Terrapins, Buckeyes Lone Regular Season Meeting Set for Thursday – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/28/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2015
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Ohio State Buckeyes (16-5, 5-3) vs. the No. 16 Maryland Terrapins (18-3, 6-2)
| Date: | Jan. 29, 2015 |
| Site: | Value City Arena(18,809) |
| Game Time: | 7:02 p.m. ET |
| Television: | ESPN |
| Talent: | Rece Davis (Play-By-Play) Jay Bilas (Expert Analysis) |
| Radio: | OSU-IMG Sports Network (56 stations) |
| Satellite Radio: | Sirius 91/XM 91 |
| Local Radio: | WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 |
| Radio Talent: | Paul Keels (play-by-play) Ron Stokes (expert analysis) |
Russell Sweeps B1G Weekly Honors
D’Angelo Russell averaged 27.5 points after a career high 33 points at Northwestern and a follow-up effort of 22 points and a career-best 10 assists vs. Indiana last week. Those numbers led to him being named both the Big Ten Player and Freshman of the Week (1/26/15). Russell’s effort also earned him the NCAA.com, CBSSports.com, Naismith Trophy and Oscar Robertson player of the week accolades.
Wayman Tisdale Watch List Includes Russell
The 2015 Integris Wayman Tisdale Award Midseason Watch List includes 14 players under consideration for the national freshman of the year award. Ohio State’s D’Angelo Russell is among the contenders. Russell is the leading freshman scorer in the country at 19.4 ppg. He also is among the leaders in several other categories. He has earned one Big Ten player of the week ward and four league freshman of the week accolades. Ohio State’s Jared Sullinger earned the 2011 Wayman Tisdale Freshman of the Year Award following his rookie campaign.
Matta Climbing All-Time Big Ten Wins Chart
Thad Matta has 126 career regular-season wins in Big Ten Conference play to rank No. 15 all-time in Big Ten history. Matta passed Dr. Tom Davis of Iowa (125 wins from 1986-99) with an 82-70 win in Columbus vs. Indiana Jan. 26.
Scouting the Maryland Terrapins
Maryland travels to Columbus with an overall record of 18-3 and a 6-2 Big Ten slate. In its first year in the Big Ten, the Terrapins own a pair of wins vs. Michigan State along with victories over Minnesota, Purdue, Rutgers and most recently at home over Northwestern. League losses have come against Illinois and Indiana, both on the road. Freshman guard Melo Trimble is the team’s leading scorer at 16.3 points per game. Two others, junior forward Jake Layman (14.3 ppg.) and senior guard Dez Wells (13.6 ppg.) contribute in double figures offensively for the Terrapins. Layman is the team’s leading rebounder with 6.9 rpg.
The Ohio State vs. Maryland Series
Ohio State is facing Maryland for the first time as fellow Big Ten Conference members. Prior to this year, the Buckeyes and Terrapins met six times with Ohio State claiming victory in four of those games. The Buckeyes, who defeated Maryland a year ago in Columbus as part of the 2013 Big Ten/ACC Challenge (76-60), are 2-0 at home vs. Maryland. The Terrapins are 2-1 in College Park, Maryland. Ohio State claimed the only neutral site meeting Dec. 1, 1983 (72-68) in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Ohio State vs. The Big Ten
Ohio State is in its 103rd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference in 2014-15. The Buckeyes own an overall record of 776-688 against current league members. Thad Matta, in 15 seasons as a head coach, owns an overall record of 150-66 vs. league members, including a mark of 146-62 while coaching the Buckeyes.
Noting the Indiana Game
? Indiana leads the overall series with Ohio State, 103-77. The Buckeyes are 52-35 in Columbus.
? Ohio State has won nine of the last 13 and seven of the last eight at home. Ohio State was unranked for the first time in the last nine meetings.
? The last time Ohio State defeated a ranked Indiana team was March 5, 2013 in Bloomington when the No. 14 Buckeyes defeated the No. 2 Hoosiers, 67-58. The last time an unranked Ohio State team defeated a ranked Indiana squad was Jan. 11, 2003, an 81-69 Buckeye win vs. the No. 15 Hoosiers in Columbus.
? D’Angelo Russell recorded his second career double-double with 22 points and 10 assists vs. Indiana, marking the 600th win for the Buckeyes when a player posts a double-double. The Buckeyes are 600-263 in those contests.
? Four players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (22), Jae’Sean Tate (20), Marc Loving (12) and Shannon Scott (10). The Buckeyes have tallied two games with two players scoring 20 or more points this season. The last time was D’Angelo Russell (24) and Amir Williams (21) vs. Sacred Heart on Nov. 23, 2014.
? Sam Thompson, D’Angelo Russell, Shannon Scott, Anthony Lee and Jae’Sean Tate started for Ohio State for the second-straight game. The Buckeyes are 2-0 with this starting lineup combination.
? Ohio State went 33-53 (.623) from the floor vs. Indiana. The Buckeyes are undefeated when shooting better than 50 percent this season (13-0). The Buckeyes have shot better than 60 percent seven times this season.
? Ohio State is 15-0 when leading at the half. The Buckeyes led the Hoosiers, 38-32, at the half.
? Ohio State scored 26 points off 15 Indiana turnovers.
? The Buckeyes committed eight turnovers vs. the Hoosiers. The Buckeyes have recorded less than 10 turnovers 11 times this season.
? Ohio State outscored Indiana, 42-26, in the paint.
? Ohio State held Indiana to zero fast break points. It is the second time this season the Buckeyes have held their opponent to no fast break points.
? Ohio State went 11-14 (.786) from the free-throw line.
? The Ohio State bench outscored the Indiana bench, 20-13.
? Ohio State has the most home wins nationally with a 102-9 (.910) record since the 2009-10 season.
? The Buckeyes own an overall record of 776-688 against current members of the Big Ten Conference.
? Thad Matta is 291-88 during his career at Ohio State and 393-119 overall as a head coach.
? Matta is 151-66 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 147-62 while coaching the Buckeyes.
? With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 60-29 in January.
? With the win vs. Indiana, Thad Matta now owns the No. 15 spot in league history with 126 Big Ten regular season victories.
? Matta is 12-8 vs. Indiana as head coach of the Buckeyes and is 7-2 in games played at home.
? As an unranked team, Ohio State is 5-3 vs. the Hoosiers with Matta at the helm.
? D’Angelo Russell recorded his second career double-double, scoring a team-best 22 points and dishing a career-high 10 assists. He posted his first career double-double at Iowa Jan. 17, 2015.
? Russell’s 10 assists is tied for No. 3 on the freshman single-game records for assists in a game. He has totaled 108 assists this season.
? Russell has reached 20+ points for three consecutive games and seven times in the last nine contests.
? Russell surpassed 400 career points vs. the Hoosiers (408) and has scored in double figures 19-straight times this season.
? Jae’Sean Tate scored a career-high 20 points vs. the Hoosiers, on 9-10 shooting.
? Tate collected six rebounds, totaling 97 for his career.
? Marc Loving scored 12 points for the Buckeyes, totaling 391 points for his career. He has scored in double figures two of the last three games.
? Loving went 5-5 from the free-throw line, passing 100 made free throws for his career (103).
? Shannon Scott dished out three assists vs. Indiana and remains fifth in Ohio State history with 462 assists. He needs 14 to pass Curtis Wilson (475) for No. 4.
? Scott scored 10 points vs. Indiana.
? Kam Williams scored eight points on 3-5 shooting.
? K. Williams recorded his first career block vs. the Hoosiers.
? Sam Thompson scored eight points for the Buckeyes, while contributing two blocks and one steal.
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