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1 OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Fawcett Center, 6th Floor 2400 Olentangy River Rd. Columbus, Ohio No. 3 Ohio State Results/Schedule (8-0) Date Opp. (TV)...W/L... Score (AP) NOVEMBER (6-0) 3 WALSH-Exh (BTN.com)...W...93(11)-63 9 MORGAN STATE (BTN.com)...W...89(11) OHIO UNIVERSITY (BTN)...W...79(10) at No. 17 Marquette (FOX)...W...52(10)-35(17) 20 AMERICAN (BTN)...W...63(8) WYOMING (BTN)...W...65(7) NORTH FLORIDA (BTN)...W...99(7)-64 DECEMBER (2-0) 4 MARYLAND 1 (ESPN)...W...76(5)-60 7 CENTRAL CONN. STATE (BTN)...W...76(5) BRYANT 2 (BTN)... 7:30 p.m. 14 NORTH DAKOTA STATE 2 (BTN)... 8:15 p.m. 18 DELAWARE 2 (BTN)... 7 p.m. 21 vs. Notre Dame 3 (ESPN2)...7:30 p.m. 27 Louisiana-Monroe (BTN)... 7 p.m. 31 at Purdue (ESPN2)...1 p.m. JANUARY (0-0) 4 NEBRASKA (BTN)...Noon 7 at Michigan State (ESPN)...9 p.m. 12 IOWA (CBS)...1 or 4:30 p.m. 16 at Minnesota (ESPN2)...9 p.m. 20 at Nebraska (BTN)...7 p.m. 23 ILLINOIS (ESPN/ESPN2)... 7 p.m. 29 PENN STATE (BTN)... 7 p.m. FEBRUARY (0-0) 1 at Wisconsin (ESPN/ESPN2)... Noon 4 at Iowa (ESPN/ESPN2)...7 p.m. 8 PURDUE (BTN)... 6 p.m. 11 MICHIGAN (ESPN)... 9 p.m. 15 at Illinois (BTN)...8 p.m. 19 NORTHWESTERN (BTN)... 7 p.m. 22 MINNESOTA (BTN)...6 or 8 p.m. 27 at Penn State (ESPN/ESPN2)...7 p.m. MARCH (0-0) 2 at Indiana (BTN/CBS)...Noon/4 p.m. 9 MICHIGAN STATE (BTN/CBS)... Noon/4:30 p.m Big Ten Tournament 4...TBA Home games in BOLD CAPS All Times Eastern and subject to change 1 - Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Columbus, Ohio 2 - Gotham Classic, Columbus, Ohio 3 - Gotham Classic, Madison Square Garden, New York 4 - Big Ten Tournament, Bankers Life FOLLOW THE @CoachJDiebler Dec. 11, 2013 Opponent:... Bryant Bulldogs (6-4) Site:...Value City Arena (19,049) Game Time:... 7:30 p.m. ET Television:... BTN Talent:... Eric Collins (play-by-play) Jim Jackson (expert analysis) Radio:... OSU-IMG Sports Network (56 stations) Satellite Radio:...Sirius 85/XM Local Radio:... WBNS FM-97.1 AM-1460 Radio Talent:... Paul Keels (play-by-play) Ron Stokes (expert analysis) BlackRock Gotham Classic Game Program The BlackRock Gotham Classic Program is available via the College Hoops Events mobile app. Fans can access the program by scanning the QR Code at Ohio State s BlackRock Gotham Classic opponents are Bryant, North Dakota State, Delaware and Notre Dame. Ross Names B1G POW Junior LaQuinton Ross earned Big Ten Player of the week honors following back-to-back 20-point scoring games in wins over Maryland and Central Connecticut State. Ross averaged 21.5 points in the wins while shooting 61.5 percent from the field (16-26) and 50 percent from 3-point range (4-8). He scored 20 points in the Maryland win and then tallied a career high 23 points vs. the Blue Devils of CCSU. Buckeyes Heating up in December Over the last three games the Buckeyes have connected on better than 52 percent of its field goals in each game. The best shooting effort over the first five games of the season was a 47.7 percent effort in the season opener vs. Morgan State (31-65). In wins vs. North Florida (36-52/.692), Maryland (25-48/.521) and Central Connecticut State (29-55/.527) the Buckeyes have combined to shoot 58 percent from the field (90-155). La- Quinton Ross is averageing 20 points over the last three games on 63 percent shooting from the field (22-35). Aaron Craft (13-18/.722) and Amir Williams (14-20/.700) have been the most efficient in the stretch. Lenzelle Smith Jr. has connected on 59 percent of his shots (13-22) with Sam Thompson (10-17/.588) close behind. The last time Ohio State made 50 percent or better from the field over three consecutive games was in vs. Virginia Military Institute (46-68/.676), Valparaiso PRESEASON HONORS/POLLS Individual Aaron Craft 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee...(12/3/13) Naismith Award Watch List-Top 50...(11/21/13) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50...(11/12/13) Second Team All-America...CBSSports.com USA Today Third Team All-America...Sporting News First Team All-Big Ten... USA Today Big Ten Media Oscar Robertson Watch List (USBWA)...(11/5/13) Lockdown Defenders (No. 1)...Jay Bilas, ESPN Perfect Team (point guard)...jay Bilas, ESPN Top On-Court Leaders (No. 2)...Jay Bilas, ESPN LaQuinton Ross Naismith Award Watch List-Top 50...(11/21/13) John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50...(11/12/13) First Team All-Big Ten... USA Today Team No. 9...CBSSports.com No USA Today/Coaches Poll No Associated Press No Sporting News No Sports Illustrated Big Ten Players of the Week Laquinton Ross (12/9/13) pts., 61.5 FG% (16-26) (31-60/.517) and Duke (35-59/.593). The last time the Buckeyes hit on half their shots over four games was in vs. Michigan State (23-42/.548), Michigan (25-44/.568), at Indiana (29-46/.630) and Purdue (32-53/.604). The Bryant Series Ohio State and Bryant will be meeting for the first time in men s basketball. A Look at the Bulldogs Bryant enters the game with Ohio State following a loss at Notre Dame Monday in South Bend, Ind. The Bulldogs are 6-4 overall and 0-2 in the BlackRock Gotham Classic. Bryant, located in Smithfield, R.I., opened the event with a home loss to North Dakota State last Saturday (66-62). NDSU travels to Columbus this Saturday (8:15 p.m. tip/big Ten Network). The Bulldogs are led by junior guard Dyami Starks with 22.1 points per game. Senior forward Alex Francis contributes 16.3 ppg. and a team high 6.2 rebounds per game. Bryant opened the season with a loss at Gonzaga before winning six of the next seven games. Losses have come against Harvard and NDSU. The Bulldogs have defeaed Dartmouth, OhioStateBuckeyes.com

2 Vermont, New Hampshire, Brown, Salve Regina and Yale. Ohio State vs. The Northeast Conference Ohio State is 9-0 all-time vs. teams currently representing the Northeast Conference. The Buckeyes are 3-0 against Robert Morris, 3-0 vs. CCSU and have single wins vs. LIU-Brooklyn, Mount Saint Mary s and St. Francis (Pa.). The Buckeyes have never faced Bryant, Fairleigh Dickinson, Sacred Heart, St. Francis (N.Y.) or Wagner. The Buckeyes defeated Central Connecticut State last Saturday. Craft a Nominee for 2014 Good Works Team The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) and Allstate Insurance Company announced the 202 nominees for the 2014 Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams Dec. 3. The award recognizes a select group of college basketball student-athletes who have made significant contributions to the greater good of their communities through volunteerism and civic service. In its second year, the Allstate NABC and WBCA Good Works Teams honor players at all levels of college basketball who represent the sport s finest in the areas of leadership and charitable achievements amongst their peers. The student-athletes nominated for this prestigious award embody the true spirit of teamwork and giving back. The 2014 Allstate NABC Good Works Teams (two five-man teams) will be announced in February 2014, selected from the list of nominees. Noting the CCSU Game Ohio State is 3-0 all-time vs. Central Connecticut State and 9-0 vs. current members of the Northeast Conference. Three players scored in double figures for Ohio State: LaQuinton Ross (23), Lenzelle Smith Jr. (17) and Amir Williams(11). Ohio State has won 74-consecutive home games against unranked opponents, 47 consecutive against unranked non-conference opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Ohio State is all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena. As a ranked team, No. 5 Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are when ranked in the AP Top 10. OSU scored 26 points off of a season-high 20 CCSU turnovers. Ohio State held CCSU to 2-11 shooting from 3-point range. Opponents are shooting 22 percent (28-127) from 3 against OSU this season. Thad Matta is during his career at Ohio State and overall as a head coach. Against unranked opponents, Matta owns a record as Ohio State head coach. Matta is against unranked opponents at home. Matta owns a home record as head coach of the Buckeyes. Matta is 57-9 in the month of December as OSU head coach. LaQuinton Ross led all scorers with a careerhigh 23 points. Ross set a season-high for the team with the 23 point performance and scored 20 or more points for the second-consecutive game. Aaron Craft ranks 45th all-time at Ohio State with 1,057 career points. With his seven points vs. CCSU, Craft passed Ken Johnson and Jamie Skelton for 45th. He needs 17 to pass Carter Scott for 44th. Craft was credited with one steal against the Blue Devils. With 269 career steals, Craft remains sixth all-time in Big Ten history. He needs four to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth. Craft had two assists against CCSU. He ranks second on the all-time list at Ohio State with 570. He needs 10 assists to pass Jamar Butler (579) for first. Buckeyes in the Challenge Ohio State has participated in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge for the last 12 years and has a 6-6 record in the event. The Buckeyes first took part in the event during the season against Duke in Greensboro, N.C., a Blue Devils victory. Ohio State defeated Virginia Tech in Columbus in , 69-59, for its first victory in the event. The 2011 game vs. Duke in Columbus pitted the highest combined ranking of Ohio State (2) and Duke (3) in the Buckeyes previous Challenge games. That record was nearly tied last year with the No. 4 Buckeyes traveling to No. 2 Duke. Ohio State was No. 3 and North Carolina came in at No. 7 in the 2006 Challenge. Ohio State has faced a ranked ACC opponent eight times in the Challenge. The Buckeyes have won five of the last six Challenge games and are 4-2 at home in the event. Ohio State (8-0) All-Time vs Opponents Opponent... Series Morgan State Ohio University Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Connecticut State Bryant North Dakota State Delaware vs. Notre Dame Louisiana-Monroe Purdue Nebraska Michigan State Iowa Minnesota Illinois Penn State Wisconsin Michigan Northwestern Indiana THE BUCKEYES IN BIG TEN/ACC CHALLENGE 12/3/02 vs. No. 4 Duke L 76-91(4) 12/3/03 No. 13 Georgia Tech L 53-73(13) 12/1/04 at Clemson L /28/05 Virginia Tech W /29/06 at No. 7 North Carolina L 89(3)-98(7) 11/29/07 No. 1 North Carolina L 55-66(1) 12/2/08 at No. 21 Miami, Fla. W 73-68(21) 12/2/09 No. 21 Florida State W 77(15)-64(21) 11/30/10 at Florida State W 58(2)-44 11/29/11 No. 3 Duke W 85(2)-63(3) 11/28/12 at No. 2 Duke L 68(4)-73(2) 12/4/13 Maryland W 76(5)-60 Craft, Smith Jr., Win No. 100 The Ohio State senior class of Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. has recorded 102 victories over their careers (121 career games). The win vs. North Florida Nov. 29 gave the pair the Ohio State record for 100 wins in the fewest possible games (119). William Buford ( ) held the previous record with 100 wins in his first 124 career games. The Craft and Smith Jr. duo were part of a team that won 34 games during their rookie campaign in Their sophomore season concluded with 31 wins and a trip to the 2012 Final Four in New Orleans. As juniors the pair led the Buckeyes to Ohio State Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Notes 2 Marc Loving F Fr. Ohio s AP Player of the Year as both a HS Jr and Sr.... made debut vs. Morgan State with 10 pts... shooting 83 pct at the FT line (19-23) 3 Shannon Scott** G Jr. Scored a career-high 16 pts in season opener vs. Morgan State... made 4 3s vs. the Bears, also a career high... tied career best with 9 rebs vs. American 4 Aaron Craft*** G Sr. Has 102 career wins, 3 NCAA appearances, 2 B1G titles... needs 10 assists to own Ohio State career record asts at Marquette, 7 stls vs. American 10 LaQuinton Ross** F Jr. Recorded 1st career double double in 1st start as a Buckeye with 14 pts., 11 rebs vs. Morgan State... career high 23 pts vs. Central Conn. St. 12 Sam Thompson** F Jr. 2nd a year ago in blocks with scored 14 pts off the bench in opener vs. Morgan State... 4 alley-oop dunks vs. Maryland, 3 15 Kam Williams G Fr. Slowed by illness during fall camp... has demonstrated ability to score from all over the court 23 Amir Williams** C Jr. Notched career high with 18 pts vs. North Florida.... career-best 16 rebs vs. Wyoming... shooting 67 pct this season (31-46) 5 games with 10+ pts this yr. 24 Andrew Goldstein G Jr. Currently on the sidelines as a transfer... has a year and a half of eligibility starting in January of Lenzelle Smith, Jr. ** G Sr. Starter in the last 84 games for the Buckeyes... led Buckeyes with 20 points vs. Wyoming, also added 8 rebounds... reached 700 career pts. vs. Maryland 33 Amedeo Della Valle* G So. Earned MVP of the 2013 U20 European Championships in leading Italy to the Gold Medal last summer... career high 17 pts (5 of 8 from 3) vs. N. Florida 34 Jake Lorbach* F Jr. Played both volleyball and basketball at St. Edward HS before joining the Buckeyes a year ago... appeared in 3 games a season ago 55 Trey McDonald** C Jr. Has the ability to score and defend in the paint for the Buckeyes... will see increased minutes this season mins in 5 of 8 games this season Possible starters in Italic * Indicates letters earned Ohio State Men s Basketball-2

