Postgame Notes: Ohio State 79, Minnesota 73 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/12/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 12, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES
?Ohio State 79 (23-9, 11-7 B1G), Minnesota 73 (17-16, 6-12 B1G)?
March 12, 2015
?United Center – Chicago, Ill.
Attendance: 16,549
With the win, Ohio State advances to the third round of the Big Ten Tournament and will face No. 3-seed Michigan State. Tip is set for approximately 25 minutes after the completion of the 5:30 p.m. CT game between Indiana and Maryland.
GAME/SERIES
? Ohio State owns the all-time series vs. Minnesota, 83-56.
? Ohio State is 2-0 vs. Minnesota in neutral site games.
? Ohio State ha won nine of the last ten contests vs. Minnesota.
? Ohio State and Minnesota have met once previously in the Big Ten Tournament, a 90-61 Buckeye win in the 2010 title game.
B1G TOURNAMENT
? Ohio State is 25-10 all-time in the B1G Tournament.
? Ohio State has won 21 of its last 26 B1G Tournament games, including 14 of the last 16.
? Ohio State is 2-1 as the No. 6 seed.
? Playing with a higher seed than their opponent, the Buckeyes are 22-6 in the B1G Tournament.
? Thad Matta’s Buckeyes are 8-1 in Big Ten Tournament play at the United Center, which includes wins in the last seven tournament games in Chicago.
? It is the first time in the Matta era the Buckeyes have allowed a league opponent to reach 70 points in the United Center.
TEAM
? Three players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (23), Shannon Scott (21) and Marc Loving (12).
? The Buckeyes are 20-1 when scoring 70 or more points in a game.
? Ohio State and Minnesota were tied, 35-35, at the half, marking the first time this season Ohio State was tied with its opponent after the first 20 minutes.
? Ohio State is 16-0 when shooting 50 percent or better this season. Ohio State connected on 26 of 52 shots (.500) vs. Minnesota.
? The Buckeyes owned a 35-28 advantage on the boards vs. Minnesota. Ohio State is 19-1 when outrebounding its opponent this season.
? The Buckeyes were 22-28 (.779) from the free-throw line vs. Minnesota. Russell and Scott each went 6-6 (1.000) from the charity stripe vs. Minnesota.
? The Buckeyes own an overall record of 783-692 against current league members.
Thad Matta
? With the win, Matta becomes the all-time career wins leader in Ohio State history, breaking Fred Taylor’s previous record at Ohio State with 298 wins. The win also marks his 400th career victory as a head coach. Matta is 298-92 during his career at Ohio State and 400-123 overall as a head coach.
? Matta is 158-69 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 154-66 while coaching the Buckeyes.
? Matta is 22-6 in league tournament play. In the Matta era, the Buckeyes have appeared in a conference-high 28 games with a league-best 22 wins. Ohio State’s winning percentage of 78.5 (22-6) also tops all B1G schools in the B1G Tournament.
? Matta is 59-17 during March in his career.
? Matta teams are 9-6 at Ohio State tied at the half.
D’Angelo Russell
? With 23 points vs. Minnesota, Russell surpassed 600 points this season (619) and posted 20+ points for the 15th time this season. He is one of 15 Buckeyes, including two other freshmen, to reach the 600-point mark. He needs 17 more to pass Jared Sullinger for the No.2 spot in the freshman record book for single-season scoring.
? Russell tallied a career-high three blocks vs. Minnesota.
? Russell earned five rebounds and handed out four assists. With 165 assists this season, Russell is tied for 10th with Mark Baker for tenth all-time in season assists. He ranks third all-time for an Ohio State freshman and needs 13 to pass Aaron Craft’s freshman season (177).
Shannon Scott
? Scott totaled a career-high 21 points vs. Minnesota. He has scored in double figures the last three games and in five of the last seven contests.
? Scott recorded a team-high six assists. He is fourth in the Ohio State record book with 508 career assists. He needs 9 to pass Kelvin Ransey for third with 516 assists.
? Scott has totaled 187 assists in his senior campaign and ranks fourth all-time for season assists in Ohio State history.
? Scott recorded one steal and is second all-time with 208 career thefts.
Sam Thompson
? Thompson notched a season-high seven rebounds vs. Minnesota.
? Thompson scored nine points, totaling 968 career points as a Buckeye.
? Thompson contributed one steal and has recorded 99 career thefts.
Marc Loving
? Loving tallied 12 points, scoring in doubles for the first time tying his career high vs. Maryland with 19 points.
? Loving added five rebounds and one steal for the Buckeyes.
Amir Williams
? With 184 blocks for his career, A. Williams ranks fifth on Ohio State’s all-time list for blocked shots acquired in a career. He needs two more to surpass Brad Sellers for the No. 4 spot.
? A. Williams added six rebounds, two points and one steal vs. Minnesota.
