Dec. 15, 2007

Recap |  Box Score

2007-08 Ohio Basketball

Game Notes vs. Kansas

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Sprint Center - Kansas City, Mo.

First Half:

-          Each of Ohio 's first three field goals made were three-pointers, including two from Bubba Walther.

-          Kansas made six of its first seven shots, including three from behind the arc.

-          Ohio went from 16:07 to 9:17 between scores ... During that drought, KU turned a 10-9 lead into a 29-9 advantage, a 19-0 run.

-          Brandon Rush had 11 of KU's first 15 points, including nine from behind the arc.

-          At the under-eight media timeout, Ohio was just 4-of-18 from the field compared to 11-of-19 for KU.

-          That 19-0 run extended out to 32-4 as KU built a 42-13 lead with 2:37 left in the half.

-          Ohio went from 9:17 to 2:05 between field goals made ... Both were by Justin Orr.

At the Half: Kansas 46, Ohio 20

-          Ohio was just 5-of-29 (17%) from the field in the half compared to 17-of-31 (55%) for Kansas .

-          Kansas outrebounded Ohio 27-11.

-          Darrell Jackson and Rush led all scorers at the break with 11 apiece ... Walther led Ohio with eight ... Leon Williams was held without a field goal, and only two points.

Second Half:

-          Williams had five of Ohio 's first eight points of the half.

-          Kansas went on an 11-3 run from 8:54 to 6:22 to take a 75-30 lead, its largest of the game at that point.

-          During a stretch from 11:31 to 4:24, Bert Whittington IV scored 10 of Ohio 's 12 points.

Final:

-          Kansas now leads the all-time series with Ohio , 2-0 ... The previous meeting was in the first round of the 1985 NCAA Tournament.

-          Ohio is now 1-11 all-time versus teams that currently make up the Big 12 Conference ... This was the first match-up for Ohio against a team from the Big 8/Big 12 since December, 1993 at Nebraska.

-          Ohio has now lost its last four meetings against ranked teams ... The last win was at No. 11 Syracuse on Dec. 4, 1998.

-          Williams passed Gerald McKee to move into 15^{th place on Ohio 's all-time scoring list.}

-          The 37-point loss was the worst for the program since a 49 point loss (106-57) at Ball State on January 8, 1998.

-          The 51 points scored was the fewest for Ohio since netting just 48 in a 31-point loss (79-48) at Akron last season on February 13. The Bobcats also scored 51 in their season-ending loss to Miami (70-51) in the MAC Tournament.