Postgame Notes: Michigan 64, No. 24 Ohio State 57 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/22/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 22, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Michigan 64 (14-13, 7-8 B1G), No. 24 Ohio State 57 (19-8, 8-6 B1G)?
Feb. 22, 2015?
Crisler Center – Ann Arbor, Mich.?
Attendance: 12, 618
GAME/SERIES
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Michigan, 94-76. The Buckeyes defeated the Wolverines earlier this season, 71-52, in Columbus Jan. 13, 2015.
• The Buckeyes are 37-46 in Ann Arbor.
TEAM
• Three players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (16), Keita Bates-Diop (12) and Sam Thompson (11).
• Ohio State outrebounded Michigan, 36-28, and is 15-1 when outrebounding their opponent this season.
• The Buckeyes outscored the Wolverines, 15-6, in second chance points.
• Ohio State and Michigan each posted 34 points in the paint.
• The Buckeyes scored 10 points off 9 Wolverine turnovers.
• The Buckeyes own an overall record of 779-691 against current league members.
Thad Matta
• Matta is 294-91 during his career at Ohio State and 396-122 overall as a head coach.
• Matta is 154-69 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 150-65 while coaching the Buckeyes.
• The Buckeyes are 52-27 during February in the Matta era.
• Matta teams are 18-7 against Michigan, which includes a 13-5 record as a ranked team and 4-5 record in Ann Arbor.
• Ohio State is 51-44 in B1G road games since Matta took over the program at the start of the 2004-05 campaign. Only Wisconsin (53-40) has been more successful on the road in the past 11 years.
• Ohio State is 7-3 with seven or more days to prepare for a game under Matta.
• Matta teams have had at least one 500-point shooter in ten of 11 seasons.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL
• With a team-high 16 points vs. Michigan, Russell surpassed 500 points in 27 appearances this season (512) and becomes the 32nd Buckeye all-time to reach 500 points in a single season and one of five freshman all-time to score 500+ (Greg Oden, Kosta Koufos, Jared Sullinger and Michael Redd). The last freshman to score 500 in a season was Jared Sullinger in 2011 with 635 points.
• Russell scored two three-pointers and is ninth in Ohio State history with 74 three-point field goals made in a season. He has scored in double figures 26 times this season.
• Russell added five rebounds, two assists and a block vs. Michigan.
Keita Bates-Diop
• Bates-Diop scored 12 points on 5-7 shooting, reaching double figures for the fourth time this season.
• Bates-Diop posted three rebounds, two assists and one block.
Sam Thompson
• Thompson scored 11 points, reaching double figures for the third-consecutive game.
• Thompson accounted for three rebounds, two assists and one block.
Shannon Scott
• Scott dished three assists vs. Michigan and remains fourth in Ohio State history with 485 career assists. He has totaled 164 assists and is tied with Aaron Craft for the No.10 spot in program history single season assists.
• Scott tallied four rebounds and two points vs. the Wolverines.
Amir Williams
• A. Williams collected eight rebounds and went 4-4 from the free throw line.
JAE’SEAN TATE
• Tate contributed eight points, six rebounds and one steal vs. Michigan.
Marc Loving
• Loving scored four points with four rebounds vs. Michigan.
