota Jan. 9, It is the second longest Big Ten road winning streak in Ohio State history (previous best was 14 between the seasons and ). Illinois went on a 10-0 run at the end o the irst hal and start o the second hal to lead Ohio State preceded the Fighting Illini s run with a 7-0 run o their own. Ohio State vs Illinois 01/22/11 11:00 am at Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL Ohio State (7-0) 00 Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0,4 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Illinois (4-3) 24 Davis, Mike 30 Cole, Bill Tisdale, Mike c Richardson, D.J. g McCamey, Demetri g Paul, Brandon Leonard, Meyers Richmond, Jereme Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 0,1 FT % 1st Hal: hal: % Game: % Oicials: John Higgins, Tim Clougherty, Terry Wymer Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Illinois-None. Attendance: Ohio State Illinois In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU ILL Game 21 No. 1 Ohio State 87, No. 12 Purdue 64 Jan. 25, 2011, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-I this was a big test, then No. 1 Ohio State aced it. William Buord had 19 points, Jared Sullinger added 17 and No. 1 Ohio State played almost lawlessly in rolling past No. 12 Purdue Jon Diebler had 13 points and a career-high eight rebounds, Deshaun Thomas added 13 points, David Lighty scored 10 points and Aaron Crat had 11 points and six assists or Ohio State, which ran its record to 62-4 all-time when atop the polls. JaJuan Johnson had 22 points or Purdue. Ohio State, which shot 55 percent rom the ield and hit 11 o 19 3-pointers, used an 11-0 irst-hal run to take control and never let up. Ahead by 20 points at haltime ater shooting 57 percent rom the ield and making 6 o 9 3-pointers, they kept it up even as Purdue turned up the pressure in the second hal. Late in the shot clock, with the Boilermakers scrambling to get back in the game, the 6-oot-9 Sullinger even tossed in a 3 to the delight o a near-capacity crowd o 17,556. Another 3 by Buord and a power move inside by Sullinger swelled the lead to ater the opening 5 minutes o the second hal. The Buckeyes led by as many as 31 points beore substituting throughout the inal 10 minutes. About all Purdue had going or it was Johnson, who came in leading the Big Ten in scoring at 20.9 points a game. He had over hal his team s points midway through the second hal. Ohio State moved to 4-0 vs. Purdue when ranked No. 1 (last meeting was a win in West Laayette on 3/9/07). Ohio State is now 6-2 against Purdue when both teams are ranked (previous meeting when both teams were ranked was a win by No. 4 Purdue over No. 9 Ohio State in Columbus last season). The Buckeyes are vs. the Boilermakers all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to They are now 7-1 vs. Purdue at Value City Arena. Purdue is now 2-18 vs. the Associated Press No. 1 team. Ohio State improves to vs. Purdue in Columbus (Purdue was Ohio State s lone home loss last season). Ohio State is 22-4 vs. Purdue when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Purdue s Ryne Smith shot zero percent (0-2) rom 3-point range vs. Ohio State. Prior to the game Tuesday, Smith was shooting 61 percent rom behind the arc in Big Ten play. The Buckeyes shot 58 percent rom 3-point range, the highest ever vs. Purdue and highest this season against Big Ten opponents. Ohio State went on a 14-2 run rom 15:58 to 11:31 early in the irst hal to pull ahead o Purdue The Buckeyes shot a season-high 67 percent (6-9) rom 3-point range in the irst hal and 57 percent rom the ield. Purdue s 26 irst hal points are the ewest they have scored in the Big Ten this season (31 was previous low). The Buckeyes had six players score in double igures (Buord, Sullinger, Diebler, Thomas, Crat and Lighty). The last time this occurred was vs. Oakland (12/23/10). Thad Matta is now 11-5 vs. Purdue in his career, with an overall mark o against Big Ten opponents. Purdue vs Ohio State 01/25/11 9:05 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Purdue , Johnson, JaJuan 50 Carroll, Travis Jackson, Lewis g Smith, Ryne g Moore, E'Twaun g Johnson, Terone Barlow, Kelsey Byrd, D.J Hart, John Bade, Patrick Marcius, Sandi Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Oicials: Pat Driscoll, Paul Janssen, Terry Oglesby Technical ouls: Purdue-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Game: % Game: % Game: % 6 Iowa Buckeyes Last FG - IOWA -00:55, OSU -00:32. Largest lead - IOWA None, OSU by 25-02:56. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench IOWA OSU Last FG - OSU -04:50, ILL -00:16. Largest lead - OSU by 8 1st-10:10, ILL by 8-12:51. Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Purdue Ohio State Last FG - PUR -01:34, OSU -04:19. Largest lead - PUR None, OSU by 31-04:19. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench PUR OSU Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-27

28 Game 22 No. 1 Ohio State 58, Northwestern 57 Jan. 29, 2011, Evanston EVANSTON, Ill.-No one could have blamed Thad Matta or letting out a sigh o relie. Top-ranked Ohio State s coach expected a diicult time against Northwestern, and that s exactly what the unbeaten Buckeyes experienced. They also ound a way to capture their 2 straight victory, thanks to a late steal rom veteran David Lighty and a tie-breaking ree throw rom reshman star Jared Sullinger to pull out a victory over the short-handed and determined Wildcats. Once again it was Sullinger coming through or the Buckeyes. Northwestern had a chance to take the lead, but Lighty stole a pass near the basket with 17 seconds to go. And the Buckeyes then worked the ball into the 6-oot-9, 280-pound Sullinger. He was double-teamed throughout the game and in this instance, once he got the ball to go up near the basket, he was ouled. With Northwestern s student section trying to distract him with waves and screams, he hit the rim with his irst attempt and swished the second. Ater three timeouts, Northwestern got a long attempt rom Drew Craword that hit the backboard. Sullinger inished with 21 points and Aaron Crat had 13 points or Ohio State. Leading by only two at the hal, Ohio State pulled out to a 13-point lead in the second hal with a 14-4 run. But Northwestern came back behind senior guard Michael Thompson, who led the Wildcats with 16 points in the second hal. The Buckeyes 22-0 overall record is tied or the second-best start in school history ( , 27-0; , 22-0). Ohio State currently holds the nation s longest active winning streak at 22. They are the only remaining unbeaten team in the country. The 22-game winning streak is the ourth longest in Ohio State history ( , 32; and , 22). The one-point margin o victory is the smallest Ohio State had won by all season. In one-point games all-time Ohio State is and on the road. The Buckeyes improved to 36-1 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State moved to 5-0 vs. Northwestern when ranked No. 1 (the previous our wins took place rom Jan. 14, 1961 through Feb. 3, 1962). Northwestern moves to 0-16 vs. AP No. 1-ranked team. Ohio State improves to vs. Northwestern in Evanston. Ohio State is 31-2 vs. Northwestern when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Ohio State has won its last 12 true road games dating back to the season (last road loss was at No. 11 West Virginia, Jan. 23, 2010). The Buckeyes have won their last 11 Big Ten road contest since losing to Minnesota Jan. 9, It is the second longest conerence road winning streak in Ohio State history (previous best was 14 between the seasons and ). With the win, the Buckeyes hold the record or the best start to as season ater losing the National Player o the Year (Evan Turner). The previous record was held by UCLA in when they went 21-0 ater they lost Player o the Year Lew Alcindor. Ohio State s 27 haltime points are the ewest they have scored at intermission this season (28 previous low; Miami, 11/26 and Florida St., 11/30). Ohio State vs Northwestern 01/29/11 5:00 p.m. at Evanston, Ill. (Welsh-Ryan Arena) Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Northwestern , Craword, Drew 3 Capocci, Mike Mirkovic, Luka c Thompson, Michael g Cobb, JerShon g Curletti, Davide Marcotullio, Alex Team Totals Game 23 No. 1 Ohio State 62, Michigan 53 Feb. 3, 2011, Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio-Jared Sullinger hammered away inside or 19 points and 15 rebounds and No. 1 Ohio State came back to beat Michigan 62-53, helping the Buckeyes open with 23 wins or the second time in school history. William Buord added 13 points as Ohio State extended its conerence lead to three games. Tim Hardaway Jr. had 15 points, Darius Morris 12 and Jordan Morgan 10 or Michigan, which ell to 1-22 all-time against No. 1s. The Wolverines led at the hal and by ive early in the second hal beore Ohio State continually turned to Sullinger inside to orce ouls or muscle his way in or baskets. Ohio State was 15 o 25 at the line to Michigan s 1 o 4. The teams had met just 22 days earlier, with the Buckeyes holding on at the end or a win. The Buckeyes extended several streaks. First, they have their second 23-0 start in the program s 112 years, exceeded only by the 27-0 run by the Jerry Lucas-led team o In addition, they won their 14th straight Big Ten game while moving to 64-4 all-time when ranked No. 1. They re 10-0 in the conerence or the irst time since Down ater a bucket inside by Morgan with 17:35 let, the Buckeyes muscled the ball inside to take over. Evidence o the physicality: The irst seven ouls o the second hal were called against Michigan. The Buckeyes were in the bonus with 14:20 let. The Buckeyes 23-0 