Postgame Notes: Ohio State 60, Indiana 85 – Ohio State Buckeyes

Jan. 10, 2016

POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 60 (11-6, 3-1 B1G), Indiana 85 (14-3, 4-0 B1G)
Jan. 10, 2015
Assembly Hall – Bloomington, Indiana
Attendance: 16, 382

GAME/SERIES

This is the 181^st meeting between Ohio State and Indiana. The Buckeyes are now 77-104 all-time in the series.
Ohio State leads the series playing in Columbus (52-35) but trail when playing in Bloomington (24-64). The Hoosiers are 5-1 on neutral courts in the series.
The Buckeyes have won nine of the last 13 games vs. the Hoosiers and have won four of the last seven in Bloomington.
The last meeting was Jan. 22, 2015 when the Buckeyes defeated the No. 23 Indiana 82-70 in Columbus riding D’Angelo Russell’s second double-double of the season with 22 points and 10 assists.
This is the only meeting between the Buckeyes and the Hoosiers this season.
The last time both Indiana and Ohio State were unranked was Jan. 6, 2010 in Columbus when the Buckeyes won 79-54.
Over the last 20 games played in the series, both teams have been unranked just six times. Ohio State is 4-2 in those games.
Ohio State is 786-694 all-time against the current alignment of the Big Ten.

TEAM

Ohio State allowed a season-high in first half points (48) while recording a season-low first half points (18).
The 30-point deficit at the half was the largest first half deficit the Buckeyes had faced all season. The largest previous first-half deficit was on Dec. 12, 2015 when the Buckeyes were down 45-24 to UConn.
The last time the Buckeyes scored 20 or fewer points in a half against a Big Ten opponent came on February 22, 2014 against Minnesota.
The Buckeyes made 22 field goals, the fewest made field goals against Indiana since Feb. 10, 2008 when the Buckeyes made only 21 shots in a 59-53 defeat.
The Buckeyes allowed Indiana to score 85 points, the most points a Thad Matta-coached Buckeye team has allowed the Hoosiers in his tenure.

Matta is 310-100 (.756) during his career at Ohio State and 412-131 (.758) overall as a head coach
The Buckeyes are 135-61 in Big Ten regular season play under Matta, 54-45 (.551) on the road
In 16 seasons as a head coach Matta is 161-71 overall vs. the Big Ten including a mark of 158-68 while coaching the Buckeyes
With Matta at the helm Ohio State is 63-30 (.685) in the month of January
The Buckeyes are 12-9 vs. Indiana with Matta as head coach. Matta is 4-7 in Bloomington coaching the Buckeyes.

Lyle scored a career-high 29 points on 11-20 shooting, 4-7 from three-point range
Lyles’s 29 points is good for T-6^th most points in a single game by a freshman with Greg Oden and Michael Redd. Oden was the last player to accomplish this feat on Jan. 20, 2007 against Iowa.
Lyle also recorded a career-high eight rebounds and dished out 3 assists, leading the team in points, rebounds and assists.

Williams scored five points on 2-4 shooting, 1-2 from three-point range.
Williams now has a three-point basket in 12 of 17 games this season, and has recorded a three in eight straight games.

Keta Bates-Diop

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