3 OSU Games Played, Career Starts No.-Player Career GP-GS 4-Aaron Craft Lenzelle Smith Jr Sam Thompson Amir Williams Shannon Scott LaQuinton Ross Trey McDonald Amedeo Della Valle Marc Loving Jake Lorbach Kam Williams Andrew Goldstein OSU s Record When... Playing ranked teams Leading at the half Trailing at the half Tied at the half Matta Career Record Leading with 5:00 left Trailing with 5:00 left Tied with 5:00 left Matta Career Record In overtime Outrebounding opponent Opp. outrebounds OSU Teams tie in rebounds Matta Career Record Shooting 50 pct. or better Shooting less than 50 pct Matta Career Record Opp. shoots 50 pct. or better Opp. shoots less than 50 pct Matta Career Record OSU shoots better than opp Opp. shoots better than OSU OSU/Opp. tie in FG pct Matta Career Record OSU makes 10 3s Opp. makes 10 3s OSU scores 70 or more OSU scores less than Matta Career Record Opp. scores 70 or more Opp. scores less than Matta Career Record OSU has 15 or fewer TOs OSU has more TOs than opp Teams tie TOs OSU consecutive games, made Last with 0 made: Jan. 10, 2004 at PSU (0-13) Opp. consecutive games, made Last with 0 made: Lamar, Dec. 20, 2011 (0-12) Ohio State in Overtime Games Home (.513) Away (.400) Neutral (.333) Totals (.444) Ohio State One-Point Games Home (.579) Away (.441) Neutral (.652) Totals (.545) wins and a trip to the Elite Eight in Los Angeles. Ohio State has averaged just over 31 wins a season the last three years. If the two reach that average as seniors, they would become the winningest four-year senior class in Ohio State history. David Lighty, who graduated in 2011, recorded 129 career wins in just over four seasons of competition. He played in seven games, all wins, during his junior season before breaking a bone in his right foot, ending his season. He was awarded an additional season of eligibility and won 63 more games as a Buckeye following his recovery from injury. Most Career Wins by Four-Year Class Rk. Wins Four-Year Seniors Yr.-by-Yr. Wins David Lighty ( ) 35,24,7,29, No 4-year seniors ( ) 29,34,31, William Buford ( ) 22,29,34, Danny Peters, Mark Titus ( ) 35,24,22, Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale ( ) 24,22,29, No seniors ( ) 26,35,24, Jamar Butler, Matt Terwilliger ( ) 20,26,35, Aaron Craft, Lenzelle Smith Jr. (2011-) 34,31,29, No 4-year seniors ( ) 25,26,27,20 Quickest Buckeyes to 100 Wins Rk. Career Wins Four-Year Seniors Games to 100 Ws Aaron Craft, Lenzelle Smith Jr. (2011-) William Buford ( ) David Lighty ( ) Jon Diebler, Dallas Lauderdale ( ) Danny Peters, Mark Titus ( ) Jamar Butler, Matt Terwilliger ( ) 134 Craft Working on Historic Career Senior Aaron Craft became the first Buckeye in history to record 500 assists, 200 steals and 1,000 career points after a 10-point, 10-assist effort at No. 17 Marquette Nov. 16. He also could reach 500 career rebounds as well (394). Craft is the 50th Buckeye to reach 1,000 career points (1,057). He already is the Ohio State career record holder in steals with 269, only the second Buckeye with 200 or more. With three steals against Ohio University Nov. 12, he became just the third player in Big Ten history to accumulate more than 500 career assists and 250 career steals. Craft became the third Buckeye in history to reach 500 career assists with eight vs. Nebraska March 15, He has a career total of 570, No. 2 all-time at Ohio State. Jamar Butler owns the Ohio State record with 579 helpers from Aaron Craft at Ohio State Steals 269 1st Assists 570 2nd Points 1,057 47th Games with 2+ stls 68 Games wth 6+ stls 7 Games with 3+ stls 47 Games with 7 stls 2 Games with 4+ stls 22 Games with 10+assists 3 Games with 5+ stls 12 Ohio State in the Big Ten The Buckeyes are holding opponents to 54.5 points per game to lead the Big Ten in scoring defense. The Buckeyes are No. 2 in scoring margin (+20.1 ppg.), No. 1 in 3-point percentage defense (.220) and turnover margin (+5.4) Junior Amir Williams leads the conference in field goal percentage (31-46/.674) and offensive rebounds (3.4). Aaron Craft is No. 1 in steals (2.6). Ross, Craft Selected to Wooden List A pair of Buckeyes in Aaron Craft and LaQuinton Ross were selected to the John R. Wooden Award Preseason Top 50 list Nov. 12. Chosen by a preseason poll of national college basketball experts, the list is comprised of 50 student-athletes who are the early front-runners for the sport s most prestigious honor. The award is presented annually by the Los Angeles Athletic Club. The 2014 winner will be named at the club the weekend of April USBWA Places Craft on Preseason List Aaron Craft is among 15 players selected (Nov. 5) to the preseason watch list for the Oscar Robertson Trophy, presented annually to the national player of the year by the United States Basketball Writers Association. Evan Turner (2010) was the last Buckeye to earn national player of the year honors. Jerry Lucas claimed the USBWA award twice (1961, 1962). Craft Among Senior CLASS Candidates Aaron Craft was named a candidate for the 2014 Senior CLASS award Oct. 30. Thirty men s basketball student-athletes were named candidates. To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The candidate list will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the season. Media, coaches and fans will select the winner, who will be announced at the 2014 Final Four. Craft, a two-time first team academic All-American, is the third Buckeye in the last four years to make the initial list of candidates. David Lighty (2011) and William Buford (2012) each advanced to make the final list of 10 finalists. Big Ten Media Select Craft to First Team The Big Ten men s basketball media selected Aaron Craft to its preseason first team All-Conference team Oct. 31 in Chicago. The Buckeyes were tabbed in the No. 3 spot behind No. 1 Michigan State and No. 2 Michigan. Craft has entered the season among the all-time leaders in Big Ten steals. He already owns the Ohio State career steals record and is No. 2 in career assists. Matta Continues to Build Impressive Ohio State Résumé Thad Matta has accomplished a remarkable list of accomplishments in 10 years as head coach of the Buckeyes and the season was no different. Matta s teams have never failed to win 20 games, a record streak (nine seasons) in Ohio State history. In fact, Matta has never failed to reach the 20-win plateau in 13 years as a head coach. The Buckeyes finished 29-8 in , advancing to the 2013 NCAA Elite Eight in Los Angeles. Ohio State has reached 30 or more wins three times, all with Matta at the helm. Back-to-back seasons with 30 wins in (34) and (31) only trail the 35 wins recorded in , the Ohio State record for single-season victories. In addition, Matta has won five Big Ten regular-sea Ohio State Men s Basketball-3

4 QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY FACTS Location...Columbus, Ohio (pop. 1.7m) Founded Enrollment... 53,715 (Columbus), 61,568 (All campuses) Nickname...Buckeyes Colors...Scarlet (PMS 200) and Gray (PMS 429) Mascot... Brutus Buckeye President (Interim)... Joseph Alutto (Manhattan College) Athletics Director....Eugene Smith (Notre Dame, 77) Faculty Representative.... John Bruno (Pittsburgh, 75) Conference... Big Ten BASKETBALL HISTORY First Year All-Time Record...1,565-1,018 (114 seasons)* NCAA Appearances 25 ( ) NCAA Record National Championships... 1 (1960) National Runners-up... 4 ( ) NCAA Final Fours...10 ( ) NCAA Elite Eights ( ) NCAA Sweet 16s ( ) NIT Appearances... 8 ( ) NIT Record NIT Championships... 2 (1986, 2008) NIT Runners-up... 1 (1988) All-Time Big Ten Reg. Season Rec (101 seasons)* Big Ten Championships (reg. season) ( ) Outright Big Ten Titles ( ) Big Ten Tourney Title Game Appearances/Titles...8/4 ( / ) Big Ten Tournament Record Home Court Value City Arena (19,049/18,809-students present) Year Opened/1st Game /Oakland (11/13/98), W VCA Home Record (16 years)* INFORMATION Overall Record Big Ten Record/Place /T-2nd Letterwinners Returning/Lost...10/2 Starters Returning/Lost...4/1 TEAM FACTS Head Coach...Thad Matta (Butler, 1990) Record at Ohio State (Yrs.) (10 yrs.) Career Record (Yrs.) (14 yrs.) Big Ten Regular Season Record (10 yrs.) Big Ten Championships...5 ( (t)-11-12(t)) Big Ten Tournament Titles/Record 4 ( )/19-5 NCAA Tournaments ( ) NCAA Final Fours...2 ( ) NCAA Tournament Record NIT Appearances... 1 (2008) Assoc. Head Coach...Dave Dickerson (4th yr./maryland, 1990) Assistant Coaches...Jeff Boals (5th yr./ohio Univ., 1995), Greg Paulus (1st yr./duke, 2009) Dir. of Basketball Operations... David Egelhoff (8th yr./ohio State, 2001) Video Coordinator...Jake Diebler Recruiting and Operations Coordinator... Christopher Spartz Athletic Trainer... Vince O Brien Head OSU Athletics Physican... Dr. Chris Kaeding Team Physician...Dr. Grant Jones Strength/Conditioning...Dave Richardson Equipment Manager... Eric Buchanan OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS Associate Athletics Director, Communications (MBK contact):...dan Wallenberg ... wallenberg.1@osu.edu Office / Cell: / Secondary Contact:... Danielle Warner ...warner.238@osu.edu Office / Cell: / *113 games (82-31) vacated by the NCAA between and , including 56 Big Ten games (41-15) and 56 games at VCA (49-7) ASSOCIATED PRESS POLL (Dec. 9) Rk Team (No. 1 votes) Rcd....Points 1 Arizona (63) ,623 2 Syracuse (2) ,522 3 Ohio State ,453 4 Wisconsin ,318 5 Michigan State ,311 6 Louisville ,262 7 Oklahoma State ,160 8 Duke ,040 9 Connecticut Villanova Kentucky Wichita State Kansas Baylor Oregon Memphis Iowa State North Carolina Florida Gonzaga Colorado Massachusetts Iowa Missouri San Diego State Others receiving votes: UCLA 104, New Mexico 62, Pittsburgh 47, Boise State 34, Michigan 26, Virginia Commonwealth 17, Dayton 11, Cincinnati 5, Harvard 5, Saint Mary s 3, Indiana 3, George Washington 2, Creighton 2, Oklahoma 1, Toledo 1 son titles, including three of the last four ( ), four Big Ten postseason tournament crowns in seven title game opportunities, seven NCAA tournament appearances, including four-consecutive runs to the Sweet 16, a pair of Final Four trips (2007, 2012) and a title game appearance in Throw in a National Invitation Tournament title in 2009 and Matta has guided the Buckeyes to postseason play in eight-consecutive attempts and in every year in which Ohio State was eligible. MATTA YEAR-BY-YEAR Year Record Big Ten/Finish Postseason /6th /1st NCAA Rd /1st NCAA Title Game /5th NIT Title Game /4th-T NCAA Rd /1st-T NCAA Sweet /1st NCAA Sweet /1st-T NCAA Final Four /2nd-T NCAA Elite Eight Craft Moving Up Big Ten Steals Chart Aaron Craft is in the Top 6 in all-time steals in Big Opponents in Italic ESPN/USA TODAY POLL (Dec. 9) Rk...Team (No. 1 votes)...rcd.... Points 1 Arizona (30) Ohio State (1) Syracuse (1) Louisville Michigan State Wisconsin Duke Wichita State Oklahoma State Kentucky Oregon Connecticut Kansas Villanova Memphis Iowa State Gonzaga Baylor Florida Massachusetts North Carolina Iowa UCLA San Diego State Michigan Others receiving votes: Missouri 46, Colorado 42, Pittsburgh 38, New Mexico 28, Boise State 19, Saint Mary s 18, Indiana 15, Virginia Commonwealth 13, Creighton 8, Virginia 5, Saint Louis 5, George Washington 1 Ten history. Craft has 269 for his career, already the Ohio State record and currently behind Pat Baldwin of Northwestern ( ) at No. 5 with 272. Career Steals (Big Ten) Bruce Douglas, Illinois Gary Grant, Michigan Mike Kelley, Wisconsin Chris Kramer, Purdue Pat Baldwin, Northwestern Aaron Craft, Ohio State 2011-present Brian Cardinal, Purdue Dee Brown, Illinois Kendall Gill, Illinois Titus Ivory, Penn State Craft, Smith Jr. Celebrate Century Marks Aaron Craft (85 starts/121 games played) appeared in his 100th career game Feb. 14, 2013, when Ohio State defeated Northwestern, 69-59, in Columbus. The senior experienced great success over the first 100 games of his career. Ohio State was (.830) overall and (.766) in Big Ten regular-season games over the first 100 MATTA REACHES 300 GAMES COACHED AT OHIO STATE When Ohio State played at Illinois Jan. 5, 2013, Thad Matta, who was then 14 games into his ninth season with the Buckeyes, coached in game No. 300 at Ohio State. Only two previous coaches, Harold G. Olsen ( ) and Fred Taylor ( ), reached 300 or more games at Ohio State. Olsen coached 456 ( ) and Taylor 455 ( ). Matta has 331 games to his credit as a Buckeye. His winning percentage after 100 games was second only to Taylor. At 200 games, Matta tied Taylor for best winning percentage to that point in OSU history. Matta s winning mean of.773 at 300 games topped Taylor and Olsen at the 300-game plateau. Ohio State Coaches (300 Games) 100 games 200 games 300 games Seasons to 300 Thad Matta (2005- ) 67-33/ / (300)/ (8 full, 14 games in to year 9) Fred Taylor ( ) 75-25/ / / (11 full, 21 games in to year 12) Harold G. Olsen ( ) 43-57/ / / (16 full, 6 games in to year 17) Ohio State Men s Basketball-4

5 BENCH POINTS OSU OPP Morgan State Ohio Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Connecticut State Bryant North Dakota State Delaware Notre Dame Louisiana-Monroe Purdue Total Buckeye Career Double Doubles Aaron Craft (2 career, 2-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Asts. W/L Score 3/17/12 vs. Gonzaga 17/10 asts W /16/13 at Marquette 10/10 asts W LaQuinton Ross (1 career, 1-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/09/13 Morgan State 14/11 W Shannon Scott (1 career, 1-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/23/12 Kansas City 10/10 asts W Lenzelle Smith Jr. (1 career, 1-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 1/29/11 vs. Michigan 17/12 W Sam Thompson (1 career, 1-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 3/22/13 vs. Iona 20/10 W Amir Williams (2 career, 2-0 record) Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/12/13 vs. Ohio 14/10 W /25/13 vs. Wyoming 12/16 W WINS FOLLOW BUCKEYE DOUBLE-DOUBLES Ohio State has had a player record a double-double (10+ points, rebs, assists, steals or blocks) in 851 games. The Buckeyes are in those contests (.692). Amir Williams (12/16) last recorded a double-double vs. Wyoming Nov. 25. Ohio State Team Double-Double Records Games with W L OSU W% Total 1 or more or more games. He has two Big Ten regular-season titles, three Big Ten tournament title game appearances with two Big Ten Tournament titles (2011, 2013), three NCAA Sweet 16 appearances, two Elite Eights and one trip to the Final Four (2012) to his credit. Classmate Lenzelle Smith Jr., shares the successes in 100 career game appearances (84-16). The pair won its 100th game Nov. 29 vs. North Florida. The feat was accomplished in an Ohio State record 119 games, the fewest number of games of any Ohio State class to win its 100th game. Milestones Aaron Craft: Reached 1,000 points for his career with 10 at No. 17 Marquette Nov. 16 (1,057)... recorded second career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists in win over the Golden Eagles... tied his career high with seven steals in win vs. American Nov scored a career-high 21 points in the win over No. 4 Michigan State Feb. 24, 2013 in Columbus... reached 500 career assists with eight vs. Nebraska March his 570 career total rates No. 2 all-time at Ohio State... a career 74 percent foul shooter ( )... has more career steals (269) than turnovers (252)... owns Ohio State career record for steals (269) which he set after recording four thefts vs. Iowa Jan. 22, just the second Buckeye in history (Jay Burson-204) to record 200 career thefts... currently No. 6 all-time in Big Ten history with 269 career steals... played in 100th career game Feb. 14 vs. Northwestern... third player in Big Ten history with 500+ assists and 250+ steals... only player in Ohio State history with 1,000 points, 500 assists and 200 steals... won career game No. 100 Nov. 29 vs. North Florida Shannon Scott: Scored career-high 16 points vs. Morgan State Nov. 9 to go with seven assists... tied career-high with nine rebounds in win vs. American Nov led a second-half charge to finish with 13 points and five steals in win over No. 17 Marquette Nov. 16 in Milwaukee... handed out 10 assists to tie a career-high in the win over Iona March 22, needs three steals to reach 100 for his career... scored career points No. 300 in win vs. Central Connecticut State. Lenzelle Smith Jr.: Led Ohio State with a season high 20 points in the win over Wyoming Nov made 5-of-8 from distance vs. the Cowboys... scored 18 points in the season opener vs. Morgan State... also added nine rebounds vs. the Bears career games played... reached 400 career rebounds with six vs. North Florida Nov reached 700 career points vs. Maryland (12/4/13)... along with Aaron Craft, reached 100 career wins with the victory over North Florida Nov needs two made 3s to reach 100 for his career. Sam Thompson: As Ohio State s sixth man, Thompson scored 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting in the season opener vs. Morgan State... added 12 points vs. Ohio and 13 at No. 17 Marquette... reached 400 points for his career with 13 at Marquette (437)... one rebound shy of 200 for his career... four of six field goals vs. Maryland Dec. 4 were alley-oop finishes, three of which made ESPN s Top 10 plays of the day. Amir Williams: Scored a career-high 18 points vs. North Florida Nov grabbed a career best 16 rebounds in win vs. Wyoming Nov posted his second career double-double with 10 points and 16 boards vs. Wyoming... scored nine points with four blocks and four rebounds in a career-high 36 minutes at Michigan Feb. 5, of his 143 rebounds as a sophomore, nearly half (62) were on the offensive end of his career 260 boards have been a teammate s missed shot... shoots 58 percent for his career (90-154). 30-WIN SEASONS IN MATTA ERA Ohio State s 31-8 overall record in was the third best in Ohio State history in terms of wins behind the 35 victories recorded in and the 34 victories recorded in Thad Matta teams have never failed to win at least 20 games and his teams own the Top 5 season win totals at Ohio State. Matta owns all three Ohio State seasons with 30 or more wins. The 65 wins over the and campaigns tied a Big Ten record for most wins in consecutive seasons. Year Wins Postseason NCAA Final NCAA Sweet NCAA Semifinals NCAA Elite Eight NCAA Reg. Semifinals NCAA Final NCAA Reg. Semifinals NCAA Second Rou nd MATTA JOINED SELECT BIG TEN GROUP Ohio State clinched its fifth Big Ten title in the last eight years under the direction of Thad Matta after the win at Michigan State March 4, The Buckeyes have 20 Big Ten titles in history ( ) with 13 of those outright titles ( ). Matta is one of five coaches in the history of the Big Ten to win four league regular-season championships over the first seven seasons as coach of the Big Ten school. Coach School Seasons Titles Fred Taylor Ohio State Walter Meanwell Wisconsin , Bob Knight Indiana Tom Izzo Michigan State Thad Matta Ohio State THAD MATTA COACHING TREE Since becoming a head coach 13 seasons ago at Butler (2001), assistant coaches who have worked for Thad Matta during stints at Butler, Xavier and Ohio State have gone on to become successful head coaches. Matta is 10-4 in games coached against his former assistant coaches. Matta Assistant Coaches (head coaching jobs with Matta s record vs.) Todd Lickliter (Marian Univ., Iowa 5-1, Butler 1-0) Brad Stevens (Butler 1-2, Boston Celtics) John Groce (Illinois 1-1, Ohio Univ.) Sean Miller (Arizona 1-0, Xavier 1-0) Alan Major (Charlotte) Archie Miller (Dayton) Brandon Miller (Butler) Ohio State Men s Basketball-5

