Postgame Notes: Michigan State 76, Ohio State 67 – Ohio State Buckeyes
3/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
March 13, 2015
POSTGAME NOTES?
No.3 Michigan State 76 (22-10, 12-6 B1G), No. 6 Ohio State 67 (23-10, 11-7 B1G)
?March 13, 2015?
United Center – Chicago, Ill.
Attendance: 17,230
GAME/SERIES
? Michigan State leads the overall series with Ohio State, 64-55.
? Ohio State and Michigan State are a 3-3 on neutral courts.
? The Buckeyes have won three of the last six games in the series.
B1G TOURNAMENT
? Ohio State is 25-11 all-time in the B1G Tournament.
? Ohio State has won 21 of its last 27 B1G Tournament games, including 14 of the last 17.
? Ohio State is 2-2 as the No. 6 seed.
? As the lower seed, the Buckeyes are 6-9 all-time.
? Thad Matta’s Buckeyes are 8-2 in Big Ten Tournament play at the United Center and has won seven of their last eight tournament games in Chicago.
? With Matta at the helm, the Buckeyes are 2-3 vs. the Spartans in the Big Ten Tournament.
TEAM
? Three players scored in double figures for the Buckeyes: D’Angelo Russell (19), Shannon Scott (13) and Sam Thompson (13).
? Of the nine Buckeyes who saw action vs. the Spartans, eight scored.
? Ohio State is 2-9 when scoring less than 70 points. The Buckeyes are 21-0 when surpassing 70 points in the game.
? The Buckeyes are 3-10 when trailing at the half. Ohio State was down 36-28 after the first 20 minutes.
? Michigan State edged the Buckeyes, 39-38, in rebounds. Ohio State is 3-8 when outrebounded by its opponent.
? Ohio State connected on 14 of 20 (.700) from the free throw-line.
? The Buckeyes own an overall record of 783-693 against current league members.
Thad Matta
? Matta is 298-93 during his career at Ohio State and 400-124 overall as a head coach. Matta became the winningest coach in Ohio State basketball program history with the win vs. Minnesota March 12 (298).
? Matta is 158-70 overall vs. Big Ten opponents, including a mark of 154-67 while coaching the Buckeyes.
? Matta is 22-7 in league tournament play. In the Matta era, the Buckeyes have appeared in a conference-high 29 games with a league-best 22 wins. Ohio State’s winning percentage of 75.8 (22-7) also tops all B1G schools in the B1G Tournament.
? Matta is 59-18 during March in his career.
D’Angelo Russell
? Russell scored 19 points vs. Michigan State, passing Jared Sullinger for the No. 2 spot in the freshman record book for single-season scoring (638). He needs 21 points to pass Michael Redd (658) and become the top freshman scorer in Ohio State history.
? Russell handed out three assists vs. the Spartans. With 168 this season, Russell owns the No. 10 spot in season assists in Ohio State history. He ranks third all-time for an Ohio State freshman and needs 10 to pass Aaron Craft’s freshman season (177).
? Russell added six rebounds, two steals and one block.
Shannon Scott
? Scott scored 13 points vs. Michigan State. He has scored in double figures the last four games and in six of the last eight contests.
? Scott recorded a team-high nine assists and moves into third place in Ohio State program history with 517 career helpers.
? Scott has totaled 196 assists in his senior campaign, ranking third all-time in single season assists in Ohio State history.
? Scott recorded two steals and is second all-time with 208 career thefts.
Sam Thompson
? Thompson scored 13 points, totaling 981 career points as a Buckeye.
? Thompson went 7-8 from the free-throw line.
? Thompson added two rebounds and two blocks vs. the Spartans.
Jae’Sean Tate
? Tate tallied eight points with eight rebounds and two steals vs. Michigan State.
Trey McDonald
? McDonald collected eight rebounds vs. Michigan State.
