THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE.

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1 A T H L E T I C S C O M M U N I C A T I O N S Rm. 124, St. John Arena 410 Woody Hayes Dr. Columbus, OH Phone (614) Fax (614) THE PEOPLE. THE TRADITION. THE EXCELLENCE. Ohio State (11-4, 1-2) vs Opponents Opponent...(All-Time Series Record) Alcorn State James Madison North Carolina California Lipscomb St. Francis (Pa.) Florida State Eastern Michigan Butler Presbyterian College Delaware State Cleveland State Wisconsin Michigan Indiana Minnesota Purdue Northwestern West Virginia Iowa Illinois Penn State Michigan State Big Ten Standings (as of Jan. 8) Big Ten Overall Purdue...2-0/ /1.000 Michigan State...2-0/ /.800 Illinois...2-0/ /.667 Wisconsin...2-1/ /.800 Minnesota...2-1/ /.733 Michigan...2-1/ /.571 Indiana...1-1/ /.500 Ohio State...1-2/ /.733 Northwestern...0-2/ /.786 Penn State...0-3/ /.533 Iowa...0-3/ /.333 Ohio State Athletics Communications Assistant Athletics Dir.-Comm. (MBK):... Dan Wallenberg ...wallenberg.1@osu.edu Office: Wallenberg Cell: Twitter:...Twitter.com/Wally1440 Director of 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:...Emily Meyer, Brett Rybak Big Ten Players of the Week (11/16/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (19 ppg., 17 rpg., 14 assts.) (11/23/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (24.5 ppg., 12.5 rpg.) (11/30/09) Evan Turner, Jr., G (16.0 ppg., 9.0 rpg.,.714 FG pct.) (12/28/09) David Lighy, Jr., F (30 pts., 7 rebs., 5 asts. vs. CSU) Jan. 9, 2010 Opponent:... Minnesota (11-4, 2-1) Site:... Williams Arena (14,625) Game Time:...3:30 p.m. ET Television:...Big Ten Network Talent:... Craig Coshun (play-by-play) John Laskowski (expert analysis) Radio:... OSU Radio Network (60 stations) Local Radio:...WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 Radio Talent:...Paul Keels (play-by-play) Ron Stokes (expert analysis) TURNER SELECTED TO MIDSEASON WOODEN TOP 30 LIST The Top 30 candidates for the John R. Wooden Award, the nation s most coveted college basketball honor, were named Monday by The Los Angeles Athletic Club s John R. Wooden Award Committee. Composed of the players who will compete for the player of the year award this season, the midseason list is based on individual excellence and team record during the first half of the season. Ohio State s Evan Turner was added to the list despite missing six games with an injured back. Turner was averaging 17.3 points, 10.6 rebounds and 5.8 assists a game. OHIO STATE TO CELEBRATE 1960 TEAM The 1960 Ohio State men s basketball team will be honored at halftime of the Minnesota game Jan. 31 at Value City Arena (1 p.m./cbs). The squad won the NCAA and Big Ten titles that season with a 25-3 record and a 13-1 mark in the Big Ten. A reception will be held Jan. 30 at St. John Arena from 7-9 p.m. Limited availability remains. For more information and for reservations ($100 for individuals and $175 for couples) for the Cocktails & Hightops event can be made by calling Reservation deadline is Jan. 20. The entire team is expected back for this weekend, including three-time All-American and Big Ten Player of the Year Jerry Lucas, All-American and two-time All-Big Ten selection John Havlicek and Bob Knight, the NCAA career leader in coaching victories (Army, Indiana and Texas Tech) with 902. All three are members of the Basketball Hall of Fame. DIEBLER APPROACHING 200 MADE 3S Junior Jon Diebler has made 197 career 3-pointers to rank No. 2 all time at Ohio State behind Jamar Butler s 242 career makes. Butler played from and averaged nearly 61 made 3s a season. Diebler has averaged 65 a season over Ohio State Results (11-4, 1-2) Date Opp. (TV)...W/L...Score NOVEMBER (5-1) 4 WALSH (exh.)... W ALCORN STATE (BTN)... W...100(16) JAMES MADISON (BTN)... W...74(16) vs. North Carolina& (ESPN2)...L...73(15)-77(6) 20 2-vs. California (ESPN2)...W...76(15)-70(13) 24 LIPSCOMB (BTN)... W...84(17) ST. FRANCIS (Pa.) (BTN)... W...110(17)-47 DECEMBER (5-2) 2 3-FLORIDA STATE& (ESPN2)... W... 77(15)-64(21) 5 EASTERN MICHIGAN (ESPNU)... W...111(15) at Butler& (ESPN)...L...66(13)-74(22) 16 PRESBYTERIAN (BTN)... W...78(18) DELAWARE STATE (ESPNU)... W...60(18) CLEVELAND STATE& (BTN)... W...72(17) at Wisconsin& (ESPN2)...L...43(15)-65(23) JANUARY (1-1) 3 at Michigan& (BTN)...L...64(15)-73 6 INDIANA (BTN)... W at Minnesota&...3:30 p.m....btn 12 at Purdue&... 7 p.m....espn 16 WISCONSIN&... 8 p.m....btn 19 NORTHWESTERN%... 7 p.m....btn 23 at West Virginia&... 2 p.m....cbs 27 at Iowa...8:30 p.m....btn 31 MINNESOTA&... 1 p.m....cbs FEBRUARY 3 PENN STATE%...6:30 p.m....btn 7 IOWA...Noon...BTN 10 at Indiana...6:30 p.m....btn 14 at Illinois&... 1 p.m....cbs 17 PURDUE&...6:30 p.m....btn 20/21 at Michigan State&... TBA...TBA 24 at Penn State%...6:30 p.m....btn 27/28 MICHIGAN&...TBA...TBA MARCH 3 ILLINOIS&...6:30/8:30 p.m....btn Big Ten Tournament... TBA...TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS // All Times Eastern and subject to change 1-2K Sports Classic benefi ting Coaches vs. Cancer, Columbus 2-2K Sports Classic benefi ting Coaches vs. Cancer, New York 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Columbus 4-Conseco Fieldhouse, Indianapolis (&) 2009 NCAA Tournament Participant (%) 2009 (Postseason) NIT Participant three years with about half of the campaign remaining. Butler s career percentage from long range ranks No. 8 all time at 37.2 percent accuracy ( ). Diebler is shootng 38.8 percent ( ) for his career. This after connecting on just 29 percent (48-166) as a freshman. He shot 42 pecent as a sophomore (96-231) and is making 48 percent this season (53-111). His percentage from long range this year is a single season record to date. ohiostatebuckeyes.com

2 OSU Games Played, Career Starts No.-Player Career GP-GS 23-David Lighty Jon Diebler Evan Turner Dallas Lauderdale P.J. Hill Kyle Madsen William Buford Jeremie Simmons Mark Titus Danny Peters Nikola Kecman Zisis Sarikopoulos...28/ Eddie Days OSU s Record When Playing ranked teams Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left 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 fewer 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 (.286) Totals (.437) Ohio State One-Point Games Home (.579) Away (.429) Neutral (.636) Totals (.537) BUCKEYES OPEN 98th SEASON IN BIG TEN CONFERENCE This is the 98th season of Big Ten membership in men s basketball for the Buckeyes. Ohio State is (.563) in conference openers, (.681) in league home openers and (.372) in the first road game of the season in Big Ten play. Ohio State has opened Big Ten play on the road 42 times and has an record in those games Ohio State Men s Basketball-2 MATTA OWNS TOP WIN PERCENTAGE AMONG OHIO STATE COACHES Thad Matta, now in his sixth season as head coach of the Buckeyes, has an overall win percentage of.734 (138-50) after 187 games at Ohio State. That winning mean is the highest among the 11 head coaches in the history of the Ohio State men s basketball program with three or more seasons on the sidelines. Matta s record in Big Ten regular-season play (.644) also has produced the highest winning percentage in conference 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. LIGHTY EARNS OHIO STATE S 4TH LEAGUE PLAYER OF THE WEEK HONOR, FIRST OF CAREER Starting with a dunk at 13:12 in the second half, the Dec. 22 ESPN Top Play of the Day, the Buckeyes went on a 16-6 run with junior forward David Lighty scoring 15 of Ohio State s 16 points during a 5:47 stretch in a win over Cleveland State. Lighty, the Big Ten Player of the Week, finished with a team-high 30 points (9-of-16) with seven rebounds and five assists vs. his hometown school. His 30 points was a career high. He is the first Buckeye since Jamar Butler to reach the 30-point mark. Butler had 32 points vs. Illinois Jan. 3, Lighty reached the 700-point mark in his career against the Vikings and now has 717 points. Lighty scored at least 20 points for the fifth time in his career and third time this season. He has had at least 20 points in two of the last three games. Against CSU, Lighty had a team-high five assists and has scored in double-digits in his fifth-consecutive game, a career-long streak of at least 10 points. From behind the arc, Lighty went 3-of-5, which tied his career high in 3-pointers made. Lighty made nine free-throws on 13 freethrow attempts, both career highs. Evan Turner was named the Big Ten s player of the week three times before suffering a back injury Dec. 5 vs. Eastern Michigan. MATTA REACHES DOUBLE-DIGIT WINS VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES Thad Matta has directed Ohio State to at least 10 wins during non-conference play in each of six seasons in Columbus and is 10-2 this season with one game to play against a non-big Ten Conference opponent. Matta is vs. non-conference competition at Ohio State and vs. Big Ten competition for an overall record of Ohio State has West Virginia (Jan. 23) remaining on the non-conference schedule. Non-Conference Big Ten Overall Yr. W L W L W L OSU Postgame Procedures Ohio State players along with head coach Thad Matta will be available following a minimum 10-minute cooling-off period both at home and on the road. AT HOME: The visiting coach will be asked to address the media in the postgame interview room located near the loading dock (NW corner) of Value City Arena as soon as possible following the conclusion of the game. Matta and requested players will address the media following the visiting coach. ON THE ROAD: Matta will be taken to the designated interview room following Ohio State s scheduled postgame radio commitment. Players will be available outside the Ohio State locker room. Please direct questions about interview policies and locations to Dan Wallenberg, OSU assistant athletics director, or any member of the Ohio State Athletics Communications staff. BUCKEYES COMFORTABLE AT VCA Ohio State is 10-0 at home to date and shooting well on familiar ground. The Buckeyes are shooting 53 percent as a team at home this season and 43 percent from 3-point range. The team has reached 100 or more points three times and average a margin of victory of Five Buckeyes average more than 10 points a game, led by Jon Diebler s 15.6 points per game. Evan Turner (15.3 ppg.) and David Lighty (14.1 ppg.) follow Diebler. Diebler is making 53 percent of his field goals (48-91) and 54 percent of his 3-point attempts (40-74). Six Buckeyes are shooting 50 percent or better at home and four are making 60 percent or better. Dallas Lauderdale has missed seven shots on the VCA court this season. He is overall (.800). Jeremie Simmons has connected on 33 of 56 FG attempts (.589) and Kyle Madsen is 13 of 20 (.650). Evan Turner is shooting 59 percent overall (46-78). BUCKEYES PLAY FOR 3RD TIME ON ROAD IN EARLY GOING OF BIG TEN SEASON Ohio State is on the road for the third time in four games to start the league season at Minnesota. The Buckeyes travel to Minnesota and Purdue to complete an opening stretch of four road games in the first five league contests of the season. Ohio State owns a advantage in the all-time series with the the Golden Gophers. Minnesota is in Minneapolis vs. the Buckeyes. Evan Turner is the leading scorer for the Buckeyes in the Minnesota series with an average of 16.0 points a game over four career meetings. He also is the top rebounder. OHIO STATE VS. THE BIG TEN Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Northwestern Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Totals

3 MINNESOTA ROSTER No. Name Ht. Wt. Pos. Yr. Hometown/Last School 0 Nolen, Al G Jr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis Henry) 1 Carter, Paul F Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Missouri State-West Plains) 3 Cobbs, Justin G Fr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Bishop Montgomery ) 4 Dawson, Dominique F Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Minneapolis Southwest) 5 Joseph, Devoe G So. Pickering, Ontario, Canada (Pickering) 20 Westbrook, Lawrence G Sr. Chandler, Ariz. (Winchendon Prep) 22 Bostick, Devron G Sr. Racine, Wis. (Southwestern Illinois CC) 24 Hoffarber, Blake G Jr. Minnetonka, Minn. (Hopkins) 30 White, Royce F Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Hopkins ) 32 Mbakwe, Trevor F Jr. St. Paul, Minn. (Miami Dade College) (St. Bernard s ) 33 Williams, Rodney F Fr. Minneapolis, Minn. (Robbinsdale Cooper High School) 34 Johnson, Damian F RSr. Thibodaux, La. (Thibodaux) 45 Iverson, Colton F/C So. Yankton, S.D. (Yankton) 50 Sampson III, Ralph F/C So. Duluth, Ga. (Northview) LAST TIME VS. THE GOLDEN GOPHERS Feb. 7, 2009: Ohio State 64, Minnesota 58 Evan Turner made seven free throws in the final 64 seconds, leading Ohio State past No. 19 Minnesota for the Buckeyes fifth win over a ranked opponent. Turner finished with 18 points and 10 rebounds, while Jon Diebler and William Buford each scored 11 points and B.J. Mullens had 10 for Ohio State. The Buckeyes won their fourth in a row while running their record against ranked opponents to 5-4. Blake Hoffarber, scoreless in the first half, tossed in 19 points - all but one on 3-pointers - for the Golden Gophers. Damian Johnson added 12. The Buckeyes never trailed after a 10-0 first-half spurt but had to scratch and claw down the stretch to hang on to the lead. Ohio State led by three at the half and stretched the lead to on two free throws by B.J. Mullens at the 13:52 mark. The Golden Gophers drew to within four points twice before the Buckeyes pulled away again. NOTING THE INDIANA GAME (Jan. 6) Ohio State is all-time vs. Indiana. The Buckeyes own a advantage in games played in Columbus. Pronunciation Guide Players Jon Diebler... DEE-blur Nikola Kecman...NICK-oh-la KETZ-man Dallas Lauderdale... Lau-DER-dale Zisis Sarikopoulos... ZIZ-iss SAR-uh-COPE-uh-liss Coach Thad Matta... MAH-tuh Hometowns Hoopeston, Ill. (Matta)...HOOPS-ton Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Minnesota vs Ohio State 02/07/09 8:00 p.m. at Value City Arena - Columbus, Ohio Minnesota , Johnson, Damian f Sampson, Ralph f Iverson, Colton c Nolen, Al g Westbrook, Lawrence g Carter, Paul Joseph, Devoe Williams, Jonathan Bostick, Devron Hoffarber, Blake Abu-Shamala, Jamal Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Ohio State , Lauderdale, Dallas f Simmons, Jeremie g Turner, Evan g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Hill, P.J Madsen, Kyle Mullens, B.J Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Officials: Ted Hillary, J.D. Collins, John Hughes Technical fouls: Minnesota-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Minnesota Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MINN Ohio State OSU Ohio State s starting line up of Evan Turner, David Lighty, Jon Diebler, William Buford and Dallas Lauderdale is 6-0 this season. Ohio State shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from the field and 5-of-10 (50 percent) from behind the arc in the first half. The Buckeyes outscored IU, 17-2, in bench points during the first half. The Buckeyes are now 10-0 in Value City Arena this season. Ohio State limited Indiana to 6-of-20 (30 percent) shooting and 2-of-8 (25 percent) on three-point attempts in the first half. Ohio State is 11-0 this season when leading with five minutes or less left in regulation and Ohio State at Value City Arena vs. Non-Conf. vs. Big Ten Total * * * * Totals (.932) (.730) (.839) *-Records refl ect NCAA vacated games from through OSU vs. the Big Ten at VCA Illinois 3-2 Indiana 5-2 Iowa 4-3 Michigan 5-1 Michigan State 2-4* Minnesota 5-1 Northwestern 7-0 Penn State 6-0 Purdue 6-0 Wisconsin 3-4 Totals under Matta. The Buckeyes have won 72 of their last 73 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (67 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). The team is shooting 53.2 percent from the field (300-of-563) and 43.2 percent from behind the arc (100-of-231) at Value City Arena this season. Over a 10:20 span in the first half, Ohio State used a 20-4 run to extend a one point lead to 25. The Buckeyes opened the second half on a 14-6 run during the first 3:50. Ohio State scored 24 points off 24 Indiana turnovers. The 25-point margin was the largest against Indiana in Value City Arena. Ohio State won by 24 last season Ohio State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes 2 Jeremie Simmons G Sr. Shoots 52 FG pct. (42-81) this yr., 43 FG pct. from 3-range (23-53) gms. with 2+ 3s at OSU 4 P.J. Hill G Sr. Energizes team with defense from FT line this season (.864)... sister Tayler plays for OSU women s team 10 Eddie Days G Jr. Nephew of OSU great, current L.A. Lakers asst. Jim Cleamons... made team as walkon, fall of st game vs. PC 12 Dustin Reynolds F Jr. Redshirt... joined team after walk-on tryouts, fall of sister DiDi Reynolds played for WBK team from Danny Peters G Sr.-5th Will leave Ohio State with 5 varsity letters, 1 as manager ( 06) and 4 as a player ( 07-10) 15 Kyle Madsen C GR Earned B.S. degree in marketing in spring of grad student in sports mngt.... shoots 56 pct. from fi eld (15-27) 21 Evan Turner G/F Jr. All-America candidate... started season on double-double streak (5)... 2 triple doubles... 44th Buckeye with 1,000 pts. 23 David Lighty G/F Jr. Double figures in 7 of last 8 games and in 11 gms this season... career-high 30 pts. vs. Cleveland St. 24 Nikola Kecman F So. Played 1 game a season ago before suffering knee injury... has recovered and will help front court depth 33 Jon Diebler G Jr. No. 2 all-time at OSU with 197 made 3s pct. shooter from long range this season (53-111) from FT line 34 Mark Titus G Sr. Author of basketball blog clubtrillion.com, get your Club Tril T-shirt (1,000+ sold) at his site...proceeds go to charity 44 William Buford G So. Big Ten freshman of the year in skilled offensive player with consistent mid-range shooting ability 45 Zisis Sarikopoulos C So. Sat out the campaign to satisfy NCAA transfer rules (UAB)... will contribute minutes in frontcourt 52 Dallas Lauderdale F Jr.. Leads Big Ten in FG pct. (.717/43-60)... also league s top shot blocker (39/2.6 bpg.)... team No. 2 rebounder (5.1 rpg.) Letters // Possible starters in Italic Ohio State Men s Basketball-3

