ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor | 2400 Olentangy River Rd. | Columbus, Ohio 43210 Dec. 22, 2018 Buckeyes Among Leaders in Home Wins 2018-19 No. 15/14 Ohio State Results/Schedule Opponent: .................................................UCLA (7-4) (10-1, 2-0) Site: .........................United Center, Chicago (23,500) Ohio State is No. 2 nationally for the most Date Opp. (TV) ........................W/L ..Score (AP) home wins with a 157-25 (.863) record since November (6-1) Game Time: ..............................................3 p.m. (ET) Television: .......................................................... CBS the 2009-10 season. Maryland is the next-best 1-Thurs. UNC Pembroke-Exh. .....W .............81-63 Big Ten team at No. 14 with 141 wins. Going 7-Wed. at Cincinnati (ESPN2) ........W ..............64-56 Talent .............................Brad Nessler (Play-By-Play) back to the 2008-09 season to the present, the 11-Sun. 1-Purdue FW (BTN) .......W ........... 107-61 Bill Raftery (Expert Analysis) 15-Thurs. 2-at Creighton (FS1) ..........W ..............69-60 Jamie Erdahl (Sideline) Buckeyes own the most home victories with 18-Sun. 1-S. Carolina St (BTN+) W ............. 89-61 Radio: ..........OSU-IMG Sports Network (67 stations) 172 wins over 200 games (172-28). Th e Buck- 20-Tues. 1-Samford (BTN+) ..........W .......68(23)-50 Local Radio: ...................WBNS-FM 97.1, AM-1460 eyes also have played the 11th-most ranked 23-Fri. 3-Cleveland St. (FS1) .....W .......89(23)-62 Listen free: .................Ohio State Buckeyes App teams in the country since 2005. Ohio State has 28-Wed. 4-Syracuse (ESPN2) .......L ........62(16)-72 Associ- OhioStateBuckeyes.com played 133 opponents ranked among the ated Press Top 25 during that span. December (4-0, 2-0) Satellite Radio:.........Sirius-146&206/XM-197&196 Radio Talent: .....................Paul Keels (Play-By-Play) 2-Sun. Minnesota (BTN) ...........W .......79(16)-59 Home Wins From 2009-10 to 2018-19 (as of 12/19/18) 5-Wed. 5-vs. Illinois (BTN) .............W ........77(19)-67 Ron Stokes (Expert Analysis) Rk. Team Gms Ws Ls W % 15-Sat. Bucknell (BTN) ..............W .......73(15)-71 1 Kentucky 166 158 8 .952 18-Tues. Youngstown St. (BTN)...W .......75(15)-56 Starting Five 2. Ohio State 182 156 25 .863 22-Sat. 6-UCLA (CBS) ......................................3 p.m. • Th e Ohio State men’s basketball team traveled to Source: Stats, Inc. 29-Sat. High Point (BTN) ..............................Noon Spain for 11 days over the summer. Th e Buckeyes played a total of three games, one in each stop 2018-19 Buckeyes Nationally January (0-0, 0-0) Stat OSU Rank OSU OPP 5-Sat. Michigan State (FOX) .....................Noon during the trip, which began Aug. 1 with a fl ight to Madrid. Th ree days were spent in Madrid (W, FTM/G 17th 18.4 9-Wed. at Rutgers (BTN)..................................7 p.m. Opp/FG% 8th .371 93-61 vs. Madrid Generals), Valencia (W, 95-63 12-Sat. at Iowa (BTN) .................................2:30 p.m. Opp/Asts 19th 100 18-Fri. Maryland (FS1) ...........................6:30 p.m. vs. Valencia All-Stars) and Barcelona (W, 68-66 Opp/Stls 17th 48 23-Wed. Purdue (BTN) ...................................7 p.m. vs. Catalan All-Stars) before the team returned to Opp/Ppg 18th 61.4 26-Sat. at Nebraska (FS1).................................Noon Columbus Aug. 11. Th e team also experienced Opp/2FG% 11th .418 29-Tues. at Michigan (ESPN/2) .........................9 p.m. several cultural tours, team meals and excursions. Opp/eFG% 10th .428 • No Ohio State opponent has made more than Opp/Asts/G 9th 9.1 February (0-0, 0-0) 23 fi eld goals this season in a game vs. the Buckeyes. Opp/Stls/G 8th 4.36 2-Sat. Rutgers (BTN) ...................................Noon Opp/PAR 14th 102.3 7-Thurs. Penn State (ESPN/2) ...................... 7 p.m. Opponents are shooting 37.1 percent from the fi eld 10-Sun. at Indiana (CBS) ..................................1 p.m. against the Ohio State defense (231-622). Foes are be played away from Value City Arena. Th e Buckeyes 14-Thurs. Illinois (ESPN/2) ............................. 7 p.m. connecting on just 29.7 percent from beyond the face No. 4 Michigan (away), No. 10 Michigan State 17-Sun. at Michigan State (CBS) .....................1 p.m. 3-point arc (71-239). (home/away), No. 16 Wisconsin (home), No. 23 20-Wed. Northwestern (BTN) ................. 8:30 p.m. • Ohio State is ranked No. 15/14 in the most recent Iowa (home/away), No. 22 Indiana (away) and No. 23-Sat. at Maryland (ESPN/2) .........................2 p.m. Associated Press and USA Today Coaches polls. Th e 26-Tues. Iowa (BTN)....................................... 