6 Ohio State vs. The Ranked The Buckeyes have an all-time record of (1-0 in ) vs. ranked opponents in the Associated Press Top 25. That includes a mark of vs. Top 10 foes. As a ranked team, Ohio State is all-time. In games when both teams enter with a Top 25 ranking, Ohio State is When ranked among the Top 10 nationally, Ohio State is All-Time ( ) Ohio State in Top (8-0) Ohio State in Top (7-0) Ohio State vs. Top (1-0) Ohio State vs. Top (0-0) Ohio State as No. 1 (AP) (0-0) Ohio State as No. 1 (ESPN) (0-0) Both Teams Ranked in Top (1-0) Ohio State All-Time as AP.. All-Time ( ) No (0-0) No (2-0) No (2-0) No (1-0) No (2-0) No (1-0) Matta s 10 wins vs. Top 5 Opponents Date Opponent AP Rank Score OSU-Opp 3/6/05 Illinois No /25/07 Wisconsin No (2)-48 3/11/07 (1) Wisconsin No (1)-49 3/24/07 (2) Memphis No (1)-76 11/29/12 (3) Duke No (2)-63 St. No (10)-70 3/24/12 (4) Syracuse No (7)-70 1/13/13 Michigan No (15)-53 2/24/13 Michigan St. No (18)-60 No (14)-58 1-Big Ten Tournament, United Center, Chicago 2-NCAA South Regional Finals, Alamo Dome San Antonio 3-Big Ten/ACC Challenge, Value City Arena, Columbus Three Foes Among AP Top 25 In the most recent Associated Press Top 25 poll, three Ohio State opponents are among the Top 25 (No. 5 Michigan State, No. 4 Wisconsin and No. 23 Iowa). Two others are receiving votes (Indiana and Michigan). The Buckeyes are scheduled to play five games this season against teams currently among the AP Top 25. This Year vs. the AP Top 25 Date Ranked Opponent W/L Score (AP) Nov. 17 Marquette W 52(10)-35(17) Craft Sets Steals Record In the 18th game of his junior season, Aaron Craft set the Ohio State all-time steals record (now 269) after recording four thefts vs. Iowa Jan. 22, Jay Burson ( ) owned the Ohio State career record previously with Years in Big Ten Ohio State celebrates 102 years as a member of the Big Ten Conference in men s basketball in The Buckeyes finished in the No. 6 spot in the 1913 conference standings, the first season of league play. Over the 101 previous seasons, Ohio State has earned 20 Big Ten regular-season titles with Nov. 14, 2013 Buckeyes Sign Four to Men s Basketball Program COLUMBUS, Ohio-The Ohio State men s basketball coaching staff has signed one of the nation s elite 2014 recruiting classes with four high school student-athletes signing National Letters of Intent to play for the Buckeyes. Thad Matta, head coach of the Buckeyes, and his coaching staff assembled another class rated among the Top 5 recruiting class nationally. The 2006 class was rated the No. 1 class in the country. The most recent group has been ranked among the Top Ohio State Men s Basketball Recruiting Class D Angelo Russell, Guard, 6-5, 180 Louisville, Ky. Five-star prospect according to ESPN (No. 12 overall), Scout (No. 17) and Rivals (No. 21). Averaged 12.2 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game as a junior at Montverde Academy (Montverde, Fla.). Enjoyed an outstanding summer on the AAU circuit, winning titles at Peach Jam with E1T1 Elite and the Adidas Nations championship with USA Blue. Russell was co-mvp of the Nike Global Challenge. Helped Montverde Academy to a 27-2 record during the season and the National High School Invitational championship. In his first season at Montverde as a sophomore in , the team finished with a 22-5 record and No. 14 ranking nationally. Keita Bates-Diop (Kay-tah Bates Dee-opp), Forward, 6-7, 190 Normal, Ill. Five-star prospect according to Scout (No. 20 overall), ESPN (No. 22) and Rivals (No. 24) and 2012 First Team All-State (Class 3A) selection by the Associated Press. Averaged 18.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and shot 52 percent from the field as a junior in 2013, leading University High to a 22-6 record and a second-consecutive Corn Belt Conference championship. Jae Sean Tate (Jay-shawn Tate), Forward, 6-4, 190 Pickerington, Ohio Four-star prospect according to ESPN (No. 25 overall), Scout (No. 53), Rivals (No. 75) and 247Sports (No. 75) Division I Second Team All-Ohio selection by the Associated Press. First Team All-District and All-Ohio Capital Conference. Columbus Dispatch All-Metro Player of the Year. Averaged 23 points and 11 rebounds as a junior, leading Pickerington Central to a 19-8 record and the regional semifinals. Helped Central to a 26-2 record and the OHSAA Division I State Championship as a sophomore in Named MVP of the 2013 Bill Hensley Memorial Run-n-Slam Classic. Son of former OSU letterwinner Jermaine Tate, who averaged 12.1 points per game for the Buckeyes in The last father-son duo to play for the Buckeyes was Bill Hosket ( ) and Wilbur Bill Hosket, Sr. ( ). Bill s son, Brad, was a member of the squad but did not play. David Bell, Center, 6-10, 225 Garfield Heights, Ohio Four-star prospect according to 247Sports (No. 111 overall), and a three-star prospect according to ESPN, Rivals and Scout. Averaged 17.3 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.6 blocks as a junior in Special Mention All-District (Northeast Lakes) selection. Helped Garfield Heights to a 15-6 record as a junior and a 16-5 ledger as a sophomore. 25 NCAA tournament appearances, one national championship (1960) and 10 trips to the Final Four. Eight former coaches and players are members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame while 50 student-athletes have been drafted by National Basketball Association teams, including 23 in the first round. Ohio State vs. the Big Ten Ohio State is in its 102nd season as a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes own an overall record of against current league members. Thad Matta, in 13 seasons as a head coach, owns an overall record of vs. league members, including a mark of while coaching the Buckeyes Ohio State Men s Basketball-6

7 OHIO STATE VS. THE BIG TEN Overall Matta (career) Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Penn State Purdue Wisconsin Totals Paulus Promoted, Diebler Hired After spending two seasons as the Ohio State video coordinator, Greg Paulus was elevated to assistant coach last July. The position was available after Chris Jent, who spent two seasons as an assistant on Thad Matta s coaching staff, left the program to become an assistant coach for the Sacramento Kings in the National Basketball Association. Matta filled the video coordinator vacancy with Jake Diebler, a former assistant coach and studentathlete at Valparaiso. Jake is the older brother of Jon Diebler, who played for the Buckeyes from Della Valle Enjoys Productive Summer Amedeo Della Valle spent the summer after his freshman campaign with the Buckeyes playing for the Italian 20 and under national team in Tallinn, Estonia. Della Valle earned MVP honors in leading his countrymen to a win over Latvia in the championship game of the event. Della Valle averaged 13 points, nearly four rebounds and 1.4 steals during the tournament. Srs., 7 Jrs.). Four starters return from Ohio State s 29-8 squad from a season ago. That team was a game way from winning its fourth-consecutive Big Ten regular-season title and back-to-back Final Four appearances. Craft, already Ohio State s career leader in steals, is on track to take over the top spot in career assists as well. He became Ohio State s 50th all-time 1,000-point scorer with 10 points at Marquette. Smith has started each of the last 84 games for Ohio State and has 104 games of playing experience as a Buckeye. Juniors Sam Thompson, Shannon Scott, LaQuinton Ross, Amir Williams and Trey McDonald also look to expand their roles this season. Rookies Look to Make Impact Freshmen Marc Loving, Ohio s high school player of the year in 2013 and first team all-state, along with Kam Williams, a Maryland native and 2,000 point scorer for Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, will look to make contributions this season. Loving, a Toledo, Ohio, native, is one of six Associated Press Ohio boys basketball players of the year coached by Thad Matta. The six players have won the award eight times with Loving (2012, 2013) and Jared Sullinger (2009, 2010) claiming the honor twice each. AP Ohio Boys Basketball POY in Matta Era YR Player (Lettered at OSU)...High School Tony Stockman ( )...Medina Jamar Butler ( )... Lima Shawnee 2007 Jon Diebler ( )...Upper Sandusky 2008 William Buford ( )... Toledo Libbey 2009 Jared Sullinger ( )...Columbus Northland 2010 Jared Sullinger ( )...Columbus Northland 2012 Marc Loving-tie...St. John s Jesuit (Toledo) 2013 Marc Loving...St. John s Jesuit (Toledo) 1-Was in 2nd year at OSU when Matta took over in July Committed to Ohio State before Matta took over Veterans Make Up Roster When Ohio State took the floor in the season opener vs. Morgan State Nov. 9, Thad Matta had a veteran roster to choose from when selecting the starting lineup. Seniors Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. lead a team with nine upperclassmen ( Ohio State Men s Basketball-7

8 BUCKEYES IN THE OHIO STATE RECORDS BOOK OHIO STATE S ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS 1. Dennis Hopson...2, Herb Williams...2, William Buford...1,990 Jerry Lucas...1, Kelvin Ransey...1, Michael Redd...1, Jim Jackson...1, Jay Burson...1, Deshaun Thomas...1, Dave Sorenson...1, Perry Carter...1, Robin Freeman...1, Allan Hornyak...1, Terence Dials...1, Jon Diebler...1, Gary Bradds...1, Tony Campbell...1, Evan Turner...1, Troy Taylor...1, Jerry Francis...1, David Lighty...1, Bill Hosket...1, Paul Ebert...1, Larry Bolden...1, Brian Brown...1, Brent Darby...1, Jim Cleamons...1, Jamar Butler...1, Clark Kellogg...1, Jared Sullinger...1, Ronnie Stokes...1, Larry Siegfried...1, John Havlicek...1, Luke Witte...1, Lawrence Funderburke...1, Frank Howard...1, Jamaal Brown...1, Richard Schnittker...1, Brad Sellers...1, Curtis Wilson...1, Ron Sepic...1, Mel Nowell...1, Scoonie Penn...1, Carter Scott...1, Aaron Craft...1, Jamie Skelton...1,055 Ken Johnson...1, Bill Andreas...1, Jason Singleton...1, Chris Jent...1,007 CAREER 1,000 PTS., 500 REBOUNDS 1. Dennis Hopson (84-87)... 2, Herb Williams (78-81)... 2, , Jerry Lucas (60-62)... 1, ,411 William Buford ( )... 1, Michael Redd (98-00)... 1, Jim Jackson (90-92)... 1, Deshaun Thomas ( )... 1, Dave Sorenson (68-70)... 1, Perry Carter (88-91)... 1, Terence Dials (02-06)... 1, Gary Bradds (62-64)... 1, Tony Campbell (81-84)... 1, Evan Turner ( )... 1, Jerry Francis (86-89)... 1, David Lighty ( )... 1, Bill Hosket (66-68)... 1, Jim Cleamons (69-71)... 1, Clark Kellogg (80-82)... 1, Jared Sullinger ( )... 1, John Havlicek (60-62)... 1, Lawrence Funderburk (92-94)... 1, Frank Howard (56-58)... 1, Brad Sellers (85-86)... 1, Ron Sepic (65-67)... 1, Ken Johnson (98-01)... 1, Aaron Craft... 1, GAME STEALS 1. 8 Troy Taylor vs. St. Joseph s Aaron Craft vs. American Aaron Craft vs. Iowa Kelvin Ransey vs. Minnesota Aaron Craft vs. Iona Shannon Scott vs. UNC Asheville Aaron Craft vs. Cincinnati Aaron Craft at Minnesota Aaron Craft vs. Indiana David Lighty vs. Illinois Aaron Craft at Purdue others with 6 SEASON STEALS Aaron Craft Mike Conley Jr Aaron Craft Curtis Wilson Aaron Craft Je Kel Foster CAREER STEALS Aaron Craft present Jay Burson David Lighty CAREER STEALS (BIG TEN) Bruce Douglas, Illinois Gary Grant, Michigan Mike Kelley, Wisconsin Chris Kramer, Purdue Pat Baldwin, Northwestern Aaron Craft, Ohio State present Brian Cardinal, Purdue Dee Brown, Illinois Kendall Gill, Illinois Titus Ivory, Penn State CAREER ASSISTS Jamar Butler Aaron Craft present Kelvin Ransey Curtis Wilson , Mark Baker SEASON ASSISTS Mike Conley Jr Jamar Butler Curtis Wilson Evan Turner Aaron Craft Aaron Craft Kelvin Ransey Aaron Craft Mark Baker Curtis Wilson GAME ASSISTS Aaron Craft vs. George Mason... 3/20/ Curtis Wilson at Purdue,...1/7/ Kelvin Ransey at Northwestern...1/12/80 ALL-TIME BIG TEN PLAYERS (500+ Assists, 250+ Steals) Player Assists Steals Bruce Douglas, ILL ( ) 765 asts (2nd) 324 stls (1st) Gary Grant, MICH ( ) 731 asts (4th) 300 stls (2nd) Aaron Craft, Ohio State 570 assists 269 stls (6th) GAME FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1/22/ Presbyterian 12/15/ Iowa 1/26/ /12/ vs. Toledo 12/3/ North Florida 11/29/ St. 2/10/ Ohio State at Value City Arena vs. Non-Conf. vs. Big Ten Total * * * * Totals (.946) (.784) (.871) *-Records reflect NCAA vacated games from through OSU vs. the Big Ten... at VCA... Overall Illinois Indiana...7-3* Iowa Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Nebraska Northwestern Penn State Purdue Wisconsin...6-5* Totals * Does not play at VCA in ALL-TIME BIG TEN WINS (Reg. Season) 1. Bob Knight, IND ( ) Gene Keady, PUR ( ) Ward Lambert, PUR (1917, 19-45) Lou Henson, ILL ( ) Branch McCracken, IND ( , 47-65) Tom Izzo, MSU (1995-) Jud Heathcote, MSU ( ) Harry Combes, ILL ( ) Fred Taylor, OSU ( ) Walter Meanwell, WIS ( , 21-34) Harold Olsen, OSU ( ) Harold Bud Foster, WIS ( ) Bo Ryan, WIS (2002-) Arthur Lonborg, NU ( ) Tom Davis, IOWA ( ) John Orr, MICH ( ) Thad Matta, OSU (2005-) Dave MacMillan, MINN ( , 46-48) L.J. Cooke, MINN ( ) QUICKEST TO 100 WINS IN BIG TEN HISTORY (REGULAR SEASON) 1. Bob Knight, IND ( ) games 2. Bo Ryan, WIS (2002-) Branch McCracken, IND ( , 47-65) Thad Matta, OSU (2005-) Harry Combes, ILL ( ) Walter Meanwell, WIS ( , 21-34) Ohio State Men s Basketball-8