overall record is the second-best start in school history ( , 27-0). Ohio State currently holds the nation s longest active winning streak at 23. They are the only remaining unbeaten team in the country. They also have the longest active regular season win streak dating back to last season with 26 wins in a row. The 23-game winning streak is the second-longest in Ohio State history ( , 32). The win vs. Michigan was the 63rd sellout in Value City Arena history. Ohio State is now in those games. Ohio State deeated Michigan or the ourth-consecutive time. The Buckeyes are 50-1 in regular season games as the AP No. 1 team. The record improves to 53-1 in non-ncaa tournament games when AP No. 1. The Buckeyes improved to 37-1 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State is 38-2 in its last 40 games and 35-1 in its last 36 games. Ohio State swept the season series vs. Michigan (the Buckeyes deeated the Wolverines in Ann Arbor, 1/12/11). The Buckeyes are 10-0 in league play or the irst time since the season and or the ourth time in history. Ohio State inished 14-0 in 1961 and had 12-0 starts in 1960 and The Buckeyes are vs. the Wolverines all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to Ohio State improves to vs. Michigan in Columbus. The Buckeyes improve to 6-0 vs. the Wolverines when ranked No. 1 (last was a win, 3/9/07, Big Ten Tournament). Ohio State is 31-4 vs. Michigan when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25, including the last 10 meetings as a ranked team. The Buckeye reshmen have accounted or 47.5 percent o total scoring or the season (848/1786), including 29 o Ohio State s 62 total points against Michigan. Michigan vs Ohio State 02/03/11 7:02 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Michigan , Smotrycz, Evan 52 Morgan, Jordan Novak, Zack g Morris, Darius g Hardaway Jr, Tim g Douglass, Stu Horord, Jon Christian, Colton Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % 2 FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas c Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals Game 24 No. 1 Ohio State 82, No. 18 Minnesota 69 Feb. 6, 2011, Minneapolis MINNEAPOLIS-David Lighty scored 19 points and Jared Sullinger had 18 points and 13 rebounds to help top-ranked Ohio State remain unbeaten with an victory over No. 18 Minnesota. Every starter or the Buckeyes scored 10 or more points as they stretched the second-longest winning streak in school history. William Buord added 15 points, our assists, our rebounds and two steals. Blake Hoarber led Minnesota with 16 points. Ralph Sampson III and reshman reserve guard Chip Armelin each had 14 points or the Gophers. Austin Hollins, one o three reshmen in the eight-player rotation Minnesota has remaining ater the injuries to Al Nolen and big man Maurice Walker and the departure o combo guard Devoe Joseph, started in place o center Colton Iverson to give the Gophers more balance and athleticism. Hoarber, with a couple o clutch 3-pointers rom the top o the key, and Sampson, with a bunch o eather-sot baby hook shots, did their best to make the Gophers competitive. The conerence s leading rebounding team, though, was beaten on the boards in the irst hal and just didn t have enough irepower or the poise to keep up. The Buckeyes do a whole lot well, and leaping ability is perhaps one o their most underrated strengths. Either Sullinger or Deshaun Thomas seemed like they got at least a hand on every missed shot, and Lighty beat the Gophers back or a ew end-to-end ast-break layups. The win vs. Minnesota was the 18th-consecutive victory over a Big Ten opponent. Ohio State was now won our-consecutive games vs. Minnesota. Ohio State swept the season series vs. Minnesota (the Buckeyes deeated the Gophers in Columbus, 1/9/11). Ohio State has won its last 13 true road games dating back to last season. The last road loss was at No. 11 West Virginia, 1/23/10. The Buckeyes have won their last 12 Big Ten road contests since alling at Minnesota 73-62, 1/9/10. Ohio State last won 12-consecutive (14 total) road games in Big Ten play during the , season. The Buckeyes are vs. the Golden Gophers all-time, improving their overall Big Ten record to Minnesota moves to 3-18 vs. AP No. 1-ranked team (last win was vs. Illinois, 1/26/89). Ohio State improves to at Minnesota. The Buckeyes improve to 4-0 vs. the Golden Gophers when ranked No. 1 (last was a win, 2/10/62,). Ohio State moves to 3-1 vs. Minnesota when both teams are ranked. Ohio State is 24-3 vs. Minnesota when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25. Minnesota gave up a season-high 22 oensive rebounds to the Buckeyes. With the win, the Buckeyes hold the record or the best start to a season ater losing the National Player o the Year (Evan Turner). The previous record was held by UCLA in when the Bruins went 21-0 ater losing Player o the Year Lew Alcindor. Ohio State had 18 team assists, one more than their season average o 16.8 apg, which is second in the Big Ten. The 24-0 record to begin the season is the best start or Thad Matta at Ohio State (previous best was in , when the team began 11-0). Ohio State vs Minnesota 02/06/11 1:00 PM at Minneapolis, Minn. (Williams Arena) Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared * 23 Lighty,David * Diebler,Jon * Buord,William * Lauderdale,Dallas * Thomas,Deshaun Sibert,Jordan Crat,Aaron Smith Jr.,Lenzelle Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 3 Minnesota , Mbakwe, Trevor 33 Williams, Rodney Sampson III, Ralph Hollins, Austin g Hoarber, Blake g Dawson, Dominique Ahanmisi, Maverick Armelin, Gerald Iverson, Colton Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 5 FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 2 Oicials: Tim Higgins, Zelton Steed, Eric Curry Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Northwestern-None. Attendance: 8117 Ohio State Northwestern Last FG - OSU -03:35, NU -01:32. Largest lead - OSU by 13-11:47, NU by 2 1st-03:50. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU NU Score tied - 4 times. Lead changed - 6 times. Oicials: Gene Steratore, Michael Stephens, Ray Perone Technical ouls: Michigan-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Michigan Ohio State Last FG - MICH -00:19, OSU -01:19. Largest lead - MICH by 6-17:36, OSU by 10-01:08. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench MICH OSU Score tied - 6 times. Lead changed - 4 times. Oicials: Ed Hightower, Brian Dorsey, Terry Oglesby Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Minnesota-None. Attendance: Sellout Ohio State Minnesota Last FG - OSU -02:22, MINN -00:19. Largest lead - OSU by 19-06:29, MINN by 2 1st-19:34. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU MINN Score tied - 2 times. Lead changed - 1 time Ohio State Men s Basketball-28

29 Game 25 No. 13 Wisconsin 71 No. 1 Ohio State 67, Feb. 12, 2011, Madison MADISON, Wisc.-Jordan Taylor scored 21 o his 27 points in the second hal to rally No. 13 Wisconsin rom a 15-point deicit to beat previously unbeaten No. 1 Ohio State Wisconsin beat a No. 1 opponent or the irst time since 1962, when it was also Ohio State. William Buord scored 21 points or Ohio State. Freshman Jared Sullinger made an easy layup to push the Buckeyes lead to with 13:21 let, setting the stage or the comeback. Mike Bruesewitz and Jon Leuer scored 12 points apiece, while reshman Josh Gasser added 11 or Wisconsin. Ohio State had won 18 straight Big Ten games and 28 regular-season contests. Sullinger scored 19 points and had 12 rebounds, but the Buckeyes ailed to keep its quest to become the irst undeeated team since Indiana in Wisconsin was sharp rom beyond the arc, hitting 12 o 24 3-pointers to key the upset, but it sure didn t look like the Badgers would be close ater alling behind big. Taylor sparked a 15-0 run to tie it by scoring eight straight points, hitting a loater and two deep 3-pointers, then Wisconsin went on another 10-0 run down the stretch to hold on. Ater the Badgers irst 15-0 spurt, Ohio State took a lead two ree throws by Aaron Crat with 7:11 let. open 3 instead, hitting it to make it The Buckeyes, who wore black 3407 patches on the two-year anniversary o the crash o Continental Connection Flight 3407 that killed everyone on board including Ohio State video coordinator Kevin Kuwik s girlriend. The Buckeyes 24-1 overall record is the second-best start in school history ( , 27-0). Ohio State held the nation s longest active winning streak at 24. They were the last remaining unbeaten team in the country beore the loss. Ohio State is now to 65-5 when ranked irst in the country by the Associated Press. The Buckeyes are 51-2 in regular season games as the AP No. 1 team. The record is 54-2 in non-ncaa tournament games when AP No. 1. As a ranked team, Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are 32-1 at home over the last two seasons. They are 4-1 this season vs. ranked teams. The Buckeyes are now 38-2 against Big Ten opponents when ranked No. 1 by the Associated Press. Ohio State is 39-3 in its last 42 games. The Scarlet and Gray all to 27-2 in their last 29 Big Ten games. The Buckeyes are when ranked among the Top 3 in the country. The loss vs. Wisconsin snapped the 18-consecutive win streak over Big Ten opponents. Ohio State had won its last 13 true road games dating back to last season beore the loss. The Buckeyes entered the game having won their last 12 Big Ten road contests since alling at Minnesota 73-62, 1/9/10. When ranked in the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is with wins in 55 o its last 58 outings. The Buckeyes are vs. the Badgers all-time, with an overall Big Ten record o Wisconsin moves to 2-18 vs. AP No. 1-ranked team. Ohio State alls to at Wisconsin. Ohio State vs Wisconsin 02/12/11 1pm at Kohl Center, Madison, Wis. Ohio State , Sullinger,Jared Lauderdale,Dallas Lighty,David g Diebler,Jon g Buord,William g Thomas,Deshaun Crat,Aaron Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Wisconsin , Leuer, Jon 52 Nankivil, Keaton Taylor, Jordan g Gasser, Josh g Jarmusz, Tim g Smith, Wquinton Evans, Ryan Bruesewitz, Mike Berggren, Jared Team Totals FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % 3FG % 1st Hal: % hal: % FT % 1st Hal: % hal: % Oicials: Paul Janssen, Mike Sanzere, Lamont Simpson Technical ouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: Game: % Game: % Game: % 1 Ohio State Wisconsin Last FG - OSU -00:04, UW -00:29. Largest lead - OSU by 15-13:21, UW by 7-04:18. In O Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench OSU UW Score tied - 7 times. Lead changed - 2 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-29

