Postgame Notes: Ohio State 70, Rutgers 64 – Ohio State Buckeyes

Feb. 8, 2017

POSTGAME NOTES
Ohio State 70 (15-10, 5-7 B1G), Rutgers 64 (13-12, 2-10 B1G)
Feb. 8, 2017
Value City Arena – Columbus, Ohio

NEXT GAME

The Buckeyes head to College Park to take on the Terrapins Saturday at 4 p.m. ET.

GAME/SERIES

The Buckeyes lead all-time series with Rutgers 4-1.
Ohio State is 2-0 against the Scarlet Knights in Value City Arena.
This game marked the 100th all-time victory for the Buckeyes against Big Ten opponents at Value City Arena.

TEAM

Ohio State is 13-2 on the season when leading at the half.
The Buckeyes are 15-2 when leading with five minutes to play this season.
Rutgers shot 39.7 percent from the field in the contest.
Ohio State has held 23 of its 25 opponents to under 50 percent shooting from the field this season.
The Buckeyes are now 11-7 when scoring 70 or more points on the season.
Ohio State is 621-268 contests in which a player records a double-double.
The Buckeyes held the Scarlet Knights to four made 3-pointers on the night on 17 attempts.

Thad Matta is 4-0 versus Rutgers in his tenure at Ohio State.
Matta is 171-82 against Big Ten opponents while coaching the Buckeyes.
Ohio State is now 65-46 against Big Ten teams when the game is decided by 10 or less points under Matta.
The Buckeyes are now 294-42 when holding their opponents to under 70 points under Matta.
Ohio State is 100-23 when holding its opponent to less than five made threes with Matta at the helm.

Jae’Sean Tate had a solid all-around performance putting up 11 points, five rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal in the contest.
Tate has now scored in double figures 11 consecutive games and 23 of 25 games for the season.
Needs 12 points to become 26th player in the 1,000 point, 500 rebound club.

Kam Williams led all scorers in the contest, putting up a career-high 23 points.
He now has eight double figure scoring efforts against Big Ten opponents this season.

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