Looking Back at Buckeyes/Huskers
1/27/2019 10:00:32 AM | Men's Basketball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s basketball team topped Nebraska, 70-60, Saturday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena in Lincoln. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 13-6, 3-5 in the Big Ten, while the Huskers fall to 13-7, 3-6 in conference play.
What They’re Saying – Chris Holtmann, Ohio State head coach
On the Buckeyes’ attitude
“I’ll be honest with you, this group has been pretty tied together. Even through as hard a stretch anyone of us could have dreamed of and I’m sure, listen, the tough times aren’t ending, but they really stayed together but I think they felt a little bit of momentum in some things going our way and that was great to see some smiles on their faces. There were a few moments where we got a little bit tight there at the end, but Luther’s (Muhammad) three and Andre’s (Wesson) loose ball time out were just critical plays down the stretch.”
Fast Facts:
– Ohio State improves to 16-4 in the all-time series with Nebraska. Since the Cornhuskers joined the Big Ten for the 2012 season, Ohio State is now 12-2 against Nebraska. The Buckeyes have won six of the last seven meetings against the Cornhuskers.
– The starting five of C.J. Jackson, Musa Jallow, Luther Muhammad, Andre Wesson and Kaleb Wesson is the Buckeyes’ seventh unique lineup of the season.
– The Buckeyes grabbed a season-high 45 rebounds in the contest.
– Ohio State outshot Nebraska, with the Buckeyes finishing 41.4% and Cornhuskers finishing 36.2%.
– When leading at the half, Ohio State improves to 9-2 on the season.
– Ohio State held the Nebraska bench to just three points in the contest. The Buckeye bench added 14 to the team’s total.
– Luther Muhammad scored a career-high 24 points in the contest. Muhammad grabbed six boards in the contest, tying his career high. The freshman finished 3-for-4 from 3-point range and made a career-high seven free throws on eight attempts. He added three steals and two assists for the Buckeyes.
– Kaleb Wesson grabbed 11 boards for Ohio State. He set a career high with nine defensive rebounds in the contest. Wesson recorded seven points, one assist and one steal for the Buckeyes.
– C.J. Jackson finished with 10 points in the contest. He has reached 10+ points in 12 of the last 14 games and in 14 games this season. With two made 3-pointers, he has now made at least one 3-pointer in all but one game this season and in the last 14 outings. Jackson led the Buckeyes with four assists in the contest. Jackson grabbed four boards for Ohio State. He needs 14 rebounds to hit 300 for his career.
– Andre Wesson added 10 points to the Buckeyes total against the Cornhuskers for his eighth game this season scoring in double figures. Wesson finished with three rebounds and zero turnovers for the Buckeyes.