30 BY CLASS Seniors (4) Eddie Days Jon Diebler Dallas Lauderdale David Lighty Juniors (3) William Buord Nikola Kecman Evan Ravenel Sophomores (0) Freshmen (5) Aaron Crat Jordan Sibert Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Jared Sullinger Deshaun Thomas BY STATE Ohio (8) William Buord Aaron Crat Eddie Days Jon Diebler Dallas Lauderdale David Lighty Jordan Sibert Jared Sullinger Illinois (1) Lenzelle Smith, Jr. THE OHIO STATE BUCKEYES NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School 0 Jared Sullinger... F Fr. Columbus, Ohio Northland 1 Deshaun Thomas... F Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers 2 Jordan Sibert... G Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton 4 Aaron Crat... G Fr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 10 Eddie Days*... G Sr. Richmond Hts., Ohio Richmond Heights 23 David Lighty***... G/F Sr.-5th Cleveland, Ohio Villa Angela-St. Joseph 24 Nikola Kecman*... F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Eastern Arizona College 30 Evan Ravenel@... F Jr. Tampa, Fla. Brandon 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr.... G Fr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 33 Jon Diebler***... G Sr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio Upper Sandusky 44 William Buord**... G Jr. Toledo, Ohio Libbey 52 Dallas Lauderdale***... F Sr. Solon, Ohio Solon ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name... Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School 44 William Buord**... G Jr. Toledo, Ohio Libbey 4 Aaron Crat... G Fr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 10 Eddie Days*... G Sr. Richmond Heights, Ohio Richmond Heights 33 Jon Diebler***... G Sr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio Upper Sandusky 24 Nikola Kecman*... F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Eastern Arizona College 52 Dallas Lauderdale***... F Sr. Solon, Ohio Solon 23 David Lighty***... G/F Sr. Cleveland, Ohio Villa Angela-St. Joseph 30 Evan Ravenel@... F Jr. Tampa, Fla. Brandon 2 Jordan Sibert... G Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr.... G Fr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 0 Jared Sullinger... F Fr. Columbus, Ohio Northland 1 Deshaun Thomas... F Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers * indicates letters won season Indiana (1) Deshaun Thomas Florida (1) Evan Ravenel International (1) Nikola Kecman (Serbia) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Jon Diebler... DEE-blur Nikola Kecman... NICK-Oh-la KETZ-man Dallas Lauderdale... Lau-DER-dale Jordan Sibert... SIGH-bert Coaches Thad Matta... MAH-tuh MAJORS William Buord...Arican American & Arican Studies Aaron Crat... Undeclared Eddie Days...Consumer and Family Financial Services Jon Diebler... Business Marketing Nikola Kecman... Aviation Dallas Lauderdale...Communication (Strategic) David Lighty...Consumer and Family Financial Services Evan Ravenel...Consumer and Family Financial Services Jordan Sibert... Undeclared Lenzelle Smith, Jr.... Undeclared Jared Sullinger... Undeclared Deshaun Thomas... Undeclared PLAYERS BY HEIGHT Jared Sullinger Nikola Kecman Dallas Lauderdale Evan Ravenel Jon Diebler Deshaun Thomas William Buord David Lighty Jordan Sibert Lenzelle Smith, Jr Aaron Crat Eddie Days...6-0

31 RADIO-TV ROSTER Thad Matta Head Coach Butler, 1990 (7th yr., 2004-present) Brandon Miller Assistant Coach Butler, 2003 (3rd yr., 2008-present) Je Boals Assistant Coach Ohio University, 1995 ( yr., 2010-present) Dave Dickerson Assistant Coach Maryland, 1991 (1st yr.) David Egelho Director o Basketball Operations Ohio State, 2001 (8th yr., 2003-present) 0-Jared Sullinger F, 6-9, 280, Fr. Columbus, Ohio Northland 1-Deshaun Thomas F, 6-6, 230, Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. Bishop Luers 2-Jordan Sibert G, 6-4, 180, Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio Princeton 4-Aaron Crat G, 6-2, 195, Fr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 10-Henderson Eddie Days G, 6-0, 180, Sr. Richmond Heights, Ohio Richmond Heights 23-David Lighty G/F, 6-5, 220, Sr. Cleveland, Ohio Villa Angela-St. Joseph 24-Nikola Kecman F, 6-8, 220, Jr. Belgrade, Serbia Eastern Arizona College 30-Evan Ravenel F, 6-8, 260, Jr. Tampa, Fla. Brandon 32-Lenzelle Smith, Jr. G, 6-3, 210, Fr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 33-Jon Diebler G, 6-6, 205, Sr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio Upper Sandusky 44-William Buord F, 6-5, 205, Jr. Toledo, Ohio Libbey 52-Dallas Lauderdale F, 6-8, 255, Sr. Solon, Ohio Solon Vince O Brien Team Athletic Trainer Ohio State, th Year Dr. Grant Jones Team Orthopedist Denison, th Year Dr. Don LeMay Team Physcian NE Mo. St., th Year

32 #23 DAVID LIGHTY LIGHTY S CAREER BESTS G/F Sr.-5th Cleveland, Ohio Villa Angela-St. Joseph CONSUMER AND FAMILY FINANCIAL SERVICES 2011 LOWE S SENIOR CLASS AWARD FINALIST 2010 THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (COACHES) 2010 HONORBLE MENTION ALL-BIG TEN (MEDIA) AS A SENIOR ( ) Has started all 25 games, averaging 12.3 ppg with 3.9 rpg, 84 total assists and 42 steals Became third player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists vs. Iowa (1/19/11)... currently has 1,320 points, 527 rebounds and 334 assists Recorded his 111th win as a Buckeye, an Ohio State record, vs. Minneseota (1/9/11) and now has 119 to his credit With 1,320 career points, owns 25th-place, passing Jamar Butler on the all-time scoring list Has played in 145 games as a Buckeye, passing Jamar Butler or most all-time in an Ohio State uniorm... also leads all NCAA active players in games played (Duke s Kyle Singler is second) Has started 113 games or Ohio State, one away rom tying Herb Williams or sixth-place in career games started in a Buckeye jersey With 178 career steals, owns second-place all-time at Ohio State Scored eight points while pulling down our rebounds and tying his career high with our steals at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Tallied a game-high 19 points and made our assists in Buckeyes win at Minnesota (2/6/11) Scored nine points while pulling down six boards against Michigan (2/3/11) Posted 10 points in the win over Purdue (1/25/11) Went or nine points with ive boards and our assists at Illinois (1/22/11) Scored a game-high 18 points, adding ive boards and our assists vs. Iowa (1/19/11)... eclipsed 500-rebound mark to become third player in Ohio State history with at least 1,000 points, 500 boards and 300 assists Had seven points and pair o assists in win over Penn State (1/15/11) Posted 12 points and a team-high ive assists in win at Michigan (1/12/11) Established OSU record or career wins (111) and tallied double-digits in scoring or sixthconsecutive game with 19 vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) Scored 12 points and added six boards and our assists vs. Iowa (1/4/11), playing his second ull 40-minute outing o the season Posted 11 points vs. Indiana (12/31/10) and added a game-high ive assists Had 10 points, ive boards, ive assists and two steals against Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10)... the ive assists gave him 300 or his career Marked 100th career start vs. Oakland (12/23/10) with 13 points, ive boards Scored 29 points (one shy o his career-high) on a career-best 11 FGs and seven 3FGs against UNC Asheville (12/21/10)... Seven 3s is tied or ith all-time in a game Had nine points and a game-high ive assists against South Carolina (12/18/10) Tallied seven points and seven assists against Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Posted six points and our assists vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Had six points and three steals in win over IUPUI (12/9/10) Scored 10 points and pulled down seven boards at Florida State (11/30/10) Took over the game vs. Miami (11/26/10), posting a game-high 21 points, including 12 o career-best our made 3 s, to go with six boards and six assists Recorded his 100th win as a Buckeye vs. the RedHawks Put up 11 points against Morehead State (11/23/10), while adding ive rebounds and seasonhigh seven assists Points...30, vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09)... 9, vs. UNC (11/28/07) Assists...8 (2x), vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Blocks...2 (6x), last vs. Michigan (2/3/11) Steals... 