9 BY THE NUMBERS-THE MATTA ERA (2005-PRESENT) 0 Losses at home during the (18-0), (20-0) seasons; previous best was in (15-0) 1 National Player of the Year Evan Turner (2010) National Freshman of the Year Jared Sullinger (2011) National Championship game appearance (2007) National Invitation Tournament title (2008) Reached No. 1 in the AP Ranking for the first time (3/3/07) since 1962 Ranking of the Illini when the Buckeyes defeated them, (3/6/05), a win vs. No. 1 for the first time since 1993 (Indiana 2/23/93, 81-77) 2 NCAA Final Four Appearances 2007, 2012 Big Ten Players of the Year Terence Dials (2006), Evan Turner (2010) Wins vs. (AP) No. 1-ranked teams (2-2 record) Big Ten Defensive Players of the Year Greg Oden (2007), Aaron Craft (2012) 3 30-win seasons (2007, 2011, 2012) Big Ten Freshmen of the Year Greg Oden (2007); William Buford (2009), Jared Sullinger (2011) Ohio State record number of players drafted in the 2007 NBA Draft (Oden, Conley, Cook). All were true freshmen and all were taken in the first round. NCAA Elite Eight appearances (2007, 2012, 2013) 4 Consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Big Ten Tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013) Big Ten Tournament MVPs (Conley 07, Turner 10, Sullinger 11, Craft 13) 5 Consecutive NCAA tournament appearances (2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) All-Americans Greg Oden (2007); Evan Turner (2009, 2010), Jared Sullinger (2011, 2012) Big Ten titles (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012) NCAA Sweet 16 appearances (2007, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Consecutive years ranked in Associated Press Top 10 (2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014) 6 Top 2 Seeds in NCAA Tournament since 2006 (2-2006, , , , , ) 7 NCAA Tournament appearances (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Big Ten title game appearances (2006, 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013) Players drafted in the First Round of the NBA Draft (Oden, Conley, Cook, Koufos, Mullens, Turner, Sullinger) and another taken in Round 2 (Diebler in 2011) 8 Consecutive years with a First Team All-Big Ten honoree ( ) 9 20-win seasons Big Ten Championships -- 5 regular season ( ), 4 Big Ten Tournament ( ) Players selected in the NBA Draft 10 First Team All-Big Ten selections Seasons at Ohio State Consecutive Season-Opening Wins 19 Length of win streak vs. Big Ten opponents (2007 & 2008); 10 of those wins were on the road or in the Big Ten tournament 31 Average number of wins the last three seasons ( /34, /31, /29) 35 School record wins (35-4 in 2007). Posted a 34-3 record in % Has a winning percentage at home of 91.6 (153-14) No. 3 nationally among active coaches with 80.3 win percentage in March (53-13) Has the best winning percentage among all Ohio State coaches with 3 or more years on the job (77.4) Has an overall record of (77.4) Has a Big Ten Record of (72.2) Has the best winning percentage among all Ohio State coaches in Big Ten play (71.2) Matta s All-Big Ten Honorees Big Ten Player of the Year 2006 Terence Dials 2010 Evan Turner First Team All-Big Ten 2006 Terence Dials 2007 Greg Oden, Mike Conley, Jr Jamar Butler 2009 Evan Turner 2010 Evan Turner 2011 Jared Sullinger 2012 Jared Sullinger 2013 Deshaun Thomas, Aaron Craft Big Ten Freshman of the Year 2007 Greg Oden 2011 Jared Sullinger 2009 William Buford Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2007 Greg Oden 2012 Aaron Craft Big Ten 6th Man of the Year 2007 Daequan Cook 2011 Aaron Craft 2009 B.J. Mullens Big Ten Coach of the Year Thad Matta, 2006, 2007, 2010 All-Americans (AP, USBWA, NABC, TSN) 2007 Greg Oden, 1st team AP, 2nd team-usbwa, NABC, The Sporting News 2009 Evan Turner, Honorable Mention AP 2010 Evan Turner, 1st Team-AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News 2011 Jared Sullinger, 1st Team-AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News 2012 Jared Sullinger, 1st Team-AP, USBWA, NABC, The Sporting News 2013 Deshaun Thomas, 2nd Team-The Sporting News, 3rd Team-AP, NABC NBA Draft Picks 2007 Greg Oden Portland Trail Blazers... 1 (1) Mike Conley Jr Memphis Grizzlies... 1 (4) Daequan Cook Philadelphia 76ers... 1 (21) 2008 Kosta Koufos Utah Jazz... 1 (23) 2009 B.J. Mullens Dallas Mavericks (traded to Oklahoma City Thunder)... 1 (24) 2010 Evan Turner Philadelphia 76ers... 1 (2) 2011 Jon Diebler Portland Trail Blazers Jared Sullinger Boston Celtics... 1 (21) 2013 Deshaun Thomas San Antonio Spurs Ohio State Men s Basketball-9

10 BY THE NUMBERS-THE MATTA ERA (2005-PRESENT) Buckeyes by Month During Matta Era Year November December January February March April Home Non-Conf Record Totals Buckeyes vs. Unranked/Ranked Opponents During Matta Era Year vs. unranked vs. ranked vs. unranked home vs. ranked home Season Rcd/Rcd. in Columbus * / / % /19-0% ** / * (last 6) / / * / / / / / at VCA vs. unranked * Game(s) played in Columbus at St. John Arena 5-0 at St. John vs. unranked %Game played at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio 2-0 at Nationwide vs. unranked in Columbus vs. unranked MATTA HAS BEST RECORD SINCE Since taking over the Ohio State program for the start of the season, Thad Matta has the Big Ten s best overall record with a winning percentage of 78 percent. He also has directed the Buckeyes to the most regular-season conference wins with 111 and most overall wins with 250. Big Ten in Matta Era ( to present) Overall Record Conference Record Team W L Pct. W L Pct. Ohio State Michigan State Wisconsin Illinois Purdue Thad Matta s 331 Games at Ohio State Ws Ls W% First 100 Games Second 100 Games Third 100 Games Current Total BUCKEYES OWN FOUR 1-LOSS/PERFECT HOME SEASONS UNDER MATTA Thad Matta has won at least 15 home games in each of his nine seasons in Columbus. The squad finished with a perfect 18-0 record while the (16-1) and teams (18-1) squads each finished with a single loss at home. Matta is overall in Columbus during his tenure after finishing the season 18-2 at home. Ohio State finished 16-2 in Ohio State is 93-3 at home vs. non-conference opponents and vs. Big Ten competition Ohio State Men s Basketball-10 Matta Era Home Records (vs. Non-Conf./Big Ten) (9-0/6-2) (9-0/8-1) (9-0/7-1) (11-0/9-0) (11-0/8-0) (11-0/7-2) (10-1/7-2) (8-1/8-1) (8-1/7-2) (7-0/0-0) Totals (93-3/67-11) HOMECOURT ADVANTAGE Since Thad Matta took over the Buckeye program in , Ohio State is in Columbus, the most home wins among Big Ten schools. Over the last five seasons Ohio State was 78-5 in Columbus. Overall, against nonconference foes, Ohio State is 93-3 in Columbus under Matta. MATTA OWNS TOP WIN PERCENTAGE AMONG OHIO STATE COACHES Thad Matta, now in his 10th season as head coach of the Buckeyes, has an overall win percentage of 77.9 (258-73) at Ohio State. That winning mean is the highest among the 11 head coaches in the history of the Ohio State men s basketball program with three or more seasons on the sidelines. Matta s (156 games) record in Big Ten regular-season play (.712) also has produced the highest winning pct. in conference play among any previous Ohio State coach. Fred Taylor ( ) is second in both overall win percentage (.653/ ) and Big Ten win percentage (.608/ ) in 18 seasons. MATTA EXTENDS STREAK VS. NON-CONFERENCE FOES Thad Matta has directed Ohio State to at least 10 wins during non-conference play in each of his nine seasons in Columbus. Matta is vs. non-conference competition at Ohio State MATTA IN THE NCAA, ALL-TIME (ENTERING THE SEASON) Win Pct. Among Active Coaches 3rd.772 Minimum fi ve years ( ) 20-Win Seasons (active) 7th 13 Butler 2001, Xavier , Ohio State Fastest to 300 wins (352) 10th Win Percentage (All-Time NCAA) 10th seasons, Win Season Streak (career) 10th(t) consecutive (2001-to present) Win Percentage (min 10 yrs.) 15th seasons, Fastest to 200 wins 16th(t) Career Win Total (Active coaches) 59th 352 Top 10 Best Career Starts by Wins After 3 seasons 8th seasons 10th seasons 10th(t) seasons 8th seasons 6th seasons 6th seasons 5th seasons 5th seasons 2nd seasons 2nd seasons 2nd OHIO STATE STREAKS-MATTA ERA 2 Consecutive Elite Eight appearances 4 Consecutive NCAA Sweet 16 appearances ( ) Consecutive years with 600+ pt. scorer in a season ( ) 5 Consecutive years in NCAA tournament ( ) Consecutive years in B1G tournament title game ( ) Cosecutive years ranked among the Top 10 ( ) 7 Consecutive years with 500+ pg. scorer in a season ( ) 8 Consecutive years with at least 10 wins in Big Ten Conference regular season 8 Consecutive seasons with 10+ non-conference wins (all under Matta) Consecutive years with 1st Team All-B1G representative (2006, 07(2), 08, 09, 10, 11, 12, 13(2)) 9 Consecutive 20-win seasons (all under Thad Matta) Consecutive seasons with 15 or more home wins (all under Matta) 72 Consecutive weeks in Associated Press Top 25 Poll (last 9/2010, 18/2011, 19/ , 20/ , 6/ ) 74 Consecutive wins vs. unranked opponents at home (last 6/2009, 15/2010, 18/2011, 14/2012, 14/2013, 7/2014) and vs. Big Ten foes (regular season and Big Ten tournament games) for an overall record of In 13 seasons as a head coach (1 at Butler, 3 at Xavier and 10 at Ohio State) Matta is vs. the Big Ten. He has winning records vs. 10 league teams (ILL (12-5), IND (11-7), IOWA (11-4), MICH (17-4), MINN (10-5), NW (15-1), PSU (17-0), PUR (14-6) and NEB (5-0). Matta is 10-9 vs. MSU and vs. Wisconsin. Non-Conf. Big Ten Overall Yr. W L W L W L Totals

11 MATTA S CAREER RECORD BY YEAR HEAD COACH THAD MATTA Thad Matta is in his 10th season as head men s basketball coach at Ohio State in Matta has taken all 13 eligible teams to postseason play in his 14 years as an NCAA Division I head coach. AS AN ASSISTANT Year School Record League Tournament Postseason (GA) Indiana State (Admin. Asst.) Butler MCC Title Game NIT 1st Round (Admin. Asst.) Butler (Admin. Asst.) Butler (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) NCAA 2nd Round (Assistant) Western Carolina SoCon Champions NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Miami (Ohio) NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Butler MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round (Assistant) Butler NIT 2nd Round (Assistant) Butler 23-8 MCC Champions NCAA 1st Round AS A HEAD COACH Year School Record Conf/Place League Tournament Postseason Butler /1st MCC Champions NCAA 2nd Round 1-Year Butler Record 24-8 (.750) 1 Title 1 Title 1 NCAA Xavier /1st A-10 Champions NCAA 2nd Round Xavier /1st NCAA 2nd Round Xavier /4th-T A-10 Champions NCAA Elite Eight 3-Year Xavier Record (.772) 2 Titles 2 Titles 3 NCAA Ohio State /6th Ohio State /1st Big Ten Title Game NCAA 2nd Round Ohio State /1st Big Ten Champions NCAA Title Game Ohio State /5th NIT Champions Ohio State /4th-T Big Ten Title Game NCAA 1st Round Ohio State /1st-T Big Ten Champions NCAA Sweet Ohio State /1st Big Ten Champions NCAA Sweet Ohio State /1st-T Big Ten Title Game NCAA Final Four Ohio State /2nd-T Big Ten Champions NCAA Elite Eight Ohio State year Ohio State Record (.779) 5 Titles 4 Titles 7 NCAA 14-Year Collegiate Record (.776) 8 Titles 7 Titles 11 NCAA Buckeyes Own Nine Big Ten Titles in Matta Era Since taking over the Ohio State men s basketball program prior to the start of the season, Thad Matta has directed the Buckeyes to nine Big Ten titles in as many seasons. The Buckeyes have won five regular-season crowns (2006, 2007, 2010, 2011, 2012) and four postseason tournament titles (2007, 2010, 2011, 2013). The Buckeyes were second in the regularseason race in Ohio State has made seven appearances in the conference tournament title game, finishing as the runner-up three times (2006, 2009, 2012). Big Ten Titles by Team During Matta Era Team Regular Season Big Ten Tournament Total Ohio State Michigan State Illinois Purdue Wisconsin Indiana 1 1 Michigan 1 1 Iowa 1 1 Matta Among Best in March Thad Matta has put together one of the best records nationally when it counts the most - during the months of March and April. In nine seasons at Ohio State, Matta has compiled a record of 53-13, the third-best record by percentage (.803) among active coaches. The record is the best among Big Ten coaches as well. Best March Record by D-I Head Coaches Since (Min. 20 Gms/as of 3/31/13) 1. John Calipari, Memphis/Kentucky Shaka Smart, VCU Thad Matta, Ohio State Roy Williams, North Carolina Brad Stevens, Butler March-April Games: 1. John Calipari, Memphis/Kentucky Thad Matta, Ohio State Shaka Smart, VCU Roy Williams, North Carolina Bill Self, Kansas Source: Stats, Inc Ohio State Men s Basketball-11