4 Ohio State 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) Conference... Big Ten BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record...1, (111 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 Rcd (98 seasons)* Big Ten Championships (reg. season) ( ) Outright Big Ten Titles ( ) 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-4th Letterwinners Ret./Lost...10/ Starters Returning/Lost...5/0 TEAM FACTS Head Coach...Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) Rcd. at Ohio State (Yrs.) (6 yrs) Career Rcd. (Yrs.) (10 yrs.) NCAA Tournaments... 7 ( ) NCAA Tournament Record NIT Appearances... 1 (2008) Assistant Coaches... Alan Major (6th yr./purdue, 1992) Brandon Miller (2nd yr./butler, 2003) Jeff Boals (1st yr./ohio University, 1995) Dir. of Basketball Operations... David Egelhoff (7th 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 *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between and , including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games at VCA (49-7). Thad Matta s career record is now in his 10th season all-time as a head coach. He is in his sixth year at Ohio State. Under Matta, Ohio State is 81-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 76-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and 1-0 in Nationwide Arena. Dallas Lauderdale connected on 2-of-4 fieldgoal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 43-of-58 from the field (74.1 percent), tops in the Big Ten. He is 28-of-33 (84.8 percent) at Value City Arena. Jon Diebler has made at least one 3-pointer in Ohio State Men s Basketball ESPN/USA Today Poll (Jan. 4) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd.... Points 1. Kansas (30) Texas (1) Kentucky Purdue Duke Villanova Syracuse West Virginia North Carolina Kansas State Michigan State Georgetown Connecticut New Mexico Tennessee Mississippi Georgia Tech Gonzaga Florida State Wisconsin Clemson Washington Brigham Young Butler Temple Others Receiving Votes: Pittsburgh 50, Texas Tech 42, Ohio State 41, UNLV 39, Wake Forest 36, Northern Iowa 35, Baylor 26, Florida 24, Cincinnati 19, William & Mary 19, Saint Mary s 16, Cornell 15, California 13, Texas A&M 12, Rhode Island 9, UAB 9, Virginia Tech 9, Oklahoma State 8, Dayton 7, USC 7, Mississippi State Opponents in Italic his past 24 games, dating to last season. The last time Diebler went scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, in a 0-of-3 effort against Wisconsin. Diebler went 4-of-5 from the free-throw line. He has only missed six the entire season going 36-of-43 from the stripe (.837). Diebler had a team-high 21 points, going 5- of-8 from behind the arc. Diebler has scored in double-figures 10 times this season. Diebler scored his 800th point on a free throw in the second half (806). William Buford scored 16 points, the 12th time he has been in double figures this season. Buford is averaging 18.7 points a game vs. the Hoosiers in his career (three games). He is 21- of-38 (55 percent) from the field and 7-of-13 (53.8 percent) from behind the arc. Buford led the squad with six rebounds vs. Indiana. Evan urner started his first game since breaking two bones in his back Dec. 5. Turner had eight points, four rebounds and five assists in 20 minutes. TURNER MISSES 4+ WEEKS WITH BACK INJURY Junior Evan Turner fell hard to the floor on a dunk attempt early in the first half vs. Eastern Michigan Dec. 5. He left the game and tests revealed a fracture in his lower back. He missed a little more than four weeks recovering from the injury. He returned to face Indiana Jan. 6, a Ohio State victory. In that game Turner recorded eight points, four rebounds and a game-high five assists in 20 minutes of action Associated Press Poll (Jan. 4) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd.... Points 1. Kansas (56) , Texas (8) , Kentucky (1) , Purdue , Duke , Villanova , Syracuse , West Virginia , North Carolina , Michigan State , Kansas State Georgetown Connecticut Mississippi New Mexico Tennessee Wisconsin Florida State Gonzaga Georgia Tech Temple Texas Tech Pittsburgh Washington Brigham Young Others Receiving Votes: Clemson 139, Texas A&M 86, Cincinnati 76, Florida 75, Baylor 73, Miami (FL) 70, Rhode Island 52, USC 46, Dayton 45, Ohio State 42, Wake Forest 42, William & Mary 37, Northern Iowa 35, UAB 29, Mississippi State 26, Virginia Tech 20, Oklahoma State 16, California 15, UNLV 12, Cornell 9, Butler 6, Virginia Commonwealth 5, Oregon 4, Minnesota 3, Vanderbilt 1. TURNER HAS EARNED THREE POWs IN Evan Turner was selected the Big Ten s co-player of the week Nov. 30, the third conference award in as many weeks for the junior guard from Chicago. Turner recorded Ohio State s third all-time tripledouble in win vs. Lipscomb Nov. 24 with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He shot 71 percent from the field for the week (15-21) and was a perfect 7-7 from the field vs. St. Francis Nov. 28. Averaged 16 points, 9.0 rebounds and 8.0 assists for the week with four blocks and three steals. Turner also became the 44th Buckeye to reach 1,000 points with 16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) in just 27 minutes vs. the Red Flash. TURNER NEARING RARE ACCOMPLISHMENTS Only 20 players in Ohio State history have scored more than 1,000 points and collected 500 rebounds. Turner has 1,041 career points and 493 career rebounds at Ohio State. The most recent addition to the list was Terence Dials, who from , scored 1,566 points and grabbed 876 rebounds. He was the Big Ten Player of the Year in Just 26 Ohio State players have recorded 500 or more career rebounds. J.J. Sullinger was the last to join the list in 2006 in his third season in Columbus. He finished his career with 535 career rebounds. Turner could become just the second player in recorded history to reach 1,000 points, 500 rebounds and 300 assists. Jim Jackson is the only other Buckeye to do so with 1,785 career points, 552 career rebounds and 372 career assists from Turner has 281 career assists to date and is averaging 5.8 assists a game this season. SEVEN OPPONENTS IN TOP 25 Ohio State has seven opponents currently in the Top 25 nationally in the ESPN/USA Today and Associated Press weekly polls. Purdue, West Virginia,

5 Buckeye Bench Points Game OSU Opp Alcorn State James Madison 12 8 North Carolina California 5 11 Lipscomb St. Francis Florida State Eastern Michigan Butler 11 2 Presbyterian College Delaware State 9 8 Cleveland State 1 37 Wisconsin 2 21 Michigan 5 9 Indiana Totals Buckeye Career Double Doubles Evan Turner Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 1/19/08 at Tennessee 21/10 L /17/08 at Michigan 16/11 L /29/08 Samford 16/10 W /6/08 vs. Notre Dame 28/10 W /27/08 West Virginia 10/11 L /6/09 at Mich. St. 14/10 L /31/09 at Indiana 29/10 W /3/09 vs. Purdue 26/12 W /7/09 vs. Minnesota 18/10 W /14/09 vs. Mich. St. 18/10 W /15/09 vs. Purdue 22/10 L /9/09 vs. Alcorn State 14/17/10 ast. W /12/09 vs. James Madison 24/17 W /19/09 vs. North Carolina 23/11 L /20/09 vs. California 26/14 W /24/09 vs. Lipscomb 16/10/11ast. W /2/09 vs. Florida State 25/13 W William Buford 12/5/09 vs. Eastern Mich. 16/10 ast. W /3/10 at Michigan 17/13 L Big Ten Triple-Doubles since Stats, Inc., Chicago pts. rebs. ast. stls. blk Calvin Booth, Penn State, 03/16/ Evan Eschmeyer, NW, 1/13/ Charlie Bell, Michigan St, 11/19/ Sergio McClain, Illinois, 01/13/ Evan Turner, Ohio State, 11/09/ Evan Turner, Ohio State, 11/24/ OHIO STATE VS. THE RANKED The Buckeyes have an all-time record of vs. ranked opponents in the Associated Press Top 25. That includes a mark of vs. Top 10 foes. The Buckeyes are 2-4 in the last six games vs. Top 10, including a victory over then-no. 13 California, 76-70, in Madison Square Garden Nov. 20. As a ranked team, Ohio State is all-time. CLIMBING THE SCORING CHART Evan Turner has scored 1,041 points over 79 Ohio State games in his career for an average of 13.2 points a game. His 16 points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28 made him the 44th player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 career points. With 25 points vs. Florida State Dec. 2, Turner moved to No. 41 all-time on the career scoring chart at Ohio State. Jamie Skelton and Ken Johnson are next, tied for No. 39 with 1,055 career points. Two others on the current roster are on pace to reach 1,000 points. Junior David Lighty has 746 career points over 97 career games. Jon Diebler has 806 points (85 games) in his three seasons at Ohio State. William Buford is well on his way as a sophomore as well (569/48 games). WINS FOLLOW BUCKEYE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ohio State has had a player record a doubledouble (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 795 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.678). Evan Turner has 17 career doubledoubles and the Buckeyes are 11-6 in those contests, including wins in nine of his last 11 games with a D-D. Turner is among the Top 20 players in OSU history with 17 career double-doubles at No. 18, tied with Dennis Hopson ( ) and Steven Wenner ( ). Terence Dials ( ), Bill Andreas ( ) and Tony Campbell ( ) are tied for No. 15 with 18 career double-doubles. William Buford became the 100th Ohio State player to record a double-double with 16 points and 10 assists in Ohio State s win vs. Eastern Michigan Dec. 5. He added his second D-D with 17 points and a career-high 13 rebounds at Michigan Jan POINTS EQUATES TO NEAR PERFECTION Ohio State has scored 100 or more points 69 times all-time and has a record of 68-1 in those games. The Buckeyes are 49-0 at home when reaching the century mark, 3-0 on neutral courts and 16-1 on opponent courts. The last win with 100 or more points was a victory vs. Eastern Michigan Dec. 5. The only loss for OSU when scoring 100 points was a double-overtime thriller at LSU Jan. 15, The Buckeyes battled the Tigers but fell DOUBLE DIGIT 3 S Ohio State has made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game 64 times since the long-range shot was instituted for the season. The Buckeyes are in those games after knocking down 10 of 32 treys against Michigan Jan. 3. Opponents have made double-digit 3s 82 times and are in those games vs. the Buckeyes. Matta s Ohio State teams are 37-9 when making 10 or more 3s in a game. FIRST FOUR GAMES PART OF 2K CLASSIC The first four games of the regular-season made up the 2K Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer event on the Ohio State schedule. Alcorn State (Nov. 9) and James Madison (Nov. 12) traveled to Columbus before the Buckeyes played at Madison Square Garden in New York vs defending national champions North Carolina Nov. 19 and California Nov. 20. CLUB TRIL T-SHIRTS NOW AVAILABLE Mark Titus, senior walk-on from Brownsburg, Ind., has been writing and publishing his blog - clubtrillion.com - for the last two years on college basketball from an end-of-the-bench perspective. Approaching 2,000,000 hits, the blog is somewhat popular in college basketball circles. To take advantage of the interest in the site, Titus has teamed with A Kid Again, a local charity for children with lifethreatening illnesses, to help support the charity s efforts. For a $25 donation fans of the blog will receive a Club Tril T-shirt. All the proceeds will then go to support A Kid Again. Get your shirt today by placing an order at clubtrillion.com. Michigan State, North Carolina, Wisconsin and Florida State are listed in both polls, while Butler appears in the ESPN Top 25. California and Minnesota are receiving votes in at least one of the polls. TURNER STREAK A FIRST SINCE Evan Turner opened the season with five-consecutive double-doubles for the first time since Clark Kellogg did so in Turner reached 10 or more points and rebounds vs. Alcorn State (14/17/10 assts.), James Madison (24-17), North Carolina (23/11), California (26/14) and Lipscomb (16/10/11 assts.). Kellogg began the campaign with double-doubles in five-consecutive games vs. Cleveland State (23/14), at Kentucky (12/13), Colgate (16/17), South Alabama (18/18) and at Arizona State (18/10). 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% ** / * / / / at VCA vs. unranked * Game(s) played in Columbus at St. John Arena 4-0 at St. John vs. unranked %Game played at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 1-0 at Nationwide vs. unranked 81-2 in Columbus vs. unranked Ohio State Men s Basketball-5

6 BUCKEYES PICKED 3RD IN BIG TEN PRESEASON MEDIA POLL Evan Turner was tabbed a preseason first team All-Big Ten selection by league media at the annual media day in Chicago. Turner is the league s top returning scorer (17 ppg.). He led the Buckeyes in scoring, rebounding, assists and steals as a sophomore last year. Thad Matta s Buckeyes were selected No. 3 in the preseason media poll behind Michigan State and Purdue. SCHEDULE HAS BUCKEYES PLAYING THE NATION S BEST Ohio State will play five of the preseason Top 10 ranked teams (ESPN/coaches poll) in the country by year s end. Preseason No. 2 Michigan State, No. 4 North Carolina, No. 7 Purdue, No. 9 West Virginia and No. 10 Butler all dot the Ohio State slate in Five Big Ten teams were ranked among the Top 20 with No. 15 Michigan, No. 18 Minnesota, and No. 17 Ohio State all slated among the top teams nationally. Ohio State also faced No. 12 California at the 2K Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in New York, defeating the Bears Illinois was just outside the preseason Top 25 at No. 27. SEVEN FORMER BUCKEYES IN NBA ROSTERS IN Ohio State leads all Big Ten teams with seven players on current NBA rosters. The Big Ten started the season with 33 players on NBA active lists. Nine Big Ten teams have at least one player competing in the NBA. Michael Redd (Milwaukee Bucks) is the longest-tenured Buckeye in the NBA. Greg Oden (Portland), Michael Conley (Memphis), Daequan Cook (Miami), Othello Hunter (Atlanta), Kosta Koufos (Utah) and B.J. Mullens (Oklahoma) represent Ohio State in the NBA. BIG TEN SEASON STARTS WITH BUCKEYES ON THE ROAD Four of the first five games of the Big Ten season will be played away from Value City Arena. The Buckeyes opened the league season at Wisconsin Dec. 31 (L, 65-43) before a trip to Michigan Jan. 3. A home game vs. Indiana Jan. 6 splits road games at Minnesota (Jan. 9) and at Purdue Jan. 12. The Buckeyes face a similar stretch of road games at Indiana Feb. 10, at Illinois Feb. 14, home vs. Purdue Feb. 17 and away vs. Michigan State Feb. 20/21 and at Penn State Feb. 24. MATTA ADDS PAIR TO ROSTER The Ohio State roster grew by two in late October when Thad Matta added walk-on juniors Eddie Days and Dustin Reynolds. Days is the nephew of Buckeye great Jim Cleamons, a current assistant coach with the Los Angeles Lakers. Reynolds is the younger brother of former Ohio State women s basketball player DiDi Reynolds. Dustin will sit out the season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules (from Hillsdale College in Michigan). Days started his career vs. Presbyterian College Dec. 16, playing one minute in the victory over the Blue Hose. The Buckeyes now have four walk-on players on the roster. Danny Peters Ohio State Men s Basketball-6 is a fifth-year senior and Mark Titus is in his senior campaign as well. Peters will end his career with five varsity letters, one as a manager (2006) and four as a student-athlete ( ). TURNER, USA EARN BRONZE AT WORLD UNIVERSITY GAMES Junior Evan Turner averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and led Team USA with 18 assists at the World University Games in Belgrade, Serbia. The United States finished with a 6-1 record at the early- July event with Turner making three starts and averaging 16.3 minutes a game. He connected on 52 percent of his shots (12-23) and 4 of 5 free throws. TURNER AMONG CANDIDATES FOR PRESEASON HONORS Evan Turner led Ohio State and the Big Ten in scoring last season with an average of 17.3 points a game. He was No. 3 in rebounding as well with 7.1 and was among the Top 10 league players in steals (4th/1.8 spg.) and assists (8th/3.97). He was a finalist for Big Ten Player of the Year honors a season ago and will be among the favorites entering his junior season. His name has also garnered All-America consideration after earning a spot among the Top 15 finalists for the 2009 Oscar Robertson Award, given annually by the United States Basketball Writer s Association to the player of the year in college basketball. DIEBLER AMONG BIG TEN, NATION S TOP SHOOTERS Jon Diebler, the all-time leading scorer in Ohio High School history, started slow in the college game from behind the arc, where he made a name for himself as a prep at Upper Sandusky High School. After shooting 29 percent from long range as a rookie (48-166), Diebler responded with a breakout sophomore season. He knocked down 96 of 231 treys for 41.6 percent accuracy. That effort was second in the Big Ten for makes and is the second-most single season 3s made in Ohio State history. He already is second all-time at Ohio State in 3s made in a career (197) and his eight 3s made at Northwestern last year rates No. 2 in Ohio State s record book for 3s made in a game. LAUDERDALE, MADSEN, SARIKOPOULOS MAN THE MIDDLE FOR BUCKEYES Junior Dallas Lauderdale returns to the paint for Ohio State after sharing time with B.J. Mullens, a 2009 NBA First Round draft pick (24th overall pick) of the Dallas Mavericks. Mullens, later traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder, marks the fifth Buckeye first-round pick under Matta and sixth overall NBA player since taking over in Lauderdale continues to improve physically and defensively. He was among the nation s top shot blockers last season, rejecting 67 shots to finish No. 2 in the Big Ten with an average of 2.03 blocks per game. Madsen is in his third season with the Buckeyes and has earned his Ohio State degree. His experience with Thad Matta s system, ability to score and provide quality defensive minutes will earn playing time. He started three games this year while Lauderdale recovered from a right hand injury early in the Buckeyes Among Big Ten Leaders Evan Turner (before injury) Rebounding 1st 11.4 rpg. Defensive 1st. 65/8.13 drpg. Offensive 1st 26/3.25 orpg. Assists 1st 47/5.88 apg. Scoring 3rd 18.5 ppg. FG Pct. 5th /.608 Blocks 8th 10/1.25 bpg. Jon Diebler 3 pt. FGs made 1st 53/3.5 pg. 3 pt. FG pct. 2nd /.477 Dallas Lauderdale FG Pct. 1st 43-60/.717 Blocked Shots 1st 39/2.8 bpg. Ohio State 3FG Pct. 1st /.398 FG Pct. 2nd /.498 Scoring Margin 2nd ppg. 3 FGs made 2nd 8.7 pg. Blocks 3rd 5.1 pg Scoring Defense 3rd 60.2 ppg. season. Sarikopoulos, a transfer from UAB who sat out the season at Ohio State to satisfy NCAA transfer rules, becomes eligible this season. He adds size (7-0, 265), rebounding and post-passing skills to the Ohio State big man rotation. Sarikopoulos played sparingly during the U19 World Championships for his native Greece. A leftknee sprain hampered his playing time during the event. He averaged 1.3 points and 0.7 rebounds as the United States defeated Greece to claim gold. The event was held in Auckland, New Zealand in early July. WHERE TO POINT? The point guard position rotated between Jeremie Simmons and P.J. Hill a season ago with Simmons starting the first 25 games and Hill the final eight. Simmons moved over to provide minutes at the No. 2 guard spot, his natural position, down the stretch. Evan Turner saw the majority of the time directing traffic this year before injuring his back against Eastern Michigan Dec. 5. He handed out 97 assists last season to lead the Buckeyes in that category while also recording 58 thefts at the defensive end. A SUMMER IN CANADA With nearly the entire roster returning from the season, Matta and the Buckeyes took a preseason international trip to Canada. The excursion allowed the Buckeyes 10 practices and a few competitions before the official start of practice Oct. 16. The Buckeyes played three games between Aug in Canada vs. teams from the Windsor area. Ohio State last left the country for competition during the summer of 2001 when the squad traveled to Italy, Switzerland, France and the Netherlands. NEW YORK, MORGANTOWN, INDIANAPOLIS ALSO ON TRAVEL LIST After traveling to New York for a pair of games in the 2009 Coaches vs. Cancer Classic, Ohio State has two more trips for non-conference games remaining

7 on its schedule. The Buckeyes complete a home-andhome series with West Virginia in January after completing the fthe four-game home-and-home series vs. Butler at Hinkle Fieldhouse on the Bulldog campus in December. The 18-game Big Ten schedule features home-and-home matchups with eight teams and single matchups vs. Northwestern (home) and Michigan State (away). CAN YOU SPOT MATTA A 20? For each of the last nine 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 (10). Matta set the Ohio State record for consecutive 20-win campaigns last year with a record, the fifth-consecutive Ohio State season with 20+ victories. The previous record was four held by the teams under legendary head coach Fred Taylor. Matta also has won at least 10 Big Ten regularseason games in each of the last four seasons. A fifth double-digit effort in the win column in 2010 would tie Taylor s mark of 10+ league wins in each of the seasons from Those were during 14-game regular-season slates. The Big Ten played a 16-game schedule in Matta s first three seasons (8, 12, 15 league wins) and an 18-game schedule the last two (10, 10). SPEAKING OF CONSISTENT #S... Ohio State was again one of the top draws in college basketball in The Buckeyes drew nearly 280,000 fans to home games last season to rate No. 14 nationally in home attendance. The Buckeyes have been among the Top 20 in home attendance in each of the last 11 years, all while playing at the Jerome Schottenstein Center (19,049). Ohio State games both home and on the road drew 477,000 fans last year, No. 16 nationally. The Buckeyes have been a Top 20 draw nationally in 10 of the last 11 years and led the nation in all-game attendance in The Big Ten led the nation in attendance for the 33rd-consecutive season in An average of 12,519 fans attended 193 Big Ten games a season ago. BOALS JOINS STAFF Matta added Jeff Boals to the staff after the departure of assistant coach Archie Miller, who left to coach alongside his brother Sean, the new University of Arizona head coach. Boals, a 1995 graduate of Ohio University, left Akron to join the Buckeyes. His tenacity as a player with the Bobcats is expected to transfer to the Ohio State roster, especially the post players. Six Student-Athletes Added to Men s Basketball Program Thad Matta, Ohio State head coach, announced the addition of six student-athletes to the Buckeye men s basketball program Nov. 11. The class of six high school seniors is rated by many analysts as the No. 1 class in the nation and will be eligible to play for the Buckeyes in the fall of The highly-touted class includes a quartet of Ohioans and natives of Illinois and Indiana. Jared Sullinger, a 6-foot-9-inch power forward from Northland High School in Columbus, Ohio, is rated in most major recruiting publications as the No. 1 player at his position and the No. 1, 2 or 3 player overall nationally. His high school teammate, 6-6 small forward J.D. Weatherspoon, is ranked among the nation s best at his position. Ft. Wayne, Ind. (Bishop Luers) product Deshaun Thomas (6-7 forward) is the No. 1 small forward in the country. He ll be joined by Lenzelle Smith, Jr. (6-4, guard) one of the top shooting guard prospects and a consensus Top 75 recruit. Aaron Craft, a 6-2 point guard, from Findlay (Ohio) Liberty Benton, and Cincinnati, Ohio, native Jordan Sibert (6-4 guard) round out the Class of Craft and Sibert are both considered to be Top 100 by major recruiting services. Sullinger and Weatherspoon led Northland to its first state championship as juniors in Sullinger made the winning free throws with three seconds remaining. He was named Mr. Basketball for the state of Ohio after averaging 19.9 points and 14.8 rebounds last season and is considered to be one of the top prospects in America. The power forward is the brother of former Buckeye J.J. Sullinger. As a sophomore, Jared was named Third-Team All-Ohio. Weatherspoon averaged nearly 15 points and 8.0 rebounds a game as a junior and was Northland s leading scorer (18 pts.) in the state championship game. The past three summers, Sullinger and Weatherspoon led their AAU team, All-Ohio Red, to a record, collecting 29 titles out of 33 tournaments entered, including three national titles. Thomas is one of the most sought-after recruits to come out of the basketball-rich state of Indiana. The Fort Wayne native led his high school, Bishop Luers, to back-to-back state championships. In the Ohio State Men s Basketball 2010 RECRUITING CLASS process, Thomas has established himself as one of the state s most prolific scorers. He is already Luers all-time leading scorer. As a junior, he averaged 30.3 points to go along with 15.1 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 2.5 blocks. During the state basketball tournament, Thomas averaged 23.4 points. He is currently the 11th all-time scorer in Indiana high school history, needing just more than 800 points this season to surpass Damon Bailey as the all-time leading scorer for the state of Indiana. Thomas has averaged more than 29 points in his career. Smith, a bigger guard who has a knack for distributing the basketball, will add a new dimension to the Buckeyes guard play. The 6-4, 210 pound lefty can shoot the three off the catch or dribble and is able to post up smaller defenders with his unusual size for a guard. Smith was first-team allstate last season and led Zion-Benton High School to a state runner-up finish in He is one of the top guard recruits in the country and was coveted by more than a dozen teams. Along with his basketball skills, Smith is a star in the classroom, carrying a 4.1 grade-point average. Craft has made a name for himself with his stout defense and is considered one of the best guard defenders for the Class of Craft led Liberty-Benton High School to a state runner-up finish his freshman season and was named First- Team All-Ohio as a junior. He can also create opportunities for himself, averaging 19 points last year. He is an all-around point guard and has the qualities that should help him excel as a Buckeye. He too played for All-Ohio Red in the summers. In addition, Craft carries a 4.0 grade-point average. Sibert also played for All-Ohio Red. The shooting guard from Cincinnati led Princeton High School to a state runner-up finish last season, losing in the championship game to Northland High School and fellow OSU recruits Jared Sullinger and J.D. Weatherspoon. Sibert scored 21 points in the title game and was named Honorable Mention All-Ohio. Sibert is known for his ability to slash between defenders and get to the rim with his speed and athleticism. He suffered a leg injury after his high school season last summer and was not able to compete in the summer of Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Hometown/High School Aaron Craft PG Findlay, Ohio/Liberty Benton Jordan Sibert SG Cincinnati, Ohio/Princeton Lenzelle Smith, Jr. SG Zion, Ill./Zion-Benton Jared Sullinger PF Columbus, Ohio/Northland Deshaun Thomas SF Ft. Wayne, Ind./Bishop Luers J.D. Weatherspoon PF Columbus, Ohio/Northland Ohio State Men s Basketball-7