4 (3x), last at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Minutes...50, vs. Illinois (3/13/10) FGs... 11, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) FGA (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 3FGs... 7, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 3FGA , vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) FTs...9, vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) FTA...13, vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) O. Reb (several), last at Iowa (1/27/10) De. Reb... 8, vs. UNC (11/28/07) GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/10 * at University o Florida 11/16/10 * UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/10 * MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/10 * at Florida State 11/30/10 * IUPUI 12/09/10 * WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/10 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/10 * SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/10 * UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/10 * OAKLAND 12/23/10 * UT MARTIN 12/27/10 * at Indiana 12/31/10 * at Iowa 01/04/11 * MINNESOTA 01/09/11 * at Michigan 01/12/11 * PENN STATE 01/15/11 * IOWA 01/19/11 * at Illinois 01/22/11 * PURDUE 01/25/11 * at Northwestern 01/29/11 * MICHIGAN 02/03/11 * at Minnesota 02/06/11 * at Wisconsin 02/12/11 * Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 31.4 Points/game: 12.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 40.7 FT Pct: 65.0 /game: 3.9 Assists/game: 3.4 Turnovers/game: 1.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 Steals/game: 1.7 Blocks/game: 0.5 One o ive players to score in double-digits vs. UNCW (11/20/10), tallying 10 points to go with pair o assists and steals Had 26 points o a career-high tying nine FGs and 82 percent shooting vs. Florida (11/16/10) Posted 10 points and seven rebounds in ith career season opener vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) AN OVERVIEW Senior David Lighty is the most veteran member o the Buckeyes roster. He spent the summer recuperating rom an injured right oot, the same injury that caused him to miss the majority o the season, but is expected to be at ull go or the campaign. As a junior a season ago, Lighty averaged 12.6 points a game to earn Third-Team All-Big Ten honors by the league media and honorable mention accolades by the Big Ten Coaches. He also was a member o the 2010 All-Big Ten Tournament squad deeated Minnesota or the postseason tournament title. Lighty, a Cleveland, Ohio, native, has been an integral part o the lineup since his rookie season. Along with Mike Conley Jr., Lighty started his irst game or the Buckeyes Nov. 10, 2006 vs. VMI, the irst true rookies to do so since Michael Redd in the 1997 season opener. Since then, he has played an average o 28.3 minutes per game, increasing every year to 36.3 as a junior. LIGHTY S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / / TOTAL /

33 #33 JON DIEBLER DIEBLER S CAREER BESTS G Sr. Upper Sandusky, Ohio Upper Sandusky BUSINESS MARKETING 2010 THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (COACHES/MEDIA) AS A SENIOR ( ) Has started all 25 games, averaging 11.1 ppg and 2.2 rpg with 63 total assists Streak o consecutive games with at least one 3-pointer stands at 41 Has 329 career 3s, passing Cory Bradord (327, Illinois, ) or third place in career 3-pointers made in Big Ten history... is two away rom tying Shawn Respert (331, Michigan State, ) or second all-time With 1,345 career points, passed Jim Cleamons or 23rd place in Ohio State history and is 23 points away rom tying Brent Darby or 2 Currently shooting 49 percent (69-145) rom behind the arc, putting him in the record books as having the best single-season 3-point percentage Averages pointers per game, good or second in the Big Ten. Scored nine points with two rebounds and two assists at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Hit 10 points and added three boards and three assists in win at Minnesota (2/6/11) Played all 40 minutes against Michigan (2/3/11), tallying nine points and three boards Posted 13 points a season-best and career high-tying six deensive boards (eight total) in win over Purdue (1/25/11) Played all 40 minutes at Illinois (1/22/11), tallying 15 points and a pivotal last-minute steal One o our players to tally our assists in win over Iowa (1/19/11) Reached double-igures in scoring or 11th time this season with 10 vs. Penn State (1/15/11)... also tallied season-high our steals Posted nine points in back-to-back wins vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) and Michigan (1/12/11) Tied OSU record or single-game 3s with nine against Florida Gul Coast, matching Jay Burson s total rom 12/27/88 vs. Florida and tied or second all-time in Big Ten history Named the ith-best shooter in the nation by Fox Sports Je Goodman Ended Minnesota game (1/9/11) with nine points and pair o assists Scored 14 points - 12 o 3s - against Iowa (1/4/11) and added ive assists Made all ive 3-point attempts against Indiana (12/31/10) to tie Ohio State record or 3-point shooting percentage in a game (5-5/1.000), ending contest with 15 points Hit a pair o 3-pointers and added a trio o assists vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Had 13 points and three assists in win over Oakland (12/23/10) Scored nine points and added a pair o assists against UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Tallied 11 points - his ith-consecutive double-digit game this season and seventh this season - against South Carolina (12/18/10) Posted a career-high 29 points o program-record tying nine 3-pointers against Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10), the most 3s in Value City Arena s history Had 10 points vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Tallied 13 points and three assists in win over IUPUI (12/9/10) Recorded team-high 12 points and our steals in 40 minutes at Florida State (11/30/10) Kept 3-pointer streak alive with one vs. Miami (11/26/10) Had a season-high 20 points against Morehead State (11/23/10) Posted nine points, our deensive boards and three assists vs. UNCW (11/20/10) Had 14 points, including 12 o 3s, and our assists vs. Florida (11/16/10) Started season by tallying nine points against North Carolina A&T (11/12/10), all on 3s Points... 29, vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10)... 7, at Iowa (1/27/10) Assists... 8, vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Blocks... 2 (2x), last vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Steals...5, at Minnesota (1/3/09) Minutes...49, vs. Siena (3/20/09) FGs... 9 (2x), last vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) FGA...16, vs. UNC (11/28/07) 3FGs... 9, vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) 3FGA (2x), last vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) FTs... 11, vs. Iona (12/20/08) FTA... 12, vs. Iona (12/20/08) O. Reb...2 (3x), last at Iowa (1/27/10) De. Reb... 6 (4x), last vs. Purdue (1/25/11) GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/10 * at University o Florida 11/16/10 * UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/10 * MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/10 * at Florida State 11/30/10 * IUPUI 12/09/10 * WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/10 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/10 * SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/10 * UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/10 * OAKLAND 12/23/10 * UT MARTIN 12/27/10 * at Indiana 12/31/10 * at Iowa 01/04/11 * MINNESOTA 01/09/11 * at Michigan 01/12/11 * PENN STATE 01/15/11 * IOWA 01/19/11 * at Illinois 01/22/11 * PURDUE 01/25/11 * at Northwestern 01/29/11 * MICHIGAN 02/03/11 * at Minnesota 02/06/11 * at Wisconsin 02/12/11 * Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 34.5 Points/game: 11.1 FG Pct: FG Pct: 47.6 FT Pct: 82.1 /game: 2.2 Assists/game: 2.5 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 3.0 Steals/game: 1.1 Blocks/game: 0.1 AN OVERVIEW Jon Diebler enters his senior season as one o the most proliic scorers rom behind the 3-point and ree throw lines. During a successul junior campaign in , he broke the all-time OSU records or career 3-pointers (260) and single-season 3s (116), earning 2010 Third Team All-Big Ten accolades by both the coaches and media in the process. He set single season (116) and career (260) records or made 3-pointers last season. Diebler, one o three Buckeyes to pass the 1,000-point plateau last year, holds our o the Top 7 3-point shooting totals and three o the Top 5 single-season perormances in OSU record books. From the charity stripe, he is an 83 percent shooter or his career ( ) and hit a career-best 87 percent a year ago (69-79). Diebler s success has not come without hard work, however. He shot 29 percent (48-166) as a reshman rom 3-point range and then in (42 pct.), an improvement o 13 percent, beore producing another 42 percent season with a showing to lead the Big Ten. Now, with 328 career ield goals, only 21 percent o those have come rom 2-point range. DIEBLER S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

