Postgame Notes: Michigan State 59, No. 23 Ohio State 56 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/14/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Michigan State 59 (17-8, 8-4 B1G), No. 23 Ohio State 56 (19-7, 8-5 B1G)
?Feb. 14, 2015
?Breslin Center – East Lansing, Mich.
?Attendance: 14,797
GAME/SERIES
? Michigan State leads the all-time series with Ohio State, 63-54. The Buckeyes are 17-39 in East Lansing.
? Seven of the last eight games between Ohio State and Michigan State have been decided by four or fewer points.
? As a ranked team, Ohio State is Ohio State is 22-13 in the series and 8-5 under Matta.
? Ohio State is 15-13 when playing on Feb. 14, winning four of the last six on St. Valentine’s Day. This is the first meeting between the Buckeyes and Spartans on this date.
TEAM
? Four players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: Shannon Scott (15), D’Angelo Russell (10), Jae’Sean Tate (10) and Sam Thompson (10).
? Ohio State is 1-7 when trailing at the half this season. The Buckeyes overcame a 9-point halftime deficit to tie game at 46-all at the 7:26 mark of the second half. Ohio State outscored the Spartans 32-26 in the second half.
? The Buckeyes committed nine turnovers vs. the Spartans, the 14th time Ohio State has posted 10 or less turnovers this season.
? Ohio State and Michigan State each recorded 31 rebounds.
? The Buckeyes outscored the Spartans, 13-6, in second-chance points.
? Ohio State scored 16 points off 11 Michigan State turnovers.
? The Buckeyes own an overall record of 779-690 against current league members.
Thad Matta
? Matta is 294-90 during his career at Ohio State and 396-121 overall as a head coach.
? Matta is 154-68 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 150-64 while coaching the Buckeyes.
? The Buckeyes are 52-26 during February in the Matta era.
? Matta teams are 4-2 on Feb. 14.
? With Matta at the helm, Ohio State is 11-11 vs. the Spartans.
Shannon Scott
? Scott scored a team-high 15 points, collected five rebounds and registered his 200th career steal vs. the Spartans, becoming the third Buckeye all-time to reach 200 steals in a career. He currently ranks No. 3 on the all-time career steals list with 201 thefts and needs four more to pass Jay Burson for No. 2 in program history (204).
? Scott dished five assists vs. Michigan State and remains fourth in Ohio State history with 482 career assists. He has totaled 161 assists, four shy of passing Aaron Craft (164) for the No.10 spot in program history single season assists.
D’Angelo Russell
? Russell scored 10 points, scoring in double figures for the 25th time this season and totaling 496 points in 26 appearances. He needs four points to reach 500 points this season – a feat accomplished by 31 Buckeyes all-time and only four freshmen.
? Russell made two three-pointers vs. Michigan State and is tied with Deshaun Thomas for the No. 10 spot in Ohio State history with 72 three-pointers made in a single season.
? Russell contributed a team-high six assists, five rebounds and one steal vs. the Spartans.
Sam Thompson
? Thompson surpassed 900 career points, scoring 10 points vs. Michigan State (909).
? Thompson tallied three rebounds, one block and steal vs. the Spartans.
Amir Williams
? A. Williams recorded one block vs. the Spartans. With 178 blocks for his career, he ranks fifth on Ohio State’s all-time list for blocked shots acquired in a career. He needs 10 more to surpass Brad Sellers for the No. 4 spot.
? A. Williams scored eight points while collecting five rebounds.
Jae’Sean Tate
? Tate scored 10 points, shooting 5-10 from the floor, while adding six rebounds.