8 BUCKEYES IN THE OHIO STATE RECORDS BOOK Ohio State s 1,000 Point 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, Troy Taylor...1, Jerry Francis...1, Bill Hosket...1, Paul Ebert...1, Larry Bolden...1, Brian Brown...1, Brent Darby...1, Jim Cleamons...1, Jamar Butler...1, Clark Kellogg...1, Ronnie Stokes...1, Larry Siegfried...1, John Havlicek...1, Luke Witte...1, Lawrence Funderburke...1, Frank Howard...1, Jamaal Brown...1, Richard Schnittker...1, Brad Sellers...1, Curtis Wilson...1, Ron Sepic...1, Mel Nowell...1, Scoonie Penn...1, Carter Scott...1, Jamie Skelton...1,055 Ken Johnson...1, Evan Turner...1, Bill Andreas...1, Jason Singleton...1, Chris Jent...1, CAREER REBOUND CLUB 1. Jerry Lucas (60-62) 1, Herb Williams (78-81) 1, Perry Carter (88-91) Bill Hosket (66-68) Terence Dials (02-06) Clark Kellogg (80-82) Luke Witte (71-73) Dave Sorenson (68-70) Ken Johnson (98-01) John Havlicek (60-62) Dennis Hopson (84-87) Gary Bradds (62-64) Brad Sellers (85-86) Frank Howard (56-58) Tony Campbell (81-84) Jim Smith (78-81) Michael Redd (98-00) 593 Larry Huston (57-59) Craig Taylor (73-76) Jerry Francis (86-89) Jim Jackson (90-92) Ron Sepic (65-67) J.J. Sullinger (04-06) Lawrence Funderburke (92-94) Jim Cleamons (69-61) Wardell Jackson (72-74) 508 Evan Turner (08-present) 493 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, Ohio State Men s Basketball-8 7. Perry Carter (88-91)... 1, Terence Dials (02-06)... 1, Gary Bradds (62-64)... 1, Tony Campbell (81-84)... 1, Jerry Francis (86-89)... 1, Bill Hosket (66-68)... 1, Clark Kellogg (80-82)... 1, John Havlicek (60-62)... 1, Luke Witte (71-73)... 1, Lawrence Funderburke (92-94)... 1, Frank Howard (56-58)... 1, Brad Sellers (85-86)... 1, Ron Sepic (65-67)... 1, Ken Johnson (98-01)... 1, Evan Turner (2008- present)... 1, CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jamar Butler Jon Diebler present Brent Darby Scoonie Penn Sean Connolly Neshaun Coleman Jamie Skelton Je Kel Foster Tony Stockman Ivan Harris SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Doug Etzler Je Kel Foster Jamar Butler Tony Stockman Dennis Hopson Tony Stockman Sean Connolly Jon Diebler GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 1. 9 Jay Burson vs. Florida...12/27/ Jon Diebler at Northwestern... 2/18/09 8 Doug Etzler vs. G. Mason...1/8/ Jon Diebler vs. Iowa... 12/31/08 7 Je Kel Foster vs. Minnesota...2/4/ 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 6 Jamar Butler vs. Purdue...1/12/08 6 Je Kel Foster vs. Illinois...2/12/06 6 Je Kel Foster vs. Iowa State...12/17/05 6 Je Kel Foster at LSU...1/15/05 6 Tony Stockman vs. Delaware...11/19/04 6 Tony Stockman vs. N western...2/4/04 6 Sean Connolly vs. Radford...12/23/02 6 Scoonie Penn vs. Wisconsin...2/24/99 6 Scoonie Penn at Iowa...2/13/99 6 Michael Redd vs. Fla. Atl....12/17/98 6 Michael Redd vs. Oakland...11/13/98 6 Doug Etzler at Indiana...1/28/95 6 Doug Etzler at Iowa...2/18/95 GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE at LSU...1/15/ Chattanooga...11/27/ Eastern Michigan... 12/5/ at Michigan...2/9/06 15 at Clemson...12/1/ Alcorn State... 11/9/09 14 Norfolk State...12/12/ St. Francis, Pa /28/09 13 at North Carolina...11/29/06 13 vs. Youngstown State...11/24/06 13 Kent State...11/12/06 13 Virginia Military Institute (VMI)...11/10/06 13 Illinois...2/12/06 13 Florida A&M...1/30/06 13 Purdue...2/23/02 13 Santa Clara...12/12/01 13 Oakland...11/13/98 CAREER 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jamar Butler Jon Diebler present Scoonie Penn Neshaun Coleman Brent Darby Jamie Skelton Tony Stockman Michael Redd Sean Connolly Je Kel Foster SEASON 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Jamar Butler Jon Diebler Scoonie Penn Scoonie Penn Jamar Butler Tony Stockman Tony Stockman Je Kel Foster Ron Lewis Doug Etzler GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 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. 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, Sean Connolly, Ivan Harris, Jon Diebler, 2008-present 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, Dennis Hopson, Jon Diebler, Daequan Cook, Sean Connolly, Je Kel Foster, Ivan Harris, GAME 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (Min. 5 Att.) 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) Jon Diebler at Northwestern ( )...(8-10).800 Nine Others... (4-5)

9 What they are saying about EVAN TURNER... At 6-7, 205, Evan Turner is the most versatile player in the country. Thad Matta has him doing everything on the court: rebounding, passing, shooting. He makes everybody else around him better. It s about time we put Evan Turner in talks about national player of the year. -Jay Williams, ESPN He is just a tremendous player. He is as good as I have played against in a number of years. Not only is he talented, but he has a court sense and awareness that kind of separates him from just the good players. He s a guy that makes a difference because not only can he create for himself, but he can create for his teammates as well. -Leonard Hamilton, Florida State head coach I think Evan s conversion to point guard has been a spectacular success. Just putting the ball in his hands wasn t going to make him Steve Nash, but he s made good decisions, he s been generally effi cient and he s run the offense without sacrifi cing the thing he does better than any college perimeter player: offensvie rebounding. I ve been amazed by how many people still feel it necessary to qualify that Evan s not really a point guard. He is for now, and a darned good one. -Mike DeCourcy, Sporting News Evan Turner has become maybe the most versatile player in the country. There doesn t seem to be anything he can t do. If he keeps this up it will be hard to keep him off the Big Ten player of the year line or fi rst team All-American. -Andy Katz, ESPN Evan Turner is the most versatile player in college basketball. I don t know what to be more impressed with: the scoring (more than 20 points per game), the boarding (13 rebounds), the passing (seven assists) or the judicious shot selection (62 percent from the field). He was really good last year, but the improvement in his game since then shows he wasn t satisfied with merely being good. It s way early to start thinking about Player of the Year awards, but in my mind the line starts with Turner. -Pat Forde, ESPN.com (Evan Turner) is a great guy. He has worked very hard on his game. Each year, you can see him improve. He had a good freshman year and then a great sophomore year. He has solidifi ed himself as one of the best five to 10 players in the country. He has been putting up astronomical numbers in terms of rebounding and assists and scoring while playing the point at 6-7. He is developing into a Scottie Pippen-type player. He has a chance to be special, so any time you hear news like this where he is going to be out, it s a blow to Ohio State, a blow to the Big Ten and a blow to college basketball. He is one of college basketball s stars. Hopefully, he can get back and get 100 percent healthy. -Matt Painter, Purdue head coach Noting ET Evan Turner is the lone Big Ten player currently averaging a double-double (17.3 ppg./10.6 rebs.) One of 34 NCAA Division I players to record multiple triple-doubles in a single season.-espn Became Ohio State s 44th 1,000-point scorer with 16 points vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28. Started season with fi ve-consecutive double-doubles, has 17 for his career. He is tied for the No. 18 spot at Ohio State in career D-Ds. Two career games with 10 or more assists. 52 games with 10 or more points and 16 games with 20 or more points. 18 career games with 10 or more rebounds. Career 51 pct. shooter from the fi eld ( ). Could become just the 21st Ohio State player to record 1,000 career points (1,041) and 500 career rebounds (493). First Buckeye with fi ve-consecutive double-doubles since Terence Dials in last Buckeye with six-consecutive D-Ds was Brad Sellers (streak of 9 D-Ds.) in from Dec. 5-Jan. 9. First Buckeye with fi ve-consecutive double-doubles to open a season since Clark Kellogg in Named Big Ten Player of the Week six times over career, including fi rst three weeks this season. Only Ohio State s Jim Jackson and Purdue s Glenn Robinson have earned more career POWs with seven. First Big Ten Player to earn 3-consecutive player of the week honors since Purdue s Carl Landry in 2009 and only second league player all-time with back-to-back-to-back honors Ohio State Men s Basketball-9

10 OHIO STATE vs. MINNESOTA SERIES INFORMATION SERIES INFORMATION VS MINNESOTA Series...Ohio State leads Games at Ohio State...Ohio State leads Games at Minnesota... Minnesota leads Last Ohio State Win (2/7/09, Columbus) Last Minnesota Win (1/3/09, Minneapolis) Longest Ohio State win streak...11 ( ) Longest OSU home win streak...12 ( ) Longest OSU away win streak...5 ( ) Longest Minnesota win streak...6 ( ) Longest Minnesota home win streak...6 ( ) Longest Minnesota away win streak...3 ( ) Current Series Streak...Ohio State W-1 Ranked OSU teams vs. Minnesota OSU vs. ranked Minnesota teams OSU record when both teams are ranked WHEN OSU SCORES OSU Record OSU Record W L Pct. W L Pct or fewer Total (133) MINNESOTA SERIES SCORING ANALYSIS Points (Gms.) OSU UM Mar. OSU Rcd. All Games (133) 8,377 8, Avg OSU Wins (78) 5,339 4, Avg OSU Losses (55) 3,038 3, Avg In Columbus (67) 4,829 4, Avg Home Wins (49) 3,392 2, Avg Home Losses (18) 1,4371, Avg In Minneapolis (66) 3,548 4, Avg Away Wins (29) 1, Avg Away Losses (37) 2,125 2, Avg Note: Includes statistics from fi ve (4-1) vacated games from :30 p.m., Jan. 9, p.m., Jan. 31, 2010 Williams Arena (14, 625) Value City Arena (19,049) Minneapolis Columbus, Ohio Big Ten Network CBS GENERAL INFORMATION Location (Enrollment)... Minneapolis, Minn. (50,883) Colors...Maroon and Gold Conference...Big Ten Nickname...Golden Gophers Arena (capacity)...williams Arena (14,625) Athletics Director... Joel Maturi (Notre Dame, 1967) BASKETBALL INFORMATION Head Coach...Tubby Smith Alma Mater... High Point, 1973 Record at Minnesota (Yrs.) (2) Career Record (Yrs.) (18) Lettermen Ret./Lost... 9/4 Starters Ret./Lost... 4/1 SPORTS INFORMATION Basketball SID... Matt Slieter Office Phone Fax slie0001@umn.edu Press Row Phone Website...gophersports.com OSU VS. RANKED MINNESOTA TEAMS Date W/L Site...OSU(#)-UM(#) 2/5/49 W Minnesota (5) 1/28/50 1/24/53 2/20/54 W Minnesota (18) 2/7/55 1/14/57 W Minnesota (19) 1/25/72 2/10/73 L Minnesota (5) 1/11/75 W Minnesota (17) 1/29/77 2/10/77 L Minnesota (8) 2/23/78 W Minnesota (ot) (19) 1/7/82 W Minnesota (6) 3/6/82 2/2/83 L Minnesota (ot) (17) 2/12/83 1/20/90 3/10/90 W Minnesota (19) 2/9/94 2/25/95 W Minnesota (22) 1/18/97 L Minnesota (7) 2/19/97 1/3/09 2/7/09 W Minnesota (19) RANKED OSU TEAMS VS. MINNESOTA Date W/L Site...OSU(#)-UM(#) 1/28/50 63(13)58(18) 3/5/60 1/21/61 W Minnesota...75(1)-56 1/20/62 2/10/62 W Minnesota...91(1)-66 1/5/63 W Minnesota...78(5)-76 3/4/63 2/15/69 W Minnesota...58(16)-41 3/2/71 W Minnesota...84(13)-70 1/25/72 1/18/79 W Minnesota...83(16)-80 2/15/79 1/17/80 W Minnesota (ot)...75(2)-70 2/14/80 2/1/89 1/24/91 2/23/91 W Minnesota...63(2)-62 1/22/92 W Minnesota...72(6)-69 3/14/92 3/4/00 2/4/06 W Minnesota...67(20)-53 2/18/07 1/3/09 (#) indicates AP ranking Ohio State Roster vs. Minnesota No. Player Gms.Mins.Mpg. FG Att. FG% 3FG Att. 3FG% FT Att. FT% Pts. Ppg. Rebs. Rpg. 2 Jeremie Simmons Walter Offutt P.J. Hill Danny Peters Kyle Madsen Evan Turner David Lighty Jon Diebler Mark Titus William Buford Dallas Lauderdale Ohio State Men s Basketball-10

11 SERIES HISTORY WITH MINNESOTA Date W/L OSU UM Site 1/27/04 L H 2/20/05 L H 2/3/17 L A 2/12/17 L H 1/28/24 W H 3/1/24 L A 2/2/25 W A 2/14/25 W H 1/22/27 W H 1/29/27 W A 2/4/28 W (2ot) A 2/25/28 W H 1/25/30 W H 2/1/30 L A 2/21/31 L H 3/9/31 L A 1/14/33 W H 2/4/33 W A 1/20/34 W A 2/3/34 L H 2/1/36 L H 2/10/36 W A 1/16/37 W H 2/6/37 L A 2/4/39 W (ot) A 2/24/40 W H 1/27/41 L A 1/3/42 L H 1/7/42 L A 1/4/47 W H 2/7/48 L A 2/5/49 W H 1/28/50 W A 1/8/51 L A 2/17/51 L H 1/21/52 W H 2/4/52 L A 1/24/53 L A 2/9/53 W H 2/20/54 W H 2/7/55 L A 2/18/56 W H 3/5/56 L A 1/14/57 W H 3/4/57 L A 1/18/58 W H 3/1/58 W A 1/31/59 W H 3/2/59 W A 3/5/60 W A 1/21/61 W H 1/20/62 W A 2/10/62 W H 1/5/63 W H 3/4/63 W A 1/11/64 W H 1/23/65 L A 2/21/66 W A 3/5/66 W H 1/7/67 W A 1/21/67 L H 2/17/68 L A 2/15/69 W H 1/3/70 W H 1/24/70 L A 1/23/71 W A 3/2/71 W H 1/25/72 W A 2/10/73 L H 1/19/74 W H 2/4/74 L A 1/11/75 W H 2/8/75 L A 1/26/76 L A 2/23/76 L H 1/29/77 L A 2/10/77 L H 1/14/78 L A 2/23/78 W (ot) H 1/18/79 W H 2/15/79 W A 1/17/80 W (ot) H 2/14/80 L A 1/22/81 W A 2/19/81 L H 1/7/82 W H 3/6/82 L A 2/2/83 L (2 ot) H 2/12/83 W A 2/4/84 L A 2/9/84 W H 1/31/85 W H 3/2/85 W A 1/30/86 L A 3/2/86 W H 1/21/87 W A 2/21/87 W H 1/23/88 W A 3/2/88 W H 2/1/89 L A 3/11/89 L H 1/20/90 L A 3/10/90 W H 1/24/91 W A 2/23/91 W H 1/22/92 W H 3/14/92 W A 3/10/93 W H 2/9/94 L A 1/18/95 L A 2/25/95 W H 1/20/96 L H 2/21/96 L A 1/18/97 L H 2/19/97 L A 1/24/98 L A *1/23/99 W H *1/9/00 W H 3/4/00 W A *1/13/01 W H *2/3/01 W A *1/26/02 L A 2/5/03 W H 1/17/04 W H 2/25/04 W A 1/19/05 L (ot) H 2/19/05 L A 2/4/06 W H 2/18/07 W A 1/26/08 W H 3/1/08 L A 1/3/09 L A 2/7/09 W H NOTE: Games in *Italic vacated by NCAA. Ohio State Team vs. Minnesota OSU W/L Score FG (2/21/66) W FGA (2/21/66) W FG% 72.3 (34-27)@Minnesota (1/22/81) W FT (3/5/56) L FTA (3/5/56) L FT% 100 (11-11)Minnesota (1/11/75)* W FG 9 Minnesota (2/4/06) W FGA 24 Minnesota (1/26/08) W FG% 54.5 (6-11)@Minnesota (2/21/96) L OR (2/9/04) L DR (1/26/08)* W Rebs. 66 Minnesota (3/5/66) W PF (2/4/52) L Pts. (2/21/66) W Assists 23 Minnesota (N) (1/17/80)* W Blocks (2/03/01)* W Steals (3/14/92) W Ohio State Individual vs. Minnesota FG 16 Bill Hosket (3/5/66) W FGA 28 Bill Hosket (1/31/59) W FGA 11 Jon Diebler (1/3/09) L FG 5 Jon Diebler (1/3/09)* L FT 14 Ken Johnson (2/03/01) W FTA 17 DonKelley (3/5/56) L OR 7 Antonio Watson (2/9/94) L DR 9 J.J. Sullinger (1/19/05) L ot 9 Terence Dials (1/19/05) Rebs. 20 Luther Witte (3/2/71)* W Pts. 37 Tony Campbell (2/12/83) W Blocks 8 Ken Johnson (3/4/00) W Steals 5 Jon Diebler (1/3/09)* L Minnesota Team vs. Ohio State OSU W/L Score FG (1/23/65) L FGA (1/8/51) L FG % 60 (30-50)@Minnesota (1/26/02) L FT (3/5/56) W FTA (3/5/56) W FT % 92.8 (13-14)Minnesota (2/21/87) W FG (2/18/07) W FGA 36 Minnesota (2/5/03) W FG % 60.0 (9-15)@Minnesota (1/26/02) L OR (1/24/91) W DR (2/19/05)* L Rebs. (1/23/65) L PF 30 Minnesota (2/21/87) W Pts. (2/21/66) W Assists 26 Minnesota (2/19/81)* L Blocks (2/25/04)* W Steals (1/18/95) L Minnesota Individual vs. Ohio State FG 18 Ron Johnson (1/31/59) W FGA 33 Ron Johnson (1/31/59) W FG 6 Blake Hoffarber (2/7/09) W FGA 12 Michael Bauer (2/5/03) W FT 12 Tom Kondla (2/17/68) L FTA 15 Tom Kondla (2/17/68) L OR 7 Richard Coffey (1/23/88) W DR 10 Vincent Grier (1/19/05)* L ot Reb. 18 Mel Northway (1/23/65)* L Pts. 39 Ron Johnson (1/31/59) W Assists 11 Ray Williams (2/23/76) L Blocks 7 Jeff Hagen (2/19/05)* L Steals 6 Mark Hall (2/19/81) L *Most recent Ohio State Men s Basketball-11