34 #52 DALLAS LAUDERDALE LAUDERDALE S CAREER BESTS F Sr. Solon, Ohio COMMUNICATION Solon Points... 14, (3x) last vs. Michigan (2/27/10)... 13, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) Assists...4, vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Blocks...8 (2x), last vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) Steals... 2 (3x), last vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) Minutes... 34, vs. Siena (3/20/09) FGs...7 (2x), last vs. Michigan (2/27/10) FGA...9 (2x), last vs. Michigan (2/27/10) FTs...6, vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) FTA... 8 (6x), last vs. vs. Lipscomb (11/24/09) O. Reb...8, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) De. Reb...10, vs. UC Santa Barbara (3/19/10) AS A SENIOR ( ) Has started all 25 games, averaging 4.6 ppg, 3.8 rpg with 43 blocks (1.8 bpg) Ranks third all-time in career blocks (202)... has posted at least one block in 18 games this season For his career, Buckeyes are 15-1 when Lauderdale has at least our blocks (lone loss at West Virginia, 1/23/10) Shooting team-best 70 percent rom the ield this season, hitting 54 o 77 attempts, with an 81 percent mark through 12 Big Ten games (21 o 26) Scored two points while pulling down two rebounds in six minutes at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Posted 10 points - his irst double-digit scoring aair in the Big Ten this season - and added ive boards and two blocks in win at Minnesota (2/6/11) Had two points, a rebound and a block against Michigan (2/3/11) Tallied our points and had two big blocks in win at Northwestern (1/29/11) Had our points and an assists in win over Purdue (1/25/11) Hit lone FG attempt and tallied two boards at Illinois (1/22/11) Tallied nine points, his most in six games, against Iowa (1/19/11) and posted his irst block in our contests Posted seventh multi-block perormance o the season vs. Iowa (1/4/10) with our Put up three points and grabbed ive deensive boards vs. Indiana (12/31/10) Scored in double-digits or the third time this season, netting 10 to go with our boards and a block vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Posted six blocks and eight boards in win over Oakland (12/23/10) Put up two points and grabbed a rebound in 13 minutes against UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Had three massive blocks to go with seven boards vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Recorded two blocks and eight rebounds in win vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Scored a season-high 13 points vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) and had six boards Had seven points and ive rebounds in 25 minutes at Florida State (11/30/10) Put up two points and two blocks vs. Miami (11/26/10) Had two points and a block in 16 minutes vs. Morehead State (11/23/10) Tallied his ourth career game with double-digit rebounds, tallying 10 vs. UNCW (11/21/10)... also had ive blocks Posted two points and a block in 18 minutes vs. Florida (11/16/10) Earned irst career double-double in opener vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10), tallying career-high 13 boards and 12 points, to go with career-high tying eight blocks GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/10 * at University o Florida 11/16/10 * UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/10 * MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/10 * at Florida State 11/30/10 * IUPUI 12/09/10 * WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/10 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/10 * SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/10 * UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/10 * OAKLAND 12/23/10 * UT MARTIN 12/27/10 * at Indiana 12/31/10 * at Iowa 01/04/11 * MINNESOTA 01/09/11 * at Michigan 01/12/11 * PENN STATE 01/15/11 * IOWA 01/19/11 * at Illinois 01/22/11 * PURDUE 01/25/11 * at Northwestern 01/29/11 * MICHIGAN 02/03/11 * at Minnesota 02/06/11 * at Wisconsin 02/12/11 * Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 17.4 Points/game: 4.6 FG Pct: 70.1 FT Pct: 28.6 /game: 3.8 Assists/game: 0.2 Turnovers/game: 0.8 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.2 Steals/game: 0.1 Blocks/game: 1.7 AN OVERVIEW Dallas Lauderdale is one o our returning starters rom the Big Ten champion team. He enters this season No. 5 all-time in career blocked shots with 159. He rejected a careerhigh eight attempts in Ohio State s win vs. UCSB in the opening round o the NCAA tournament last year, the sixth-most blocks in a single game in OSU history. As Ohio State s lone returning big man, the vast majority o Lauderdale s scoring comes rom inside the paint. He shot 77 percent (99-128) rom the ield a year ago and is a career 74 percent shooter ( ). LAUDERDALE S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

35 #44 WILLIAM BUFORD BUFORD S CAREER BESTS G Jr. Toledo, Ohio Libbey AFRICAN AMERICAN AND AFRICAN STUDIES NAISMITH AWARD WATCH LIST 2010 THIRD TEAM ALL-BIG TEN (COACHES/MEDIA) 2009 BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR (COACHES/MEDIA) 2009 BIG TEN ALL-FRESHMAN TEAM (COACHES) 2009 HONORABLE MENTION ALL-BIG TEN (COACHES) 2009 BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK, 1/19/09 AS A JUNIOR ( ) Has started all 24 games played, averaging 13.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg and 3.2 apg Has scored in 88-consecutive games Became the 47th player in Ohio State history to record 1,000 points (1,237) and third on the current Buckeye roster joining Jon Diebler and David Lighty Has 1,237 career points, passing John Havlicek (1,223) and Larry Siegried (1, 228) or 29th-place in all-time career scoring at Ohio State... three points behind Ronnie Stokes or 28th-place Scored a team-high 21 points while recording two rebounds and two assists at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Posted 15 points and our assists in win at Minnesota (2/9/11) Scored 13 points and added a team-high our assists in win over Michigan (2/3/11) Had 11 points and two assists in win at Northwestern (1/29/11) Paced six Buckeyes in double-digits vs. Purdue (1/25/11), tallying 19 points and increasing his average vs. Boilermakers to 15.3 ppg. Scored seven points in 26 minutes at Illinois (1/22/11) Posted 15 points and was one o our players with our assists against Iowa (1/19/11) Had 13 points, three assists and a block vs. Penn State (1/15/11) Scored a game-high 19 points in win at Michigan (1/12/11)... also tallied nine rebounds in irst 40-minute outing o the season Tallied double-digit scoring in eight-consecutive games and 13 o 16 this season Had nine points and our assists vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) Scored seven points in 20 minutes o action vs. Iowa (1/4/11) Posted game-high 24 points vs. Indiana (12/31/10), tallying irst eight points o the game Led the Buckeyes with season-high 23 points vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10), plus ive assists and three steals... scored the irst seven points o game and 10 o irst 15 Posted 12 points and six assists in win over Oakland (12/23/10) Scored 14 points vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) and added ive rebounds Tallied 12 points vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Scored 17 points against Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) to pass the 1,000-point plateau Produced 13 points and six rebounds - all deensive - vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Had 14 points and seven boards, including six deensive, in win over IUPUI (12/9/10) Scored nine points, pulled down ive rebounds and handed out a pair o assists in 19 minutes at Florida State (11/30/10) Resumed starting role vs. Miami (11/26/10), tallying seven points and two assits Sat out game against Morehead State (11/23/10) because o back spasms, ending a streak o 65-consecutive games started Tallied 12 points and a game-high ive assists vs. UNCW (11/20/10) Had 16 points and a game-high eight assists against Florida (11/16/10) Had 11 points, seven boards and our assists in season opener vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10). Points...26, vs. Minnesota (1/31/10)... 13, at Michigan (1/3/10) Assists...10, vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Blocks...2 (3x), last vs. Delaware State (12/19/09) Steals... 4 (3x), last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Minutes... 50, vs. Illinois (3/13/10) FGs...10 (3x), last at Wisconsin (2/12/11) FGA...18 (2x), last at Wisconsin (2/12/11) 3FGs...4 (3x), last vs. Minnesota (1/31/10) 3FGA... 9, vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) FTs... 8, vs. Penn State (2/3/10) FTA...8 (2x), last at Michigan State (2/21/10) O. Reb... 7, at Michigan (1/3/10) De. Reb... 10, vs. Wisconsin (1/16/10) GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/10 * at University o Florida 11/16/10 * UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/10 * at Florida State 11/30/10 * IUPUI 12/09/10 * WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/10 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/10 * SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/10 * UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/10 * OAKLAND 12/23/10 * UT MARTIN 12/27/10 * at Indiana 12/31/10 * at Iowa 01/04/11 * MINNESOTA 01/09/11 * at Michigan 01/12/11 * PENN STATE 01/15/11 * IOWA 01/19/11 * at Illinois 01/22/11 * PURDUE 01/25/11 * at Northwestern 01/29/11 * MICHIGAN 02/03/11 * at Minnesota 02/06/11 * at Wisconsin 02/12/11 * Totals Games played: 24 Minutes/game: 31.0 Points/game: 13.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 43.5 FT Pct: 80.5 /game: 3.8 Assists/game: 3.2 Turnovers/game: 1.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.7 Steals/game: 0.8 Blocks/game: 0.3 AN OVERVIEW William Buord is the top returning scorer rom the Buckeyes, bringing back 14.4 points and 5.6 rebounds per game. A smooth shooter rom mid-range with the ability to score rom long range, on the break and driving through traic, Buord was the 2009 Big Ten Freshman o the Year and a 2010 Third Team All-Big Ten (coaches and media) honoree. He entered with 904 career points, needing just 96 to become the third player on the Buckeye roster to hit 1,000, joining seniors David Lighty and Jon Diebler. Buord also brings a 64-game scoring streak into his junior season. He excels in conerence play, raising his points per game average rom 13.8 vs. nonconerence opponents to 14.9 against Big Ten teams during regular-season play. Even as a reshman in , he missed just one FT (22-23) in Big Ten play and upped scoring, FG pct, 3FG pct., assist and steals totals rom non-conerence numbers. Also a gited reethrow shooter, he is a 78 percent shot rom the charity stripe ( ) and has hit every attempt in 25 career games. BUFORD S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