12 MATTA VS. ALL OPPONENTS Opponent...W L Alabama Albany Alcorn State Arizona American Ball State Belmont Birmingham-Southern Bowling Green Bryant Butler California California Santa Barbara Central Connecticut State Chattanooga Chicago State Cincinnati Clemson Cleveland State Coastal Carolina Columbia Coppin State Creighton Davidson Dayton Delaware Delaware State Detroit Duke Duquesne Eastern Illinois Eastern Kentucky Eastern Michigan Elon Evansville Florida Florida State Florida A&M Florida Gulf Coast Fordham Gardner-Webb Georgetown George Mason George Washington Georgia Tech Gonzaga Hawaii Houston Houston Baptist Illinois Illinois-Chicago Indiana IUPUI Indiana State Iona Iowa Iowa State James Madison Jackson State Jacksonville Kansas Kentucky Kent State Lamar La Salle Lipscomb Long Beach State Long Island Loyola Maryland Shannon Scott handed out 142 assists as a sophomore to move his career assist-to-turnover ratio to Aaron Craft, right, already the career leader in steals at Ohio State, is on pace to own the school record in assists as well. Louisiana-Lafayette Louisiana State Louisville Loyola (Ill.) Marquette Maryland Maryland-Baltimore County Massachusetts Memphis Mercer Miami (Ohio) Miami (Fla.) Michigan Michigan State Minnesota Mississippi Mississippi State Missouri Missouri-Kansas City Morehead State Morgan State Nebraska New Hampshire NC-Wilmington Norfolk State North Carolina North Carolina A&T North Carolina Asheville N. Carolina Wilmington North Dakota State North Florida Northern Iowa Northern Kentucky Northwestern Notre Dame Oakland Ohio Oklahoma Penn State Portland State Presbyterian College Purdue Rhode Island Richmond Robert Morris St. Bonaventure St. Francis (Pa.) St. Joseph s Saint Peters Samford San Francisco Santa Clara Savannah State Siena South Carolina South Carolina Upstate Stanford Syracuse Temple Tennessee Tennessee-Martin Tennessee State Texas Texas A&M Texas Christian Texas-Pan American Texas-San Antonio Texas Tech Towson Troy State Valparaiso Virginia Military Institute Virginia Tech Wake Forest Washington West Virginia Western Carolina Wichita State Winthrop Wisconsin Wisconsin-Green Bay Wisconsin-Milwaukee Wright State Wyoming Xavier Youngstown State Totals (.776) LaQuinton Ross averaged 15.0 points per game during Ohio State s NCAA tournament run last season Ohio State Men s Basketball-12

13 WHAT THEY ARE SAYING ABOUT THE BUCKEYES... Team This team has the necessary ingredients mainly senior leadership to contend in the Big Ten once again and position itself for a deep postseason run. Scott Gleeson, USA Today #4 Aaron Craft This kid is the poster child for college athletics. He plays with great toughness and verve, and he is a natural winner. Seth Davis, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports Take the pictures and put them away. College basketball may not see a leader like Craft for quite some time. A relentless on-ball defender and consummate fl oor general, this senior point guard has been about one thing during his collegiate career -- winning. Jon Rothstein, CBSSport.com Not only is Craft a very, very good college basketball player -- probably the best perimeter defender in the country for each of his three (very successful) seasons, as well as a morethan-capable fl oor general and team leader -- he is also quite possibly the highest-achieving student-athlete in college sports. Eamonn Brennan, ESPN.com It starts and ends with senior point guard Aaron Craft, the heady fl oor general who is one of the best on-the-ball defenders in the country. His knack for making big plays won t show up in the box score unless you re looking at the winloss column. Scott Gleeson, USA Today What Craft does best, however, is anchor a perimeter that will be absolutely stifl ing at times this season. He s probably the best on-ball defender in the country, capable of turning a trip into Columbus into a nightmare for opposing point guards. Rob Dauster, NBCSports.com Aaron Craft will continue to wreak havoc defensively and get under the skin of opposing fans. Nicole Auerbach and Eric Prisbell, USA Today He s a leader, he s a tough defender, he s been working on his offensive game. I m interested to see the things that he s learned from the camp and the things that he s accomplished this summer in terms of his game and see the difference between his junior and senior year. He did well against the other campers. He played me tough Aaron Craft and I know he learned a lot at the camp. Kyrie Irving, Cleveland Cavaliers (CBSSports.com) His stat line (10.0 ppg, 4.6 apg) doesn t speak to his importance as a floor general. Craft s numbers should soar in , and so should the Buckeyes. Scott Gleeson, USA Today Aaron Craft is now a senior, and many people oddly hate him despite his tremendous discipline and perfect fit inside OSU s system. Matt Norlander, CBSSports.com #10 LaQuinton Ross Deshaun Thomas was an awesome offensive talent at the college level, but I get a feeling LaQuinton Ross is going to make Buckeye fans forget about Thomas in a hurry. Matt Norlander, CBSSports.com There were a handful of moments in each of Ohio State s four tournament games in which Ross was clearly the best and most talented player on the floor. Eamonn Brennan, ESPN.com LaQuinton Ross, a 6-8 junior forward, has the potential to make up for lost production and his skill set is reminiscent of Thomas all-around game. Ross can step out on the perimeter to make jumpers, put the ball on the floor when he needs to, and score with an array of post moves. Scott Gleeson, USA Today The loss of last year s leading scorer Deshaun Thomas isn t debilitating because talented but enigmatic LaQuinton Ross emerges as a viable replacement. Brent Yarina, BTN.com With Deshaun Thomas gone, someone is going to have to take on the role of go-to scorer for Ohio State, and if last year s stretch run is any indication, Ross should be that guy. Rob Dauster, NBCSports.com Head Coach Thad Matta Matta has won or shared a piece of the Big Ten title five times in his nine seasons, and his Buckeyes won the Big Ten tournament championship in March even though the league was as good as it s ever been... Matta has elevated OSU to another level, a consistency that may be taken for granted at times. Andy Katz, ESPN.com The vast majority of college hoops fans probably don t realize how good Ohio State has been under Thad Matta... In a league where Michigan State and Indiana are considered the marquee brands, Ohio State has been outperforming them. Andy Glockner, Sports Illustrated Thad Matta has turned Ohio State into one of college basketball s most consistent programs by making the Sweet 16 four straight seasons and averaging 30.8 wins a year while doing it. So the question is whether Matta can win 30 again while making another Sweet 16, and I think the answer is yes. Gary Parrish, CBSSports.com #3 Shannon Scott A role player during his first two years in Columbus, this should be the year where Scott emerges as a legitimate threat on both sides of the ball. Jon Rothstein, CBSSports.com Ohio State Men s Basketball-13

14 The Last Time Ohio State SCORING Team 100 Points Scored 107, vs. VMI (11/23/11) in OT 101, vs. LSU (2-OT) (1/15/10) vs. Big Ten 102, vs. Northwestern (1/10/91) 120 Points Scored 121, vs. George Mason (1/8/95) 50 or Fewer Points Scored 50, vs. Wisconsin (3/17/13) vs. Big Ten 50, vs. Wisconsin (3/17/13) Half 50 Points Scored at Halftime 50, vs. UNC Asheville (12/15/12) vs. Big Ten 53, vs. Northwestern (2/1/90) 60 Points Scored at Halftime 61, vs. Chicago State (11/30/91) 50 Points Scored in Either Half 51 (2), vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 60 Points Scored in Either Half 67 (2), vs. Seton Hall (12/16/95) 10 or Fewer Pts Scored before Half 9, vs. Michigan State (2/7/96) 15 or Fewer Pts Scored before Half 9, vs. Michigan State (2/7/96) 20 or Fewer Pts Scored during a Half 19 (1), at Marquette (11/16/13) vs. Big Ten 20 (1), at Michigan (2/18/12) Individual 40 Points by a Player 40, Jared Sullinger, vs. IUPUI (12/19/10) vs. Big Ten 42, Clark Kellogg, vs. Northwestern (1/15/81) 30 Points by a Player 31, Deshaun Thomas, vs. Washington (11/18/12) vs. Big Ten 30, Jared Sullinger, vs. Purdue (3/9/12) Double-Double (Pts./Reb.) Amir Williams (12/16) vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) vs. Big Ten Jared Sullinger (30/12) vs. Purdue (3/9/12) Double-Double (Pts./Asts.) Aaron Craft 10/10 at Marquette (11/16/13) Double-Double off the bench Shannon Scott (10/10 asts), vs. UMKC (11/23/12) Two Players with 20 Points D. Thomas (26), S. Thompson (20) vs. Iona (3/22/13) Back to Back Gms Two Players with 20 Pts J. Sullinger (30), D. Thomas (22) vs. Purdue (3/9/12), Sullinger (24), D. Thomas (22) vs. Michigan (3/10/12) Three Players with 20 Points E. Turner/W. Buford/J. Diebler, vs. Indiana (1/31/09) Two Players with 25 Points D. Lighty (26) and J. Sullinger (20), vs. Florida (11/16/10) Player scored 20+ off the Bench 22, LaQuinton Ross, vs. NKU (12/1/12) 5-Consecutive 20 pt. Games Deshaun Thomas (1/2-13/2013) Double Figures Five Players in Double Figures vs. N. Fla (11/29/13); A. Williams (18), Ross (17), Della Valle (17), Craft (16), Smith Jr. (10) Six Players in Double Figures vs. Purdue (1/25/11); Sullinger, Lighty, Lauderdale, Buford, Diebler, Craft vs. Big Ten vs. Purdue (1/25/11); Sullinger, Lighty, Lauderdale, Buford, Diebler, Craft Seven Players in Double Figures Bethune-Cookman (11/25/9) Jackson, Lee, Carter, Brown, Baker, Jent, Skelton Zero Players in Double Figures vs. Illinois (1/24/96) Five Starters in Double Figures vs. Minnesota (2/6/11) Sullinger, Lauderdale, Lighty, Buford, Diebler FIELD GOALS 40 Field Goals 46, vs. VMI (11/23/11) 30 Field Goals 36 (52), vs. North Florida (11/29/13) in Overtime 30 (58), at Michigan (2/5/13-OT) 20 or Fewer Field Goals 20 (56), vs. American (11/20/13) vs. Big Ten 18 (46), at Nebraska (2/2/13) 15 or Fewer Field Goals 14, vs. Michigan State (2/11/12) Made 10+ consecutive 2 pt. FGs 17, Deshaun Thomas vs. SC Upstate (6, 12/14/11) and South Carolina (11, 12/17/11) Starters Make 1st 15 Field Goals vs. N. Florida (11/29/13): Scott (3-3), A. Williams (4-4), Smith Jr. (2-2), Craft (3-3), Ross (3-3) Field Goal Attempts 40 or Fewer Attempts 37, vs. Northwestern 70 Attempts 71 (34), vs. Iona (3/22/13) 80 Attempts 83, vs. George Mason (1/8/95) Field Goal Percentage 60+ Percent Shooting.692 (36/52), vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 50+ Percent Shooting.527 (29/55), vs. CCSU (12/7/13) 30 Percent Shooting or Less.264 (14/53), vs. Michigan State (2/11/12) 70+ Percent Shooting (half)..704 (19-27) vs. North Florida (11/29/13) vs. Big Ten.773 ( nd) vs. Nebraska (3/15/13) THREE-POINTERS 10 Three-Pointers 14/23, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 15 Three-Pointers 16/26, vs. George Mason (3/20/11) Zero Three-Pointers 0/13, vs. Penn State (1/10/04) Three-Point Attempts 35 or More Attempts 35, vs. Chattanooga (11/27/04) 30 or More Attempts 31 (8), vs. Kansas (12/22/12) 25 or More Attempts 25 (5), vs. Wichita St. (3/30/13) 10 or Fewer Attempts 5 (3), vs. Wisconsin (1/29/13) FREE THROWS Team 25 Made Free Throws 38 (51), vs. Ohio (11/12/13) vs. Big Ten 26 (34), vs. Purdue (2/7/12) 30 Made Free Throws 38 (51), vs. Ohio (11/12/13) Five or Fewer Made Free Throws 5 (15), at Marquette (11/16/13) vs. Big Ten 4 (11), at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Attempts 10 or Fewer Free Throws Attempted 10(7), at Michigan (2/5/13-OT) 30 Free Throws Attempted 30 (20), vs. Kansas City (11/23/12) 40 Free Throws Attempted 42 (31), vs. Syracuse (3/24/12) 50 Free Throws Attempted 51 (38) vs. Ohio (11/12/13) REBOUNDS Team 50 Rebounds 55, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Individual 10+ Rebounds 16, Amir Williams vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) 15 Rebounds 16, Amir Williams vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) 20 Rebounds 22, Herb Williams vs. Marshall (11/28/77) 25 Rebounds 30, Jerry Lucas (3/9/62) Three Players with 10 Rebounds Carter, Jent, Robinson, vs. Tenn. State (12/17/90) ASSISTS Team 30 or More Assists 30, vs. VMI (11/23/11) 25 or More Assists 25, vs. Iona (3/22/13) Five or Fewer Assists 3, vs. Northwestern (3/11/11) Individual 10 Assists 10, Aaron Craft, at Marquette (11/16/13) 15 Assists 15, Aaron Craft, vs. George Mason (3/20/11) TURNOVERS Team Five or Fewer Turnovers 5, vs. Michigan State (3/16/13) vs. Big Ten 5, vs. Michigan State (3/16/13) STEALS Team 10 or More 10, at Marquette (11/16/13) 15 or More 15, vs. Jackson State (11/18/11) 0 steals vs. Purdue (2/7/12) Individual 5 Steals 5, Aaron Craft vs. Maryland (12/4/13) 3 Players 3 or more Scott (3), Craft (3), Ravenel (3) vs. Minnesota (2/20/13) BLOCKS 10+ blocks Team 10, vs. Kansas City (11/23/12) vs. Big Ten 13, vs. Michigan (2/6/07) 0 Blocked Shots at Michigan (2/18/12) vs. Big Ten at Michigan (2/18/12) Individual 5 Blocks 5, Amir Williams at Marquette (11/16/13) 10 Blocks 11, Ken Johnson, vs. Iowa (2/9/00) PLAYER USAGE Six Players Used vs. Michigan State (2/21/10) Seven Players Used vs. Michigan State (2/11/12) Playing 40 Minutes (non-ot) Deshaun Thomas vs. Michigan State (3/16/13) Amir Williams Ohio State Men s Basketball-14

