Postgame Notes: Ohio State 83, No. 16 Wisconsin 73 – Ohio State Buckeyes
2/23/2017 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Feb. 23, 2017
POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 83 (16-13, 6-10 B1G), No. 16 Wisconsin 73 (22-6, 11-4 B1G)
Feb. 23, 2017
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio
Attendance: 11,505
NEXT GAME
- The Buckeyes head to Penn State to take on the Nittany Lions Tuesday at 8:30 p.m. ET.
• The Buckeyes lead the all-time series with Wisconsin 87-70.
• Ohio State is 54-23 against the Badgers in Columbus.
• The Buckeyes have split seven of eight home and home series against the Badgers under Thad Matta.
• The Buckeyes are 163-259 against ranked opponents all-time.
• Ohio State is 30-2 all-time when scoring 80+ points against Wisconsin.
• The Buckeyes are 3-0 this season when scoring 80+ points.
• Thad Matta is 17-0 against Big Ten coaches making their first appearance at Value City Arena.
• Ohio State is 14-2 on the season when leading at the half.
• The Buckeyes are 16-2 when leading with five minutes to play this season.
• Wisconsin shot 43.9 percent from the field in the contest.
• Ohio State has held 27 of its 29 opponents to under 50 percent shooting from the field this season.
• Ohio State is 622-270 contests in which a player records a double-double.
• Ohio State is shooting 107-130 (.823) from the free throw line in seven games against ranked opponents this season.
• The Buckeyes shot a season high 62.5 percent (10-16) from behind the arc in the contest.
• Ohio State is 5-0 this season when making 10+ 3-pointers.
• Buckeyes are 152-0 when holding a 20+ point lead at any point in the contest.
• This was the first Buckeyes win against a ranked opponent this season.
• Matta teams are 292-20 when building at least a 10 point lead in any game while coaching the Buckeyes.
• Matta teams have won at least one game vs. a ranked Big Ten opponents at Value City Arena each year during his 13-year tenure at Ohio State. OSU is 21-17 vs. ranked Big Ten teams in Columbus under Matta.
• In the Matta era:
• Ohio State is 10-1 when shooting 60 pct. or better from 3-point range (10-16/.625) vs. Wisconsin
• Ohio State is 58-5 when shooting 50 pct. or better from 3-point range (10-16/.625) vs. Wisconsin
• Ohio State is 66-3 when making 20+ foul shots (23-27) vs. Wisconsin
• Ohio State is 59-14 when making 80 percent or better at the foul line (23-27) vs. Wisconsin
• Ohio State is 52-27 when opponents make 10 or more 3-pointers in a game. Wisconsin was 13-30.
• Ohio State is 120-9 when opponents are credited with fewer than 20 defensive rebounds (UW 17)
• Ohio State is 118-12 when opponents are credited with fewer than 30 total rebounds (UW 25)
• Ohio State is 122-22 when opponents are called for 20 or more fouls (UW 23)
• Ohio State is 91-41 when opponents are credited with five or fewer steals (UW 4)
• The victory over Wisconsin marked Thad Matta’s 457th game as the coach of the Buckeyes moving him to first place in Ohio State history for games coached.
• Matta is 11-14 versus Wisconsin in his tenure at Ohio State.
• Matta coached teams are 313-17 when leading with five minutes left to play.
• Ohio State is 213-31 when outrebounding their opponent under Matta.
• Matta squads are 153-10 all-time when shooting 50+ percent from the field in a game.
• Ohio State is 25-9 in the second game of a home and home series after losing the first matchup under Matta.
• The Buckeyes have split 41 home and homes series out of 86 all-time with Matta at the helm.
• Jae’Sean Tate posted a double-double scoring 15 points and grabbing 12 boards in the contest.
• Tate has recorded double-doubles in back-to-back games bringing his season total to five, and his career total to 10.
• Tate has now scored in double figures in 27 of 29 games on the season.
• Marc Loving scored 12 points and grabbed five boards in the contest.
• Loving became the 27th player in Ohio State history to record 1,000 points and 500 rebounds for his career.
• C.J. Jackson set season-highs with 18 points and four steals while adding four rebounds and four assists in the contest.
• This was Jackson’s second double figure scoring performance as a Buckeye and his second in the last four games.