36 #24 NIKOLA KECMAN KECMAN S CAREER BESTS F Jr. Belgrade, Serbia AVIATION Eastern Arizona College AS A JUNIOR ( ) Expected to miss majority o season while recovering rom torn right ACL. AN OVERVIEW Nikola Kecman is expected to miss the beginning o the season ater tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee during summer workouts. He missed the season with the same injury to his let knee ater playing in just one game or the Buckeyes. When healthy, Kecman adds depth at the power orward spot and has the ability to score, run the l oor and rebound. Points... 9, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09)... 5, vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Assists...2, vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Blocks...1 (2x), last at Wisconsin (12/31/09) Steals... 1, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Minutes... 14, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGs...3 (2x), last St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGA... 6, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) 3FGs... 1, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) 3FGA... 4, vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FTs... 2 (2x), last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FTA... 2 (2x), last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) O. Reb...1 (3x), last vs. Northwestern (1/19/10) De. Reb... 4, vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) KECMAN S CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL / #10 EDDIE DAYS DAYS CAREER BESTS G Sr. Richmond Hts, Ohio Richmond Heights CONSUMER AND FAMILY FINANCIAL SERVIVES AS A SENIOR ( ) Has seen action in our games this season Played a career-high our minutes vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Tallied irst career assist in two minutes vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Saw irst minute o action vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10)... attempted 1 FG Missed irst seven games o the season while recovering rom oseason oot injury....1, at Illinois (2/14/10) Assists... 1, vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Steals...1, at Illinois (2/14/10) Minutes...4, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) FGA...1 (3x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) 3FGA...1 (2x), last at Illinois (2/14/10) De. Reb...1, at Illinois (2/14/10) GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/ FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/ SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/ UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/ Totals Games played: 4 Minutes/game: 2.3 FG Pct: 0.0 Assists/game: 0.3 Assist/turnover ratio: 99.9 AN OVERVIEW Eddie Days joined the team ollowing walk-on tryouts in October 2009 with two years o eligibility remaining. He is one o our seniors on the roster. DAYS CAREER STATISTICS Total 3-Point F-Throws Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg g-ga pct g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p o ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

37 #4 AARON CRAFT G Fr. Findlay, Ohio UNDECLARED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (Jan. 17) Liberty Benton CRAFT S CAREER BESTS Points... 19, vs. Penn State (1/15/11)...6 (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Assists... 9, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) Blocks... 1, vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Steals... 7, vs. Iowa (1/19/11) Minutes...40, vs. Morehead State (11/23/10) FGs... 7, vs. Penn State (1/15/11) FGA (2x), last vs. Purdue (1/25/11) 3FGs... 4, vs. Penn State (1/15/11) 3FGA... 6, vs. Penn State (1/15/11) FTs...5, vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) FTA...8, vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) O. Reb... 3, vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) De. Reb... 6 (2x), last vs. Purdue (1/25/11) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has played in all 25 games, making irst career start against Morehead State (11/23/10), and averages 6.8 ppg and 4.7 apg Leads team in assists with 117, against 59 turnovers (2.0 ratio)... has posted at least seven assists in eight games this season, including three against Big Ten opponents Also leads team in steals with broke the reshman record or single-game steals with seven vs. Iowa (1/19/11) and has had at least one in all but three games Ranks second in the conerence in steals with 1.6 per game... irst among Big Ten rookies in steals and assists (4.7 per game) Recorded eight points while dishing out six assists at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Had ive points and our assists beore ouling out ater 21 mins. at Minnesota (2/6/11) Scored eight points and added three steals against Michigan (2/3/11) Posted 13 points, his ith double-digit eort in last seven games, and added a trio o assists at Northwestern (1/29/11) Had 11 points and a career-high tying six deensive boards in win over Purdue (1/25/11) Earned our assists and hit pair o late-game FTs in win at Illinois (1/22/11) Tallied OSU rookie-record seven steals against Iowa (1/19/11) and was one o our players with our assists in the game Continued Buckeye sweep o Big Ten Freshman o the Week honors, earning the title ater averaging 14.5 points or the week rom connecting on 56 percent o his ield goals (10-18) and 60 percent o his 3-point ield goal tries (6-10) in wins at Michigan and vs. the Nittany Lions Established a new career high in scoring with a game high-tying 19 in win over Penn State (1/15/11), while adding seven assists and on turnover Tallied at least 10 points (10) or the second game in a row at Michigan (1/12/11) Scored in double-digits or second time this season with 11 vs. Minnesota (1/9/11) an added seven assists or the our time in last ive games Made seven assists to go with six points and our boards at Iowa (1/4/11) Earned our assists and a steal vs. Indiana (12/31/10) Tallied seven assists and three steals against Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Posted career highs in points (12) and steals (4) against vs. Oakland (12/23/10), while adding seven assists against just one turnover Scored seven points while tying his career-best with six boards and adding three assists vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Produced three assists without a turnover vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Grabbed career-high six boards and tied personal-best eight points, while adding seven assists against Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Earned a pair o steals vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Had eight assists and career-high ive boards in win over IUPUI (12/9/10) Tallied ive points and had our rebounds and three steals at Florida State (11/30/10) Had ive points and our assists vs. Miami (11/26/10)... tallied irst oensive board Earned the start vs. Morehead State (11/23/10) because o injury to William Buord and came through with seven points and six assists, playing all 40 minutes Tallied seven points and ive assists vs. Florida (11/16/10) Had nine assists without a turnover in irst collegiate game vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10). Also tallied eight points, including 4-o-4 showing rom FT line. One o six reshmen to see irst minutes in a Buckeye uniorm vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/ at University o Florida 11/16/ UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/ MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/ at Florida State 11/30/ IUPUI 12/09/ WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/ FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/ SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/ UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/ OAKLAND 12/23/ UT MARTIN 12/27/ at Indiana 12/31/ at Iowa 01/04/ MINNESOTA 01/09/ at Michigan 01/12/ PENN STATE 01/15/ IOWA 01/19/ at Illinois 01/22/ PURDUE 01/25/ at Northwestern 01/29/ MICHIGAN 02/03/ at Minnesota 02/06/ at Wisconsin 02/12/ Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 28.2 Points/game: 6.8 FG Pct: FG Pct: 42.0 FT Pct: 72.9 /game: 2.6 Assists/game: 4.7 Turnovers/game: 2.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 2.0 Steals/game: 1.6 Blocks/game: 0.1 AN OVERVIEW Aaron Crat, his high school class valedictorian, made a name or himsel with his stout deense and is considered one o the best guard deenders or the Class o He is heralded as an all-around point guard with the qualities that should help him excel as a Buckeye, but can also create opportunities or himsel, averaging 19 points as a junior. Crat was a 2010 Ohio First Team All-State in Division III and the 2010 Division III Player o the Year in Ohio, ollowing the same all-state selection in He led Liberty-Benton High School to a state runner-up inish his reshman season and was named First-Team All-Ohio as a junior. Crat led the scoring eorts in 2008, 2009 and 2010 and averaged 26 points, seven assists and eight rebounds as a senior with 70 steals (3.2 per game). Though handling the point guard duties, he scored on 57 percent o his shots rom the ield ( ), 43 percent rom 3-point range (43-101) and 85 percent rom the oul line ( ).