15 FOULS Three Players Fouled Out Connolly, Willams, Radinovic, vs. Duke (12/3/02) vs. Big Ten Connolly, Williams, Martin, vs. Syracuse (2/6/02) MARGIN OF VICTORY 40-Point Victory (+40) vs. Savannah State (12/12/12) vs. Big Ten (+40), vs. Northwestern (1/10/91) 30-Point Victory (+35) vs. North Florida (11/29/13) vs. Big Ten (+34), at Nebraska (1/21/12) 3 30-point Big Ten wins, season vs. Northwestern (87-54), Nebraska (71-40), at Nebraska (79-45) in Point Victory , vs. UT Martin (12/27/10) 60-Point Victory , vs. UT Martin (12/27/10) 70-Point Victory , vs. Chicago State (11/30/91) 80-Point Victory 88-2, vs. Ohio (2/6/1903) Halftime Deficits 20+ Point Lead at Halftime (+26), vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) vs. Big Ten (+20), vs. Penn State (1/25/12) 30-Point Lead at Halftime (+35), vs. Kansas City (11/23/12) 10-Point Halftime Lead Overcome -13, vs. Purdue (11/12/10) 20-Point Halftime Lead Overcome -20, vs. Penn State (3/3/01) VS. RANKED OPPONENTS Ohio State Played a Ranked Opponent Ohio State Win 52-35, at No. 17 Marquette (11/16/13) Ohio State Loss 71-49, at No. 20 Wisconsin (2/17/13) Ohio State Played an AP No. 1-Ranked Team Ohio State Win 65-64, vs. No. 1 Illinois (3/6/05) Ohio State Loss 81-68, vs. No. 1 Indiana (2/10/13) Ohio State Played an AP Top 5 Team Ohio State Win 67-58, vs No. 2 Indiana (3/5/13) Ohio State Loss 81-68, vs. No. 1 Indiana (2/10/13) vs. Big Ten 67-58, vs No. 2 Indiana (W, 3/5/13) Ohio State Played an AP Top 10 Team Ohio State Win 61-58, vs. No. 8 Michigan State (3/16/13) Ohio State Loss 81-68, vs. No. 1 Indiana (2/10/13) Ohio State was Ranked AP No. 1 No. 1 vs. Kentucky (3/25/11) AP Top 10 No. 5, vs. CCSU (12/7/13) OVERTIME Overtime Game Ohio State Win 67-61, vs. Northwestern (3/11/11) vs. Big Ten 67-61, vs. Northwestern (3/11/11) Ohio State Loss 76-74, at Michigan (2/5/13-OT) Double Overtime Game Ohio State Win 97-95, vs. Indiana (2/17/91) Ohio State Loss 74-72, vs. Siena (3/20/09) Triple Overtime Game Ohio State Win 93-92, vs. Purdue (3/5/81) Ohio State Loss 97-96, vs. Rutgers (12/30/78) OPENERS Home Openers Ohio State Win 89-50, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Ohio State Loss 59-57, vs. Notre Dame (11/16/99) Road/Neutral Openers Ohio State Win 52-35, vs. No. 17 Marquette (11/16/13) Ohio State Loss 78-67, at No. 13 Kansas (12/10/11) The Last Time an Opponent SCORING Team Scored 100 Points 107, Purdue (2/7/98) in OT 113, LSU (2-OT) (1/15/10) Scored 120 Points 122, Indiana (2/2/59) Scored 50 or Fewer Points 50, vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) Big Ten Opponent 43, Wisconsin (3/17/13) Half 50 Points Scored at Halftime 51, Penn State (3/3/01) 60 Points Scored at Halftime 61, Illinois (2/17/88) 50 Points Scored in Either Half 50 (2), Duke (11/28/12) By a Big Ten Opponent 50 (2), Michigan State (2/26/02) 60 Points Scored in Either Half 63 (2), Penn State (2/16/98) 15 or Fewer Pts Scored before Half 13, Coppin State (12/30/00) By a Big Ten Opponent 11, Wisconsin (2/1/97) 20 or Fewer Points Scored during a Half 16 (2), vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) By a Big Ten Opponent 19 (2), Wisconsin (3/17/13) Individual 40+ Points by a Player 43, Brandon Paul, Illinois (1/10/12) 30+ Points by a Player 43, Brandon Paul, Illinois (1/10/12) Double-Double (Pts./Reb.) Charles Mitchell (12 pts/11 rebs.) vs. Maryland (12/4/13) Two Players with 20 Points Victor Oladipo (26), Cody Zeller (24), Christian Watford (20), Indiana (2/10/13) Three Players with 20 Points Victor Oladipo (26), Cody Zeller (24), Christian Watford (20), Indiana (2/10/13) Two Players with 25 Points Jarrett Stephens (25) and Joe Crispin (25), Penn State (2/12/00) Player scored 20+ Points off the Bench 23, Zach Morley, Wisconsin (3/11/05) Double Figures Five Players in Double Figures No. 3 Michigan (2/2/13); Hardaway Jr. (23), Burke (16), McGary (14), Stauskas (11), Robinson III (10) By Big Ten Opponent No. 3 Michigan (2/2/13); Hardaway Jr. (23), Burke (16), McGary (14), Stauskas (11), Robinson III (10) Six Players in Double Figures Iowa (2/14/98);Davis (13), Galloway (13), Bowen (15), Oliver (12), McCausland (16), Luehrsmann (10) Zero Players in Double Figures Kansas City (11/23/12) FIELD GOALS 30 Field Goals 30, Tennessee (3/26/10) By Big Ten Opponent 31, Illinois (3/13/10) in OT 38, LSU (2-OT) (1/15/10) 20 or Fewer Field Goals 20 (52), vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 15 or Fewer Field Goals 10 (53), at Marquette (11/16/13) By Big Ten Opponent 14 (48), Minnesota (2/20/13) pt FGs made in a half 1, UTPA-1st (12/3/11) Field Goal Attempts 40 or Fewer Attempts 40, Delaware State (12/19/09) 70 Attempts 75, Illinois (3/13/10) By Big Ten Opponent 75, Illinois (3/13/10) 80 Attempts 91, George Mason (12/9/95) 90 Attempts 91, George Mason (12/9/95) Field Goal Percentage 70 Percent Shooting.733 (33/45), Michigan State (2/7/04) 60 Percent Shooting.600 (27/45), at Illinois (1/10/12) 50 Percent Shooting.527 (29/55), at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Under 30 Pct. Shooting.189 (10-53) at Marquette (11/16/13) Under 20 Pct. Shooting.189 (10-53) at Marquette (11/16/13) THREE-POINTERS 10 Three-Pointers 12 (25), Iowa State (3/24/13) By Big Ten Opponent 11 (26), Northwestern (2/14/13) 15 Three-Pointers 16, Purdue (2/7/98) By Big Ten Opponent 16, Purdue (2/7/98) Zero Three-Pointers 0/12, Lamar (12/20/11) By Big Ten Opponent 0/10, Michigan (3/3/92) More 3s than 2s 12/11, vs. Iowa State (3/24/13) Equal 3s and 2s 14 each, Michigan (2/5/13) Three-Point Attempts 30 or More Attempts 30, VMI (11/23/11) By Big Ten Opponent 30, Northwestern (1/29/11) 25 or More Attempts 25 (12), Iowa State (3/24/13) By Big Ten Opponent 26 (11), Northwestern (2/14/13) 10 or Fewer Attempts 9, Jackson State (11/18/11) By Big Ten Opponent 5, Michigan State (2/15/11) More 3s than 2s 28/24, Wisconsin (1/29/13) FREE THROWS Team 25 Free Throws 32, Wisconsin (2/14/05) By Big Ten Opponent 32, Wisconsin (2/14/05) 30 Free Throws 32, Wisconsin (2/14/05) Five or Fewer Made Free Throws 4(8), Wisconsin (3/17/13) By Big Ten Opponent 4(8), Wisconsin (3/17/13) Perfect from Foul Line (at least 10 made) 15/15, Towson (11/15/04) 0 Free Throws 0 (0) Wisconsin (1/29/13) Lenzelle Smith Jr Ohio State Men s Basketball-15

16 Attempts Five or Fewer Free Throws Attempted 3(2), Northwestern (2/14/13) By Big Ten Opponent 3(2), Northwestern (2/14/13) 10 or Fewer Free Throws Attempted 8(8), vs. CCSU (12/7/13) By Big Ten Opponent 8(4), Wisconsin (3/17/13) 30 Free Throws Attempted 30 (19), vs. Kansas (12/22/12) By Big Ten Opponent 30, Minnesota (1/9/10) 40 Free Throws Attempted 46, Wisconsin (2/6/02) By Big Ten Opponent 46, Wisconsin (2/6/02) 0 free throws attempted Wisconsin (1/29/13) Individual Perfect From Foul Line (min. 10 FTA) 10/10 Pete Lisicky, Penn State (2/28/98) 20 Free Throws 20, Glenn Robinson, Purdue (2/23/94) 15 Free Throws 16/18, D. Harris (2/14/04) REBOUNDS Team 50 Rebounds 50, at Marquette (11/16/13) 15 or Fewer 14, Presbyterian (12/15/07) Individual 10+ Rebounds 12, Larry Nance Jr., vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) 15+ Rebounds 15, Adreian Payne, Michigan State (2/24/13) ASSISTS Team Five or Fewer Assists 4, at Marquette (11/16/13) Individual 10 Assists 10, Lewis Jackson vs. Purdue (3/8/12) By Big Ten Opponent 10, Lewis Jackson vs. Purdue (3/8/12) 15 Assists 15, Tony Miller, Marquette (12/12/93) TURNOVERS Team Five or Fewer Turnovers 4, at Penn State (1/26/13) By Big Ten Opponent at Penn State (1/26/13) 25 Turnovers 27, vs. American (11/20/13) By Big Ten Opponent 27, Nebraska (1/21/12) 30 Turnovers 33, Denver (12/7/00) Individual 10 Turnovers 10, Corey Hemphill, Tennessee Tech (11/24/98) STEALS Team 10 or More 11, Minnesota (1/9/10) Individual 5 Steals by a Player 7, Brandon Richardson, Nebraska (1/3/12) BLOCKS Team 10, Florida State (11/30/10) By Big Ten Opponent 10, Minnesota (2/25/04) Zero Blocked Shots at Northwestern (2/28/13) By Big Ten Opponent at Northwestern (2/28/13) Individual 5 Blocks 6, Melsahn Basabe, Iowa (1/4/11) PLAYER USAGE Six Players Used Villanova (2/18/04) Seven Players Used Northwestern (1/29/11) Playing 40 Minutes (non-ot) Riley Grabau, vs. Wyoming (11/15/13) FOULS Three Players Fouled Out Ndour, J. Smith, R. Johnson, Setty, Hall-Ohio (11/12/13) Four Players Fouled Out Ndour, J. Smith, R. Johnson, Setty, Hall-Ohio (11/12/13) Five Players Fouled Out Ndour, J. Smith, R. Johnson, Setty, Hall-Ohio (11/12/13) MARGIN OF VICTORY 30-Point Victory , Purdue (2/7/98) 40-Point Victory , BYU (12/22/65) By Big Ten Opponent , Illinois (2/10/56) Halftime Deficits 20-Point Lead at Halftime 41-19, Seton Hall (12/20/03) By Big Ten Opponent 51-31, Penn State (3/3/01) Comeback Win After Trailing by (33-23, 2nd half) at Duke (11/28/12) MISCELLANEOUS-Ohio State 30+ Ohio State Bench Points 32, vs. Morgan State (11/09/13) by Opponent 30, Valparaiso (11/25/11); Purdue (2/7/12) 60+ Points in the Paint 68 vs. VMI (11/23/11) 50+ Points in the Paint 50 vs. UNC Asheville (12/15/12) 40+ Bench Points 41 vs. North Carolina A&T (11/12/10) 10+ Players Score 11 vs. Iona (3/22/13) 10+ Offensive Rebounds-Ind. 11 (18 total rebs.), Jared Sullinger at NW (2/29/12) 40+ Lead in game 45 (86-41) 2:18 2nd half vs. Chicago State (12/29/12) 25+ Rebound Margin 26, (48-22) vs. Chicago State (12/29/12) 10 Players with 10+ mins in a game 10, vs. Nebraska (1/2/13) 10 Players with 2+ Rebs in a game 10 vs. Savannah State (12/12/12) OSU more FT pts than 2-pt basket pts. 38 FTs (38-51), 13 2-pters (26 pts) vs. Ohio (11/12/13) OSU player more assists than opponent Aaron Craft (10) at Marquette (4) (11/16/13) OSU player made 1st career FGA Amedeo Della Valle (3 ptr) Kansas City (11/23/12) OSU player outscores opp. in a half D. Thomas (18 pts) vs. Nebraska (17) (1/2/13) (1st) OSU player ties opp in total rebounds Jared Sulligner (18 rebs.), NW 18 rebs. at NW (2/29/12) OSU 0 bench points vs. Kansas (3/31/12) OSU More TOs than FGs vs. Michigan State (2/11/12), 15 TOs, 14 FGs MISCELLANEOUS-Opponent 0 Pts off Turnovers vs. Michigan State (3/16/13) More TOs than FGs American (11/20/13), 27 TOs, 21 FGs Big Ten Minnesota (2/20/13), 24 TOs, 14 FGs 2X more TOs than FGs Nebraska (1/21/12) 27 TOs, 13 FGs Both Teams 0 bench points Ohio State at Illinois (1/10/12) Both Teams 0 blocks Ohio State at Michigan (2/18/12) 0 Fast Break Pts. Marquette (11/16/13) Both Teams 0 Fast Break Pts. Ohio State vs. Wichita St. (3/30/13) More Bench Points than Starters Marquette (11/16/13, 23 bench/12 starters) 2nd half with 1/2 of 1st half points Wyoming (11/25/13, 34 1st half pts, 16 in 2nd half) Ohio State Men s Basketball-16

17 Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Combined Team Statistics (as of Dec 07, 2013) All games RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES CONFERENCE NON-CONFERENCE Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 32 Smith Jr., Lenzelle Ross, LaQuinton Craft, Aaron Williams, Amir Scott, Shannon Thompson, Sam Loving, Marc Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Lorbach, Jake Team Total Opponents TEAM STATISTICS OSU OPP SCORING Points per game Scoring margin FIELD GOALS-ATT Field goal pct POINT FG-ATT point FG pct pt FG made per game FREE THROWS-ATT Free throw pct F-Throws made per game REBOUNDS Rebounds per game Rebounding margin ASSISTS Assists per game TURNOVERS Turnovers per game Turnover margin Assist/turnover ratio STEALS Steals per game BLOCKS Blocks per game ATTENDANCE Home games-avg/game Neutral site-avg/game Date Opponent Score Att. 11/09/13 MORGAN STATE W /12/13 OHIO W /16/13 at Marquette W /20/13 AMERICAN W /25/13 WYOMING W /29/13 NORTH FLORIDA W /04/13 MARYLAND W /07/13 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT W * - Conference game Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals Ohio State Opponents Ohio State Men s Basketball-17

18 Comparison Statistics Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Team Game-by-Game Comparison (as of Dec 07, 2013) All games Opponent 1st 2nd Score Mar Total FG FG Pct 3-Pointers 3FG Pct Free Throws FT Pct Rebounds Assist T/Over Block Steal Fouls MORGAN STATE 49/23 40/ / / / / / / / /7 16/12 5/1 3/4 16/22 OHIO 40/28 39/ / / / / / / / /6 9/14 4/1 4/2 21/34 Marquette 19/19 33/ / / / / / / /50 (16) 16/4 11/20 8/2 10/6 19/18 AMERICAN 28/23 35/ / / / / / / / /14 14/27 2/7 15/6 10/19 WYOMING 38/34 27/ / / / / / / / /6 6/8 7/3 2/0 15/18 NORTH FLORIDA 48/29 51/ / / / / / / / /7 12/18 1/1 9/1 16/16 MARYLAND 43/26 33/ / / / / / / /44 (14) 11/6 11/14 4/3 8/4 15/23 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT 38/29 36/ / / / / / / /29 (1) 10/9 11/20 7/3 6/3 12/16 Note: Game totals are displayed in the format TEAM/OPPONENT for each category Ohio State Men s Basketball-18

