Postgame Notes: Ohio State 81, Nebraska 57 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/26/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 26, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Ohio State 81 (20-8, 9-6 B1G), Nebraska 57 (13-15, 5-11 B1G)?
Feb. 26, 2015?
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio?
Attendance: 13,712
GAME/SERIES
• Ohio State leads the all-time series with Nebraska, 12-3.
• The Buckeyes are 7-0 at home vs. the Cornhuskers.
• In the Matta era, the Buckeyes have held the Cornhuskers to 57, 53, 44 and 40 total points in their four games at home.
• The four-year senior class (Scott, Thompson, A. Williams, McDonald) has 105 career wins and has recorded at least 20 wins in all four years.
TEAM
• Four players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: Jae’Sean Tate (22), Sam Thompson (15), Shannon Scott (13) and D’Angelo Russell (11).
• The 24-point victory ties Ohio State’s season-high for the largest margin of victory against a Big Ten opponent this season. The Buckeyes also defeated Maryland by 24 points at home this season.
• The Buckeyes recorded 11 three-pointers vs. Nebraska and are 4-1 this season when making 10 or more from beyond the arc.
• Of the 10 players to see game action for Ohio State, nine scored and eight recorded a rebound.
• Russell and Scott combined for 12 assists vs. Nebraska.
• Ohio State scored 17 points off 12 Cornhuskers turnovers.
• The Buckeyes edged the Cornhuskers in rebounds, 33-27.
• The Buckeyes outscored the Cornhuskers, 15-2, in fast break points.
• Ohio State outscored Nebraska in second chance points, 16-7.
• Ohio State has the most home wins nationally with a 105-9 (.921) record since the 2009-10 season.
• The Buckeyes own an overall record of 780-691 against current league members.
Thad Matta
• Matta is 295-91 during his career at Ohio State and 397-122 overall as a head coach.
• Matta is 155-69 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 151-65 while coaching the Buckeyes.
• The Buckeyes are 53-27 during February in the Matta era.
• With the win vs. Nebraska, the Buckeyes recorded their 20th win this season. All 15 of Matta’s previous teams have reached at least 20 wins, which includes one year at Butler, three years at Xavier and all 11 at Ohio State.
• Matta teams are 8-1 vs. the Cornhuskers, all as a ranked team.
• Matta is 163-4 at home vs. unranked opponents. Ohio State is 60-3 in Columbus vs. unranked conference opponents with Matta at the helm.
D’ANGELO RUSSELL
• Russell posted 11 points, scoring in double figures for the 27th time this season.
• Russell dished six assists vs. Nebraska. He has totaled 151 helpers this season, ranking third all-time for an Ohio State freshman.
• Russell scored two three-pointers and is tied for eighth in Ohio State history with 76 three-point field goals made in a season.
Shannon Scott
• Scott scored 13 points vs. the Cornhuskers on 5-7 from the floor, surpassing 700 career points.
• Scott dished six assists vs. Nebraska and remains fourth in Ohio State history with 491 career assists.
• Scott has totaled 170 assists in his senior campaign, passing Mark Baker (165/1992) for the No. 9 spot in program history single season assists. He needs three more to pass Aaron Craft with 172 in 2013.
• Scott currently ranks No. 3 on the all-time career steals list with 203 thefts and needs two more to pass Jay Burson for No. 2 in program history (204).
JAE’SEAN TATE
• Tate paced the Buckeyes with a career-high 22 points vs. Nebraska, on 8-9 from the floor.
• Tate collected seven rebounds, setting a career-high with six on the defensive glass.
• Tate tallied two steals and one block.
Sam Thompson
• Thompson scored 15 points vs. Nebraska, tying his career-high with three three-pointers (3-3). He has scored in in double figures 17 times this season.
• Thompson added five rebounds, three steals, two blocks and one assist vs. the Cornhuskers.
Amir Williams
• A. Williams recorded two blocks vs. the Cornhuskers. With 180 blocks for his career, he ranks fifth on Ohio State’s all-time list for blocked shots acquired in a career. He needs 8 more to surpass Brad Sellers for the No. 4 spot.