12 THE THAD MATTA RESUME MATTA VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent...W L Alabama Alcorn State Arizona Ball State Belmont B ham-southern Bowling Green Butler California 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 Fordham Gardner-Webb Georgetown George Wash Hawaii Houston Houston Baptist Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State James Madison Jacksonville Kent State La Salle Lipscomb Long Island La.-Lafayette Louisiana State Louisville Loyola (Ill.) Maryland Md.-Baltimore Co MATTA S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR Thad Matta is in his sixth season as head men s basketball coach at Ohio State in Matta has taken all eight eligible teams to postseason play in his nine 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 2nd 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 2nd 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 2nd Round 1-Year Butler Record 24-8 (.750) Xavier 26-6 A-10 Champions NCAA 2nd Round Xavier 26-6 NCAA 2nd Round Xavier A-10 Champions NCAA Elite Eight 3-Year Xavier Record (.772) Ohio State Ohio State 26-6 Big Ten Title Game NCAA 2nd 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 year Ohio State Record (.734) 10-Year Collegiate Record (.748) Massachusetts Memphis Mercer Miami (Ohio) Miami (Fla.) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Morehead State New Hampshire NC-Wilmington Norfolk State North Carolina UNC Asheville 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 Samford San Francisco Santa Clara Siena Stanford 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 Wisconsin Wis.-Green Bay Wis.-Milwaukee Wright State Xavier Youngstown State Totals (.748) Ohio State Men s Basketball-12

13 Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 06, 2010) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 Turner, Evan Diebler, Jon Lighty, David Buford, William Simmons, Jeremie Lauderdale, Dallas Offutt, Walter Hill, P.J Kecman, Nikola Madsen, Kyle Sarikopoulos, Zisis Titus, Mark Peters, Danny 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 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. 11/09/09 ALCORN STATE W /12/09 JAMES MADISON W /19/09 vs North Carolina L /20/09 vs California W /24/09 LIPSCOMB W /28/09 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) W /2/09 FLORIDA STATE W /5/09 EASTERN MICHIGAN W /12/09 at Butler L /16/09 PRESBYTERIAN W /19/09 DELAWARE STATE W /22/09 CLEVELAND STATE W * 12/31/09 at Wisconsin L * 01/03/10 at Michigan L * 01/06/10 INDIANA W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Ohio State Opponents Ohio State Men s Basketball-13

14 Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Combined Team Statistics (as of Jan 07, 2010) Conference games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 33 Diebler, Jon Buford, William Lighty, David Turner, Evan Hill, PJ Lauderdale, Dallas Simmons, Jeremie Kecman, Nikola Madsen, Kyle Peters, Danny Days, Eddie Titus, Mark Sarikopoulos, Zisis 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 Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS 6 6 Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. * 12/31/09 at Wisconsin L * 01/03/10 at Michigan L * 01/06/10 INDIANA W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Ohio State Opponents Ohio State Men s Basketball-14

15 (Jan 06, 2010) Individual Career History Buford, William / / TOTAL / Days, Eddie / TOTAL 2-0 3/ Diebler, Jon / / / TOTAL / Hill, P.J / / / TOTAL / Kecman, Nikola / / TOTAL / Lauderdale, Dallas / / / TOTAL / Lighty, David / / / / TOTAL / Ohio State Men s Basketball-15

16 (Jan 06, 2010) Individual Career History Madsen, Kyle / / / TOTAL / Peters, Danny / / / / TOTAL / Sarikopoulos, Zisis * / / TOTAL / All* / * Statistics from prior team/school Simmons, Jeremie / / TOTAL / Titus, Mark / / / / TOTAL / Turner, Evan / / / TOTAL / Ohio State Men s Basketball-16

17 Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Jan 06, 2010) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls ALCORN STATE 56/28 44/ / / / / / / / /7 6/13 6/5 8/4 19/16 JAMES MADISON 34/25 38/ / / / / / / / /6 9/16 4/1 11/3 14/14 North Carolina 24/38 49/ (4) 26-60/ / / / / / / /17 16/19 3/6 8/8 22/22 California 38/25 38/ / / / / / / /39 (5) 15/14 10/14 11/0 6/6 15/25 LIPSCOMB 36/27 48/ / / / / / / /32 (2) 18/15 14/18 7/1 8/6 15/18 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 52/22 58/ / / / / / / / /7 10/17 11/0 12/2 16/18 FLORIDA STATE 31/20 46/ / / / / / / /44 (10) 14/10 12/20 4/1 9/9 14/24 EASTERN MICHIGAN 62/25 49/ / / / / / / / /8 10/24 2/1 9/4 14/22 Butler 36/34 30/ (8) 25-51/ / / / / / /40 (13) 12/17 10/10 8/2 4/5 19/18 PRESBYTERIAN 53/21 25/ / / / / / / / /10 11/17 4/0 8/4 13/14 DELAWARE STATE 25/17 35/ / / / / / / / /9 13/12 4/0 6/6 10/16 CLEVELAND STATE 31/23 41/ / / / / / / /31-14/8 16/16 7/2 6/5 13/28 Wisconsin 25/34 18/ (22) 14-43/ / / / / / /34 (9) 5/15 12/11 4/3 8/6 16/16 Michigan 32/34 32/ (9) 24-65/ / / / / / / /14 13/9 2/2 5/7 17/12 INDIANA 38/20 41/ / / / / / / /35-16/9 16/24 0/1 8/4 20/22 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Ohio State Men s Basketball-17

18 Highs and Lows Ohio State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 30 Lighty, David vs Cleveland State (12/22/09) 26 Turner, Evan vs California (11/20/09) 25 Turner, Evan vs Florida State (12/2/09) 24 Turner, Evan vs James Madison (11/12/09) 23 Turner, Evan vs North Carolina (11/19/09) Field Goals Made 11 Turner, Evan vs James Madison (11/12/09) 10 Turner, Evan vs Florida State (12/2/09) Field Goal Att. 19 Turner, Evan vs James Madison (11/12/09) 17 Buford, William at Michigan (01/03/10) 17 Turner, Evan vs Florida State (12/2/09) FG Pct (min 5 made) (7-7) Turner, Evan vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) (5-5) Lauderdale, Dallas vs Presbyterian (12/16/09) (5-5) Lauderdale, Dallas vs Lipscomb (11/24/09) 3-Point FG Made 6 Diebler, Jon vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 6 Diebler, Jon vs Florida State (12/2/09) 6 Diebler, Jon vs Alcorn State (11/09/09) 3-Point FG Att. 12 Diebler, Jon vs Florida State (12/2/09) 11 Diebler, Jon at Michigan (01/03/10) 11 Diebler, Jon vs Lipscomb (11/24/09) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (3-3) Lighty, David vs Lipscomb (11/24/09) (2-2) Hill, PJ at Wisconsin (12/31/09) (2-2) Simmons, Jeremie vs Lipscomb (11/24/09) Free Throws Made 9 Lighty, David vs Cleveland State (12/22/09) 8 Turner, Evan vs California (11/20/09) Free Throw Att. 13 Lighty, David vs Cleveland State (12/22/09) 11 Turner, Evan vs California (11/20/09) FT Pct (min 3 made) (6-6) Diebler, Jon vs Cleveland State (12/22/09) (6-6) Diebler, Jon vs North Carolina (11/19/09) (3-3) Lighty, David vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Rebounds 17 Turner, Evan vs James Madison (11/12/09) 17 Turner, Evan vs Alcorn State (11/09/09) Assists 11 Turner, Evan vs Lipscomb (11/24/09) 10 Buford, William vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 10 Turner, Evan vs Alcorn State (11/09/09) Steals 4 Lighty, David vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 4 Simmons, Jeremie vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Blocked Shots 7 Lauderdale, Dallas vs California (11/20/09) Ohio State - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 111 EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09) 110 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 100 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 84 LIPSCOMB (11/24/09) 79 INDIANA (01/06/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 39 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 39 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 73 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 66 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.633 (38-60) EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09).629 (39-62) ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09) 14 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 33 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 32 at Michigan (01/03/10) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.552 (16-29) EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09).500 (11-22) LIPSCOMB (11/24/09).500 (7-14) CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) FREE THROWS MADE 23 INDIANA (01/06/10) 23 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 32 INDIANA (01/06/10) 31 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.864 (19-22) ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09).750 (6-8) at Michigan (01/03/10) REBOUNDS 47 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 44 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) ASSISTS 29 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 27 EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09) STEALS 12 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 11 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) BLOCKED SHOTS 11 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 11 vs California (11/20/09) Ohio State - GAME LOWS POINTS 43 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 60 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 64 at Michigan (01/03/10) 66 at Butler (12/12/09) 72 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) 72 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) FIELD GOALS MADE 14 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 21 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 37 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 43 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.326 (14-43) at Wisconsin (12/31/09).369 (24-65) at Michigan (01/03/10) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 4 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) 4 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 13 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 14 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.235 (4-17) JAMES MADISON (11/12/09).286 (6-21) vs North Carolina (11/19/09) FREE THROWS MADE 6 at Michigan (01/03/10) 7 LIPSCOMB (11/24/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 8 at Michigan (01/03/10) 12 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 12 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.412 (7-17) LIPSCOMB (11/24/09).577 (15-26) FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09) REBOUNDS 22 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 25 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) ASSISTS 5 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 10 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) STEALS 4 at Butler (12/12/09) 5 at Michigan (01/03/10) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 INDIANA (01/06/10) 2 EASTERN MICHIGAN (12/5/09) 2 at Michigan (01/03/10) OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 28 Sims, DeShawn at Michigan (01/03/10) 26 Randle, Jerome vs California (11/20/09) 25 Montgomery, Jeremy vs Cleveland State (12/22/09) 24 Harris, Manny at Michigan (01/03/10) 24 HAYWARD, Gordon at Butler (12/12/09) 24 BOWDRY, Brandon vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Field Goals Made 13 Sims, DeShawn at Michigan (01/03/10) 10 BOWDRY, Brandon vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 10 Randle, Jerome vs California (11/20/09) Field Goal Att. 21 Randle, Jerome vs California (11/20/09) 18 Sims, DeShawn at Michigan (01/03/10) FG Pct (min 5 made).769 (10-13) BOWDRY, Brandon vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09).722 (13-18) Sims, DeShawn at Michigan (01/03/10) 3-Point FG Made 6 Randle, Jerome vs California (11/20/09) 6 Boyd, Jonathan vs Alcorn State (11/09/09) 3-Point FG Att. 12 Randle, Jerome vs California (11/20/09) 11 MEDLOCK, Carlos vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (2-2) Cunningham, Jared vs Cleveland State (12/22/09).667 (4-6) LATIMER, Cedric vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09).667 (2-3) Watford, Christian vs Indiana (01/06/10).667 (2-3) FAIRCLOTH, Zach vs Presbyterian (12/16/09).667 (2-3) Loucks, Luke vs Florida State (12/2/09).667 (2-3) Gutierrez, Jorge vs California (11/20/09) Free Throws Made 7 Jones III, Verdell vs Indiana (01/06/10) 7 HOWARD, Matt at Butler (12/12/09) 7 Thompson, Deon vs North Carolina (11/19/09) Free Throw Att. 10 Drew II, Larry vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 8 Jones III, Verdell vs Indiana (01/06/10) 8 HOWARD, Matt at Butler (12/12/09) 8 Thompson, Deon vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 8 Francis, Ian vs Alcorn State (11/09/09) FT Pct (min 3 made) (6-6) SWEETNEY, Devin vs St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) (4-4) Leuer, Jon at Wisconsin (12/31/09) (4-4) Semenov, Andrey vs James Madison (11/12/09) (3-3) HAYWARD, Gordon at Butler (12/12/09) (3-3) MEDLOCK, Carlos vs Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Rebounds 16 Amoke, Omondi vs California (11/20/09) 13 Thompson, Deon vs North Carolina (11/19/09) Assists 8 Drew II, Larry vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 5 Rivers, Jeremiah vs Indiana (01/06/10) 5 Harris, Manny at Michigan (01/03/10) 5 Leuer, Jon at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 5 MACK, Shelvin at Butler (12/12/09) Steals 4 DeMercy, Jordan vs Florida State (12/2/09) 3 Harris, Manny at Michigan (01/03/10) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 77 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 74 at Butler (12/12/09) 73 at Michigan (01/03/10) 70 vs California (11/20/09) 65 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) FIELD GOALS MADE 29 at Michigan (01/03/10) 26 vs California (11/20/09) 26 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 66 vs California (11/20/09) 61 FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09) 61 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.558 (29-52) at Michigan (01/03/10).491 (26-53) vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 10 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) 10 vs California (11/20/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 24 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 23 CLEVELAND STATE (12/22/09) 23 vs California (11/20/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.476 (10-21) at Wisconsin (12/31/09).467 (7-15) vs North Carolina (11/19/09) FREE THROWS MADE 18 at Butler (12/12/09) 18 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 25 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 24 at Butler (12/12/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (7-7) PRESBYTERIAN (12/16/09).889 (8-9) vs California (11/20/09) REBOUNDS 44 FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09) 40 at Butler (12/12/09) ASSISTS 17 at Butler (12/12/09) 17 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) STEALS 9 FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09) 8 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) BLOCKED SHOTS 6 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS 44 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) 44 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 47 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 48 PRESBYTERIAN (12/16/09) 54 INDIANA (01/06/10) FIELD GOALS MADE 15 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 16 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 40 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 45 at Wisconsin (12/31/09) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.268 (15-56) ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09).308 (16-52) JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 2 FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09) 3 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 12 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 15 vs North Carolina (11/19/09) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.125 (2-16) FLORIDA STATE (12/2/09).182 (4-22) JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) FREE THROWS MADE 5 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 7 PRESBYTERIAN (12/16/09) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 6 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 7 PRESBYTERIAN (12/16/09) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.550 (11-20) ALCORN STATE (11/09/09).600 (9-15) at Michigan (01/03/10) REBOUNDS 18 DELAWARE STATE (12/19/09) 25 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) ASSISTS 6 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) 7 ALCORN STATE (11/09/09) 7 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) STEALS 2 ST. FRANCIS (PA.) (11/28/09) 3 JAMES MADISON (11/12/09) BLOCKED SHOTS 0 vs California (11/20/09) Ohio State Men s Basketball-18

19 Charting the Buckeyes All Games Ohio State Opponents Most First Half Points 62 (Eastern Michigan, 12/5) 38 (North Carolina, 11/19) Most Second Half Points 58 (St. Francis, 11/28) 45 (California, 11/20) Most Overtime Points Fewest First Half Points 24 (North Carolina, 11/19) 17 (Delaware State, 12/19) Fewest Second Half Points 18 (at Wisconsin, 12/31) 19 (James Madison, 11/012) Halftime Leads: OSU 12 OSU Record Opp. 3 OSU Record Ties OSU Record -- Rebound Advantage: OSU 8 OSU Record Opp. 5 OSU Record Ties 2 OSU Record Bench Scoring Advantage OSU 7 OSU Record Opp. 8 OSU Record Ties OSU Record -- Bench Scoring Totals OSU 247 Opp. 225 OSU Margin 22 Ohio State in the Polls Date Associated Press ESPN/ USA Today Preseason Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan. 4 RV RV Starting Combinations (G, G, C, F, F) and Records All Games Big Ten Turner, Diebler, Madsen, Buford, Lighty 2-1 Turner, Diebler, Lauderdale, Buford, Lighty Hill, Diebler, Lauderdale, Buford, Lighty Point Differential Margin Wins Losses Scoring -- Lighty Lauderdale Simmons Turner Diebler Buford Sarikopoulos Madsen Hill Kecman Totals Double-Figure Games Point Games Point Games 1 1 Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Rebounding -- Lighty Lauderdale Simmons Turner Diebler Buford Sarikopoulos Madsen Hill Totals Double-Figure Games Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Assists -- Lighty Lauderdale Simmons Turner Diebler Buford Sarikopoulos Madsen Hill Totals Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Double-Doubles -- (Pts/Rebs) Triple-Doubles -- (Pts./Rebs./Assts.) Ohio State Men s Basketball-19

