Postgame Notes: Ohio State 58, No. 10 Virginia 64 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/1/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 1, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 58 (2-4), No. 10 Virginia 64 (6-1)
Dec. 1, 2015
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Attendance – 12,445
GAME/SERIES
- This matchup marks the fifth meeting all-time between Ohio State and Virginia. The two teams first met in 1932; Ohio State is now 3-2 in the series
- The Buckeyes won the first three games in the series and are 1-1 in Charlottesville and 2-1 in Columbus
- The last meeting was Jan. 25, 1981 as the No. 2 Cavaliers defeated Ohio State 89-73
- The Buckeyes are 67-46 all-time against current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference
- Ohio State has participated in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the last 14 years. The Buckeyes are 6-7 overall and 6-5 under Thad Matta in the event.
TEAM
- Ohio State is 108-13 (.893) at home since the 2009-10 season, the most home wins in the country
- The 58 points scored by the Buckeyes is their fewest this season. The previous low was 68 vs. UT-Arlington Nov. 20, 2015
- The last time Ohio State faced a top-10 team was Mar. 21, 2015 vs. No. 3 Arizona (L, 73-58)
- Ohio State has recorded a better field-goal percentage than their opponent in every game this season
- Matta is 301-98 (.754) during his career at Ohio State and 403-129 (.758) 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 190-22 (.896)
- Ohio State is 69-13 (.841) under Matta in the month of December
- This is the first time Matta has faced Virginia as a head coach. He is now 0-1 all-time against the Cavaliers.
- Thad Matta is 20-23 vs. Top-10 opponents and 3-7 when the Buckeyes are unranked
- Loving scored 19 points to go along with five rebounds, two assists and one block
- Loving has scored in double figures every game this season
- Loving tied his season-high in three-pointers (3), three-pointers attempted (6) and assists (2)
- Loving has recorded a three-pointer in every game this season. After recording one in the final game of the 2014-15 season he has scored a three-pointer in seven straight games and nine of the last ten
- Loving leads the team with 13 threes and all starters with a 51% field-goal percentage
- Bates-Diop recorded 15 points and has scored in double figures every game this season
- With his 13th point of the game, Bates-Diop reached 200 for his career
- Lyle recorded a team-high four assists and has lead the team in assists every game this season
- Tate record 12 points to go along with eight rebounds and two assists
- Tate was 1-2 from three and now has four three-pointers this season after recording just three as a freshman
- Giddens tallied four blocks and now leads the Big Ten with 20 blocks through six games
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