38 #2 JORDAN SIBERT SIBERT S CAREER BESTS G Fr. Cincinnati, Ohio UNDECLARED Princeton Points... 11, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10))... 5, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) Assists... 3, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Blocks... 1, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Steals... 3, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Minutes (2x), last vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) FGs... 4, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) FGA... 9, vs. Tennesse-Martin (12/27/10) 3FGs... 3, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) 3FGA... 6, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) FTs...4, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) FTA...4, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) O. Reb...3, last vs. Miami (Ohio) (11/26/10) De. Reb... 4, vs. UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has seen action in 18 games, including six against Big Ten opponents, and is averaging 2.3 ppg and 1.2 rpg on the season Grabbed three deensive boards in 11 minutes vs. Purdue (1/25/11) Took the court or seven minutes vs. Iowa (1/19/11), marking third Big Ten contest appearance Tallied our points and career-high three assists vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Posted three points in win over Oakland (12/23/10) Scored seven points and added three steals in 14 minutes vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Played 18 minutes vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10), scoring six points o pair o 3s, including one on his irst posession in the game, and added two steals Grabbed our rebounds in 11 minutes against Miami (11/26/10) Hit three 3-pointers in the irst hal vs. UNCW (11/20/10), ending the night with 11 points and ive rebounds Hit 4-o-4 attempts rom the FT line or our points against Aggies in opener. One o six reshmen to see irst minutes in a Buckeye uniorm vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/ at University o Florida 11/16/ UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/ MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/ MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/ at Florida State 11/30/ WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/ FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/ SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/ UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/ OAKLAND 12/23/ UT MARTIN 12/27/ at Indiana 12/31/ at Michigan 01/12/ IOWA 01/19/ PURDUE 01/25/ at Northwestern 01/29/ at Minnesota 02/06/ Totals Games played: 18 Minutes/game: 9.2 Points/game: 2.3 FG Pct: FG Pct: 26.9 FT Pct: 53.8 /game: 1.2 Assists/game: 0.6 Turnovers/game: 0.7 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.8 Steals/game: 0.5 Blocks/game: 0.1 AN OVERVIEW Jordan Sibert led Princeton to a 19-5 record and Division I regional semiinal appearance as a senior with 18.7 points per game. He was named Associated Press Southwest District Division I player o the year as a senior, as well as a 2010 Associated Press First Team All-Ohio selection ater being an honorable mention honoree in His team won the Greater Miami Conerence all our years during his tenure and was an all-conerence selection and league player o the year in Sibert also played or All-Ohio Red along with Jared Sullinger and Aaron Crat. He led Princeton High School to a state runner-up inish last season as a junior, losing in the championship game to Sullinger s Northland High School squad. Known or his ability to slash between deenders and get to the rim with his speed and athleticism, Sibert scored 21 points in the title game and was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio.

39 #32 LENZELLE SMITH, JR. SMITH S CAREER BESTS G Fr. Zion, Ill. UNDECLARED Zion-Benton Points... 4, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10)... 3, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Assists... 3 (2x), last vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Blocks...- Steals... 2 (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Minutes... 14, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) FGs... 2, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) FGA... 5, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) 3FGs...- 3FGA... 2, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) FTs...- FTA...- O. Reb... 3, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) De. Reb... 2, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has seen action in 14 games, including our vs. Big Ten oes, and is averaging 0.9 ppg and 0.9 rpg with nine assists and our steals or the season Played two minutes at Indiana (12/31/10) and vs. Iowa (1/19/11) or irst Big Ten action Tallied our points and three oensive boards in 14 minutes vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10), all career-high marks Scored two points while grabbing a pair o boards and two steals vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Made it on scoreboard with two points vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Tied career high with three assists in nine minutes vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) Tallied irst deensive rebound in two minutes o action against Miami (11/26/10) Grabbed a pair o rebounds against UNC Wilmington (11/20/10) Played ive minutes in opener vs. Aggies, tallying two points. One o six reshmen to see irst minutes in a Buckeye uniorm vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points. Coming back rom oseason surgery on his right (shooting) wrist GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/ at University o Florida 11/16/ UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/ MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/ WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/ FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/ SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/ UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/ OAKLAND 12/23/ UT MARTIN 12/27/ at Indiana 12/31/ IOWA 01/19/ PURDUE 01/25/ at Minnesota 02/06/ Totals Games played: 14 Minutes/game: 5.2 Points/game: 0.9 FG Pct: FG Pct: 0.0 /game: 0.9 Assists/game: 0.6 Turnovers/game: 0.5 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.3 Steals/game: 0.3 AN OVERVIEW Lenzelle Smith Jr., a bigger guard who has a knack or distributing the basketball, is a lety who can shoot the 3 o the catch or dribble and is able to post up smaller deenders with his unusual size or a guard. Smith was irst-team all-state as a junior and senior and led Zion-Benton High School to a state runner-up inish in 2008 as a sophomore. Smith averaged 20 points and eight rebounds as a senior, en route to being an Illinois Class 4A First Team selection and participant in the High School Academic All- American game May 1, 2010 in Azusa, Cali. The game eatured the inest basketball players in the country who excelled in the classroom and contributed to their communities. The average player in the game had a grade-point average o 3.6.

40 #0 JARED SULLINGER SULLINGER S CAREER BESTS F Fr. Columbus, Ohio Northland UNDECLARED WOODEN AWARD TOP 30 CANDIDATE NAISMITH AWARD WATCH LIST SPORTING NEWS MIDSEASON ALL-AMERICA & FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (Nov. 15, Nov. 22, Dec. 6, Dec. 13, Dec. 20, Dec. 27, Jan. 3, Jan. 10, Jan. 24, Jan. 31, Feb. 7) BIG TEN PLAYER OF THE WEEK (Nov. 22, Dec. 13, Jan. 10, Jan. 24) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has started all 25 games, averaging team-leading totals o 18.0 ppg and 10.3 rpg... has scored in double-digits in 23 o 25 games this season and has 12 double-doubles Holds OSU reshman scoring record (40), two o top three scoring outings at Value City Arena (40/30) and is tied or most second-most rebounds by a rookie (19) Named to John R. Wooden Award Midseason Top 30 list (1/6/11) Earned six-consecutive Big Ten Freshman o the Week awards, 12/6/10-1/10/11, and has 11 total, as well as our conerence Player o the Week awards Recorded 12th double-double with 19 points and 12 rebounds at Wisconsin (2/12/11) Posted double-double No. 11 with 18 points and 13 boards, as well as three assists and two steals, in win at Minnesota (2/6/11) Recorded 10th double-double by tallying game-high 19 points and 15 rebounds while playing all 40 minutes in win over Michigan (2/3/11) Went or 29 points and eight boards in 38 minutes at Northwestern (1/29/11) Scored 17 points, including three o second trey o the season, and tallied seven rebounds in win over Purdue (1/25/11) Named Big Ten Player o the Week and Big Ten Freshman o the week ater averaging a doubledouble last week in wins against Iowa and No. 23/22 Illinois... scored 27 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in Ohio State s win over the Illini, inishing with averages o 20.0 ppg and 12.5 rpg Went or game-high 27 points, including 15 rom the charity stripe, and added team-high 16 boards or ninth double-double at Illinois (1/22/11)... played all 40 minutes vs. the Illini without registering a turnover... also tallied career-high three blocks Tallied 13 points and nine boards against Iowa (1/19/11) Scored a game high-tying 19 points and added ive assists in win over Penn State (1/15/11) Had 12 points, seven boards and three assists in win at Michigan (1/12/11) Received Big Ten Player o the Week honors or third time this season and rookie o the week recognition or the eighth ater averaging 19.5 points and 12 rebounds in wins at Iowa and vs. Minnesota (1/10/11) Earned back-to-back double-doubles or the third time this season with 15 points and 12 rebounds against Minnesota (1/9/11) Named Sporting News midseason All-America & Freshman o the year (1/5/11) Put up seventh double-double o season with 24 points and 12 boards at Iowa (1/4/11)... took career-high 20 ield-goal attempts vs. Hawkeyes Had 19 points and nine rebounds, including eight deensive, vs Indiana (12/31/10) Posted sixth double-double vs. UT-Martin (12/23/10) with 18 points and 11 rebounds Named Big Ten s reshman o the week or seventh time (1/3/11) ater perormances vs. UT-Martin and Indiana (18.5 ppg, 10.0 rpg,.654 FB Pct.) Finished Oakland game (12/23/10) with 16 points, nine boards and two steals Scored nine points while adding 16 rebounds and a career-high ive assists against UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Claimed league s reshman o the week honor or the ith time Dec. 20 ater averaging 20.5 points and 11.0 rebounds vs. Florida Gul Coast and South Carolina last week Produced 30 points and grabbed 19 rebounds in the South Carolina (12/18/10) victory Scored in double-digits or ith game in a row with 11 vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Earned second Big Ten Conerence Player o the Week and ourth Freshman o the Week awards (12/13/10) ater IUPUI and Western Carolina perormances Had 17 points in win over Western Carolina (12/12/10) Turned in 40-point perormance vs. IUPUI (12/9/10) (see gray box), while also tallying 13 boards in career-high 37-minute outing Earned third Big Ten Freshman o the Week award (12/6/10) ater recording third double-double o the season, scoring 11 points and pulling down 13 rebounds in career-high 36 minutes at Florida State (11/30/10) Points... 