20 Game 1 No. 16 Ohio State 100, Alcorn St. 60 Nov. 9, 2009, Columbus, Ohio COLUMBUS-Evan Turner recorded only the second tripledouble ever for Ohio State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists in the 16th-ranked Buckeyes victory over Alcorn State in the 2K Sports Classic. Turner needed one assist for 10 but his teammates missed three straight shots. A bounce pass to Jon Diebler, who had 22 points, led to a 3-pointer with just over 7 minutes left for the triple-double. William Buford added 19 points and Jeremie Simmons 15 for the Buckeyes. Jonathan Boyd scored 20 points for the Braves. Ohio State. The only previously recorded triple-double at Ohio State belonged to Dennis Hopson, who had 27 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 1986 victory over Ohio University. Turner had 12 points, 12 rebounds and eight assists in the opening half as Ohio State breezed to a lead. Diebler had 16 points and Buford hit a 3-pointer at the buzzer for 11. The Braves fell behind 8-0 before Byrd, who had 12 points on 3-pointers in the opening half, ended the drought. They got as close as midway through the half before the Buckeyes went on a 19-0 run with Diebler scoring eight points. Notes: The Ohio State-Alcorn State game was the first of the college basketball season (North Carolina-Florida International also tipped off at 7 p.m.). The game was part of the 15th 2K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer. Junior guard Evan Turner had the second triple-double in Ohio State history with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. The only other triple-double was achieved by Dennis Hopson against Ohio University on Dec. 6, Turner s 17 rebounds were the most since Shun Jenkins also had 17 against Penn State on Feb. 12, He also got his 400th career rebound and now has 415 as a Buckeye. Turner scored the first points of the season with a dunk at 19:43 and had 12 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists in the first half. With the win, Ohio State improved to 3-0 vs. teams representing the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Buckeyes also have wins vs. Alabama State and Mississippi Valley State. Tonight was the first meeting between Ohio State and Alcorn State. Ohio State is when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and 14-8 as No. 16. Ohio State is in home openers and in season openers. The Buckeyes reached 100 points for the first time since Nov. 10, 2006, when they defeated VMI Thad Matta is now 10-0 in season openers as a head coach. He is 6-0 at Ohio State after going 1-0 at Butler and 3-0 at Xavier. Matta improved his career record to in his 10th season as a head coach. He is in his sixth year at Ohio State. With six made 3-point baskets, junior guard Jon Diebler passed Sean Connolly and Neshaun Coleman and into fourth all-time at Ohio State. He has 150 for his career. Diebler scored a game-high 22 points. Game 2 No. 16 Ohio State 72, JMU 60 Nov. 12, 2009, Columbus, Ohio COLUMBUS- Evan Turner followed up his triple-double with 24 points and 17 rebounds and No. 16 Ohio State beat James Madison in the 2K Sports Classic. David Lighty added 14 points and William Buford had 12 for the Buckeyes, who advanced to meet defending national champion North Carolina in the semifinals in Madison Square Garden. Pierre Curtis had nine points for James Madison. Turner received a standing ovation from a crowd of 11,356 when he left the game with just over 5 minutes remaining. Dallas Lauderdale, who had missed the exhibition game and the season opener with a broken bone in his hand, also received a nice ovation when he entered the game at the 14:50 mark of the first half. Ohio State s starting center last season played 13 minutes and had two points and four rebounds. The Buckeyes broke out to a 10-2 lead in the opening 3 1/2 minutes but then went into a deep freeze. The Dukes pulled even at 16 on Matt Parker s 3-pointer with 8:37 left. But Ohio State finished the half on an 11-5 run. Turner, who had 13 points and eight rebounds at halftime, hit a shot behind the arc with 5 seconds left for a lead. After the Dukes scored the first point of the second half, the Buckeyes went on a 10-0 run with Jon Diebler and Lighty each hitting a 3. James Madison scored the next four points before Ohio State went on another 10-0 run, this time Lighty scoring five points and Turner three. Notes: The Ohio State-James Madison game was Game 8 of the K Sports Classic benefi tting Coaches vs. Cancer. The Columbus Regional was one of four regional rounds of the 15th annual classic. Championship round teams will include Syracuse, California, North Carolina and Ohio State in New York, N.Y., at Madison Square Garden Nov With the win, Ohio State improves to 1-1 all-time against James Madison and 9-2 vs. teams representing the Colonial Athletic Association. It was the second meeting all-time between Ohio State and James Madison. The Buckeyes dropped the only previous meeting against the Dukes (48-55) March 11, 1982 in the fi rst round of the NCAA tournament in Charlotte, N.C. Ohio State is when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and 15-8 as No. 16. The Buckeyes held an opponent to under 50 points for the fi rst time a victory against Northwestern March 8, Ohio State s fi rst tied-score of the year was against the Dukes with 8:38 remaining in the fi rst half. The Buckeyes shot 45.5 percent (30-of-66) from the fi eld. Ohio State outscored James Madison in the second half. The Buckeyes have won 65 of their last 66 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (61 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). The Buckeyes opened the fi rst half with a 10-2 run, forcing four turnovers by James Madison in the fi rst 3:27. Ohio State made 5-of-7 field goals during the opening stretch Game 3 No. 6 UNC, No. 15 Ohio State 73 Nov. 19, 2009, New York NEW YORK - Deon Thompson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and No. 6 North Carolina managed to hold on for a victory over No. 15 Ohio State in the 2K Sports Classic semifinals. The Tar Heels led by 19 points with 10:23 to play. The Buckeyes finally started hitting from the outside at the same time the Tar Heels starting missing free throws, and Ohio State was within on a 3 by Jon Diebler with 11 seconds left. Larry Drew II, who missed four of his previous six free throws in the final minute, then made two from the line with 11 seconds left for the final margin. Evan Turner finished with 23 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes. Ohio State chipped away at the lead and were finally within single digits when David Lighty scored on a drive that made it with 2:09 to go. Ginyard hit a 3 with the shot clock winding down to make it with 1:36 to go, but the Buckeyes finally hit from the outside as William Buford and Lighty hit 3s as Drew struggled at the line. Will Graves had 14 points for North Carolina, and Drew finished with 11 points and eight assists and was 6 of 10 from the line. Diebler had 17 points for Ohio State, which finished 6 of 21 from 3-point range after going 1 of 10 in the first half. The Tar Heels had the lead to 10 points within the first 6 minutes, and it reached 16 points three times, the first at on a 3-pointer by Ginyard with 5:40 left in the half. Notes: Junior guard Evan Turner claimed his third-consecutive doubledouble of the season with a game-high 23 points and 11 rebounds with four assists and two steals against the Tar Heels. Turner hit the 20-point mark in a game for the 13th time in his Buckeye career. He also has 14 career games with 10 or more rebounds and 48 with 10 or more points. Senior center Kyle Madsen made his third start of the season at center, the fourth start of his career overall. Junior Jon Diebler moved to the No. 2 spot all-time in career 3-pointers made with three makes vs. the Tar Heels. He has a career total of 154 made to pass Brent Darby and Scoonie Penn, who were tied with 153 made all time. Diebler needs 88 made treys to catch Ohio State career leader Jamar Butler with 242 from Of Diebler s career fi eld goals just 39 of 193 are from 2-point range he is a career 81 percent shoot from the foul line (93-115). Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Alcorn State vs Ohio State 11/09/09 7:00 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio; Value City Arena Alcorn State Holt, JaMarkus f Francis, Ian f Ragland, Jamar f Boyd, Jonathan g Searcy, Keith g Savannah, Alex Anthony, Corey Ingram, Shaunvanta Eackles, Tony Blakely, Gifford Martin, Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 Ohio State Kyle Madsen c Evan Turner g David Lighty g Jon Diebler g William Buford g Simmons, Jeremie Offutt, Walter Hill, P.J Danny Peters Nikola Kecman Mark Titus Zisis Sarikopoulos Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Brian Kersey, Mike Eades, Patrick Adams Technical fouls: Alcorn State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: k Sports Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Alcorn State Ohio State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics James Madison vs Ohio State 11/12/09 7:00 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio; Value City Arena James Madison Semenov, Andrey f Wells, Julius f Flores, Trevon f White, Darren g Curtis, Pierre g Diouf, Alioune Louis, Ben Parker, Matt Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Ohio State Kyle Madsen f Evan Turner g David Lighty g Jon Diebler g William Buford g Simmons, Jeremie Offutt, Walter Hill, P.J Danny Peters Nikola Kecman Mark Titus Zisis Sarikopoulos Dallas Lauderdale Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Jamie Lucky, Raymond Styons, Tim Kelly Technical fouls: James Madison-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total James Madison Ohio State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs North Carolina 11/19/09 9:30 pm at New York (Madison Square Garden) Ohio State Kyle Madsen f Evan Turner g David Lighty g Jon Diebler g William Buford g Simmons, Jeremie Hill, P.J Dallas Lauderdale Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 North Carolina Thompson, Deon f Davis, Ed f Ginyard, Marcus g Drew II, Larry g Graves, Will g Strickland, Dexter Watts, Justin Henson, John Wear, David Wear, Travis Zeller, Tyler Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Pat Driscoll, Mike Stuart, Michael Stephens Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. North Carolina-None. Attendance: K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State North Carolina Ohio State Men s Basketball-20

21 Game 4 No. 15 Ohio State 76, No. 13 Cal 70 Nov. 20, 2009, New York NEW YORK - Ohio State s two-game visit to Madison Square Garden may have been inconsistent at times. The Buckeyes best player, however, has been consistent all season. Evan Turner had 26 points and 14 rebounds, his fourth double-double in as many games, and No. 15 Ohio State beat No. 13 California in the third-place game of the 2K Sports Classic. The Buckeyes went through an opposite experience from their loss to No. 6 North Carolina in the semifinals of the tournament that benefits Coaches vs. Cancer. Ohio State trailed by 19 points in the second half against the Tar Heels and was able to finally start hitting from long range and get within two in the final seconds. Against the Golden Bears, the Buckeyes used a 21-3 run spanning halftime to take a lead with 15:40 to play. California answered right away with a 17-4 run - two of Ohio State s points came on a technical foul against Cal coach Mike Montgomery - to get within single digits with 11:28 to go. The Bears took advantage of Ohio State suddenly having trouble taking care of the ball to get within with 5:09 left. But Turner, who had 23 points, 11 rebounds and 10 turnovers against North Carolina, scored eight of the Buckeyes next 10 points. Turner became the first Ohio State player to have four straight double-doubles since Terence Dials had five in a row in February 2006 on his way to being Big Ten player of the year. Notes: The Buckeyes knotted the series with the Bears at 9-all with the victory. Ohio State has won the last three in the series. Evan Turner continued on his hot start to the season with a game-high 26 points and 14 rebounds. He has reached 10 or more points and rebounds in each of Ohio State s first four games. Ohio State is all-time when ranked among the Associated Press Top 25 team. The Buckeyes went 1-1 in New York as the No. 15 team nationally. Thad Matta is as a collegiate head coach and as the head coach of the Buckeyes in his six seasons in Columbus. Dallas Lauderdale tied his career high with seven blocks vs. the Bears. He set his personal best on the same date (11/20) as a sophomore vs. Delaware State with seven rejections. Ohio State has won four of the last six games played at Madison Square Garden. The Buckeyes split the 2007 Preseason NIT with a victory over Syracuse and a loss to Texas A&M. Wins vs. Mississippi and UMass led to the 2008 Postseason NIT Title. The Buckeyes fell to North Carolina before the win over California. Game 5 No. 17 Ohio State 84, Lipscomb 64 Nov. 24, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - David Lighty scored a career-high 22 points and Evan Turner had his second triple-double of the season to lead No. 17 Ohio State past Lipscomb Turner finished with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. In the season-opening win over Alcorn State, he picked up only the second recorded triple-double at Ohio State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists. Jon Diebler added 17 points, Dallas Lauderdale 13 points and Jeremie Simmons 11 points for Ohio State. Adnan Hodzic scored 18 points and Michael Teller added 11 for Lipscomb Lighty hit 9 of 14 shots from the field and matched his career high with three 3-pointers in as many attempts. He also had seven rebounds. Lipscomb, which came in giving up 93 points a game, more than held its own for most of the game. The Bisons never led in the second but refused to let Ohio State pull away. The Buckeyes, ahead by nine at the half, scored the first six points after the break on a Turner steal and layup, a Lighty rebound follow and a Lighty tip. But the Bisons got as close as eight points and stayed within a dozen until the final few minutes. The Bisons hung with the Buckeyes throughout the first half. Diebler hit two late 3s to help Ohio State take a lead. Notes: Junior guard Evan Turner had his second triple-double of the season with 16 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists. He becomes the first OSU player to get multiple triple-doubles in a season. It was the third accomplished in school history. The game was the fi rst meeting between Ohio State and Lipscomb. The Buckeyes are now 10-0 against teams from the Atlantic Sun Conference. Ohio State is when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25 and 11-1 as No. 17. The Buckeyes shot 51.9 percent (14-of-27) from the fi eld and 63.6 percent (7-of-11) from the 3-point line in the fi rst half. For the game OSU shot 57.9 percent (33-of-57) from the fi eld and 50 percent (11-of-22) from the three-point line. Junior guard David Lighty led the team in scoring with a career-high 22 points. He also tied a career high with three made 3-point baskets. Lighty scored his 600th career point. Junior forward Jon Diebler made his 200th career fi eld goal with a bucket in the fi rst half. Junior center Dallas Lauderdale scored his 200th career point in the first half. The Buckeyes had fi ve players reach double fi gures in scoring (Lighty - 22, Diebler 17, Turner - 16, Lauderdale 13, Simmons - 11). Lauderdale s 13 points is a career high. The Buckeyes have won 66 of their last 67 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (62 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). The Buckeyes used a 20-5 run over a 4:32 span at the end of the first half and beginning of the second to build a 15-point lead. Under Matta, OSU is 75-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 70-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and Game 6 No. 17 Ohio State 110, St. Francis 47 Nov. 28, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - Jon Diebler hit five 3-pointers to get No. 17 Ohio State off to a fast start, and the Buckeyes coasted to a victory over St. Francis, Pa. It was the most points scored by the Buckeyes since piling up 121 points in 1995 against George Mason, and matched the 11th-highest total ever for the program. The margin was the widest since a beating of Chicago State in Diebler scored 15 of his 17 points during the Buckeyes quick start, Evan Turner had 16 points to go with eight rebounds and five assists, and center Dallas Lauderdale had one of his most dominant games at Ohio State. He flirted with career highs in points (11), rebounds (6) and blocked shots (6). In addition, Jeremie Simmons came off the bench to score a career-high 18 points in 19 minutes, William Buford chipped in 15 points and P.J. Hill had 10. Cedric Latimer had 16 points for the Red Flash. Devin Sweetney added 10. After Diebler set the pace in the opening half, Lauderdale did the same in the second. He blocked one shot in front of the Red Flash bench, saved it from going out of bounds and then crashed to the floor, grimacing in pain. He also caught another shot in the lane. The Buckeyes hit better than 70 percent of their shots from the field until the final few minutes. They finished at 63 percent after substituting heavily for most of the second half. Notes: With a made basket and 12th point of the game in the second half, Evan Turner scored the 1,000th point of his career, joining the likes of Dennis Hopson and Herb Williams in the Ohio State record book. Turner is one of 44 Buckeyes to reach 1,000 points. The game was the fi rst meeting between Ohio State and St. Francis. The Buckeyes are now 8-0 against teams from the Northeast Conference. Thad Matta s Buckeyes are 26-5 in the month of November and 5-1 this season. The 2005 team was 5-1 and the 2007 squad was 6-1. For the game Ohio State shot 62.9 percent (39-of-62) from the fi eld and 41.9 percent (13-of-31) from the 3-point line. The Buckeyes made 13 three-pointers, marking the 61st time 10 or more have been made in one game since the shot was instituted for the season. Matta s Ohio State teams are 36-8 when making 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. With the 13 3-pointers, the team ties for seventh all-time in Ohio State school history. The Buckeyes had 14 against Alcorn State in the season opener this year. Junior center Dallas Lauderdale surpassed 200 rebounds (203) in his Ohio State career. Ohio State had six players reach double fi gures in scoring (Diebler 17, Turner - 16, Lauderdale 11, Buford 15, Simmons 18, P.J. Hill 10). Jeremie Simmons had a career-high and game-high 18 points in 19 minutes off the bench. Ohio State has scored 100 or more points 68 times all-time and has a record of 67-1 in those games. The Buckeyes are 48-0 at home when reaching 100 or more points, 3-0 on neutral courts and 16-1 on opponent courts. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs California 11/20/09 5:00 pm at New York, NY (Madison Square Garden) Ohio State Dallas Lauderdale f Evan Turner g David Lighty g Jon Diebler g William Buford g Simmons, Jeremie Hill, P.J Kyle Madsen Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 California Boykin, Jamal f Sanders-Frison, Mark c Gutierrez, Jorge g Randle, Jerome g Christopher, Patrick g Seeley, D.J Smith, Brandon Knezevic, Nikola Amoke, Omondi Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 Officials: Pat Driscoll, Bernard Clinton, Michael Stephens Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. California-TEAM,. Attendance: K Sports Classic benefitting Coaches vs. Cancer consolation game Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State California in Nationwide Arena. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics St. Francis (Pa.) vs Ohio State Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics 11/28/09 5:36 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Lipscomb vs Ohio State 11/24/09 7:05 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) St. Francis (Pa.) Lipscomb FELDER, Will f LATIMER, Cedric f TELLER, Michael f SWEETNEY, Devin g BROWN, Brandon f JOHNSON, Chris g HODZIC, Adnan c ERVIN, Anthony g SLATER, Josh g MCFARLAND, Chris BROWN, Zach g ORANDI, Sorena LEE, Johnny FOWLER, Austin ARNETT, Jacob SHANNON, Umar BURGASON, Jordan PETERS, Tony GLENN, Justin JOHNSON, Ron WRIGHT, Brian HOFFMAN, Kurt KLEUT, Milos Team SHAW, Matt Totals Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 6 Ohio State Ohio State Lauderdale, Dallas f Turner, Evan g Jon Diebler f Lighty, David g William Buford f Diebler, Jon g Dallas Lauderdale c Buford, William g Evan Turner g Simmons, Jeremie David Lighty g Hill, P.J Simmons, Jeremie Peters, Danny Hill, P.J Madsen, Kyle Kyle Madsen Kecman, Nikola Nikola Kecman Titus, Mark Zisis Sarikopoulos Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Team Totals Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 Officials: John Cahill, Ed Corbett, Tom Eades Officials: Steve Skiles, Ted Valentine, Antinio Petty Technical fouls: Lipscomb-None. Ohio State-None. Technical fouls: St. Francis (Pa.)-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Lipscomb St. Francis (Pa.) Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench Ohio State SFU Ohio State OSU Ohio State Men s Basketball-21

22 Game 7 No. 15 Ohio State 77, No. 21 FSU 64 Dec. 2, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - Evan Turner had 25 points and 13 rebounds and Jon Diebler added 22 points to lead the Buckeyes over the Florida State Seminoles, clinching the Big Ten s first victory in 11 years of its annual series with the ACC. Reserve Jeremie Simmons added 14 points for the Buckeyes. Solomon Alabi had 21 points for the Seminoles. Chris Singleton fouled out with eight points and eight rebounds. Derwin Kitchen had 12 points and Michael Snaer 10 as Florida State shot 41 percent from the field and had 20 turnovers. The Buckeyes led by 11 at halftime and maintained their lead while both teams traded misses and occasional baskets for the first 7 1/2 minutes of the second half. Ahead and with the Seminoles hanging around, the Buckeyes finally pulled away. Simmons hit a 3 from the right side off an assist from Turner. Turner then double-clutched on a short shot along the baseline and completed a three-point play. Simmons drilled another 3 and Kyle Madsen tipped in his own miss to swell the lead to Florida State never got closer than 11 points again. The teams combined to shoot just over 30 percent from the field, but the Buckeyes built a halftime lead behind Diebler s 3-pointers. The junior hit 5 of 8 from behind the arc for 15 points, while Turner added 10 points, eight rebounds and three assists. Notes: The 2009 Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup of Ohio State and Florida State was the fourth all-time meeting between the two teams. The Buckeyes are now 4-0 vs. the Seminoles. The Buckeyes are participating in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the eighth-consecutive year and are now 3-5 in the event. Ohio State moves to vs. the Atlantic Coast Conference. The last win against a ranked non-conference opponent at home was a win vs. No. 16 Tennessee Jan. 13, 2007, when the Buckeyes ranked fifth in the country. For the game Ohio State shot 43.1 percent (25-of-58) from the field and 42.9 percent (12-of-28) from the three-point line. Ohio State went on an 11-point run in 2:28 span midway through the second half. Ohio State led the entire game vs. the Seminoles. The Buckeyes went on a 10-0 run at 17:06 to begin the first half of play. During the run, Jon Diebler went 2-of-4 from the threepoint line. Under Matta, the Buckeyes are now 11-7 all-time vs. ranked opponents at home. The last win at home vs. a ranked opponent came Feb. 7, 2009 with a victory against No. 19 Minnesota. The Buckeyes made 12 three-pointers, marking the 62nd time 10 or more have been made in one game since the shot was instituted for the season. Matta s Ohio State teams are 37-8 when making 10 or more three-pointers in a game. Junior guard Jon Diebler was 6-of-12 from three-point land against the Seminoles. Diebler finished with 22 points, tying his season-high. He scored 22 points against Alcorn State in the season opener. Diebler has made at least one three-pointer in every game this year. He has also claimed at least 17 points in three-consecutive games. Game 8 No. 15 Ohio State 111, EMU 60 Dec. 5, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - Jon Diebler scored 21 points and No. 15 Ohio State beat Eastern Michigan after losing star player Evan Turner, who hurt his back in an awkward fall. Turner, one of the nation s top all-around players who came in averaging 20.6 points and 12.9 rebounds, was fouled on a dunk attempt and his hands slipped off the rim causing him to land on his back out of bounds in the first half. Turner left the court under his own power and was taken to the Ohio State Medical Center for tests. He suffered a transverse process fracture on the second and third lumbar vertebra of his spine and will be out eight weeks. The Buckeyes scored at least 110 points for the second time in eight days, and the total against Eastern matched the ninth-most in program history. P.J. Hill had a career-high 18 points, Jeremie Simmons had 17 and William Buford and David Lighty each had 16 for the Buckeyes. Buford had a career-high 10 assists and Lighty tied a career best with four steals. Brandon Bowdry scored 24 points and Carlos Medlock 13 for Eastern, which had a three-game winning streak snapped. Buford came into the game shooting just 34 percent from the field but he hit 5 of 11 shots from the field, including half of his six 3-point attempts. The Buckeyes made 16 of 29 3-pointers (55 percent) and shot 63 percent from the field. Notes: Today was the second meeting all-time between Ohio State and Eastern Michigan. The Buckeyes are 2-0 against the Eagles and against teams representing the Mid-American Conference. Ohio State is 16-5 all-time when ranked No. 15 in the Associated Press Top 25. The Buckeyes shot 64.5 percent (20-of-31) in the fi rst half from the field and 64.3 percent (9-of-14) from the three-point line in the first half. The 62 first-half points scored by Ohio State is tied for thirdmost for the fi rst half and fourth-most in any half in school history. The Buckeyes are 6-0 this season and 66-6 under Matta when shooting 50 percent or better from the field. Today the Buckeyes shot 63.3 percent (38-of-60) from the fi eld and 55.2 percent (16- of-29) from behind the three-point line. The 16 made 3 s are third-most in school history. The Buckeyes began the game on a run, ending at the 7:54 mark of the fi rst half. OSU led at the half and never trailed in the game. The Buckeyes have won 68 of their last 69 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (64 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). Through six games at Value City Arena this season, fi ve Buckeyes are averaging double fi gures in scoring: Evan Turner 16.5, Jon Diebler 17.6, Jeremie Simmons 12.8, David Lighty 12.1 and William Bufford The team is shooing 54.2 percent from the fi eld (204-of-376) and 43.7percent from behind the arc (70-of-160) at Value City Arena this season. Game 9 No. 22 Butler 74, No. 13 Ohio State 66 Dec. 12, 2009, Indianapolis INDIANAPOLIS - Gordon Hayward scored 24 points, and No. 22 Butler heldo off No. 13 Ohio State Willie Veasley had 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Bulldogs. William Buford scored 20 points and David Lighty added 17 for the Buckeyes, who played for the first time without scoring and rebounding leader Evan Turner, who was averaging a double-double this season. Butler led by 17 point in the final 5 minutes, but Ohio State used a fullcourt press to get back into the game. A layup by Jon Diebler cut Butler s lead to with 46 seconds to play, but the Buckeyes got no closer. Hayward scored nine points in the first 9 minutes, including two 3-pointers against Ohio State s zone, to give the Bulldogs a lead. A layup by Howard made it and Ohio State responded with a 16-0 run to take a lead. The Buckeyes held the Bulldogs scoreless for nearly 7 minutes. Butler finally rallied, and a layup by Howard with 3 seconds left in the first half cut Ohio State s lead to Hayward scored 15 points in the half. The lead changed hands several times early in the second half before Butler gained control. A putback by Hayward capped a 15-0 run during which the Bulldogs held the Buckeyes scoreless for 7 minutes to take a lead with 4:37 left. Notes: The game marked the 41st meeting between Ohio State and Butler, with the Buckeyes now holding a advantage since the fi rst meeting in However, it was the fi rst match-up in series history that both programs were ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Ohio State is all-time vs. the Horizon League. The Buckeyes have a record of vs. ranked opponents in the Associated Press Top 25. Their last win over a ranked opponent was Nov. 20 against then-no. 13 California, 76-70, in Madison Square Garden. The Buckeyes used a 16-0 run spanning 5:15 in the fi rst half to pull ahead David Lighty had fi ve points in the stretch and Ohio State hit 8-of-9 free throw attempts. Matta, assistant coach Brandon Miller and video coordinator Kevin Kuwik all served on the Butler playing and/or coaching staff at least one point in their respective careers. William Buford scored a team high 20 points for the Buckeyes to give him 481 for his career. He has reached double fi gures offensively 27 times in his career, three of those games with 20+ points. Buford became the fourth Buckeye to reach 20 points in a game this season. Evan Turner (4), Diebler (3) and David Lighty (1) have all reached 20+ for the Buckeyes this year. Dallas Lauderdale fi nished with 12 points, including 10 in the fi rst half, four rebounds and two steals. Lauderdale connected on 6 of 7 fi eld goals. He has made 24 of 27 fi eld goals on the season (.889). David Lighty played four positions vs. the Bulldogs leaving the center spot to Lauderdale and Kyle Madsen. Lighty fi nished with 16 points, a team-high seven rebounds while adding three assists and a block. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Eastern Michigan vs Ohio State 12/5/09 12:00 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Butler 12/12/09 12:03 pm at Hinkle Fieldhouse - Indianapolis, Ind. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Florida State vs Ohio State 12/2/09 9:30 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Florida State Singleton, Chris f Reid, Ryan f Alabi, Solomon c Dulkys, Deividas g Kitchen, Derwin g Jordan, Pierre Gibson, Xavier DeMercy, Jordan Loucks, Luke Snaer, Michael Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Ohio State Lighty, David f Lauderdale, Dallas c Turner, Evan g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadbal 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebound FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 6 Officials: Ed Hightower, John Higgins, Bert Smith Technical fouls: Florida State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Big Ten/Acc Challenge Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Florida State Ohio State Ohio State Men s Basketball-22 Eastern Michigan HIGGINS, Jay f DOBBINS, Justin f BOWDRY, Brandon f MEDLOCK, Carlos g GREEN, Antonio g FRAZIER, L.J COOPER, Will DAILEY, Quintin HARRIS, Jamell BALKEMA, Matt JANTON, Kamil Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Ohio State Lauderdale, Dallas f Turner, Evan g Lighty, David g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Hill, P.J Peters, Danny Madsen, Kyle Kecman, Nikola Titus, Mark Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 Officials: David Maracich, Ron Tyburski, Dave Cronin Technical fouls: Eastern Michigan-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Eastern Michigan Ohio State Ohio State Lighty, David f Lauderdale, Dallas f Hill, PJ g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Butler HAYWARD, Gordon f VEASLEY, Willie f HOWARD, Matt c MACK, Shelvin g NORED, Ronald g VANZANT, Shawn HAHN, Zach JUKES, Avery BUTCHER, Garrett Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 Officials: Steve Skiles, Todd Williams, Peter Juzenas Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Butler-None. Attendance: 9338 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State Butler

