Postgame Notes: Iowa 76, Ohio State 67 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/17/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 17, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Iowa 76 (13-5, 4-1 B1G), Ohio State 67 (14-5, 3-3 B1G)
?January 17, 2015
?Carver-Hawkeye Arena – Iowa City, Iowa
Attendance: 15,400
GAME/SERIES
• Iowa leads the overall series with Ohio State, 76-72. The Hawkeyes are 48-24 in Iowa City vs. the Buckeyes.
• The Buckeyes have won five of the last six contests vs. Iowa in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Buckeyes last lost to the Hawkeyes on the road on Feb. 2, 2008, 53-48. The last time Ohio State lost back-to-back games to Iowa in a season was 2006, a 67-62 loss on the road Jan. 28 and a 67-60 loss on a neutral court on March 12.
• When unranked, the Buckeyes are 2-5 vs. the Hawkeyes.
• D’Angelo Russell posted his first career double-double (27 pts/14 rebs) vs. the Hawkeyes. Ohio State is 599-263 when a player records a double-double. Shannon Scott last recorded a double-double (11 pts/16 assists) for the Buckeyes vs. Sacred Heart on Nov. 23, 2014.
TEAM
• Three Buckeyes scored in double figures: D’Angelo Russell (27), Jae’Sean Tate (11) and Marc Loving (10).
• The Buckeyes are 1-5 when trailing at the half. Ohio State trailed by 11 at the half vs. the Hawkeyes, 37-26.
• The Buckeyes committed nine turnovers vs. the Hawkeyes. The Buckeyes have recorded less than 10 turnovers nine times this season.
• Ohio State is 0-4 when scoring less than 70 points this season.
• The Buckeyes scored 11 points off 10 Hawkeye turnovers.
• The Buckeyes recorded a 14-11 edge on the offensive glass vs. Iowa.
• Ohio State outscored Iowa in second chance points, 15-11.
• The Buckeyes outscored the Hawkeyes in the second half, 41-39, yet Ohio State never led vs. Iowa.
• The Buckeyes own an overall record of 774-688 against current members of the Big Ten Conference.
Thad Matta
• Matta is 289-88 during his career at Ohio State and 391-119 overall as a head coach.
• Matta is 149-65 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 145-62 while coaching the Buckeyes.
• With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 58-29 in January.
• Matta is 240-31 vs. unranked opponents at Ohio State.
• With Matta at the helm, the Buckeyes are 12-7 vs. the Hawkeyes.
• Ohio State is 5-4 at Iowa under Matta.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL
• Russell recorded his first career double-double with 27 points and a career-high 14 rebounds vs. the Hawkeyes.
• Russell has reached 20+ points in five of the last seven games and scored in double figures in 17-consecutive games this season.
• Russell’s career-high 14 rebounds is tied for most by a Buckeye this season. He shares the top spot with Trey McDonald who collected 14 boards vs. Sacred Heart.
• Russell tallied two assists and leads the Top 25 true freshman nationally with 92 assists this season.
Shannon Scott
• Scott dished one assist vs. the Hawkeyes and remains fifth in Ohio State history with 453 assists. He needs 23 to pass Curtis Wilson (475) for No. 4.
• Scott recorded one steal vs. Iowa. He ranks No. 3 all-time on Ohio State’s all-time steals list with 195 thefts. Scott needs five more steals this season to become the third Buckeye all-time to reach 200 steals in a career and 10 more to pass Jay Burson for No. 2 in program history (204).
Amir Williams
• A. Williams led the Buckeyes with career-high three assists vs. the Hawkeyes, passing his previous high in the first half (2).
• A. Williams pulled down three rebounds vs. Iowa. He needs two rebounds to pass 500 for his career (498).
• A. Williams recorded one block vs. the Hawkeyes. With 173 blocks for his career, he ranks fifth on Ohio State’s all-time list for blocked shots acquired in a career. He needs 15 more to surpass Brad Sellers for the No. 4 spot.
JAE’SEAN TATE
• Tate scored 11 points, including a career-high seven free-throws (7-10).
• Tate collected six rebounds, while recording one block and one steal.
Marc Loving
• Loving scored 10 points. He has scored in double figures eight of the last 10 games.
