Postgame Notes: No. 20 Ohio state 92, UMass-Lowell 55 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/14/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 14, 2014
POSTGAME NOTES
No. 20 Ohio State 92 (1-0), Massachusetts-Lowell 55 (0-1)
November 14, 2014
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 13,256
Notes:
• The season opener marked the first meeting for the Buckeyes and River Hawks all time. Ohio State now leads the series 1-0.
• Ohio State is 110-6 all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena.
• Ohio State has won 49-consecutive games against unranked non-conference opponents at home. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia.
• Ohio State is 94-18 in home openers and 90-22 in season opening contests.
• The Buckeyes are 104-11 since the 2008-09 season at home, one win ahead with Memphis for the nation’s best home record.
• Five players scored in double figures for Ohio State: D’Angelo Russell (16), Sam Thompson (14), Marc Loving (14), Anthony Lee (13) and Kam Williams (13). The last time Ohio State had five players in double figures was vs. Iowa (2/4/14).
• Ohio State shot 62 percent from the floor. The last time Ohio State posted above 60 percent from the floor was vs. North Florida (11/29/13).
• 10 Buckeyes notched 10 or more minutes vs. the River Hawks. The last time Ohio State had 10 players with 10+ minutes was vs. Nebraska Jan. 2, 2013.
• All 10 Buckeyes who saw action scored. The last time 10 players scored was vs. Bryant Dec. 11, 2013.
• D’Angelo Russell and Shannon Scott combined for 17 assists and five steals.
• The Buckeyes owned a 21-2 advantaged on second chance points.
• OSU scored 22 points off 18 River Hawk turnovers.
• The Buckeyes totaled 35 bench points.
• Ohio State has opened the season ranked among the AP Top 20 in each of the last six years.
• Since 2006-07, Ohio State has the fifth most wins in NCAA Division I with 231.
• Thad Matta is 276-83 during his career at Ohio State and 378-114 overall as a head coach … he needs eight more games to reach 500 coached in his career and 22 more wins to become Ohio State’s all-time wins leader.
• Thad Matta is 15-0 overall and 11-0 at Ohio State in season-opening contests, all at Value City Arena.
• Ohio State is 50-6 under Matta in the month of November.
• With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 227-28 vs. unranked opponents.
• D’Angelo Russell led the Buckeyes with 16 points and three steals in his first career start for the Buckeyes.
• Added six assists and four rebounds.
• Shannon Scott dished out a career-high 11 assists. His previous record was 10 assists, twice, last vs. Minnesota (2/20/13).
• Scott collected two steals. He is 9th on Ohio State’s all-time steals list with 154. He needs 46 this season to become third Buckeye all time to reach 200 for career.
• Scott scored nine points. He needs 6 points to reach 500 as a Buckeye.
• Marc Loving scored career-high 14 points in his first career start for the Buckeyes.
• Loving tied his career high with two steals.
• Anthony Lee scored in double figures in his first career game for the Buckeyes, totaling 13 points.
• After redshirting last season, Kam Williams scored 12 points in his collegiate debut.
• Jae’Sean Tate scored four points and collected five rebounds in his collegiate debut.
• Trey McDonald ed the Buckeyes with seven rebounds.
