Postgame Notes: ?No. 22 Ohio State 74, Minnesota 72 (OT)? – Ohio State Buckeyes
1/7/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 7, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?No. 22 Ohio State 74 (13-3, 2-1), Minnesota 72 (11-5, 0-3) (OT)?
January 6, 2015?
Williams Arena – Minneapolis, Minn.?
Attendance: 13,138
GAME/SERIES
• Ohio State leads the overall series with the Gophers 82-56 with Minnesota leading 38-31 in Minneapolis.
• Ohio State has won eight of the last nine games vs. Minnesota and three of four in Minnesota.
• As a ranked team, Ohio State is 28-4 vs. the Gophers and has won 15 of the last 17 meetings.
TEAM
• Two players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (27) and Marc Loving (13).
• Playing in its first overtime game this season, the victory marks Ohio State’s first overtime win on the road since defeating Northwestern Jan. 11, 1986, 79-77. The Buckeyes are 41-52 all-time and 15-22 on the road in overtime games.
• Scott and Russell combined for 15 assists vs. Minnesota. The duo is averaging 11.4 combined assists per game this season.
• The Buckeyes shot 50.8 percent vs. the Gophers. Ohio State has shot better than 50 percent in 11 games and is undefeated when shooting above 50 percent for the game this season.
• Five Buckeyes recorded steals to combine for 10 team steals vs. the Gophers.
• Ohio State scored 21 points off 14 Minnesota turnovers.
• The Buckeyes outscored the Gophers 46-40 in the paint.
• The game featured nine tie scores and three lead changes.
• The Buckeyes are 12-0 when leading at the half.
• Minnesota edged the Buckeyes, 35-34, in rebounds. The Buckeyes are 1-3 when outrebounded by their opponent this season.
• The Buckeyes own an overall record of 773-686 against current Big Ten opponents.
Thad Matta
• Matta is 288-86 during his career at Ohio State and 390-117 overall as a head coach.
• Matta is 148-63 vs. Big Ten opponents at Ohio State.
• Matta is 12-6 vs. the Gophers and 3-5 at Minnesota.
• Matta teams are 10-2 when ranked in the AP Top 25 vs. Minnesota.
• With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 57-27 in January.
• Matta is 239-29 vs. unranked opponents at Ohio State.
• Ohio State is 4-2 under Matta when tied with five minutes remaining in the game.
• The Buckeyes are 3-8 in overtime games under Matta.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL
• Russell totaled 27 points vs. Minnesota, scoring 25 points in the first half. He has seven games this season with 20+ points and has scored in double figures in 14-consecutive games this season.
• Russell’s five three-point field goals are tied for second most among Ohio State freshman. Earlier this season, Russell made six three-point field goals vs. Wright State to set the freshman record.
• Russell tallied five assists and leads the Top 25 true freshman nationally with 82 assists this season.
• For the season, Russell is recording a PAR (points+assists+rebounds/game) of 27.8.
Shannon Scott
• Scott dished 10 assists vs. the Gophers and has recorded 10 or more assists in a game five times this season. Scott remains fifth in Ohio State history with 442 assists. He needs 34 to pass Curtis Wilson (475) for No. 4.
• Scott recorded two steals vs. Minnesota. He is tied for No. 3 with David Lighty on Ohio State’s all-time steals list with 191 thefts. Scott needs 9 more steals this season to become the third Buckeye all-time to reach 200 steals in a career and 14 more to pass Jay Burson for No. 2 in program history (204).
• Scott added nine points and seven rebounds vs. Minnesota.
Marc Loving
• Loving scored 13 points, including the game-winner with 5.6 seconds left in overtime, and has scored in double figures seven consecutive games this season.
• Loving collected seven rebounds vs. Minnesota.
Sam Thompson
• Thompson scored six points, passing 800 for his career (805).
• Thompson tied his season high with two blocks vs. the Gophers.
• Thompson recorded four assists, three rebounds and two steals.
Amir Williams
• Amir Williams tied his season-high with five blocks and tied his career-high with three steals vs. the Gophers.
• Amir Williams scored eight points for the Buckeyes.
JAE’SEAN TATE
• Tate scored 6 points, passing 100 for his career (102).