23 Game 10 No. 18 Ohio State 78, Presbyterian College 48 Dec. 16, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - Jon Diebler scored 12 points, including two 3-pointers in a 14-0 run to open the game, to help No. 18 Ohio State beat Presbyterian It was the Buckeyes first home game without injured star Evan Turner. David Lighty led Ohio State with 20 points, while William Buford added 11 and Dallas Lauderdale 10. Walt Allen had 13 points for the Blue Hose. Turner, who was averaging a double-double, broke two bones in his lower back on Dec. 5 after his hands slipped off the rim during a dunk and he fell to the court. He sat on the bench in street clothes, cheering and joining in the huddles. The only previous time the teams met two years ago, the Buckeyes scored the first 16 points. They rattled off the first 14 this time while the Blue Hose missed their first four shots and had five turnovers before finally getting on the board on Jay Reynolds wide-open inside shot 5:13 into the game. Over the same span, the Buckeyes were 5 of 8 from the field including two 3-pointers, both by Diebler. Ohio State had a particularly good first half behind the arc, making 9 of 17 shots. That s a sharp contrast to what Presbyterian did offensively, hitting nine field goals from the field in 27 attempts, with nine turnovers to fall behind at halftime. Notes: Ohio State is 11-3 all-time as the No. 18 team in the Associated Press poll. The game marked the second meeting between Ohio State and Presbyterian. The Buckeyes are 2-0 against the Blue Hose and 11-0 all-time vs. opponents from the Big South Conference. Ohio State began the game on a 31-7 run, ending at 8:58 of the first half. In the first half, the Buckeyes shot 62.5 percent (20-of-32) from the field and 52.9 percent (9-of-17) from 3-point range. The Buckeyes have won 69 of their last 70 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (65 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). The team is shooing 54.2 percent from the field (233-of-430) and 43.6 percent from behind the arc (79-of-181) at Value City Arena this season. For the game, OSU shot 53.7 percent (29-of-54) from the field and 42.9 percent (9-of-21) from 3-point range. Ohio State outscored Presbyterian in the paint. Four players scored in double-figures for the Buckeyes (Lighty 20, Diebler - 12, Buford - 11, Lauderdale - 10). Dallas Lauderdale connected on all five of his field goal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 29-of-32 from the field (90.6 percent). David Lighty scored a team-high 20 points, on 7-of-12 shooting from the field. Jon Diebler has 17 3-pointers combined in the first half of the last four games. Eddie Days, a junior walk-on, made his Ohio State debut tonight. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Presbyterian vs Ohio State 12/16/09 7:00 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Presbyterian FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 30 TROYLI, Jake f 44 REYNOLDS, Jay f SMITH, Travis g MUTAKABBIR, Khalid g FAIRCLOTH, Zach g DAVIS, Kevin HARGRAVE, Ryan ALLEN, Walt HOLMES, Chase Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadball 2nd Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 0 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Lighty, David f 52 Lauderdale, Dallas c Hill, P.J. g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Days, Eddie Peters, Danny Madsen, Kyle Kecman, Nikola Titus, Mark Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadball 2nd Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: Ed Hightower, John Hughes, Bob Donato Technical fouls: Presbyterian-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Presbyterian Ohio State Game 11 No. 18 Ohio State 60, Delaware State 40 Dec. 19, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - William Buford scored 18 points and carried the load in the second half to lead No. 18 Ohio State past Delaware State David Lighty added 12 points and Dallas Lauderdale had 11 for the Buckeyes, who shot 60 percent from the field. Frisco Sandidge had 13 points for the Hornets. Ahead at the half, the Buckeyes slowly pulled away. Lauderdale s dunk off an assist from Lighty gave the Buckeyes their first double-digit lead at with 16:42 left. They maintained it for the next 10 minutes before Buford scored seven Ohio State points in a row and then came up with a loose ball and fed Jon Diebler for a 3-pointer from the left corner that pushed the lead to with 5:16 remaining. The Buckeyes stretched the lead to 17 on Buford s jumper, Lighty s driving layup and two foul shots by P.J. Hill. Delaware State never got closer than 14 points again. Despite trailing for most of the game, the Hornets set the pace. They waited on players to get open backdoor and were content to work the ball around the perimeter. As evidence, they were called for five shot-clock violations. There was a glacial pace to the opening half with the Hornets patiently running their picking, passing game and waiting to shoot until late in the clock. Notes: Ohio State is 12-3 all-time as the No. 18 team in the Associated Press poll. The game marked the third meeting between Ohio State and Delaware State. The teams played last season in historic St. John Arena. Ohio State won The Buckeyes are 3-0 alltime against the Hornets. Ohio State is 14-0 all-time against team representing the Mid- Eastern Athletic Conference. In the first half, Ohio State limited Delaware State to 38.1 percent (8-of-21) from the fi eld and 20 percent (1-of-5) behind the arc. The OSU defense forced fi ve Delaware State shot clock violations. For the game, Ohio State shot 59.5 percent (22-of-37) from the field. Dallas Lauderdale connected on 5-of-6 fi eld goal attempts. For the season, he is shooting 34-of-38 from the fi eld (89.4 percent). Lauderdale scored 11 points, his fi fth game in double-fi gures this season. Jon Diebler has made at least one 3-pointer in his past 20 games, dating to last season. The last time Diebler went scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, in a 0-of-3 effort against Wisconsin. Jeremie Simmons recorded his 100th career assist on an alleyoop to William Buford (101). Simmons is (63.2 percent) at VCA this season. William Buford scored his 500th career point on a jumper in the second half (510). Buford had a team-high 18 points. He has led the team in scoring in three of the four games since Evan Turner s injury. Buford had a team-high six assists. In the four games since Evan Turner s injury, Buford has 24 assists. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Delaware State vs Ohio State 12/19/09 4:00 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio (Value City Arena) Delaware State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 42 SMITH,Greg f 55 SANDIDGE,Frisco f WELCHER,Trevor g ODD,Alibaba g NEAL,Marcus g WILSON,Chad JOYNER,Jabari THREATT,Jay OLIVER,Marques MARCELLUS,James BELL,Amir Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadball 2nd Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Lighty, David f 52 Lauderdale, Dallas c Hill, P.J. g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % 2nd half: % Officials: Glenn Mayborg, Dennis Bracco, John Yorkovich Technical fouls: Delaware State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Delaware State Ohio State Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 Game 12 No. 17 Ohio State 72, Cleveland State 59 Dec. 22, 2009, Columbus COLUMBUS - David Lighty scored a career-high 30 points against his hometown team, leading No. 17 Ohio State past Cleveland State Lighty, a junior picking up the slack for the injured Evan Turner, scored 22 points in the second half as the Buckeyes pulled away in their final game before opening Big Ten play at Wisconsin. William Buford added 13 points and Dallas Lauderdale had 12 for the Buckeyes, who won their third in a row. Jeremy Montgomery had a career-best 23 points for Cleveland State. Norris Cole, the Vikings leading scorer at 17 points a game, did not score, missing all 10 of his shots from the field. He had six turnovers and one assist. With Ohio State leading minutes into the second half, Lighty scored the next 10 points and 15 of the next 16 for the Buckeyes as they went ahead Cleveland State never got closer than 10 points. The Buckeyes, who came into the game third in the nation in field goal percentage at 52.6, shot 48 percent from the field and hit half of their 14 3-point attempts. The teams both had 31 rebounds and 16 turnovers. Each team suffered through a lengthy cold spell in the opening half, with Ohio State taking an eight-point halftime lead. The Buckeyes have won seven of the eight meetings between the schools. Notes: This night marked the eighth meeting between Ohio State and Cleveland State. The teams played last season in Cleveland for the fi rst time since Ohio State won The Buckeyes are 7-1 all-time against the Vikings. Ohio State held Norris Cole (17 ppg.) to zero points after he scored 29 in Cleveland State s game vs. West Virginia last Saturday. The last time Cole was held scoreless was vs. Butler in the season. Ohio State is all-time against team representing the Horizon League Conference. Ohio State wore its gray uniforms for the fi rst time in the campaign. In the fi rst half, Ohio State limited Cleveland State to 36.0 percent (9-of-25) from the field and 27 percent (3-of-11) behind the arc. The Buckeyes went on a 13-3 run in the fi rst 3:53 of the game. David Lighty fi nished with a team-high 30 points (9-of-16) with seven rebounds. His 30 points is a career-high. He is the fi rst Buckeye since Jamar Butler to cap the 30-point mark. Butler had 32 points vs. Illinois Jan. 3, Lighty clipped the 700-point mark in his career against the Vikings and now has 717 points. Lighty scored at least 20 points for the fi fth time in his career and third this season. He has had at least 20 points in two of the last three games. Lighty had a team-high fi ve assists in the game. Lighty has scored in double-digits in fi ve-consecutive games this season, which is a career-long streak of at least 10 points. From behind the arc, Lighty went 3-of-5, which ties his career high in 3-pointers made. Starting with Lighty s dunk at 13:12 in the second half, the Buckeyes went on a 16-6 run with the junior forward scoring 15 of the 16 points during the 5:47 stretch. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Cleveland State vs Ohio State 12/22/09 8:36 p.m. at Columbus, Ohio; Value City Arena Cleveland State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 23 Cunningham, Jared f 44 Pogue, Aaron f Harmon, Trevon g Cole, Norris g Brown, D'Aundray g Wells, Anthony Montgomery, Jeremy Ajere, Nigel Kamczyc, Tim Latas, Joe Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadball 2nd Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 52 Lauderdale, Dallas f 04 Hill, P.J. g Lighty, David g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % half: % Game: % Deadball 2nd Rebounds 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Officials: J.D. Collins, Curtis Shaw, Eugene Crawford Jr. Technical fouls: Cleveland State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Cleveland State Ohio State Ohio State Men s Basketball-23

24 Game 13 No. 23 Wisconsin 65, No. 15 Ohio State 43 Dec. 31, 2009, Madison MADISON - Trevon Hughes scored 16 points to help No. 23 Wisconsin knock off No. 15 Ohio State in both teams Big Ten opener on Thursday. Wisconsin won despite a quiet first half from leading scorer Jon Leuer, who played only 4 minutes in the first half after picking up a pair of fouls and committing a turnover early on. William Buford scored 14 points to lead Ohio State. Hughes also led the Badgers with seven rebounds, while Jordan Taylor added 12 points. Wisconsin s defense held Jon Diebler to eight points and David Lighty to 10 points, and both players shot 2 for 7 from the floor. Diebler and Lighty are the Buckeyes top scorers behind Evan Turner, currently out with an injured back. Leuer immediately made his presence known in the second half, hitting a 3-pointer on the Badgers first possession. He went on to score 11 points during Wisconsin s 16-5 run in the first 8 minutes of the second half. With Ohio State trailing by double digits in the second half, Buford appeared to be favoring his right leg when he left the game with 7:13 remaining. Ohio State struggled through a scoreless streak of nearly five minutes in the first half, falling behind after the Badgers went on a 14-0 run that included 3-pointers by Hughes, Rob Wilson and Keaton Nankivil on three straight possessions. Notes: Ohio State is now in conference openers, including an mark when playing on the road. In the 144th meeting, the Buckeyes hold an advantage in the all-time series vs. the Badgers, though they trail in Madison. Ohio State is all-time when facing Wisconsin as a ranked team. Thursday marked the sixth meeting between the teams when both were ranked in the current Associated Press poll (OSU, 4-2). The last win for Ohio State as a ranked team on Wisconsin s home floor was a victory Feb. 15, Ohio State has a record of vs. teams ranked in the Associated Press Top 25, including a 2-3 mark this season. Its last win over a ranked team was Nov. 20 against then-no. 20 California, 76-70, in Madison Square Garden. Ohio State closed out the first half with an 8-2 run, closing the gap to after trailing by as much as 16 earlier in the period (28-12 at 7:28). William Buford led the Buckeyes in scoring with 14 points, marking the sixth-consecutive game with double-digit points. With a 3-pointer in the first half, Jon Diebler marked his 22ndconsecutive with at least one made trey. The last time he was held scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, against Wisconsin. David Lighty chipped in 10 points to record his sixth-consecutive game with 10 or more points, a career long streak. Game 14 Michigan 73, No. 15 Ohio State 64 Jan. 3, 2010, Ann Arbor ANN ARBOR - DeShawn Sims and Manny Harris took control with Michigan s first Big Ten victory of the season on the line. Sims had 28 points and nine rebounds, and Harris added 24 points and five assists to help the Wolverines beat 15th-ranked Ohio State Sims and Harris were the only scorers during a late 11-0 run. Sims layup with 6 minutes to play sparked the run that gave the Wolverines the lead for good. Harris added a three-point play 30 seconds later that brought the sellout crowd to its feet. He and Sims teamed for 25 points Thursday in a loss at Indiana but finished the game a combined 22 for 34 from the floor. The Buckeyes led after P.J. Hill s 3-pointer with less than 7 minutes to play, but Michigan quickly answered and went on to beat Ohio State for the second time in 11 meetings. The visitors missed five straight shots while the Wolverines pulled away. Jon Diebler scored 17 points to lead Ohio State, which lost consecutive games for the first time this season and played its sixth straight game without leading scorer Evan Turner. William Buford added 16 and 13 rebounds, and David Lighty scored 13 for the Buckeyes. Notes: The first half featured two ties and three lead changes. Ohio State secured its only lead of the fi rst period at the 1:17 mark with a 3-point fi eld goal by David Lighty to go up The Buckeyes hold an advantage in the all-time series against Michigan, though the Wolverines are vs. Ohio State when playing in Ann Arbor. OSU is 27-5 in the series when ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. Jon Diebler led the Buckeyes in scoring with 17 points, including 15 from behind the arc. Diebler was 5-of-11 from 3-point range, marking his 23rd-consecutive game with at least one made trey and his sixth this season with at least fi ve made. The last time he was held scoreless from behind the arc was Feb. 14, 2009, against Wisconsin. William Burford recorded his second career double-double and his first game with 10 or more rebounds with 16 points and 13 rebounds. His effort on the boards was a game-high effort. He also added three steals while playing all 40 minutes. David Lighty has reached 10 or more points in each of his last seven games (11 this season), six of which have come during Evan Turner s absence. Lighty s streak of double-digit games is a career best. Ohio State knocked down 10 3-pointers for the sixth time this season (5-1). The Buckeyes have reached 10+ made 3s in a game 64 times and are all-time in those games. Thad Matta teams are 37-9 when making 10 or more treys in a game. Ohio State fell to all-time when ranked among the Top 25 teams nationally. William Buford s double-double marked the 795th game all-time in which an Ohio State player reached a combination of at least 10 points, rebounds, assists, steals or blocks in a game. The Buckeyes are in those situations. Buford averaged a double-double last week on road games at Wisconsin and Michigan. He averaged a team-high 15 points and 10.5 rebounds last week. Game 15 Ohio State 79, Indiana 54 Jan. 6, 2010, Columbus COLUMBUS - Jon Diebler scored 21 points and Evan Turner returned from injury to give Ohio State a boost in a victory over Indiana. Turner played his first game since breaking two bones in his lower back while dunking during the Buckeyes Dec. 5 victory over Eastern Michigan. He had eight points, five assists and five rebounds in 19 minutes for the Buckeyes, who had lost their first two Big Ten games on the road without Turner. William Buford added 16 points for Ohio State. Verdell Jones III had 22 points and Christian Watford 11 for the Hoosiers, playing their first game on an opposing team s home court this season. The Buckeyes used a 20-4 run in the first half to build the lead to at the break. Diebler scored primarily from long range, hitting 5 of 8 3 pointers to give him 197 for his career and 53 on the season. His 47.7 percent shooting accuracy this season from 3-point range (53-111) leads the single season 3-point shooting charts at Ohio State. Turner, who played 20 minutes, led the Buckeyes with five assists. He also is close to becoming the 21st Ohio State player to record more than 1,000 career points and 500 rebounds. He has 493 career boards in 79 career games. Notes: Ohio State is all-time vs. Indiana. The Buckeyes own a advantage in games played in Columbus. Ohio State s starting line up of Evan Turner, David Lighty, Jon Diebler, William Buford and Dallas Lauderdale is 6-0 this season. Ohio State shot 11-of-23 (47.8 percent) from the fi eld and 5-of- 10 (50 percent) from behind the arc in the fi rst half. The Buckeyes outscored IU, 17-2, in bench points during the fi rst half. The Buckeyes are now 10-0 in Value City Arena this season. Ohio State limited Indiana to 6-of-20 (30 percent) shooting and 2-of-8 (25 percent) on three-point attempts in the fi rst half. Ohio State is 11-0 this season when leading with fi ve minutes or less left in regulation and under Matta. The Buckeyes have won 72 of their last 73 games against unranked opponents in Columbus (67 in Value City Arena, 3 in St. John Arena and 1 in Nationwide Arena). Their last loss to an unranked team was vs. West Virginia, Dec. 27, 2008 (76-48). The team is shooting 53.2 percent from the fi eld (300-of-563) and 43.2 percent from behind the arc (100-of-231) at Value City Arena this season. Over a 10:20 span in the first half, Ohio State used a 20-4 run to extend a one point lead to 25. The Buckeyes opened the second half on a 14-6 run during the fi rst 3:50. Ohio State scored 24 points off 24 Indiana turnovers. The 25-point margin was the largest against Indiana in Value City Arena. Ohio State won by 24 last season. Thad Matta s career record is now in his 10th season all-time as a head coach. He is in his sixth year at Ohio State. Under Matta, Ohio State is 81-2 against unranked opponents in Columbus, including a 76-2 mark in VCA, 4-0 in St. John Arena and 1-0 in Nationwide Arena. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Wisconsin 12/31/09 1pm at Kohl Center - Madison, WI Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Wisconsin 12/31/09 1pm at Kohl Center - Madison, WI Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Wisconsin 12/31/09 1pm at Kohl Center - Madison, WI Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 52 Lauderdale, Dallas f 04 Hill, PJ g Lighty, David g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Kecman, Nikola Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Totals Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 52 Lauderdale, Dallas f 04 Hill, PJ g Lighty, David g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Kecman, Nikola Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Totals Ohio State FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 52 Lauderdale, Dallas f 04 Hill, PJ g Lighty, David g Diebler, Jon g Buford, William g Simmons, Jeremie Madsen, Kyle Kecman, Nikola Sarikopoulos, Zisis Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 4 Wisconsin FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 30 Leuer, Jon f 52 Nankivil, Keaton f Hughes, Trevon g Bohannon, Jason g Jarmusz, Tim g Smith, Wquinton Evans, Ryan Fahey, Dan Taylor, Jordan Valentyn, Brett Bruesewitz, Mike Wilson, Rob Berggren, Jared Team Totals Wisconsin FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 30 Leuer, Jon f 52 Nankivil, Keaton f Hughes, Trevon g Bohannon, Jason g Jarmusz, Tim g Smith, Wquinton Evans, Ryan Fahey, Dan Taylor, Jordan Valentyn, Brett Bruesewitz, Mike Wilson, Rob Berggren, Jared Team Totals Wisconsin FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 30 Leuer, Jon f 52 Nankivil, Keaton f Hughes, Trevon g Bohannon, Jason g Jarmusz, Tim g Smith, Wquinton Evans, Ryan Fahey, Dan Taylor, Jordan Valentyn, Brett Bruesewitz, Mike Wilson, Rob Berggren, Jared Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0,1 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0,1 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 0,1 Officials: Ed Hightower, Steve Welmer, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: Officials: Ed Hightower, Steve Welmer, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: Officials: Ed Hightower, Steve Welmer, Tom O'Neill Technical fouls: Ohio State-None. Wisconsin-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State Wisconsin Ohio State Men s Basketball-24 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State Wisconsin Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Ohio State Wisconsin

