Looking Back at Buckeyes/Wildcats
2/21/2019 2:22:08 PM | Men's Basketball
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Kaleb Wesson scored a game-high 22 points to lead the Ohio State men’s basketball team over Northwestern, 63-49, Wednesday night at Value City Arena. With the win, the Buckeyes improve to 17-9 overall and 7-8 in the Big Ten while the Wildcats drop to 12-14, 3-12 in conference play.
What They’re Saying – Chris Holtmann, Ohio State head coach
On Kaleb Wesson’s game against the Wildcats
“I thought Kaleb was really good the whole night on both ends. He was assertive. We have worked with him from the beginning of the year on passing out of double teams because it’s a hard thing for a guy when you’re having another 6-9, 6-10, long guy coming at you. It can be really difficult. His decision-making needs to be a little bit quicker. It was tonight. I thought our guys did a better job cutting tonight and it did take them a little bit out of that. We knew they were going to do that. I’m sure they knew we were going to post trap. There’s not many secrets this time of year.”
Fast Facts:
– Ohio State is 119-46 in the all-time series against Northwestern and 69-15 in Columbus.
– The Buckeyes improve to 113-38 in Value City Arena.
– Ohio State held the Wildcats to just 20 points in the first half. The last time the Buckeyes held a Big Ten opponent to 20 or fewer points in the first half was against Minnesota (1/20/18), holding the Gophers to just 18.
– The Buckeyes outscored the Wildcats in the paint, 40-22, and outscored the Northwestern bench, 27-19.
– When the Buckeyes lead at the half, the team is 13-3 on the season.
– Chris Holtmann improves to 4-0 when coaching against the Wildcats. Holtmann’s record against conference opponents improves to 22-11 at the helm of the Buckeyes.
– Kaleb Wesson led the Buckeyes with 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists. The game marked Wesson’s 20th of the season scoring in double figures and fifth scoring 20-plus points.
– Kyle Young went 4-for-5 from the field, scoring eight points for Ohio State. He has made 26 of his last 33 field goal attempts (.788) in the last nine games in which he has played. Young grabbed four rebounds and dished two helpers for the Buckeyes.
– Duane Washington Jr. scored eight points off the bench for the Buckeyes. Washington Jr. grabbed five rebounds, dished two assists and recorded a steal for Ohio State.
– Andre Wesson finished with seven points, adding five rebounds and an assist.
