Postgame Notes: No. 12 Ohio State 87, Morehead State 71 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/13/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 13, 2014
POSTGAME NOTES
No. 12 Ohio State 87 (8-1), Morehead State 71 (4-8)?
December 13, 2014?
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
?Attendance: 14,578
NORTH CAROLINA A&T
? The Ohio State vs. North Carolina A&T game Dec. 17 (7 p.m./BTN) will be played at Nationwide Arena in downtown Columbus. The game satisfies an NCAA requirement for the host school (Ohio State) of 2015 NCAA Tournament Second and Third Round games to play at game at the venue where the NCAA tournament games will be played.
GAME/SERIES
? Ohio State is 4-0 vs. Morehead State in the all-time series. The Buckeyes last defeated the Eagles, 64-45, on Nov. 23, 2010.
? The Buckeyes are 15-0 vs. members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
TEAM
? Four players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (15), Sam Thompson (15), Jae’Sean Tate (12) and Amir Williams (12).
? Six Buckeyes collected a steal vs. the Eagles: Jae’Sean Tate (3), Shannon Scott (2), Amir Williams (2), Marc Loving (1), D’Angelo Russell (1) and Keita Bates-Diop (1).
? The Buckeyes scored 20 points off 21 Eagles turnovers.
? Ohio State outscored Morehead State, 21-3, in second chance points.
? The Buckeyes scored a season-high 20 points from the free throw line (20-25
? Ohio State is 117-6 all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena and is 101-1 in the last 102 games vs. unranked foes. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia.
? Ohio State has won 56 consecutive games at home vs. unranked non-conference opponents.
? Since the 2009-10 season, the Buckeyes have earned the most home wins in the nation since 2010 with a 95-8 (.922) record.
Thad Matta
? The game vs. Morehead State marks Thad Matta’s 500th career game as a head coach. Matta is 285-84 during his career at Ohio State and 384-115 overall as a head coach.
? In Columbus, the Buckeyes are 101-1 vs. unranked nonconference opponents under Matta. This .990 winning percentage at home vs. unranked nonconference opponents since 2004-05 is second in the nation behind Duke.
? With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 234-28 vs. unranked opponents and 140-24 vs. nonconference opponents.
? The Buckeyes are 209-47 (.816) when carrying a Top 25 ranking into competition during the Thad Matta era.
? Ohio State is 66-10 under Matta in the month of December.
Sam Thompson
? Thompson totaled a season-high 15 points, going 5-6 from the field, 1-1 from beyond the arc and 4-5 from the free-throw line. Thompson has scored in double figures seven of nine games this season.
? Thompson dished a season-high five assists and collected five rebounds.
D’Angelo Russell
? Russell scored 15 points and shot 100 percent from the free-throw line (8-8). Averaging 17.7 points per game, Russell is No. 2 nationally among true freshmen scorers and has scored in double figures eight of nine games this season.
? Russell dished a career-high seven assists and leads the Top 25 true freshman with 49 assists this season.
? For the season, Russell ranks No.1 nationally with a PAR (points-assists-rebounds) of 27.84.
Shannon Scott
? Scott recorded two steals vs. the Eagles. He is fourth on Ohio State’s all-time steals list with 175 behind David Lighty with 191 thefts. Scott needs 25 this season to become third Buckeye all-time to reach 200 for career.
? Scott totaled two assists vs. Morehead State. Scott is No. 10 in career assists in Ohio State history with 387 career helpers.
Amir Williams
? Amir Williams tied his season-high with 12 points, while recording a career-high five blocks for the Buckeyes.
? Amir Williams collected a season-high nine rebounds.
Jae’Sean Tate
? Tate tied his career-high with twelve points, while recording a career-high three steals vs. Morehead State.
Keita Bates-Diop
? Bates-Diop recorded eight points, three rebounds, two blocks and one steal vs. the Eagles.
