Postgame Notes: Ohio State 69, Northwestern 67 – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 22, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Ohio State 69 (15-5, 4-3 B1G), Northwestern 67 (10-9, 1-5 B1G)?
January 22, 2015?
Welsh-Ryan Arena – Evanston, Ill.
Attendance: 7117
GAME/SERIES
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Northwestern, 115-45, and is 47-31 in games at Northwestern.
• Ohio State is 5-1 when unranked vs. Northwestern.
• Ohio State has won 21 of the last 22 games vs. the Wildcats and nine of the last ten in Evanston.
• With the win vs. Northwestern, the Ohio State senior class records their 100th career win.
TEAM
• Two players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (33) and Sam Thompson (11).
• The Buckeyes used their third different starting lineup combination of the season vs. the Wildcats: D’Angelo Russell, Shannon Scott, Sam Thompson, Anthony Lee and Jae’Sean Tate.
• Ohio State is 14-0 when leading at the half and with five minutes left in the game. The Buckeyes led the Wildcats, 38-34, at halftime after ending the first half on a 28-13 run.
• Ohio State went 28-53 (.528) from the floor vs. Northwestern. The Buckeyes are undefeated when shooting better than 50 percent this season (12-0).
• The Buckeyes committed nine turnovers vs. the Wildcats. The Buckeyes have recorded less than 10 turnovers ten times this season.
• The Buckeyes scored 22 points in the paint and 13 second-chance points vs. Northwestern.
• The Buckeyes own an overall record of 775-688 against current members of the Big Ten Conference.
Thad Matta
• Matta is 290-88 during his career at Ohio State and 392-119 overall as a head coach.
• Matta is 150-66 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 146-62 while coaching the Buckeyes.
• With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 59-29 in January.
• Matta is 241-31 vs. unranked opponents at Ohio State.
• Matta is 17-1 vs. the Wildcats as head coach of the Buckeyes with an 8-1 record when playing in Evanston.
• Matta teams are 135-8 when shooting better than 50 percent from the floor.
• With the win vs. Northwestern, Matta has earned 125 career regular-season wins in Big Ten Conference play to tie Iowa’s Dr. Tom Davis for No. 15 in Big Ten history.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL
• Russell scored a career-high 33 points, reaching 20+ points for the sixth time in eight games and surpassing 30 points for the second time this season. His 33-point effort vs. the Wildcats is second on Ohio State’s freshman single game records list for total points in a game behind Jared Sullinger who scored 40 points vs. IUPUI Dec. 19, 2010. He has scored in double figures 18-straight times this season.
• Russell made six three-pointers (6-11) vs. the Wildcats to tie himself for the all-time freshman record at Ohio State. Earlier this season, Russell made six three-point field goals vs. Wright State to set the freshman record. He has made a three in 19 of 20 games this season and at least one in the last 14 games.
• Russell collected a team-high seven rebounds, surpassing 100 for his career (103).
• Russell dished six assists vs. the Wildcats, totaling 98 assists this season.
Shannon Scott
• Scott dished six assists vs. the Wildcats and remains fifth in Ohio State history with 459 assists. He needs 17 to pass Curtis Wilson (475) for No. 4.
• Scott recorded no steals vs. Northwestern and is ranked 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).
Sam Thompson
• Thompson scored 11 points and has scored in double figures five of the last seven games.
• Thompson contributed four rebounds, two assists, two blocks and one steal vs. Northwestern.
JAE’SEAN TATE
• Tate made his first career start for the Buckeyes at Northwestern.
• Tate collected five rebounds, with four on the offensive glass, and scored four points vs. the Wildcats.
Anthony Lee
• Lee made his second career start as a Buckeye vs. the Wildcats, scoring eight points on 4-4 shooting.