19 Highs and Lows Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Player High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 07, 2013) All games Ohio State - INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 23 Ross, LaQuinton vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 20 Ross, LaQuinton vs Maryland (12/04/13) 20 Smith Jr., Lenzelle vs Wyoming (11/25/13) Field Goals Made 9 Ross, LaQuinton vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 8 Williams, Amir vs North Florida (11/29/13) Field Goal Att. 14 Ross, LaQuinton vs Morgan State (11/09/13) 13 Ross, LaQuinton vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 13 Ross, LaQuinton vs Maryland (12/04/13) FG Pct (min 5 made).875 (7-8) Craft, Aaron vs North Florida (11/29/13).727 (8-11) Williams, Amir vs North Florida (11/29/13) 3-Point FG Made 5 Della Valle, Amedeo vs North Florida (11/29/13) 5 Smith Jr., Lenzelle vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 3-Point FG Att. 8 Della Valle, Amedeo vs North Florida (11/29/13) 8 Smith Jr., Lenzelle vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made).667 (4-6) Ross, LaQuinton vs Maryland (12/04/13).667 (4-6) Smith Jr., Lenzelle vs Morgan State (11/09/13).667 (2-3) Scott, Shannon vs Wyoming (11/25/13).667 (2-3) Thompson, Sam vs Morgan State (11/09/13) Free Throws Made 14 Craft, Aaron vs Ohio (11/12/13) 8 Williams, Amir vs Ohio (11/12/13) Free Throw Att. 18 Craft, Aaron vs Ohio (11/12/13) 10 Williams, Amir vs Ohio (11/12/13) FT Pct (min 3 made) (4-4) Craft, Aaron vs Maryland (12/04/13) (4-4) Thompson, Sam at Marquette (11/16/13) (3-3) Craft, Aaron vs Morgan State (11/09/13) (3-3) Ross, LaQuinton vs Morgan State (11/09/13) Rebounds 16 Williams, Amir vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 11 Ross, LaQuinton vs Morgan State (11/09/13) Assists 10 Craft, Aaron at Marquette (11/16/13) 7 Scott, Shannon vs Morgan State (11/09/13) Steals 7 Craft, Aaron vs American (11/20/13) 5 Craft, Aaron vs Maryland (12/04/13) 5 Scott, Shannon at Marquette (11/16/13) Blocked Shots 5 Williams, Amir at Marquette (11/16/13) Ohio State - TEAM GAME HIGHS POINTS 99 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 89 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 36 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 31 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 65 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 56 WYOMING (11/25/13) 56 AMERICAN (11/20/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.692 (36-52) NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13).527 (29-55) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 14 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 11 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 25 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 23 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 23 WYOMING (11/25/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.609 (14-23) NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13).444 (8-18) MARYLAND (12/04/13) FREE THROWS MADE 38 OHIO (11/12/13) 20 AMERICAN (11/20/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 51 OHIO (11/12/13) 29 MARYLAND (12/04/13) 29 AMERICAN (11/20/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.745 (38-51) OHIO (11/12/13).727 (16-22) MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) REBOUNDS 55 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 42 WYOMING (11/25/13) ASSISTS 20 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 18 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) STEALS 15 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 10 at Marquette (11/16/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 8 at Marquette (11/16/13) 7 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) Ohio State Men's Basketball Ohio State Opponent High/Low Analysis (as of Dec 07, 2013) All games OPPONENT INDIVIDUAL GAME HIGHS Points 21 KELLOGG, Nick vs Ohio (11/12/13) 21 TAYLOR, Stevie vs Ohio (11/12/13) Field Goals Made 8 Dez Wells vs Maryland (12/04/13) 8 KELLOGG, Nick vs Ohio (11/12/13) 8 TAYLOR, Stevie vs Ohio (11/12/13) Field Goal Att. 19 BLACK,Justin vs Morgan State (11/09/13) 17 Dez Wells vs Maryland (12/04/13) 17 NANCE JR, Larry vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 17 TAYLOR, Stevie vs Ohio (11/12/13) FG Pct (min 5 made).833 (5-6) CHILES,Ian vs Morgan State (11/09/13).700 (7-10) Wroblicky, Tony vs American (11/20/13) 3-Point FG Made 4 MOORE, Dallas vs North Florida (11/29/13) 3 BEECH, Beau vs North Florida (11/29/13) 3 Reed, Jesse vs American (11/20/13) 3 KELLOGG, Nick vs Ohio (11/12/13) 3-Point FG Att. 8 BEECH, Beau vs North Florida (11/29/13) 7 Nick Faust vs Maryland (12/04/13) 7 KELLOGG, Nick vs Ohio (11/12/13) 3-Pt FG Pct (min 2 made) (4-4) MOORE, Dallas vs North Florida (11/29/13).667 (2-3) GRABAU, Riley vs Wyoming (11/25/13) Free Throws Made 8 MOBLEY, Matt vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 5 DAVENPORT, Chris vs North Florida (11/29/13) 5 NANCE JR, Larry vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 5 JOHNSON, Ricardo vs Ohio (11/12/13) Free Throw Att. 8 MOBLEY, Matt vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 7 NANCE JR, Larry vs Wyoming (11/25/13) FT Pct (min 3 made) (8-8) MOBLEY, Matt vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) (5-5) JOHNSON, Ricardo vs Ohio (11/12/13) (4-4) GARDNER, Davante at Marquette (11/16/13) (4-4) MAYO, Todd at Marquette (11/16/13) (3-3) Dez Wells vs Maryland (12/04/13) (3-3) TAYLOR, Stevie vs Ohio (11/12/13) Rebounds 12 NANCE JR, Larry vs Wyoming (11/25/13) 11 Charles Mitchell vs Maryland (12/04/13) Assists 5 Gardner, Darius vs American (11/20/13) 4 VINALES, Kyle vs Central Connecticut (12/07/13) 4 Roddy Peters vs Maryland (12/04/13) 4 McROY, Charles vs North Florida (11/29/13) Steals 2 Kager, Kyle vs American (11/20/13) 2 Wroblicky, Tony vs American (11/20/13) 2 MAYO, Todd at Marquette (11/16/13) Blocked Shots 4 Wroblicky, Tony vs American (11/20/13) Opponent - GAME HIGHS POINTS 69 OHIO (11/12/13) 64 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 25 MARYLAND (12/04/13) 24 OHIO (11/12/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 65 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 64 MARYLAND (12/04/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.460 (23-50) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13).457 (21-46) AMERICAN (11/20/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 9 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 5 OHIO (11/12/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 19 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 18 MARYLAND (12/04/13) 18 at Marquette (11/16/13) 18 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.474 (9-19) NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13).333 (4-12) AMERICAN (11/20/13) FREE THROWS MADE 16 OHIO (11/12/13) 15 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 21 at Marquette (11/16/13) 21 OHIO (11/12/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE (8-8) CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13).857 (6-7) AMERICAN (11/20/13) REBOUNDS 50 at Marquette (11/16/13) 44 MARYLAND (12/04/13) ASSISTS 14 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 9 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) STEALS 6 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 6 at Marquette (11/16/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 7 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 3 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) Ohio State - GAME LOWS POINTS 52 at Marquette (11/16/13) 63 AMERICAN (11/20/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 18 OHIO (11/12/13) 20 AMERICAN (11/20/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 44 OHIO (11/12/13) 48 MARYLAND (12/04/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.357 (20-56) AMERICAN (11/20/13).409 (18-44) OHIO (11/12/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 3 at Marquette (11/16/13) 3 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 16 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 17 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.167 (3-18) at Marquette (11/16/13).188 (3-16) AMERICAN (11/20/13) FREE THROWS MADE 5 at Marquette (11/16/13) 11 WYOMING (11/25/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 15 at Marquette (11/16/13) 16 WYOMING (11/25/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.333 (5-15) at Marquette (11/16/13).591 (13-22) NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) REBOUNDS 28 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) 30 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 30 MARYLAND (12/04/13) ASSISTS 8 WYOMING (11/25/13) 9 OHIO (11/12/13) STEALS 2 WYOMING (11/25/13) 3 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 2 AMERICAN (11/20/13) Opponent - GAME LOWS POINTS 35 at Marquette (11/16/13) 50 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 50 WYOMING (11/25/13) FIELD GOALS MADE 10 at Marquette (11/16/13) 19 WYOMING (11/25/13) FIELD GOAL ATTEMPTS 46 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 50 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.189 (10-53) at Marquette (11/16/13).308 (20-65) MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) 3 PT FIELD GOALS MADE 1 at Marquette (11/16/13) 2 WYOMING (11/25/13) 2 MARYLAND (12/04/13) 2 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) 3 PT FG ATTEMPTS 11 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) 12 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 3 PT FG PERCENTAGE.056 (1-18) at Marquette (11/16/13).111 (2-18) MARYLAND (12/04/13) FREE THROWS MADE 6 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 7 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) FREE THROW ATTEMPTS 7 AMERICAN (11/20/13) 8 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.467 (7-15) MORGAN STATE (11/09/13).615 (8-13) MARYLAND (12/04/13) REBOUNDS 26 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) 29 WYOMING (11/25/13) 29 CENTRAL CONNECTICUT (12/07/13) ASSISTS 4 at Marquette (11/16/13) 6 OHIO (11/12/13) 6 WYOMING (11/25/13) 6 MARYLAND (12/04/13) STEALS 0 WYOMING (11/25/13) 1 NORTH FLORIDA (11/29/13) BLOCKED SHOTS 1 MORGAN STATE (11/09/13) Ohio State Men s Basketball-19

20 Charting the Buckeyes All Games Ohio State Opponents Most First Half Points 49 (Morgan St., 11/9) 34 (Wyoming, 11/25) Most Second Half Points 51 (North Florida, 11/29) 41 (Ohio, 11/12) Most Overtime Points Fewest First Half Points 19 (Marquette, 11/16) 19 (Marquette, 11/16) Fewest Second Half Points 33 (Marquette, 11/16) 16 (Wyoming, 11/25) Halftime Leads: OSU 7 OSU Record Opp. OSU Record -- Ties 1 OSU Record Rebound Advantage: OSU 5 OSU Record Opp. 3 OSU Record Ties OSU Record -- Bench Scoring Advantage OSU 6 OSU Record Opp. 2 OSU Record Ties OSU Record -- Bench Scoring Totals OSU 164 Opp. 87 OSU Margin 81 Ohio State in the Polls Date Associated Press ESPN/ USA Today Preseason Nov Nov Nov Dec Dec Starting Combinations (G, G, C, F, F) and Records All Games Big Ten Craft, Scott, Smith Jr., Ross, A. Williams 8-0 Point Differential Margin Wins Losses Scoring -- Craft Smith Jr. Ross Scott Thompson A. Williams McDonald Della Valle Loving K. Williams Totals Double-Figure Games Point Games Point Games Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Rebounding -- Craft Smith Jr. Ross Scott Thompson A. Williams McDonald Della Valle Loving K. Williams Totals Double-Figure Games Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Assists -- Craft Smith Jr. Ross Scott Thompson A. Williams McDonald Della Valle Loving K. Williams Totals Game-High Honors Team-High Honors Double-Doubles -- (Pts/Rebs) Ohio State Men s Basketball-20

21 Game 1 No. 11 Ohio State 89, Morgan State 50 Nov. 9, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS-Shannon Scott scored a career-high 16 points and LaQuinton Ross, also starting for the first time as a junior, had 14 points and a personal-best 11 rebounds to lead the Buckeyes past Morgan State Lenzelle Smith Jr. led the way with 18 points and spurred a first-half spurt for the Buckeyes, who improved to in home openers and in season debuts. Much of the drama vanished early after Ohio State scored the first eight points and built a 26-point halftime lead. Sam Thompson added 14 points and freshman Marc Loving had 10 for Ohio State. Scott had seven assists to go with his 16 points, while Ross registered his first career double-double. Just as he had in a exhibition victory over Walsh, head coach Thad Matta brought Thompson off the bench and inserted Scott into the starting lineup. The combination of the quick Scott and physical Craft gives the Buckeyes one of the best pairings of defensive guards in the country. Plus, Thompson provided a lift off the bench. Morgan State had difficulty matching up with Ohio State. Justin Black had 13 points, Ian Chiles 12 and Anthony Hubbard 11 for Morgan State. Scott hit three 3-pointers - a career high for a game - in the first 2:05 to power an 11-2 lead. Notes: Ohio State leads the all-time series with Morgan State 2-0. The Buckeyes defeated the Bears Dec. 27, 1994 in Columbus. Ohio State is 17-0 against teams from the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC). Five players scored in double figures for Ohio State: Lenzelle Smith Jr. (18 points), Shannon Scott (16) and LaQuinton Ross (14), Sam Thompson (14) and Marc Loving (10). The last time five players scored in double figures for OSU was Dec. 29, 2012 vs. Chicago State. The Buckeyes are in home openers and in season openers all-time. Ohio State has won 40-consecutive non-conference home games against unranked opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Buckeyes held Morgan State scoreless for a 5:53 stretch in the first half, outscoring the Bears 16-0 during that time. Ohio State owned a 32-5 advantage in bench points. Ohio State had 55 team rebounds, the most since the Buckeyes totaled 60 against North Carolina A&T on Dec. 12, OSU held a rebounding edge. The Buckeyes made 11 3-point shots against the Bears (11-24). Ohio State made 10 or more 3-point baskets only four times all of last season. As a ranked team (Associated Press), No. 11 Ohio State is all-time. Thad Matta is during his career at Ohio State and overall as a head coach. Matta is 10-0 in home/season openers at OSU. Matta is 44-6 in the month of November as OSU head coach. Shannon Scott scored a career-high 16 points. His previous career high was 15 against Kansas (Dec. 12, 2012). Scott made a career-high four 3-point baskets. LaQuinton Ross earned his first career double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against the Bears. His 11 rebounds were a career best. Game 2 No. 10 Ohio State 79, Ohio 69 Nov. 12, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS-Aaron Craft scored 18 points - including eight free throws down the stretch - to help the Buckeyes hold off their neighboring rivals Ohio, The teams combined for 55 fouls and 72 free throws, five Bobcats fouled out. Amir Williams had a career-high 14 points and matched a career-best with 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes (2-0), while reserve Sam Thompson had 12 points and LaQuinton Ross added 10. Ohio State built a 12-point halftime lead and never trailed, although the Bobcats (1-1) cut the gap to five points with 4 minutes left. Down by double figures most of the game, the Bobcats got back into it in the closing minutes behind the play of Stevie Taylor and Nick Kellogg, both from Columbus, who both scored 21 points.trailing 64-53, Kellogg hit a reverse layup in traffic before Craft missed a layup at the other end. A long pass led to Taylor s three-point play that cut it to with just over 5 minutes remaining. After a free throw by Craft, Maurice Ndour hit a follow shot to cut it to Williams then tipped in a miss by Ross. Off an Ohio miss, Craft hit two more foul shots to push the lead back to Still, the game wasn t firmly in hand until Shannon Scott drove the left baseline and flipped a pass to the right corner to Smith who hit a 3 with 2 minutes remaining for a lead. Notes: Ohio State leads the all-time series with Ohio The teams last played in 1994, a Ohio victory in the preseason National Invitational Tournament. Ohio State is against teams from the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Buckeyes are all-time against all Ohio schools and against current Division I opponents from the state. Ohio State opened the game with a 9-0 lead and the Buckeye defense held the Bobcats scoreless the first 5:31 of the game. Four players scored in double figures for Ohio State: Aaron Craft (18 points), Amir Williams (14), Sam Thompson (12) and LaQuinton Ross (10). Ohio State scored 20 bench points, including 12 by Sam Thompson. Ohio State has won 41-consecutive non-conference home games against unranked opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. The Buckeyes 38 made free throws tied a school record (Dec. 21, 1968 vs. Washington State). The 51 attempts were the third most alltime. Against unranked opponents, Matta owns a record as Ohio State head coach. Matta is against unranked opponents at home. Matta is 45-6 in the month of November as OSU head coach. With three steals against the Bobcats, Aaron Craft became the third player in Big Ten history with 500 assists and 250 steals in a career, joining Bruce Douglas of Illinois ( ) and Gary Grant of Michigan ( ). Craft has a total of 540 assists and 252 steals in his OSU career. Needs eight steals to pass Purdue s Brian Cardinal (259) for sixth all-time in the Big Ten. Amir Williams earned his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds. The 14 points were a career high. Game 3 No. 10 Ohio State 52, No. 17 Marquette 35 Nov. 16, 2013, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE-Shannon Scott (13 points) and Aaron Craft (10 points, 10 assists) provided the energy for the Buckeyes in a 12-4 run to open the second half and helped end Marquette s 27-game home winning streak with a victory. Todd Mayo led Marquette with 11 points. It was the school s first loss at the Bradley Center since Vanderbilt beat the Golden Eagles on Dec. 29, The Golden Eagles had 20 turnovers and shot 10 of 53 (19 percent) for the afternoon, including 4 of 24 (17 percent) in the second half. The 35 total points was the lowest for Marquette since losing to DePaul on Feb. 16, The Buckeyes slowly took control with the run to open the second half, which included six points from Scott. Sam Thompson also scored 13 for the Buckeyes. The 6-foot-1 Scott found gaps in Marquette s interior defense, then extended the lead to with 6:31 left on a layup on the break. Tied at 19 at halftime, the game opened up with Ohio State finally finding room inside to maneuver. Center Amir Williams muscled his way down low for a basket. Then Williams sealed off Chris Otule in the lane to allow Scott to go in for an uncontested layup. Notes: Ohio State leads the all-time series with the Golden Eagles 6-4. The last meeting took place Nov. 30, 1994 in Columbus, an win for Marquette. Ohio State is 2-0 vs. Marquette when both teams are ranked in the Associated Press Top 25. The teams have met just once previously when both teams were ranked, a Ohio State win at the 1970 NCAA Tournament Midwest Regional in Athens, Ga. Ohio State handed Marquette its fi rst home loss since Dec. 29, 2011, snapping a 27 game home win streak. The Buckeyes are vs. the current alignment of the Big East Conference. Ohio State rebounded from an 8-0 Marquette run to fi nish the fi rst half locked at 19 points apiece. The last time the Buckeye were held to under 20 points in a half was Feb. 18, 2012 at Michigan. Buckeyes went on a 16-7 run to start the second half, leading to Ohio State s fi rst double-digit lead of the game (37-26). Three players scored in double fi gures for Ohio State: Shannon Scott (13 points), Sam Thompson (13) and Aaron Craft (10). The last time Ohio State defeated a ranked non-conference opponent on the road was three years ago today (11/16/10), a win over No. 9 Florida. The Buckeyes were No. 4 in that game in Gainesville. The 35 points scored by No. 17 Marquette is the lowest point total for a ranked opponent vs. Ohio State all-time. The last ranked opponent held under 40 points was No. 5 Minnesota in an Ohio State win Feb. 5, 1949 in the fi rst year of the Associated Press poll. That Minnesota game was the fi rst ranked opponent Ohio State ever faced. Ohio State s defense held Marquette to fewer than 50 points overall (35). The last team to score 50 or fewer vs. the Buckeyes was Wisconsin, which put up 43 points on March 17, The Buckeyes limited Marquette s fi eld goal percentage to 18.9 percent rom the field (10-53). Ohio State led Marquette 16-0 in fast break points. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Morgan State vs Ohio State 11/09/13 12:05 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Morgan State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 34 BLOSSOM,Cedric f CHILES,Ian c BLACK,Justin g HUBBARD,Anthony g BOZEMAN,Blake g PRETLOW,Donte SIMPSON,Rasean MATEY,Emmanuel THOMAS,Kyle MANNING,Hassante Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Smith Jr., Lenzelle f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo Lorbach, Jake McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Officials: Lamont Simpson, Mike Sanzere, Gerald Williams Technical fouls: Morgan State-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Morgan State Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench MSUM Ohio State OSU Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio vs Ohio State 11/12/13 8:06 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Ohio Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 05 NDOUR, Maurice f SMITH, Jon f KELLOGG, Nick g JOHNSON, Ricardo g TAYLOR, Stevie g SETTY, Treg WILLIS, JAVAREZ HALL, T.J WILKINS, Travis CAMPBELL, Antonio Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Smith Jr., Lenzelle f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 5 Officials: Terry Wymer, Larry Scirotto, Brian Dorsey Technical fouls: Ohio-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: #13 for Ohio (Hall) fouled out at 7:21 #21 for Ohio (Smith) fouled out at 6:32 #00 for Ohio (Setty) fouled out at 4:33 #5 for Ohio (Ndour) fouled out at 3:17; #20 for Ohio (Johnson)fouled out at:20 Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Ohio Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench OHIO Ohio State OSU Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Ohio State vs Marquette 11/16/13 12 p.m. CT at BMO Harris Bradley Center Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Smith Jr., Lenzelle g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2,1 Marquette Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 00 WILSON, Jamil f TAYLOR JR., Steve f OTULE, Chris c WILSON, Derrick g THOMAS, Jake g MAYO, Todd ANDERSON, Juan BURTON, Deonte GARDNER, Davante Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Officials: Jim Burr, Ed Corbett, Bo Boroski Technical fouls: Ohio State-Smith Jr., Lenzelle. Marquette-None. Attendance: ID= Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Ohio State Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench OSU Marquette MU Last FG - OSU 2nd-02:24, MU 2nd-01:14. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - OSU by 20 2nd-05:07, MU by 4 1st-04:47. Lead changed - 6 times. Last FG - MSUM 2nd-04:48, OSU 2nd-01:50. Largest lead - MSUM None, OSU by 39 2nd-01:50. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times. Last FG - OHIO 2nd-01:41, OSU 2nd-01:55. Largest lead - OHIO None, OSU by 17 1st-10:11. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-21