25 KYLE MADSEN CENTER GRADUATE Dublin, Ohio Vanderbilt/Dublin Coffman B.S. Business Marketing (2009), Graduate School-Sports Administration AN OVERVIEW Kyle Madsen started his career in Nashville, Tenn., with Vanderbilt but after spending a redshirt season with the Commodores, he decided to return to central Ohio to complete his collegiate career. He sat out the season to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and after two years away from competition, returned to the court for his sophomore season in He has been one of the hardest workers on the roster and is expected to make signifi cant contributions this season for a deep and talented Buckeye squad. The son of Patty and Neil Madsen, he has two younger brothers, Scott and Tyler. Kyle played for Jamey Collins at Dublin Coffman. His cousin, Mike Madsen, played baseball at Ohio State ( ). Kyle graduated from Ohio State with a B.S. in business marketing in the spring of He is currently in graduate school studying sports management. NOTING MADSEN IN Has appeared in 56 games as a Buckeye, including all 15 this season averaging 2.3 points and 1.9 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per game... played 13 minutes at Michigan Jan played seven minutes at Wisconsin Dec had two defensive rebounds against Cleveland State Dec hit a career high-tying four FGs for six points against Presbyterian Dec posted a career-high three blocks at Butler Dec had three rebounds, including two of the team s eight offensive boards vs. Eastern Michigan... four points and three boards off the bench vs. Florida State (12/2/09)... grabbed five boards against St. Francis (Pa). Nov. 28 in eight minutes off the bench... started for the fourth time in his career vs. North Carolina (11/19/09) career-high seven points in win vs. Alcorn State Nov. 11, playing a career-high 21 minutes filled in for the injured (right hand) Dallas Lauderdale through the season opener experience earns playing time as well as ability to score along the baseline. MADSEN S CAREER BESTS Points... 7 vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Rebs...6 vs. Samford (11/29/08) Assists...2 vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Blocks... 3 at Butler (12/12/09) Steals...2 vs. Indiana (1/13/09) Minutes vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) FGs...3 (3x) last vs. Presbyterian (12/16/09) FGA...5 (2x) last vs. Presbyterian (12/16/09) FTs...4 (2x) last at Minnesota (1/3/09) FTA...4 (3x) last at Minnesota (1/3/09) Off. Reb... 3 vs. Delaware State (11/20/08) Def. Reb...5 vs. Samford (11/29/08) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/09 * JAMES MADISON 11/12/09 * vs North Carolina 11/19/09 * vs California 11/20/ LIPSCOMB 11/24/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ FLORIDA STATE 12/2/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ at Butler 12/12/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ DELAWARE STATE 12/19/ CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/ at Wisconsin 12/31/ at Michigan 01/03/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Madsen, Kyle / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

26 DANNY PETERS GUARD SENIOR-5TH New Albany, Ohio New Albany High School Special Education AN OVERVIEW Danny Peters spent the season on the Ohio State sidelines as a student manager. With numbers low at the guard position at the start of the campaign, Peters, who played his high school basketball at nearby New Albany (Ohio) High School as a senior in , was issued a uniform and added to the active roster. Over the last three seasons, Peters has helped prepare Buckeye guards Mike Conley Jr., Jamar Butler and P.J. Hill for game action. Peters already has lettered four times, once as a manager. He hopes to pursue a career in teaching (special education) and coaching. His father, Dan Peters, a former assistant and video coordinator at Ohio State, is now the director of basketball operations at the University of Akron. NOTING PETERS IN Has seen action in six games this season... had one steal and handled the ball well in final minute against Presbyterian Dec played final two minutes against St. Francis (Pa.)... took the court in the first two games of the 2K Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Columbus vs. Alcorn State and James Madison... is in fifth season with the Buckeyes, one as a manager and four in uniform... will leave Ohio State with five varsity letters... father Dan Peters is a former Ohio State assistant and video coordinator now working as the director of basketball operations at Akron. PETERS CAREER BESTS Points... 2 (3x) last vs. UNC Asheville (3/18/08) Rebounds... 2 vs. UNC Asheville (3/18/08) Assists... 1 vs. UNC Asheville (12/22/08) Steals...1 (2x) last vs. Presbyterian (12/16/09) Minutes...3 (3x) last vs. Iowa (1/9/08) FGs...1 (2x) last vs. Iowa (1/9/08) FGA... 3 (1) vs. UNC Asheville (3/18/08) 3FGA...1 vs. VMI (11/25/07) Def. Reb (several) last vs. Dayton (3/26/08) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Peters, Danny / / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

27 MARK TITUS GUARD SENIOR Brownsburg, Ind. Brownsburg High School Business-Marketing AN OVERVIEW Mark Titus joined the Ohio State men s basketball program for the season as a team manager but soon decided playing was more to his liking. Just before the start of the record-setting campaign, Titus was added to the roster to help the Buckeyes prepare during practice. One of the best shooters in the state of Indiana during his senior season at Brownsburg High School, Titus remains one of the best long-range threats in the Ohio State program. Writes a blog about his experiences as a collegiate walk-on (clubtrillion.com). Titus has appeared in 24 games as a Buckeye after scoring more than 1,000 career points in high school. He was a second-team All-Indiana selection twice while playing for Brownsburg (Ind.) High School. NOTING TITUS IN Has seen action in six games this season... scored his first point of the season on a free throw against Presbyterian Dec played career-high five minutes against St. Francis (Pa.), taking two 3-point attempts... took the court in the first two games of the 2K Classic benefiting Coaches vs. Cancer in Columbus... is in fourth season with the Buckeyes... has been one of the most interviewed Buckeye since the launch of his popular blog, clubtrillion.com... launched fund-raising project Nov. 19 with A Kid Again, an organization that helps children with life-threatening illnesses... Club Tril T-Shirts are available for a $25 donation to A Kid Again at clubtrillion.com. TITUS CAREER BESTS Points...3 (2x) last vs. Presbyterian (12/15/07) Rebounds...1 (several) last vs. Del. St. (11/20/08) Assists...2 vs. Coppin State (12/30/06) Blocks... 1 (2x) last vs. Illinois (1/6/07) Steals...1 (2x), last vs. Asheville (12/22/08) Minutes...5 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGs... 1 (2x) last vs. Presbyterian College (12/15/07) FGA...2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) 3FGs... 1 (2x) last vs. Presbyterian College (12/15/07) 3FGA...2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FTs... 2 (2) vs. VMI (11/10/06) FTA...2 (2) vs. VMI (11/10/06) Def. Reb.... 1(2x) last vs. Delaware State (11/20/08) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Titus, Mark / / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

28 P.J. HILL GUARD SENIOR Minneapolis, Minn. Minneapolis North High School/ Midland Junior College. Economics AN OVERVIEW P.J. Hill, whose sister Tayler will be a freshman at Ohio State this year, transferred to Ohio State in 2007 after spending a season at Midland College in Midland, Texas, playing for Grant McCasland. Hill was a member of the 2007 NJCAA National Championship team and contributed a tournament and personal-best 10 points and 5 rebounds in the opening contest vs. Aiken Technical College. In the quarterfinal game vs. Seminole State College, Hill helped guard SSC s Robert Jarvis (an Oral Roberts signee) and limited him to 10 points after Jarvis recorded 34 points in the first-round game. From , Hill was a point guard for the South (Minneapolis) High School varsity team before transferring to North High School for the 2005 and 2006 seasons. A three-time all-conference and all-city recipient, Hill also was recognized as an all-state honoree. A four-year varsity starter and three-time captain at South and North high schools, Hill helped North High win back-to-back Twin City and Minneapolis Conference championships. With 18 points, 7 assists, 3.0 rebounds and 3.0 steals per game, Hill was recognized as a McDonald s All-America nominee as a senior. Hill also was a three-time letterwinner in track and earned all-conference in soccer. He is the son of Paul and Monique Hill. His hobbies include reading about space. He would like to become the spokesperson for NASA. NOTING HILL IN In third year in the Ohio State program has seen action in 14 of 15 games this season, coming off the bench at the point until the injury to Evan Turner... has 27 assists to his credit... started six games without Turner, averaging 5.2 points with 12 assists in those contests... had nine points vs. Indiana Jan. 6, including six on a 6-of-8 showing from the charity stripe... scored five points and pulled down three boards at Michigan Jan had eight points and two steals at Wisconsin Dec scored seven points on 3-of-3 shooting against Cleveland State Dec. 22, adding three defensive boards... had nine points and three defensive rebounds against Presbyterian Dec scored a career-high 18 points off 6-of-8 shooting, including three from 3-point range, against Eastern Michigan... tied a career high with two steals against St Francis (Pa.) Nov. 28 to go along with 10 points... had two assists and two boards in 19 mins. in season opener against Alcorn State... senior minutes will come in relief of Evan Turner at the point position also will share time with classmate Jeremie Simmons at the lead guard spot... started eight games as a junior down the stretch last year minutes increased from 5.8 per game as a sophomore to 17.4 last year shot 42 percent from 3-point range and 74 pct. from the foul line a year ago, significant improvements from sophomore campaign (.231/.542 respectively) HILL S CAREER BESTS Points vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Rebounds... 8 vs. Siena (3/20/09) Assists... 6 vs. Purdue (2/3/09) Blocks...1 (4x) last vs. Siena (3/20/09) Steals... 2 (several) last at Wisconsin (12/31/09) Minutes vs. Siena (3/20/09) FGs... 6 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) FGA... 8 (2x) vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 3FGs... 3 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) 3FGA... 4 (4x) last vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) FTs...7 (11) vs. Wisconsin (3/13/08) FTA...11 (7) vs. Wisconsin (3/13/08) Off. Reb...2 (twice) last vs. Penn State (2/24/09) Def. Reb... 7 vs. Siena (3/20/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ vs North Carolina 11/19/ vs California 11/20/ LIPSCOMB 11/24/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ at Butler 12/12/09 * PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/09 * DELAWARE STATE 12/19/09 * CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/09 * at Wisconsin 12/31/09 * at Michigan 01/03/10 * INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Hill, P.J / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

29 DAVID LIGHTY FORWARD JUNIOR Cleveland, Ohio Villa Angela-St. Joseph Family Resource Management-Consumer Affairs AN OVERVIEW Along with Mike Conley Jr., David Lighty started his fi rst game for the Buckeyes Nov. 10, 2006 vs. VMI, the fi rst true rookies to do so since Michael Redd in the 1997 season opener. Lighty, a Cleveland, Ohio, native, played 16.3 minutes a game that season and upped that average with 20- and 19-minute games in the 2007 NCAA South Region games vs. Tennessee and Memphis and a 25-minute effort vs. Georgetown in the 2007 National Semifi nals. He started all 37 games as a sophomore and has earned court time with defense, giving the Buckeyes a spark off the bench as a freshman. He missed the majority of the season with a foot injury suffered in Game 7 and will have two full years of eligibility remaining after receiving a medical redshirt. Lighty is the backbone to the Buckeye defensive effort with an effort and knowledge of the system that sets the example for his teammates. Ohio State s defense was rated No. 1 nationally a season ago prior to his foot injury in Jacksonville game. Lighty rebounds well and has a knack for the ball, producing effort plays that go unnoticed on the stats sheet. One of four Ohio State freshmen in to play for a state title as a high school senior in March of NOTING LIGHTY IN Returned to the Ohio State lineup vs. Alcorn State Nov. 9 after missing the lion s share of the season with a broken foot... has started all 15 games, averaging 13.5 points per appearance with 5.5 boards and 2.0 steals in 33.6 minutes per game... has scored at least 20 points five times in his career and three times this season, including in two of the last six games... had six points and four boards in win over Indiana Jan scored 13 points at Michigan Jan. 3 for seventhconsecutive game with 10+ points (career-long streak)... added seven rebounds and six assists against Michigan... posted 10 points at Wisconsin Dec had a career day against Cleveland State Dec. 22, scoring 30 points while addings seven rebounds and team-high five assists... first-half dunk vs. CSU was named ESPN s Top Play of the Day... reached the 700-point mark in his career against the Vikings... scored 12 points while adding four boards and a pair of assists against Delaware State Dec tallied a team-high 20 points and six boards against Presbyterian Dec scored 16 points, while adding seven rebounds and three assists at Butler Dec had 16 points, six boards and a career high-tying four steals vs. Eastern Michigan... tallied five points, seven rebounds, four assists and three steals against Florida State Dec scored eight points to go with seven rebounds and three assists against St. Francis (Pa.)... tallied a career-high 22 points points off three 3 s vs. Lipscomb... also had seven boards vs. the Bisons... contributed 14 points in win over James Madison Nov tied career high with 8 assists vs. Alcorn State... has 10 or more points in each of the last four games. LIGHTY S CAREER BESTS Points...30 vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) Rebounds... 9 vs. UNC (11/28/07) Assists...8 (2x) vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Blocks... 2 (2x) last vs. Mississippi (4/1/08) Steals... 4 (2x) last vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Minutes vs. Purdue (3/4/08) FGs... 9 (2x) last vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) FGA...16 vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) 3FGs... 3 (4x) last vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) 3FGA (3x) last vs. Miami (12/2/08) FTs...9 vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) FTA...13 vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) Off. Reb....4 (several) last vs. Lipscomb (11/24/09) Def. Reb vs. UNC (11/28/07) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/09 * JAMES MADISON 11/12/09 * vs North Carolina 11/19/09 * vs California 11/20/09 * LIPSCOMB 11/24/09 * ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/09 * FLORIDA STATE 12/2/09 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/09 * at Butler 12/12/09 * PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/09 * DELAWARE STATE 12/19/09 * CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/09 * at Wisconsin 12/31/09 * at Michigan 01/03/10 * INDIANA 01/06/10 * Totals Lighty, David / / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

30 JON DIEBLER GUARD JUNIOR Upper Sandusky, Ohio Upper Sandusky High School Business-Marketing AN OVERVIEW During his senior year of high school, Jon Diebler averaged 40 points per game, 13 rebounds and six assists to become Ohio s all-time leading scorer with 3,208 points, topping New Concord John Glenn s and former Buckeye Jay Burson (2,958) for the top spot. Diebler began his senior season with 2,106 points for the 27th-best career total in the state of Ohio. After scoring 810 points in his first 19 games, Diebler passed Ohio High School basketball greats, Jimmy Jackson (2,328), Jamar Butler (2,412), Bob Huggins (2,438), Jerry Lucas (2,438) and LeBron James (2,646). Diebler scored the record-breaking point against Norwalk in a win in February He also led the nation in scoring during his senior season with a 41.2 points per game average and tallied 12.3 rebounds per game en route to being named Rise Magazine s Player of the Year. Diebler also set an Ohio High School state record for most free throws in a game with 27 out of 28 attempts vs. Tiffin Columbia in January He totaled 77 points vs. Tiffin Columbia and that stands as the most points scored in a game by an Ohio player in 37 years. Playing under his father, Keith Diebler, Jon was named Mr. Basketball in Ohio and was named the 2007 Division II Player of the Year. A first-team All-Ohio and Northern Ohio League selection, Diebler captained the Rams to a runner-up finish in the 2007 Ohio High School state championships. His 48 points in the championship game is the third highest in a game in the state tournament. Diebler trailed former Buckeye greats Jerry Lucas ( ) and Clark Kellogg ( ). As a sophomore, Diebler was a member of the Division II Upper Sandusky state tournament championship team. Diebler also was a three-time letterwinner in cross country. Diebler is the son of Keith and Renee Diebler. He has two brothers, Jeremiah and Jake. Jake is a senior guard for Valparaiso. He lists his greatest sports thrill as winning the state championship and recording a 27-0 record during his sophomore year at Upper Sandusky. NOTING DIEBLER IN One of the nation s premier long-range shooters near the top of several Ohio State career and single season Top 10 3-point shooting lists in his third season has singleseason 3-point record 47.7 shooting percentage... on pace to score more than 1,000 points (806) in his career... a career 80 percent shooter from the free-throw line ( ) has made at least one 3-pointer in each of the last 24 games... averaging 15.3 ppg in conference play... paced Buckeyes in win vs. Indiana with 21 points... led the Buckeyes with 17 points off five 3-pointers at Michigan Jan. 3, the sixth game this season of 5+ 3-pointers... tallied eight points and three steals at Wisconsin Dec scored nine points off one 3 and six made free throws against Cleveland State Dec had eight points and six boards against Delaware State Dec scored 12 points vs. Presbyterian Dec had seven points and five defensive boards at Butler Dec scored a game-high 21 points against Eastern Michigan, marking the fourth time this season with 6+ 3-pointers... tied his season high with 22 points off six 3-pointers against Florida State Dec now has six career games with 6+ made 3-pointers and has connected on five or more treys in four-consecutive contests - the first Buckeye player to do so -, averaging 19.3 points per game over that span... had 17 points off five 3-pointers vs. St. Francis (Pa.) Nov hit his 200th field goal against Lipscomb en route to 17 points, his third-consecutive double-digit showing... moved to No. 2 all-time in career-3-pointers made (157) at the 2K Classic in New York with three makes vs. North Carolina Nov game-high 22 points in win vs. Alcorn State (Nov. 9)... made six 3s vs. the Braves and now has four career games with six or more made treys... made significant strides from his rookie season to sophomore campaign shot 29 pct. (48-166) as a freshman from 3-point range and then a season ago (42 pct.), an improvement of 13 percent started all 33 games as a sophomore just 41 of his 214 career field goals are from 2-point range DIEBLER S CAREER BESTS Points...28 at Northwestern (2/18/09) Rebounds...6 (6x) last vs. Delaware State (12/19/09) 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 at Northwestern (2/18/09) FGA...16 (7) vs. UNC (11/28/07) 3FGs...8 at Northwestern (2/18/09) 3FGA...14 (5) vs. UNC (11/28/07) FTs (12) vs. Iona (12/20/08) FTA (11) vs. Iona (12/20/08) Off. Reb... 2 (3x) last vs. Iona (12/20/08) Def. Reb... 6 vs. Asheville (12/22/08) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/09 * JAMES MADISON 11/12/09 * vs North Carolina 11/19/09 * vs California 11/20/09 * LIPSCOMB 11/24/09 * ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/09 * FLORIDA STATE 12/2/09 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/09 * at Butler 12/12/09 * PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/09 * DELAWARE STATE 12/19/09 * CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/09 * at Wisconsin 12/31/09 * at Michigan 01/03/10 * INDIANA 01/06/10 * Totals Diebler, Jon / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