40, vs. IUPUI (12/9/10)... 19, vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Assists...5 (2x), last vs. Penn State (1/15/11) Blocks...3, at Illinois (1/22/11) Steals...2 (8x), last at Iowa (1/4/11) Minutes (2x), last vs. Michigan (2/3/11) FGs... 13, at Florida (11/16/10) FGA... 20, at Iowa (1/4/11) 3FGs...1 (2x), last at Wisconsin (2/12/11) 3FGA... 2, vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) FTs... 16, vs. IUPUI (12/9/10) FTA... 23, vs. IUPUI (12/9/10) O. Reb... 7, vs. IUPUI (12/9/10) De. Reb... 14, vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws Opponent Date gs min g-ga pct 3g-ga pct t-ta pct o de tot avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/10 * at University o Florida 11/16/10 * UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/10 * MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/10 * MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/10 * at Florida State 11/30/10 * IUPUI 12/09/10 * WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/10 * FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/10 * SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/10 * UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/10 * OAKLAND 12/23/10 * UT MARTIN 12/27/10 * at Indiana 12/31/10 * at Iowa 01/04/11 * MINNESOTA 01/09/11 * at Michigan 01/12/11 * PENN STATE 01/15/11 * IOWA 01/19/11 * at Illinois 01/22/11 * PURDUE 01/25/11 * at Northwestern 01/29/11 * MICHIGAN 02/03/11 * at Minnesota 02/06/11 * at Wisconsin 02/12/11 * Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 31.6 Points/game: 18.0 FG Pct: FG Pct: 27.3 FT Pct: 69.6 /game: 10.3 Assists/game: 1.4 Turnovers/game: 1.4 Assist/turnover ratio: 1.0 Steals/game: 1.0 Blocks/game: 0.5 Posted 12 points and a season-low one turnover against Miami (11/26/10) Tallied eight points and eight boards vs. Morehead State (11/23/10), his irst single-digit perormance o the year... added irst two career blocks Earned second-consecutive Big Ten Freshman o the Week award, as well as co-player o the week honors ater perormances vs. UNCW and Florida. Had 11 points and eight rebounds against UNCW (11/20/10) Posted game high-tying 26 points and 10 rebounds, while adding a pair o assists and steals against Florida (11/16/10)... irst player since Herb Williams to open rookie season with back-to-back DDs. With 19 points and 14 boards against North Carolina A&T, became irst player to earn a doubledouble in irst game as Buckeye since Herb Williams on 11/25/77. First reshman to start season opener since Kosta Kouos and Jon Diebler in One o six reshmen to see irst minutes in a Buckeye uniorm vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points. AN OVERVIEW Jared Sullinger was rated by most major recruiting publications as the No. 1 player at his position and one o the Top 3 high school players nationally as a senior in He earned numerous honors in his HS career, including: 2010 McDonald s All-American, 2010 High School Naismith Award winner, 2010 Jordan Brand High School All-American and the 2010 Parade Magazine Player o the Year. Sullinger is the irst Ohioan to be named PARADE Player o the Year since current NBA superstar and three-time All-American LeBron James in 2002 and Sullinger averaged 24.5 points and 11.7 rebounds as a senior, becoming the irst Columbus, Ohioarea player to win the Naismith Award. He is the second Ohioan to win, joining 2003 winner LeBron James o Akron. He also is the second Ohio State signee to win; Greg Oden o Indianapolis won the award in Evan Turner was named the Naismith collegiate player o the year in 2010 as well, marking the irst time the award has been shared by players attending the same school in the same year.

41 #1 DESHAUN THOMAS THOMAS CAREER BESTS F Fr. Ft. Wayne, Ind. UNDECLARED BIG TEN FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK (NOV. 29) Bishop Luers Points... 24, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10)...9, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Assists...2 (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Blocks...1, vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Steals...2, at Florida State (11/30/10) Minutes...29, vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) FGs... 10, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) FGA... 16, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 3FGs... 2, vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 3FGA...4 (2x), last vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) FTs...8, vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) FTA...8, vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10) O. Reb...6 (2x), last vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) De. Reb...5 (5x), last vs. Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Has seen action in all 25 games, averaging 8.4 ppg and 4.0 rpg... has scored in doubledigits in nine games and has two 20-plus point perormances Had ive points, six rebounds and a steal in win at Minnesota (2/6/11) Pulled down three boards and scored two points against Michigan (2/3/11) Tallied 13 points and six boards in win over Purdue (1/25/11) Scored eight points at Illinois (1/22/11), including six on a pair o pivotal late-game 3-pointers Posted nine points, a Big Ten career high, against Iowa (1/19/11) Scored our points in three o the last our games, hitting both ield goal attempts in seven minutes at Michigan (1/12/11) Contributed eight points in 13 minutes in win at Indiana (12/31/10) Narrowly missed irst career double-double with 20 points and nine boards in win over Tennessee-Martin (12/27/10) Led the Buckeyes with 17 points vs. Oakland (12/23/10), adding six rebounds Scored 13 points and tied his career-high with eight boards vs. UNC Asheville (12/21/10) Had seven points and seven rebounds vs. South Carolina (12/18/10) Tallied six rebounds, including ive on deensive end, vs. Florida Gul Coast (12/15/10) Scored 13 points vs. Western Carolina (12/12/10), his ith double-digit outing Had our points, ive rebounds and two steals at Florida State (11/30/10) Named Big Ten Freshman o the Week (11/29/10) ater averaging 15.5 points and 6 rpg against Morehead State and Miami (Ohio) Posted 15 points vs. Miami (11/26/10), adding ive deensive boards and two assists Accounted or all 16 o Buckeye bench points vs. Morehead State (11/23/10), while adding seven rebounds Led all scorers with 17 points vs. UNCW (11/20/10), hitting 6-o-13 FGs and picking up seven assists Had two points in eight minutes vs. Florida (11/16/10) Was the i rst reshman to score or Ohio State in , and paced all Buckeyes with 24 points in opener vs. the Aggies. He also had eight rebounds. One o six reshmen to see irst minutes in a Buckeye uniorm vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10); all six tallied at least two points GAME-BY-GAME Total 3-Pointers Free throws g-ga 3g-ga t-ta pct de tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct o avg p a t/o blk stl pts avg NORTH CAROLINA A&T 11/12/ at University o Florida 11/16/ UNC WILMINGTON 11/20/ MOREHEAD STATE 11/23/ MIAMI REDHAWKS 11/26/ at Florida State 11/30/ IUPUI 12/09/ WESTERN CAROLINA 12/12/ FLORIDA GULF COAST 12/15/ SOUTH CAROLINA 12/18/ UNC ASHEVILLE 12/21/ OAKLAND 12/23/ UT MARTIN 12/27/ at Indiana 12/31/ at Iowa 01/04/ MINNESOTA 01/09/ at Michigan 01/12/ PENN STATE 01/15/ IOWA 01/19/ at Illinois 01/22/ PURDUE 01/25/ at Northwestern 01/29/ MICHIGAN 02/03/ at Minnesota 02/06/ at Wisconsin 02/12/ Totals Games played: 25 Minutes/game: 15.0 Points/game: 8.4 FG Pct: FG Pct: 26.7 FT Pct: 82.6 /game: 4.0 Assists/game: 0.5 Turnovers/game: 0.9 Assist/turnover ratio: 0.5 Steals/game: 0.5 Blocks/game: 0.2 AN OVERVIEW Deshaun Thomas was rated the No. 1 small orward in the country by recruiting publications and is considered one o the top shooting guard prospects and a consensus Top 20 recruit. He scored 3,018 career points, No. 3 on the Indiana all-time career scoring list behind Marion Pierce (3, ) and Damon Bailey (3, ), and won Indiana State 2A titles in 2008 (23-4) and 2009 (24-3) with Bishop Luers. His 34 points and 15 rebounds in the 2009 championship game stand as the second most points and rebounds in a title game in Indiana Class 2A history. Thomas won the state single season scoring title as both a junior (817/30.3 ppg.) and a senior (764/31.8 ppg.) and as a senior connected on ield goals (50.0 FG pct.), rom 3-point range (32.0 pct.) and (82.0 pct.) at the oul line. He had 14 games with 30 or more points and tallied 72 assists, 65 blocks, 367 rebounds (15.3 rpg.), with career-high marks coming against vs. Fort Wayne Harding Jan. 22, 2010 (24 rebounds) and Muncie Southside, Jan. 2, 2010 (52 points).