Looking Back at Buckeyes/Penguins
12/19/2018 10:14:19 AM | Men's Basketball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The No. 15 Ohio State men’s basketball team bounced back from a sluggish start to pick up a 75-56 win over Youngstown State Tuesday night at Value City Arena. With the win, the Buckeyes move to 10-1 on the year while the Penguins drop to 4-9.
What They’re Saying – Chris Holtmann, Ohio State head coach
On the Buckeyes playing through Kaleb Wesson offensively in the second half
“I’m really proud of our group in the second half because they were fully committed to playing through him,” he said. “Not everybody we play plays like that where it’s single coverage and they’re playing kind of behind. Our team was really committed to finding him in the second half and everybody that played deserves credit for that.”
Kaleb Wesson FEASTED tonight in the paint.
The @OhioStateHoops big man dropped a career-high 31 on Youngstown State, and you can get another look at the performance here: pic.twitter.com/MQOazAfVwf
— Ohio State on BTN (@OhioStateOnBTN) December 19, 2018
Fast Facts:
– Ohio State improves to 5-0 over Youngstown State all-time. Ohio State is now 26-1 against teams that currently make up the Horizon League.
– Ohio State shot 70.4% in the second half. The last time the Buckeyes shot over 70% in a half was at Wisconsin on 12/2/17 when the team shot 78.3% in the first half.
– After shooting 24.1% in the first half, the Buckeyes ended the game with a 46.4% field goal percentage. The Penguins finished the game shooting 36.4%. When outshooting the opponent, the Buckeyes are 10-0 on the season.
– In the team’s third game and third victory against a team from Ohio this season, Ohio State improves to 235-79 over teams from Ohio all-time. The Buckeyes are 27-1 against in-state opponents since the 1995-96 season and 176-30 all-time in Columbus.
– Chris Holtmann is now 8-5 when coaching against teams from Ohio.
– Kaleb Wesson scored 31 points in the contest, recording his 500th point along the way. Scoring in double figures for the ninth time this season, Wesson now has 520 career points.
– Wesson’s 31 points marked a career high. The last time an Ohio State player scored 30+ points in a game was when Keita Bates-Diop scored 35 against Illinois (2/4/18).
– Wesson scored 26 points in the second half. The last time an Ohio State player scored 25+ points in a half was D’Angelo Russell, who scored 25 against Minnesota on 1/6/15.
– C.J. Jackson recorded a season-high seven assists in the contest, a team-high mark for the season. Jackson finished the game with 11 points, seven rebounds and zero turnovers for the Buckeyes.
– Kyle Young grabbed five boards for the Buckeyes in the contest. Young is three rebounds shy of 100 for his career. Young finished the game with five points, one assist and one block for Ohio State.
