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Duquesne (9-2)		#13/12 Ohio State (8-2)

Ohio State Notes

GAMEDAY INFORMATION:
DATE: December 28, 2010
TIME: 7:00 P.M.
LOCATION: Columbus, Ohio
ARENA: Value City Arena (19,049)
STREAMING AUDIO: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
LIVE STATS: OhioStateBuckeyes.com
STREAMING VIDEO: Big Ten Network
SERIES: Ohio State leads 5-0
LAST MEETING: Ohio State 88, Duquesne 44 - 11/22/02

DUQUESNE LATELY:
Coming off an 84-69 win over defending Northeast Conference champions Saint Francis, Pa. ... Samantha Pollino, Alex Gensler and Wumi Agunbiade combined for 53 points ... Agunbiade finished one rebound shy of recording her fifth double-double of the season as the freshman forward finished with 16 points and nine boards ... Pollino recorded 19 points and Gensler added 16 which included a season-high-tying four 3-pointers ... the Duquesne bench outscored the Saint Francis, Pa. bench by a 26-15 margin ... Duquesne had a season-high 24 assists and had helpers on 77 percent of their baskets.

OHIO STATE LATELY:
Coming off a 81-50 loss to #1 Connecticut ... currently ranked #13 by the AP and #12 by USA Today ... ranked fifth in the realtimerpi.com rankings ... 8-2 on the season ... winners of 115 of its 117 home games against non-conference opponents.

THE SERIES:
The Dukes and Buckeyes have met five times, with OSU taking all five games. The last time the teams met was Nov. 22, 2002 at the Palumbo Center.

SIX DOWN, ONE TO GO:
The "Road Warriors" have won six straight road games and need only one more win to set a new program record. DU's win over Ohio tied the mark of six straight last set in 1979.