March 19, 2006

• Seventh-seed Georgetown will play third-seeded Florida in the Minneapolis Regional on Friday. Game time was not available.

• The attendance of today's game was 12,945.

• For the first time since 1996 no Big Ten teams advanced to the Sweet 16.

• With the win, Georgetown evens the all-time series against Ohio State at 2-2.

Georgetown Hoyas Notes

• Georgetown has advanced to the Sweet Sixteen for the 10th time in school history. It is their first appearance since 2001.

• The Hoyas are 40-21 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.

• Head coach John Thompson III is 3-2 all-time in NCAA Tournament play, 2-0 at Georgetown.

• Georgetown's record under Thompson is 31-6 when leading at the half.

• The last time Georgetown beat a sixth-ranked team was March 02, 1996, a 106-68 decision against Villanova.
• Sophomore center Roy Hibbert tallied his seventh double-double of the season with 20 points and 12 rebounds.

• It was the only game this season where only four Georgetown players scored all the team's points.

Ohio State Buckeyes Notes

• The Buckeyes are 32-18 in NCAA Tournament play.

• Head coach Thad Matta's record at the University of Dayton Arena is 8-3.

• Matta is 7-5 all-time in NCAA Tournament play.

• The Buckeyes are 6-3 when trailing at the half this season.

• The Buckeyes made five 3-pointers an now have 262 made on the year, breaking the school record of 259 established in Matta's first season at the helm.

• Prior to Sunday, Ohio State had won its last five games at Dayton Arena.

• The Buckeyes are 8-4 when scoring less then 70 points this season and 4-3 when their opponent scores 70 or more points.

• Ohio State's 52 points ties its lowest point total of the season since scoring 52 against Indiana March 11 in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinal.