ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 Nov. 29, 2019 Buckeyes Among Leaders in Home Wins 2019-20 No. 10 Ohio State Results/Schedule Opponent: ........................Morgan State Bears (3-5) (6-0, 0-0) Site: ...................................Value City Arena (19,049) Ohio State is No. 2 nationally for the most Date Opp. (TV) ........................W/L ..Score (AP) Game Time: .........................................9:07 p.m. (ET) home wins with a 168-30 (.848) record since OCTOBER TV the 2009-10 season. Maryland is the next-best 30-Wed. Cedarville (exh.) ............W .............95-52 Television: .......................................................... BTN Talent ...................... Wayne Randazzo (Play-By-Play) Big Ten team at No. 12 with 154 wins. Going back to the 2008-09 season to the present, the NOVEMBER (6-0, 0-0) Brian Butch (Expert Analysis) 6-Wed. Cincinnati (FS1) .............W .......64(18)-56 None (Sideline) Buckeyes own the third-most home victories 10-Sun. UMass Lowell (BTN) ....W ......76 (18)-56 Radio: ..........OSU-IMG Sports Network (70 stations) with 183 wins over 216 games (183-33). Th e 13-Wed. Villanova-1 (FS1)............W 76(16)-51(10) Local Radio: ...................WBNS-FM 97.1, AM-1460 Buckeyes also have played the seventh-most 18-Mon. Stetson-2 (BTN)..............W .......86(10)-51 Satellite Radio:..............................Sirius-83/XM-83 ranked teams in the country since 2005. Ohio 22-Fri. Purdue FW-2 (BTN+) .....W .......85(10)-46 Radio Talent: ...............Matt Andrews (Play-By-Play) State has played 145 (60 wins/12th) opponents 25-Mon. Kent State-2a (BTN) ......W .......71(10)-52 Associated Press Ron Stokes (Expert Analysis) ranked among the Top 25 dur- 29-Fri. Morgan State...............(BTN) .........9 p.m. ing that span. DECEMBER Starting Five Home Wins From 2009-10 to 2019-20 (as of 11/26/19) 4-Wed. at North Carolina-3 .......(ESPN) .....9:30 p.m. • Th e Buckeyes are 1,154-415 all-time when play- Rk. Team Gms Ws Ls W % 7-Sat. Penn State....................(BTN) ..........Noon ing in the state of Ohio (.736) ... against Ohio teams, 1 Kentucky 181 171 10 .945 15-Sun. at Minnesota.................. (BTN) ......6:30 p.m. Ohio State is 237-79 (.749) all-time, regardless of 2 Ohio State 198 168 30 .848 17-Tues. SE Missouri State .......(BTN) .........7 p.m. 3. Kansas 175 166 9 .949 21-Sat. vs. Kentucky-4 ................(CBS) ......5:15 p.m. location. Th e Buckeyes faced a pair of intrastate 29-Sun. vs. West Virginia-5 .........(FS1) ............Noon foes this season. Ohio State defeated Cincinnati Nov. 6 at Value City Arena (64-56) and then Kent and 20.7 percent (6-for-29) from 3-point range. JANUARY State last Monday at St. John Arena (W, 72-51). 3-Fri. Wisconsin ....................(FS1) ..........7 p.m. Ohio State is 179-30 vs. Ohio teams in Columbus Noting the Kent State Game 7-Tues. at Maryland..................(ESPN)/2 ........7 p.m. (.856). • Ohio State improves its record to 237-79 ver- 11-Sat. at Indiana ........................(FOX) ............Noon • Three current Buckeyes were named Mr. sus teams from Ohio with a 71-52 win over Kent 14-Tues. Nebraska...................... (FS1) .....6:30 p.m. Basketball in their respective states. Junior Kaleb 18-Sat. at Penn State .............(ESPN/2/U) .......Noon State. 23-Thurs. Minnesota ....................(FS1) .....6:30 p.m. Wesson was named Ohio Mr. Basketball as a senior • Four players scored in double-digits for Ohio 26-Sun. at Northwestern............. (BTN) ......6:30 p.m. at Westerville South High School ... freshman D.J. State: Kaleb Wesson (17), Duane Washington Jr. Carton was named Mr. Basketball in Iowa in 2019 (16), Luther Muhammad (13) and D.J. Carton FEBRUARY as a senior at Bettendorf High School and freshman (11). 1-Sat. Indiana.......................(ESPN/2) .......Noon E.J. Liddell was named Illinois Mr. Basketball in • Th e Buckeyes improved to 7-0 at St. John 4-Tues. at Michigan ..................(ESPN/2) ........7 p.m. both 2018 and 2019 after leading Belleville High Arena since the end of the 1998 season. 9-Sun. at Wisconsin .................. (CBS) ...........1 p.m. School to back-to-back state titles. • Since trailing Cincinnati by seven (26-19) at 12-Wed. Rutgers .........................(BTN) .........7 p.m. • Andre and Kaleb Wesson are one of 16 sets of 15-Sat. Purdue ..........................(FOX) ..........Noon the half in the season opener, the Buckeyes have 20-Thurs. at Iowa .........................(ESPN)/2 ........7 p.m. brothers playing in NCAA Division I this season and led by at least 12 in each of the last fi ve games (35- 23-Sun. Maryland ......................(CBS) .........4 p.m. one of three sets in the Big Ten. Iowa (McCaff ery) 23 vs. Kent State). 27-Thurs. at Nebraska................(ESPN/2/U) ......9 p.m. and Maryland (Mitchell) also have siblings on the • Ohio State’s bench has outscored the oppo- roster. nents’ bench every game this season. Th e Buckeye MARCH • Ohio State has 58 players all-time with 1,000 or bench put up 21 to Kent State’s six. 1-Sun. Michigan ......................