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Season-high of No. 13 in the AP poll and No. 12 in the Coaches Poll
Currently 19^th in the NET rankings
Looking for the first 3-0 start in Big Ten play since the 2017-18 season when they won the first nine conference games
Has shot 50 percent or better six times this season, including each of the last three games
The Buckeyes are in the Top 10 in the country effective field goal percentage and their overall 49.1 shooting percentage is in the Top 20 in the country
The team is fourth in the conference in three-point shooting percentage (38.6) and second in total shooting (49.1)

E.J. Liddell

Fourth in the conference and in the Top 20 nationally in scoring at 20.6 ppg
The only player in the country averaging 20 ppg, 7.0 rpg, 3.0 bpg and 2.5 apg
The highest ranked player in the country in the Kenpom overall player rankings
Third in the country in fouls drawn per 40 minutes and fourth in the country in free throws attempted per game
In the Top 10 nationally in overall player efficiency
Is 117 points away from 1,000 in his career

Justin Ahrens

Shooting 43 percent from long range this season and is shooting over 41 percent from distance in his career.
Is fourth in the conference in three-point shooting percentage (43.1) this season
Has made 121 career three-pointers and just 13 shots from inside the arc.
Is 26 three-pointers away from the Top 10 in program history

Jamari Wheeler

His assist-to-turnover ratio of 3.07 is tops in the conference and in the Top 20 nationally
Sixth in the conference in assists per game at 4.3
Is 25 assists away from 400 in his career
Has had five or more assists in a game six times this season. That’s two shy of his career-high of eight such games last season

Kyle Young

Has made six of his last eight three-point attempts and has made nine three-pointers on the year
His career-high for a season was 13 made three-pointers last year
For the year, he’s shooting over 60 percent from the floor, over 47 percent from long range and over 85 percent from the line
Became a father to a beautiful baby girl during the week of Christmas

Zed Key

Has six games of 10 or more points this season. He had five games of 10 or more points all of last season.
Has three games of nine rebounds
Led the team last year in shooting percentage at 61.6 and is currently leading the team this year at the same percentage of 61.6
If you didn’t know he owned a snake, watch the replay of the Towson game on the Watch ESPN app

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