31 DALLAS LAUDERDALE FORWARD JUNIOR Solon, Ohio Solon High School Communication-Strategic AN OVERVIEW Dallas Lauderdale helped Solon High School to the Ohio Division I and Western Reserve Conference championships in each of his four seasons, as well as two regional runner-up finishes his sophomore and junior years. The 2007 Western Reserve Conference Most Valuable Player, Lauderdale was a Division I second-team all-state, all-city and All-Western Reserve recipient. For the fourth-consecutive season, Lauderdale led Solon to an undefeated record in the WRC. Also a first-team Northeast Lakes All-District honoree, Lauderdale was instrumental in guiding the Comets to the 2007 district title. In the semifinal game of the district championship against Cleveland Heights, Lauderdale s 3-point conversion gave Solon the lead for good with 30 seconds left after both teams were tied, 57-all. The team s leading scorer as captain, Lauderdale averaged 24 points, 12 rebounds, six blocks and two assists during his high school career. During his sophomore year at Solon, he scored 21 points per game, while grabbing 9.9 rebounds per game en route to first-team all-state honors. He was part of a lineup that helped the Comets advance to the Big School Regional Finals vs. Canton McKinley that year. In 2007, Lauderdale was one of three high school students from the Cleveland area nominated for the Outstanding High School Athlete award presented by the Greater Cleveland Sports Commission. Ohio State wrestling s senior Lance Palmer was one of the other nominees. Lauderdale is the son of Dallas II and Carol Lauderdale. His uncle Jim Chones played for the NBA s Cleveland Cavaliers and his cousin Kaayla Chones played in the WNBA. NOTING LAUDERDALE IN Leads the Big Ten and ranks 14th nationally in blocks (2.6 bpg) extraordinary wing span allows him to block shots all over the court 121 career rejections, 67 as a sophomore a year ago and 39 so far this season also leads conference in field-goal pct. (71.7)... shooting 80 percent (28-35) on the Value City Arena court this season... offensive contributions occur almost exclusively from the paint, where he scores 70 percent of his career shot attempts ( ) tallied five points and five boards vs. Indiana Jan blocked a pair of shots at Michigan Jan. 3 for the seventh-consecutive game with 2+ blocks... set a career-high with eight shot attempts and five offensive rebounds at Michigan... scored eight points and tied his career-best with eight boards at Michigan... had two blocks at Wisconsin Dec went 6-for-7 from the free-throw line against Cleveland State Dec. 22, matching a FT career high... had 12 total points vs. the Vikings and also added five blocks... went 5-for-6 from the field and added a free-throw for 11 points vs. Delaware State Dec was 5-for-5 from the field for 10 points vs. Presbyterian Dec. 16, adding career high-tying eight boards... had 12 points, four boards and a pair of blocks and steals at Butler Dec scored eight points, including four on a season-high four made FTs, and added two blocks against Eastern Michigan... had 11 points and six blocks against St. Francis (Pa.)... scored a career-high 13 points off 5-of-5 shooting, along with three blocks and six boards... returned to the starting lineup and tied a career high with seven blocks vs. California in New York Nov had a minor setback during preseason workouts after suffering a broken bone in his right hand returned for the James Madison game Nov. 12 will share time down low with Zisis Sarikopoulos, a 7-foot transfer from UAB along with Kyle Madsen, the center position has depth for the Buckeyes this season. LAUDERDALE S CAREER BESTS Points vs. Lipscomb (11/24/09) Rebounds... 8 (4x) last at Michigan (1/3/10) Assists...4 vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Blocks... 7 (2x) last vs. California (11/20/09) Steals... 2 (3x) last vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) Minutes vs. Siena (3/20/09) FGs... 5 (8x) last vs. Delaware State (12/19/09) FGA...8 at Michigan (1/3/10) FTs...6 vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) FTA... 8 (6x) last vs. vs. Lipscomb (11/24/09) Off. Reb...5 at Michigan (1/3/10) Def. Reb... 5 (several) last vs. Cleveland State (12/22/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg JAMES MADISON 11/12/ vs North Carolina 11/19/ vs California 11/20/09 * LIPSCOMB 11/24/09 * ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/09 * FLORIDA STATE 12/2/09 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/09 * at Butler 12/12/09 * PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/09 * DELAWARE STATE 12/19/09 * CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/09 * at Wisconsin 12/31/09 * at Michigan 01/03/10 * INDIANA 01/06/10 * Totals Lauderdale, Dallas / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

32 EVAN TURNER ALL-AMERICA CANDIDATE GUARD/FORWARD JUNIOR Chicago, Ill. St. Joseph s High School Pre-Family Resource Management Blue Ribbon Preseason All-America // 2010 Wooden Award Candidate // 2009 Honorable Mention AP All-American // 2009 Oscar Robertson Award Finalist // 2009 NABC All-District 7 Team // 2009 USBWA All-District V Team // 2009 Big Ten All-Tournament Team // First Team All-BiG TEN (unanimous coaches/media) // Big Ten Player of the Week, 12/8/08, 2/2/09, 2/9/09, 11/16/09, 11/23/09, 11/30/09 AN OVERVIEW A two-year starter for St. Joseph s, Evan Turner amassed a personal-best 25 points, 11 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and three steals per game as a senior. During his junior campaign, he averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and six assists. Turner also was instrumental in helping the Chargers win regional and sectional championships. Turner was a first-team all-state recipient, as well as an all-city honoree. He garnered East Suburban Catholic Conference MVP honors and was named the Suburban Life Player of the Year. Turner is the son of Iris and James Turner. His hobbies include reading, listening to music and playing golf. Played for Bo Ryan and represented the United States at the World University Games over the summer of 2009 in Belgrade, Serbia. The United States (6-1) earned a bronze medal at the event with Turner leading the team in assists (18). Turner averaged 4.0 points, 3.7 rebounds and shot 52 percent (12-23) from the field for Team USA. NOTING TURNER IN Wooden Award candidate... returned to starting lineup vs. Indiana Jan. 6 after being injured Dec. 5 against Eastern Michigan and missing 4+ weeks with a transverse process fracture on the second and third lumbar vertebra... at the time of his injury, was ranked third in the NCAA in rebounds (12.9 rpg) and seventh in assists (6.6 apg)... preseason All-Big Ten selection in , league player-ofthe-year candidate and listed on several preseason All-America teams moved to the point guard spot after playing his first two seasons at the off-guard/wing position scores on 50 percent of his shot attempts ( /.506) gets to the foul line with fearless efforts in the paint ( /.752)... averaging a double-double this season with 17.3 ppg and 10.6 rpg and has 15 career games with 20 or more points and 18 games with 10 or more rebounds... has 16 career double-doubles, including six in eight games this season... marked return vs. Indiana with eight points and game-high five assists in 20 minutes... had four points and a steal in seven minutes prior to injury vs. Eastern Michigan... scored 25 points while grabbing 13 boards and handing out six assists against Florida State Dec became 44th OSU player to surpass 1,000-point mark with 16 points against St. Francis (Pa.) Nov earned second triple-double in three weeks and third in OSU history with 16 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds vs. Lipscomb... scored 49 points in two games in NYC at 2K Classic vs. North Carolina (23) and California (26)... earned fourth career Big Ten Player of the Week Nov. 16 after triple double vs. Alcorn State and 24-point effort vs. James Madison... scored 24 to lead Buckeyes vs. James Madison Nov credited with Ohio State s second triple-double vs. Alcorn State with 14 points, 17 rebounds and 10 assists... back-to-back games with 17 rebounds to start season... first Buckeye since Brad Sellers (Dec , 1985) to record consecutive games with 17 boards or more... last Big Ten player with successive 17-rebound games was Jarrett Stephens of Penn State in December of TURNER S CAREER BESTS Points...29 at Indiana (1/31/09) Rebounds...17 (2x) last vs. James Madison (11/12/09) Assists vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Blocks... 3 vs. UMass (4/3/08) Steals...5 vs. Samford (11/29/08) Minutes vs. Siena (3/20/09) FGs...11 (2x) last vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) FGA (9) vs. Purdue (3/15/09) 3FGs... 3 (several) last vs. UMass (4/3/08) 3FGA... 6 (3) vs. Minnesota (1/26/08) FTs (13) vs. Michigan (1/28/09) FTA...14 (2x) last vs. Purdue (2/3/09) Off. Reb...6 (2x) last vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Def. Reb...14 vs. James Madison (11/12/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/09 * JAMES MADISON 11/12/09 * vs North Carolina 11/19/09 * vs California 11/20/09 * LIPSCOMB 11/24/09 * ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/09 * FLORIDA STATE 12/2/09 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/09 * INDIANA 01/06/10 * Totals Turner, Evan / / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

33 WILLIAM BUFORD GUARD SOPHOMORE Toledo, Ohio Libbey High School Undeclared 2009 Big Ten Freshman of the Year (coaches/media) // 2009 Big Ten All-Freshman Team (coaches) Honorable Mention All-Big Ten (coaches) // Big Ten Player of the Week, 1/19/09 AN OVERVIEW William Buford was named Mr. Ohio Basketball and Division II Co-Player of the Year in 2008, he also earned his third-consecutive Toledo City League Player of the Year honor. Averaging 23 points and 11 rebounds in his senior campaign, Buford was selected as a McDonald s and Jordan Brand All-American. He recorded six points, one steal and one assist in the McDonald s All-American game, while posting 12 points and three rebounds in the Jordan Classic. He also earned 2008 MaxPreps third-team All-America and Parade All-America honors. A four-year starter for Toledo Libbey, Buford led the Cowboys to a runner-up finish in the Division II Ohio High School state tournament as a senior. Buford scored a game-high 29 points, but Chillicothe made a last-second shot to claim the victory, As a junior, Buford earned first team all-state honors and was a member of the All-Toledo Blade squad. He averaged 28 points and 12 rebounds in 2007 as the Cowboys won the Toledo City League and finished No. 3 in the state. Buford is the son of Arnetta and William Buford. He has a brother, Ryan and a sister, Simon. He lists his greatest sports thrill as his first dunk in a game. After graduation, Buford plans to earn his master s degree. NOTING BUFORD IN Smooth shooter from mid-range with the ability to score from long range, on the break and driving through traffic gifted free-throw shooter (78-99/.788) has started all 15 games, averaging 13.1 points, 3.3 assists and 4.9 rebounds in 30.7 minutes a game... in the seven games during Evan Turner s injury, had 31 assists after 16 in previous seven games... posting team-leading 15.3 ppg and 9.0 rpg in conference play... had 16 points and six boards vs. Indiana Jan scored 16 points and pulled down a career-best 13 rebounds at Michigan Jan attempted 17 shots and grabbed seven offensive rebounds at Michigan, both career highs... the Michigan game was his second career double-double and he averaged 15 points and 10.5 rebounds for the week... led Buckeyes with 14 points and eight boards at Wisconsin Dec had 13 points and four assists against Cleveland State Dec scored 18 points and handed out six assists against Delaware State Dec had 11 points, six rebounds and five assists vs. Presbyterian Dec scored a team and season-high 20 points, including six on made free throws, and had seven rebounds at Butler Dec earned his first career double-double against Eastern Michigan with 16 points and career-high 10 assists, becoming the 100th player in OSU history to tally a double-double... one of six players in double-digits vs. St. Francis (Pa.), scoring 15 points and five rebounds with three assists... put up 12 points in win over California at Madison Square Garden... scored 19 points in opener vs. Alcorn State and added 12 points vs. James Madison... has reached double digits offensivley in 24 career games... improvement throughout the Big Ten season a year ago has Ohio State coaches optimistic about increased productivity this season missed just one FT (22-23) in Big Ten play and upped scoring, FG pct, 3FG pct., assist and steals totals from non-conference numbers BUFORD S CAREER BESTS Points...24 at Indiana (1/31/09) Rebounds...13 at Michigan (1/3/10) Assists 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 vs. Purdue (2/3/09) FGs (14) vs. Purdue (2/3/09) FGA...17 at Michigan (1/3/10) 3FGs...4 (2x) last vs. Indiana (1/13/09) 3FGA...9 vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) FTs... 6 (2x) last at Butler (12/12/09) FTA... 7 at Butler (12/12/09) Off. Reb...7 at Michigan (1/3/10) Def. Reb...9 vs. Michigan State (3/14/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/09 * JAMES MADISON 11/12/09 * vs North Carolina 11/19/09 * vs California 11/20/09 * LIPSCOMB 11/24/09 * ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/09 * FLORIDA STATE 12/2/09 * EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/09 * at Butler 12/12/09 * PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/09 * DELAWARE STATE 12/19/09 * CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/09 * at Wisconsin 12/31/09 * at Michigan 01/03/10 * INDIANA 01/06/10 * Totals Buford, William / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

34 JEREMIE SIMMONS GUARD SENIOR Chicago, Ill. Von Steubon High School/Mott Community College Sociology AN OVERVIEW Jeremie Simmons, the 2008 Junior College Division II Player of the Year, transferred to Ohio State after spending two seasons at Mott Community College in Flint, Mich. Simmons led Mott to Division II National Junior College Athletics Association National Championships each of the last two seasons with a 35-3 record in 2007 and a 35-2 mark in As a sophomore, Simmons was named a first-team NJCAA All-American, was a All-Michigan Community College Athletics Association selection and named the league s player of the year. Simmons averaged a team-high 21.2 points per game with 268 of 555 (.483) made field goals, 122 of 289 (.422) 3-pointers and 125 of 139 (.899) free throws made for a total of 783 points. He finished ranked No. 11 nationally in scoring and ranked No. 2 on the team in assists (185) and steals (110). As a freshman in , Simmons was named MCCAA Freshman of the Year. He averaged 16.6 points a game in 34 appearances. He led the squad with 145 assists and rated third for the Bears with 73 steals. Simmons played prep basketball for Von Steubon Metropolitan Science Center in Chicago. He is the son of Valarie Dunbar and has three siblings, Jakara, Jvarus and Amirra. Simmons enjoys playing video games and spending time with this family. After graduation he plans to coach basketball or become a math teacher. NOTING SIMMONS IN Has added a spark off the bench in all 15 games this season... averaging 17.3 minutes per game with 8.3 points and 21 total assists had eight points in 20 minutes vs. Indiana Jan scored three points to go along with a pair of assists at Michigan Jan tallied seven points vs. Delaware State Dec scored eight points against Presbyterian Dec tallied 11 points, marking fifth-consecutive game with double-digits, and five assists at Butler Dec had 17 points on 5-of-7 shooting from the field and 4-of-4 from the charity stripe against Eastern Michigan... scored 14 points, his third-consecutive double-digit scoring game, on three 3-pointers against Florida State Dec earned career highs vs. St. Francis (Pa.) with 18 points and four steals in 19 minutes... had 11 points and 3 assists in win over Lipscomb... contributed 15 points in season opener vs. Alcorn State... began season as the point guard after playing junior college career at the off-guard spot embraced the role as Ohio State s table setter until he returned to a shooting guard spot late last season nicknamed AO (automatic offense) by his teammates, Simmons can hit the 3 with regularity and gets to the basket with ease as well handed out 83 assists as a junior while contributing nearly seven points a game will see time this year at both the point and wing positions depending in matchups SIMMONS CAREER BESTS Points...18 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09)) Rebounds...6 vs. Notre Dame (12/6/08) Assists... 8 (2x) last at Indiana (1/31/09) Blocks...2 vs. Penn State (2/24/09) Steals...4 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Minutes...33 vs. Butler (12/13/08) FGs...7 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGA...9 (several) last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) 3FGs...4 (7) vs. Penn State (2/24/09) 3FGA... 7 (2x) last vs. Penn State (2/24/09) FTs... 4 (2x) last at Indiana (1/31/09) FTA... 6 vs. Michigan (1/28/09) Off. Reb...2 at Indiana (1/31/09) Def. Reb...6 vs. Notre Dame (12/6/08) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ vs North Carolina 11/19/ vs California 11/20/ LIPSCOMB 11/24/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ FLORIDA STATE 12/2/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ at Butler 12/12/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ DELAWARE STATE 12/19/ CLEVELAND STATE 12/22/ at Wisconsin 12/31/ at Michigan 01/03/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Simmons, Jeremie / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

35 NIKOLA KECMAN FORWARD SOPHOMORE Belgrade, Serbia Eastern Arizona College Aviation AN OVERVIEW Nikola Kecman transferred to Ohio State in 2008 after spending a season at Eastern Arizona in Thatcher, Ariz., where he was named the Arizona Community College Athletics Association tournament MVP. He scored a team-high 21 points in the Gila Monsters win over Arizona Western in the Region I Championship. The victory earned Eastern Arizona a spot in its fi rst NJCAA Tournament appearance since Kecman was recognized in the tournament with the Sesher Sportsmanship Award, presented annually to the player demonstrating the best sportsmanship throughout the tournament and helped Eastern Arizona to a fi fth-place tournament fi nish. Kecman averaged 13.4 points as a freshman and scored 428 points, the second-highest scoring total on the team. He made 170 of 301 (.565) fi eld goals and 35 of 80 (.438) 3-pointers. Kecman sat out the first 12 games of the season last year to satisfy an NCAA penalty for playing on a team believed to have professionalized players while growing up in Serbia. He then played one game for the Buckeyes last year before suffering a knee injury which ended his season. Kecman is back at full strength this season and is eligible to play three seasons with the Buckeyes beginning in Kecman is the son of Nevenka and Vitomir. He is a native of Belgrade, Serbia. After graduation, Nikola hopes to play basketball professionally. NOTING KECMAN IN Has seen action in eight games this season... played seven minutes, scoring four points in win over Indiana Jan had a block at Wisconsin Dec tallied two defensive boards and first career block against Presbyterian Dec scored six points and added three defensive rebounds against Eastern Michigan... had a career-high nine points against St. Francis (Pa.), including three from beyond the arc... tallied five points and two rebounds vs. Alcorn State... has the ability to score, run the floor and rebound will see minutes at the power forward spot this year off the bench. KECMAN S CAREER BESTS Points...9 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Rebounds...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) Off. Reb...1 (2x) last vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Def. Reb...4 vs. Houston Baptist (1/9/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ LIPSCOMB 11/24/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ at Wisconsin 12/31/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Kecman, Nikola / / TOTAL / OhioStateBuckeyes.com

36 ZISIS SARIKOPOULOS CENTER SOPHOMORE Athens, Greece Alabama-Birmingham Pre-Family Resource Management AN OVERVIEW Zisis Sarikopoulos transferred to Ohio State after he played the season at the University of Alabama-Birmingham. He sat out the season at Ohio State to satisfy NCAA transfer rules and will have three seasons of eligibility with the Buckeyes beginning with the season. In eight games at the U18 European Championships in August 2008, Sarikopoulos averaged 10.3 points, 9.4 points while blocking a total of 18 shots to help Greece to the gold medal, its first in the event. Greece defeated Lithuania in the title game, Sarikopoulos scored eight points, grabbed 10 boards and blocked five shots in the championship game. A native of Athens, Greece, Sarikopoulous appeared in 20 games as a rookie at UAB. He started four games, averaged 1.8 points and 1.1 rebounds for the Blazers, who finished with a record in Before traveling to the United States in August 2007 to join the UAB program, Sarikopoulos led the Under-18 Greek national team to a second-place finish in the 2007 Euro Championships and helped his club team Olympiakos B.C. to a second-place finish in the country. He averaged nearly 20 points and 16 rebounds per game, all team highs for Olympiakos. He also averaged 7.5 points, 5.1 rebounds, 2.0 blocks and 1.1 steals per contest for Greece in the Under-18 European Championships. Prior to joining the UAB squad, his only other appearance in the United States came earlier in 2007, when Michael Jordan selected Sarikopoulos as the MVP of Greece, inviting him to compete at the Jordan Brand All-American Classic in New York City. Sarikopoulos joined a dozen other international stars as representatives of some of the top basketball players in their respective countries. NOTING SARIKOPOULOS IN Has played in eight games, tallying first Buckeye stats vs. Alcorn State... pulled down two offensive rebounds vs. Indiana Jan picked up three defensive boards agains Presbyterian Dec grabbed five rebounds in 15 minutes of action against Eastern Michigan... had four points and career-high three blocks against St. Francis (Pa.) Nov tallied two points and career-high four rebounds against Alcorn State Big Z provides depth and size in the paint aggressive defender, rebounder and shot blocker nice touch on the offensive end near the hoop will spell Dallas Lauderdale at the center spot along with fifth-year senior Kyle Madsen. SARIKOPOULOS CAREER BESTS Points...8 vs. Eastern Kentucky (11/21/07) Rebounds... 5 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Assists... 1 (several) last vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Blocks...3 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) Steals...1 vs. James Madison (11/12/09) Minutes...16 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGs...2 vs. St. Francis (Pa.) (11/28/09) FGA... 3 vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) FT... 1 vs. Presbyterian (12/16/09) FTA... 2 vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Off. Reb... 2 vs. Alcorn State (11/9/09) Def. Reb... 4 vs. Eastern Michigan (12/5/09) Total 3-Pointers Free throws Rebounds fg-fga 3fg-fga ft-fta pct def tot Opponent Date gs min pct pct off avg pf a t/o blk stl pts avg ALCORN STATE 11/09/ JAMES MADISON 11/12/ LIPSCOMB 11/24/ ST. FRANCIS (PA.) 11/28/ EASTERN MICHIGAN 12/5/ PRESBYTERIAN 12/16/ at Wisconsin 12/31/ INDIANA 01/06/ Totals Sarikopoulos, Zisis * / / TOTAL / All* / OhioStateBuckeyes.com