Ohio State Buckeyes 

Buckeyes Host Golden Gophers of Minnesota

OHIO STATE VS. MINNESOTA
The Buckeyes own a 21-game edge (74-53) in all-games played vs. Minnesota with a 46-18 advantage in Columbus. The Golden Gophers are 35-28 against Ohio State in Minneapolis. Ohio State dropped both meetings a year ago. The Buckeyes are 20-3 all-time vs. Minnesota when ranked among the Top 25 in the Associated Press poll. Ohio State is ranked No. 20 this week.

DIALS TOP OSU SCORER IN GAMES VS. GOLDEN GOPHERS
Senior Terence Dials leads the Buckeyes vs. Minnesota in scoring. He has averaged 12.2 points in five career meetings vs. the Golden Gophers. J.J. Sullinger is next with 10.8 ppg. in four games vs. UM. Both Dials (8.6 rpg.) and Sullinger (8.3 rpg.) contribute more than 8.0 rebounds per game vs. the Golden Gophers.

2005-06 BUCKEYES CONTRIBUTE TO OSU ASSIST RECORDS
The 2005-06 Buckeyes, led by sophomore point guard Jamar Butler, have recorded two of the Top 10 Ohio State team performances in assists this year. The Buckeyes dished out 28 assists vs. Penn State Jan. 5 and were credited with 27 helpers vs. Florida A&M Jan. 30. The 28 assists vs. PSU rank as the No. 6 single game effort in OSU history while the 27 vs. FAMU rate tied for 7th. The last time Ohio State handed out 27 or more was Dec. 7, 1996 vs. Long Island (27). Butler leads the current team with 83 assists. He recorded a career high nine assists vs. PSU and eight vs. FAMU.

Sophomore Jamar Butler is shooting 43 percent from the field (42-97), up from 33 percent (36-108) as a freshman ... made 23 of 54 (.426) 3-pointers this year--(14-61/.230 a year ago) ... rates No. 10 among Big Ten players in 3FG pct. ... averages 4.9 assists per game and has seven or more in six games ... scoring average up to 8.4 ppg. from 3.6 ppg. as a freshman ... 33 assists and just six turnovers in Big Ten play (+5.5 ast./TO ratio) ... three games vs. Big Ten with 0 turnovers ... just one TO for every 21.8 minutes played this season (523 minutes/24 TOs) ... overall +3.46 ast./TO ratio is best in Big Ten ... nearly 3-to-1 ratio for career (157 asts./55 TOs, +2.85).

* Senior Terence Dials scored 19 points vs. MSU to pass Clark Kellogg on the all-time scoring list Jan. 15 ... Kellogg was the expert analyst in the game vs. the Spartans ... reached 500 FGs made as a Buckeye (508-911/.558) following a 6 of 14 effort at Iowa (1/28/06) ... career field goal shooting percentage rates No. 4 all-time at OSU ... connecting on 71 percent from the foul line (58-82), his best single season percentage as a Buckeye and an improvement from his .617 effort a year ago (113-183) ... double figures in nine of last 12 games ... leads team in league play with 14.4 ppg. ... has connected on 50 percent or better from the field in 14 of 18 games and in 11 of the last 12 contests ... 11 career double-doubles ... his 7.2 rebound average rates No. 7 among league players, .557 FG pct. rates sixth.

* Senior Je'Kel Foster is one of just four Buckeyes all-time to record six or more steals in a single game ... Troy Taylor (1982-85), Curtis Wilson (1984-88) and Scoonie Penn (1999-2000) are the others ... Foster recorded six thefts vs. both Gardner-Webb and at Purdue this season ... a career 48 percent shooter from the field (169-351) ... foul shooting pct. has improved from 65 pct. as a junior (17-26) to 77 pct. this year (37-48) ... connected on 3 of 5 3-pointers vs. Florida A&M last time out (108-244/.443) ... career pct. from long range is second best in OSU history.

* Senior J.J. Sullinger tied a career high with 24 points vs. Florida A&M Monday ... reached 500 career rebounds (524) with six vs. Wisconsin Jan. 18 ... reached 100 career steals with one theft vs. MSU Jan. 15 ... working on a third-consecutive 300-point season at Ohio State, (185 pts./10.3 ppg.) this year ... has made 15 of 17 foul shots in Big Ten play ... his FT shooting percentage of .882 in league games rates No. 5 among conference players.

* Senior Matt Sylvester has made a last second 3-pointer to win games in each of the last two seasons ... his trey with 5 seconds left gave OSU a stunning 65-64 win vs. then No. 1 Illinois last March ... another triple at the 5 second mark gave the Buckeyes the come-from-behind win vs. LSU earlier this season ... reached 600 points as a Buckeye (630/6.3 ppg.) with 12 at Penn State Jan. 21 ... has 10+ points in five of last six games ... rates No. 2 among league players in 3-point field-goal shooting percentage (12-23/.522) vs. Big Ten opponents.

* Junior Ron Lewis gives the Buckeyes 12.9 points a game ... third leading scorer this season, his first as a Buckeye ... team's best foul shooter (.798/71-89) ... his .482 FG pct. (68-141) is best of his career ... shot .396 (145-366) as a sophomore at Bowling Green in 2003-04 ... reached 300 career FGs with 6 of 11 effort at Iowa (1/28/06) for his career (306-730/.419).

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