(CBS) .........4 p.m. more career points, the ninth most nationally and the • After being tied at 48-all 10:30 into the sec- 5-Thurs. Illinois........................(ESPN/2) ......7 p.m. most of any Big Ten school (research credit: Duke). ond half, Ohio State went on a 17-0 run. Th e run 8-Sun. at Michigan State .......... (CBS) ......4:30 p.m. Kaleb Wesson is the next Buckeye on schedule to 11-15 Wed.-Sun. Big Ten Tournament-6 ....................TBA ended with a Kent State free throw with 3:38 left reach the milestone with 882 career points over his in the game. Home games in Bold // All Times Eastern // 1 - 2019 Gavitt Games, Value City career. Arena, Columbus, Ohio // 2 - 2019 Ohio State Classic, Value City Arena, Co- • Th e game marked the fi rst time Chris Holt- lumbus, Ohio // 2a - Ohio State Classic, St. John Arena, Columbus, Ohio // 3 - • Th e Buckeyes have been able to take away the mann coached against Kent State. Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Dean Smith Center, Chapel Hill, N.C. // 4 - CBSSports opponents’ leading scorer on a consistent basis. Classic, T-Mobile Arena, Las Vegas // 5-Cleveland Classic, Rocket Mortgage • Holtmann improved to 11-5 when facing Fieldhouse, Cleveland, Ohio // 6 - at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis Cincinnati’s Jarron Cumberland, UMass Lowell’s teams from Ohio. FOLLOW THE BUCKEYES Christian Lutete, Villanova’s Jeremiah Robinson- • Kaleb Wesson had a season-high 17 points. @OhioStateHoops @CoachJDiebler Earl, Stetson’s Rob Perry, Purdue Fort Wayne’s • Luther Muhammad surpassed the 300-career @OhioStateAthletics @MNetti Jarred Godfrey and Kent State’s Anthony Roberts points milestone with 13 in the game. His 13 @Chris Holtmann @Truth_Q have averaged 9.5 points per contest against Ohio @Ryan Peton @OSUADAthComm points are also a season high. @CoachTLJohnson @BrettRybak State, with only Cumberland and Perry reaching • He went 7-for-7 from the free throw line. double digits, despite averaging 15.6 points per • Duane Washington Jr. reached two career @OhioStateHoops game for the season. Ohio State has limited the milestones in the contest. With his three re- OhioStateMensBasketall group to 27.8 percent (20-for-72) from the fi eld bounds, he reached the 100-career rebound mark. He also surpassed 300 career points. first home game of the season. Ohio State is 55-63 No. 10 Ohio State (6-0) • His 16 points are a season high and his seven in the first true road game of the year. In Big Ten All-Time vs. 2019-20 Opponents rebounds are a career high. Conference play, the Buckeyes are 58-46 in league Opponent ............................................................ Series openers, 72-33 in the first conference home game of Cincinnati Bearcats .....................................................8-4 The Morgan State Series the season and 39-66 in league road openers. Ohio UMass Lowell River Hawks ........................................2-0 Ohio State is 2-0 in the all-time series with the State is 40-20 when the first conference game of the Villanova Wildcats ......................................................3-1 Bears, which dates back to the 1994-95 season year is at home and 19-26 when opening conference Stetson Hatters ...........................................................4-0 when Morgan State fell 95-74 at St. John Arena play on the road. Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons ..................................2-0 W L OSU W% Kent State Golden Flashes..........................................6-0 in the fi rst meeting. Both have been in Columbus, Morgan State Bears ................................................2-0 OSU in Season Openers 99 21 0.825 with one contest each at St. John Arena and Value North Carolina Tar Heels ...........................................2-12 OSU in Home Openers 102 17 0.857 City Arena, site of the matchup this year. Th e last Penn State Nittany Lions ........................................35-17 OSU in Away Openers 55 63 0.466 time the schools tipped off against one another was Minnesota Golden Gophers ....................................87-57 OSU in Big Ten Home Openers 72 33 0.686 Southeast Missouri State Red Hawks ........................0-0 Nov. 11, 2013 at VCA, an 89-50 win for the then OSU in Big Ten Away Openers 39 66 0.371 Kentucky Wildcats ....................................................9-11 No. 11 Buckeyes. OSU in Big Ten Openers 58 46 0.558 West Virginia Mountaineers .......................................9-7 OSU Opens Big Ten at Home 40 20 0.667 Wisconsin Badgers .................................................88-71 The Buckeyes vs. The Mid-Eastern Athletic OSU Opens Big Ten on Road 19 26 0.422 Maryland Terrapins .....................................................6-8 Ohio State is 21-0 all-time vs. current members Indiana Hoosiers ...................................................81-105 Season Openers, Holtmann Era of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference, which Nebraska Cornhuskers ..............................................16-4 Date Opponent Score includes a 2-0 record vs.