7 p.m. 25 Nebraska (away). Among teams receiving votes, Buckeyes are 19-7 all-time when ranked in the No. Ohio State faces Maryland (home/away), Purdue March (0-0, 0-0) 15 position and are 508-149 when ranked among (home/away), Minnesota (W-home), Cincinnati AP 2-Sat. at Purdue (ESPN/2) .............................2 p.m. the Top 25 in the poll. Th e Buckeyes were 10-5 (W-Away). 6-Wed. at Northwestern (BTN)........................9 p.m. as a ranked team in 2017-18. Ohio State was ranked 10-Sun. Wisconsin (CBS) ....................... 4:30 p.m. No. 17 in the fi nal game of the season vs. No. 6 All Andre Wants for Christmas... 13-17/ 5-at Big Ten Tournament ........................TBA Gonzaga a year ago in the NCAA Tournament (L, Andre Wesson lost two of his front teeth and Home games in Bold // 1-Buckeye Classic, Value City Arena, Columbus // 90-84). cracked another in a collision during the Buck- 2-Gavitt Games, Omaha, Nebraska // 3-Buckeye Classic, St. John Arena, Co- • Th e Buckeyes have three wins in four tries in nell game Dec. 15 at Value City Arena. Wesson lumbus // 4-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Columbus // 5-at United Center, Chicago, Illinois // 6-CBSSports Classic, United Center, Chicago, Illinois 2018-19 vs. teams that made the 2018 NCAA went hard to the fl oor and had an opponent fall Tournament. Ohio State defeated two of those on him resulting in hard contact with the court. FOLLOW THE BUCKEYES teams on the road (Cincinnati, 64-56/Creighton, Wesson was whisked back to the training room @OhioStateHoops @Scooniep12 69-60) while splitting at home vs. Syracuse (L, @OhioStateAthletics @MNetti by Ohio State basketball athletic trainer Jeff Deits @Chris Holtmann @Truth_Q 72-62) and Bucknell (W, 73-71). Ohio State has and team physician Grant Jones. Deits, a former @Ryan Peton @OSUADAthComm at least six games remaining vs. teams that made athletic trainer for the Ohio State men's hockey @CoachTLJohnson @BrettRybak the 2018 NCAA Tournament: UCLA, Purdue (2), @CoachSchrage team, issued Wesson a mouth piece that allowed Michigan State (2) and Michigan him to return to the game. Wesson immediately @OhioStateHoops • Ohio State will play 14 games against teams received dental care following the game and will Associated Press OhioStateMensBasketall among the Top 25 or receiving votes receive additional dental care to repair and replace for Top 25 consideration. Eight of those games will the lost and damaged teeth. Th e last time out vs. Youngstown State, Andre's younger brother, Ka- Ohio State Marching Band practices and briefl y No. 15/14 Ohio State (10-1, 2-0) leb, briefl y left the game vs. the Penguins after welcomes the football Buckeyes on their way to All-Time vs. 2018-19 Opponents getting an elbow to the face causing one of his Ohio Stadium. Opponent ............................................................ Series teeth to puncture his upper lip. Deits and Dr. • Between 1960 and 1964, the Buckeyes won Cincinnati ....................................................................7-4 Jones again administered treatment, this time a 50-consecutive games on their home fl oor. Purdue Fort Wayne ......................................................1-0 lone stitch, allowing Kaleb to return to the game Creighton .....................................................................6-3 and ultimatley score a game- and career-high 31 On the Road in Ohio-Cincinnati Opener South Carolina State ...................................................2-0 points. Ohio State opened the 2018-19 season offi cially Samford .......................................................................3-0 Cleveland State ...........................................................8-1 Nov. 7 at Cincinnati, the fi rst meeting against Syracuse ......................................................................5-2 Early Notable Numbers the Bearcats on either team's campus since 1921 Bucknell .......................................................................2-0 C.J. Jackson is averaging 12.4 points a game and (Columbus/L, 33-17/Dec. 10, 1921) and the Youngstown State .......................................................5-0 has the Buckeyes off to a 10-1 start ... he reached fi rst time at Cincinnati since the 1920 season UCLA...........................................................................4-6 100 career 3-pointers made with three makes vs. (Cincinnati/W, 35-13/Jan. 3, 1920). Ohio State High Point ....................................................................1-0 Cleveland State (11/23/18) ... for his Ohio State is 7-4 all-time vs. the Bearcats after a hard-fought Minnesota ...............................................................87-57 career he is (110-301/.365) from distance ... has 64-56 win. Th ree of the last fi ve meetings have Illinois ....................................................................73-102