Postgame Notes: Ohio State 74, No. 4 Kentucky 67 – Ohio State Buckeyes
12/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 19, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 74 (6-5), No. 4 Kentucky 67 (9-2)
Dec. 19, 2015
Barclays Center – Brooklyn, New York
Attendance: 16,311
GAME/SERIES
- This matchup marks the 20th meeting all-time between Ohio State and Kentucky. Ohio State is now 9-11 in the series
- The last time Ohio State beat Kentucky was a 91-77 victory Mar. 13, 1987 in the NCAA First Round in Atlanta, Georgia
- The Buckeyes are 6-3 all-time when playing Kentucky at a neutral site
- The last meeting was Mar. 25, 2011 as the No. 1 Buckeyes fell to the No. 11 WIldcats 62-60 in the NCAA East Regional Semifinals in Newark, New Jersey
- The Buckeyes are 38-34 all-time against current members of the Southeastern Conference
- Ohio State last faced an SEC opponent Dec. 17, 2011 at South Carolina, a 74-66 win for the No. 2 Buckeyes
- Ohio State has played 407 games all-time against AP Top 25 teams. The Buckeyes are 161-246 (.396) in those games
- This matchup marks the 17th time the Buckeyes have faced a team ranked 4th in the AP Top 25. Ohio State last faced a No. 4 team in a win over Michigan State Feb. 24, 2013 and is now 6-11 (.353) in those games
- Ohio State has played 190 games all-time against AP Top 10 Teams. The Buckeyes are 67-123 (.353) in those games
- The last time Ohio State beat a Top 10 opponent was Mar. 16, 2013 as the No. 10 Buckeyes defeated No. 8 Michigan State 61-58
- The last time Ohio State beat a Top 5 opponent was Mar. 5, 2013 as the No. 14 Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Indiana 67-58 in Bloomington, Indiana
- Last time unranked Ohio State team defeated a Top 5 foe on a neutral court was a 47-46 win vs. No. 5 Georgetown Nov. 29, 1981 in the Great Alaska Shootout in Anchorage, Alaska.
- Last time Ohio State defeated a Top 5 non-conference opponent was March 24, 2012. No. 7 Ohio State knocked off No. 2 Syracuse 77-70 in the NCAA East Regional Final in Boston.
- Last time an unranked Ohio State team defeated a ranked opponent was in the 2015 NCAA Tournament vs. No. 25 VCU, a 75-72 overtime win in the NCAA Second Round in Portland, Oregon
TEAM
- The Buckeyes outshot the Wildcats 41%-40% and have now recorded a better field-goal percentage than their opponent in 10 of 11 games
- The Buckeyes are 6-2 when JaQuan Lyle, Marc Loving, Trevor Thompson, Jae’Sean Tate and Keita Bates-Diop combine to form the starting lineup
- Ohio State is 6-2 this season when leading at the half
- Ohio State is now 5-0 this season when they outrebound an opponent. The Buckeyes recorded two more rebounds than the Wildcats (42-40)
- The Buckeyes recorded seven blocks and have now posted five or more blocks in nine of their last 10 games
- The nine steals recorded by Ohio State ties the season-high previously reached twice vs. Memphis Nov. 27, 2015 and UConn Dec. 12, 2015
- Ohio State recorded a season-high nine 3-pointers for the fourth time this season. The Buckeyes last accomplished the feat Nov. 27 vs. Memphis
- The .500 (9-18) 3-point percentage recorded vs. Kentucky is the season-high for the Buckeyes
- Jamal Murray scored a game-high 33 points for Kentucky. The last time Ohio State allowed an opponent to score 30 or more points was Jan. 10, 201n when Brandon Paul of Illinois scored 43
- Matta is 305-99 (.755) during his career at Ohio State and 407-130 (.758) overall as a head coach
- Ohio State is 73-14 (.839) under Matta in the month of November
- Since Matta took over at Ohio State the Buckeyes have faced 113 opponents ranked in the AP Top 25, the third-most games against ranked foes in all of NCAA Division I men’s basketball
- The Buckeyes are 53-60 in those games, tied for ninth nationally for victories vs. ranked opponents since 2004-2005
- This is the second time Matta has faced Kentucky as a head coach, he is now 1-1 against the Wildcats
- Loving scored 2 3-pointers, going 2-3, and has recorded a 3-pointer in 10 of 11 games
- Loving finished with 12 points, eight rebounds, two assists, one block and a season-high three steals
- Loving has scored 10 or more points in 10 of 11 games
- Bates-Diop finished with a team-high 14 points and a season-high three steals
- Bates-Diop has recorded double-digit points in nine of 11 games this season
- Tate posted six points, 10 rebounds and one assist
- Tate has recorded double-digit rebounds three times this season
AJ HARRIS
- Harris recorded a career-high six points on a career-high two 3-pointers
- Thompson finished with 10 points, five rebounds and a career-high five blocks
- Thompson has recorded double-digit points in back-to-back games and three games this season
- Thompson was 2-2 from the free-throw line and leads the Buckeyes with a .842 free-throw percentage (16-19)
- Lyle recorded 11 points, one rebound, two assists and two steals
- Lyle has recorded double-digit points in six of 11 games this season
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