OHIO STATE BASKETBALL The letters of the day are O, S and U

The Buckeyes set two records.
COLUMBUS (AP) -- Bert and Ernie got the new court, the Ohio State Buckeyes got the old one.
Advantage: Buckeyes.
They set school records for 3-pointers made (17) and attempted (35) in beating Chattanooga 84-67 Saturday night before a raucous crowd at St. John Arena. The game was shifted from comparatively antiseptic Value City Arena because it was hosting a Sesame Street show.
"They need to keep playing here," Chattanooga coach John Shulman said, shaking his head. "The crowd's on top of you. It's hot. It's nasty. It's loud. It's what college basketball is supposed to be about."
The Buckeyes (5-1), who came in hitting 7-of-18 3-pointers on an average night, seemed to make everything they looked at from outside. The previous school marks were 13 3-pointers made and 30 attempted.
"They were the right nets -- I know that," said Ohio State's Tony Stockman, who hit 4-of-9 3-pointers in scoring 16 points. "We need to move those nets over."
Talkin' smack
J.J. Sullinger scored 21 points, including a called-shot 3-pointer from in front of the Mocs' bench at the first-half buzzer. "He told me he was going to make a 3 before the half and he did," Shulman said. "I'll say this -- he's a very truthful guy."
Sullinger, a transfer from Arkansas, said he knew some of the Mocs from his days with the Razorbacks.
"You say some things in the heat of the moment," he said. "I did tell him I was going to hit one. Luckily, I did."
Ivan Harris added 17 points -- hitting all five of his 3-pointers in the second half -- with Terence Dials scoring 11.
St. John Arena was Ohio State's home court from 1956 to 1998. It seats just over 13,000. But the fans are on top of the court, louder and more distracting.
They cheered, howled and taunted after every 3-pointer the Buckeyes made. At the team's newer arena, fans can carry on a conversation without raising their voices.
"I think for the most part, it may not be a bad thing to bring it back over here once or twice [a season]," said Ohio State coach Thad Matta, who called St. John one of the 50 best college arenas in the country.
Chris Brown had 12 points and Mindaugas Katelynas and Matt Malone each scored 10 for the Mocs (1-1).