Postgame Notes: Ohio State 74, Louisiana Tech 82 – Ohio State Buckeyes
11/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 24, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 74 (2-2), Louisiana Tech 82 (4-0)
Nov. 24, 2015
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 11,572
GAME/SERIES
- This matchup marks the third meeting all-time between Ohio State and Louisiana Tech. Ohio State is now 1-2 in the series
- Both previous meetings were in postseason play as the Buckeyes fell 79-67 in the first round of the 1985 NCAA Tournament and defeated the Bulldogs 79-66 in the semifinals of the 1986 National Invitation Tournament
- The Buckeyes are 7-4 all-time against current members of Conference USA
TEAM
- Ohio State is 109-12 (.901) at home since the 2009-10 season, the most home wins in the country.
- This is the first time JaQuan Lyle, Keita Bates-Diop, Marc Loving, Jae’Sean Tate and Daniel Giddens have combined to form the starting lineup
- Louisiana Tech never trailed in the game, beginning with a 7-0 start and leading for a total of 36:25
- Ohio State trailed 38-42 at halftime. This is the first time they have trailed this season at the half with 42 being the most the Buckeyes have allowed in the first half
- OSU allowed 10 three-pointers by an opponent for the first time since Indiana Jan. 25, 2015. This marks the 60th time the Buckeyes have allowed 10 or more made 3’s under Thad Matta. The Buckeyes are 44-16 in those games
- The 70 field goal attempts by the Bulldogs marks the first time an Ohio State opponent has attempted 70 or more field goals since Wright State had 70 on Dec. 27, 2014
- The 10 rebounds by Erik McCree marks the first time the Buckeyes have allowed an opposing player to record 10 or more rebounds since Branden Dawson of Michigan State Feb. 14, 2015.
- The Buckeyes have lost just three times to an unranked non-conference opponent during Matta’s 12 years at Ohio State. The two other losses were at the hands of West Virginia Dec. 27 2008 and UT Arlington Nov. 21, 2015
- Matta is 301-96 (.758) during his career at Ohio State and 403-127 (.760) overall as a head coach
- Matta teams have 146 wins vs. non-conference opponents over his 12 years in Columbus
- Matta has a career record at Ohio State of 190-21 (.900)
- Ohio State is 56-8 (.875) under Matta in the month of November
- Against unranked opponents at home, Matta teams are 167-6, including a 107-3 record vs. unranked non-conference opponents.
- This is the first time Matta has faced Louisiana State as a head coach. He is now 0-1 all time against the Bulldogs
- With the loss tonight, Matta has lost consecutive games to an unranked non-conference opponent at Ohio State for the first time
- Loving reached 500 career points with his 4th of the game. Loving finished with 25 points and now has 521 total.
- Loving recorded a career-high 25 points. Loving had reached his previous high of 19 twice, with the last time coming vs. Maryland Jan. 29, 2015
- Loving recorded six rebounds and reached 200 for his career with his fifth of the game
- Loving has scored double-digit points in every game this season and topped 20 points for the first time
- Bates-Diop has recorded double-digit points in all four games this season
- Bates-Diop is perfect from the free-throw line this season. After going 2-2 tonight he is 13-13 on the season.
- Bates-Diop made his last four free-throws of the 2014-15 season and has now made 17 consecutive free-throws
- Bates-Diop recorded five rebounds and is now four away from 100 for his career
- Lyle notched five assists, recording a team-high for the fourth time this season
- Lyle was perfect in free throws, making a career-high six to go along with 2-11 shooting for 10 points
- Lyle has recorded double-digit points in three of four games this season
JAE’SEAN TATE
- Tate posted 10 points and 12 rebounds to record his first-career double-double
- Tate tallied his 16th career game with double-digit points after posting 14 as a freshman a season ago
- Tate recorded a career-high 12 rebounds with the fifth being number 200 for his career. Tate’s previous high was nine rebounds vs. Mount St. Mary’s Nov. 15, 2015
- Giddens tallied four blocks and now has recorded 13 blocks through four games. The 3.25 blocks per game is good for second in the Big Ten
- Giddens notched his first career start recording 4 points, 8 rebounds and a career-high 3 steals
- Grandstaff went 3-5 from three and has now recorded a three-pointer in every game this season
- Grandstaff recorded a career-high 9 points on three three-pointers
- Grandstaff has attempted 13 shots this season with each of them being a three-point attempt
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