22 Game 4 No. 8 Ohio State 63, American 52 Nov. 20, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS-Amir Williams scored a career-high 16 points and Shannon Scott added 13 and matched a personal best with nine rebounds to lead Ohio State to a victory over American University. Scott has spent his first two years as a defensive option if Aaron Craft got into foul trouble. He also was averaging 3 points a game but now is hitting for 12 points a game. The Buckeyes struggled all night to make shots, finishing 20 of 56 from the field for 36 percent. They were rescued by Williams strong play inside - he hit 6 of 9 shots from the field, 4 of 5 free throws and added seven rebounds. Scott added four assists and three steals. Craft had nine points and seven steals and freshman Marc Loving added nine points off the bench. Jesse Reed scored 15 points, Tony Wroblicky had 14 and Darius Gardner 10 for the Eagles, who never led in the last 23 minutes but never really went away. Up by five points at the break despite shooting just 26 percent in the first 20 minutes, the Buckeyes stepped it up in the second half. Scott got things going by stealing the inbounds pass to start the half and hitting a layup. Then Scott came off a pick by Williams and tossed an alley-oop pass back to Williams for a dunk to start a 5-0 run that pushed the lead to 10 points for the first time. Notes: Ohio State is 5-0 all-time against American and 19-3 against members of the Patriot League. Ohio State has won 70-consecutive home games against unranked opponents, 43 against unranked non-conference opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Ohio State is all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena. As a ranked team, No. 8 Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are when ranked in the AP Top 10. The Ohio State bench outscored the American bench OSU scored 26 points off of 27 American turnovers. It was the most turnovers forced by Ohio State in a game since the Buckeyes forced 27 against Nebraska on Jan. 21, Ohio State totaled 15 steals as a team, the most since forcing 11 vs. Minnesota on Jan. 9, OSU owned a 22-6 edge in fast break points. Thad Matta is during his career at Ohio State and overall as a head coach. Aaron Craft ranks 49th all-time at Ohio State with 1,014 career points. He needs nine to pass Jason Singleton (1,022) for 48th. Craft tied a career high with seven steals against the Eagles, the second most in a single game in school history. With 261 career steals, Craft passed Brian Cardinal of Purdue (259) for sixth all-time in the Big Ten. He needs 12 to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth. Amir Williams led the Ohio State scoring effort with a careerhigh 16 points. Lenzelle Smith Jr. played in his 100th career game against the Eagles. He has 80 career starts. Shannon Scott tied a career high with nine rebounds. Game 5 No. 7 Ohio State 65, Wyoming 50 Nov. 25, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS-- With his team trailing in the second half, Aaron Craft took over and gave seventh-ranked Ohio State a lift down the stretch. Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 20 points and Craft had all 10 of his points in a second-half surge to lead the Buckeyes past Wyoming Craft began driving and scored 10 of the Buckeyes 13 points during a 13-4 run that turned the tide. Amir Williams added 12 points and a career-high 16 rebounds - six more than his previous best - for Ohio State. Wyoming, down as many as 10 points in the first half and by four at the break, went on a 9-0 run to build a lead with just over 14 minutes left. Riley Grabau hit a pull-up 3-pointer on the break, Josh Adams added a three-point play on a dribble drive and then Larry Nance Jr. - son of the former Cleveland Cavaliers star - had a free lane for a rebound dunk. The Buckeyes stormed back, scoring the next six points to take a lead on Craft s second consecutive driving layup in traffic. Ohio State s defense suddenly started to take control. Wyoming was poised for an upset until missing its last 11 shots and failing to hit a field goal over the final 10:01. The Pokes scored just two points from the 13:06 mark until Nance, fresh from sitting out with four fouls, hit two free throws with 4:48 remaining. Notes: Ohio State is 3-1 all-time vs. Wyoming and 9-6 vs. current members of the Mountain West Conference. Three players scored in double fi gures for Ohio State: Lenzelle Smith Jr. (20 points), Amir Williams (12) and Aaron Craft (10). Ohio State has won 71-consecutive home games against unranked opponents, 44 consecutive against unranked non-conference opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Ohio State is all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena. As a ranked team, No. 7 Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are when ranked in the AP Top 10. Ohio State held Wyoming without a fi eld goal over the fi nal 10:01 of play, outscoring the Cowboys 17-3 during that time. OSU held UW to 16 second-half points, the third time this season the Buckeyes have held an opponent under 20 points in a half. OSU owned a 22-6 edge in fastbreak points. The Buckeyes outrebounded the Cowboys Aaron Craft ranks 47th all-time at Ohio State with 1,024 career points. He passed Jason Singleton (1,022). He needs 32 points to pass Ken Johnson and Jamie Skelton for 46th. Collected one steal against the Cowboys. With 262 career steals, Craft remains sixth all-time in Big Ten history. He needs 11 to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth. Had three assists against Wyoming. He ranks second on the alltime list at Ohio State with 557. He needs 23 assists to pass Jamar Butler (579) for first. Amir Williams collected a career-high 16 rebounds Recorded his second career double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds. Lenzelle Smith Jr. led all scorers with a season-high 20 points.. Game 6 No. 7 Ohio State 99, North Florida 64 Nov. 25, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS-- LaQuinton Ross broke out of a cold shooting spell by scoring 17 points and the seventh-ranked Buckeyes rode a 19-point firsthalf run to a victory over the overmatched Ospreys. The win was the 100th in the careers of seniors Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. The duo reached 100 victories in just 119 games, an Ohio State record. Ross hit 6-of-9 shots from the field and 4-of-7 3-pointers after struggling to find his range. The Ohio State starters combined to make their first 15 shots from the field and the Buckeyes finished the first half making 70 percent of their field goals. Ohio State finished the game connecting on 69 percent of its shots. Amir Williams and Amedeo Della each hit career highs for the Buckeyes, with 18 and 17 points, respectively. Aaron Craft added 16 points, making his first 3-pointer of the season, while Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 10. Beau Beech and Dallas Moore each had 14 points and Charles McRoy 11 for North Florida, which fell to 0-16 against ranked teams and 0-6 against teams in the Top 10. The Buckeyes made their first eight shots from the field while overcoming a 6-5 deficit with a 19-0 run to take the lead for good. Craft had three layups, Williams and Smith Jr. each had five points and Ross hit a 3 in the spurt. Notes: Aaron Craft and Lenzelle Smith Jr. have recorded 100 victories in 119 career games. The duo is the fastest to 100 wins in Ohio State history William Buford ( ) held the previous record, reaching 100 victories in 124 career games. Craft and Smith Jr. are second only to the current Kansas senior class nationally in quickest to 100 wins. The KU class won its 100th game in 116 games. Ohio State is 2-0 all-time vs. North Florida and 14-0 vs. current members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. Five players scored in double fi gures for Ohio State: Amir Williams (18 points), LaQuinton Ross (17), Amedeo Della Valle (17), Aaron Craft (16) and Lenzelle Smith Jr. (10). The Buckeyes totaled season highs in: fi eld goal percentage (69.2 percent/36-52), 3-point fi eld goals made (14), points (99) and assists (20). Ohio State shot 70.4 percent from the fi eld in the fi rst half (19-27). The last time the Buckeyes shot 70 percent or better in a half was in the second half of a March 15, 2013 victory over Nebraska (77.3 percent/17-22). OSU owned a edge in points in the paint. The Ohio State bench outscored the North Florida bench The Buckeye bench has outscored opposing benches this season. OSU opened the game on a 24-6 run while shooting from the fi eld. The OSU starters began the game from the fi eld prior to Aaron Craft s miss at 4:30 of the first half. Amir Williams led all scorers with a career-high 18 points. Amedo Della Valle scored a career-high 17 points and connected on a career-best five 3-point field goals. LaQuinton Ross scored a season-high 17 points. Connected on a career-best four 3-point fi eld goals. Lenzelle Smith Jr. passed 400 career rebounds (405). Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics American vs Ohio State 11/20/13 7:31 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) American Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Kager, Kyle f Wroblicky, Tony c Gardner, Darius g Reed, Jesse g Schoof, John g Montgomery, Justice Vasic, Marko Yiljep, Yilret Jones, Charlie Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: nd half: % Game: % 1 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Smith Jr., Lenzelle f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Officials: Ed Hightower, Bill Ek, Courtney Green Technical fouls: American-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast American Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench AMERIC Ohio State OSU Last FG - AMERICAN 2nd-00:34, OSU 2nd-02:17. Score tied - 6 times. Largest lead - AMERICAN by 4 1st-09:12, OSU by 16 2nd-02:17. Lead changed - 9 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Wyoming vs Ohio State 11/23/13 7:01 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Wyoming Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 11 COOKE JR, Derek f NANCE JR, Larry f GRABAU, Riley g ADAMS, Josh g SOBEY, Nathan g HANKERSON JR,Charle WASHINGTON III, Trey GRANBERRY, Jerron HALDORSON, Austin Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 1 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Smith Jr., Lenzelle f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 3 Officials: Gene Steratore, Ray Perone, Earl Walton Technical fouls: Wyoming-None. Ohio State-Scott, Shannon. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast Wyoming Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench WY Ohio State OSU Last FG - WY 2nd-10:01, OSU 2nd-01:21. Score tied - 4 times. Largest lead - WY by 4 2nd-14:17, OSU by 15 2nd-00:35. Lead changed - 4 times. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics North Florida vs Ohio State 11/29/13 5:07 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) North Florida Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 WALLACE, Travis f McROY, Charles f DAVENPORT, Chris f BEECH, Beau g MOORE, Dallas g BRENNAN, Sean BODAGER, Aaron DANIELS, Demarcus BANKS, Romelo Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 2 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds ## Player FG-FGA FG-FGA FT-FTA Off Def Tot PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f Smith Jr., Lenzelle f Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo Lorbach, Jake McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Deadball 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Rebounds FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % 4 Officials: Larry Scirotto, Mike Eades, Lewis Garrison Technical fouls: North Florida-None. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total In Off 2nd Fast North Florida Points Paint T/O Chance Break Bench UNF Ohio State OSU Last FG - UNF 2nd-02:24, OSU 2nd-01:51. Score tied - 2 times. Largest lead - UNF by 2 1st-19:42, OSU by 37 2nd-03:01. Lead changed - 3 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-22

23 Game 7 No. 5 Ohio State 76, Maryland 60 Dec. 4, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS--LaQuinton Ross scored 17 of his 20 points in the first half, hitting his first four 3-pointers, to send No. 5 Ohio State to an early lead and a victory over Maryland in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. Sam Thompson added 14 points, including four rim-rattling dunks off alley-oop passes, and Lenzelle Smith Jr. had 12. Aaron Craft created havoc on defense and chipped in with 10 points as the Buckeyes controlled the game at both ends. Ohio State blitzed the Terrapins on defense - scoring 25 points off 14 turnovers. The Buckeyes also shot 60 percent on 3-pointers in the opening half and 52 percent from the field for the game. The lead never dropped below double digits over the last 24 minutes, and the Buckeyes eased up after going up by 25 points in the second half. The Buckeyes led at halftime and never really let the game leave their grasp. Ross was the difference early, making those first four shots from behind the arc. After Maryland became more aware of him on the perimeter, Thompson scored on two high-flying, alley-oop dunks that shook the arena. Behind Ross 12 points, the Buckeyes broke out to an 18-9 lead. The Terrapins regrouped to trade baskets and pull to before Thompson had five points and Ross the other three in an 8-0 run. Notes: Ohio State is 4-2 all-time vs. Maryland and vs. current members of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Ohio State is 6-6 all-time in the Big Ten/ACC Challenge; the Buckeyes are 5-1 in their last six challenge contests. Ohio State went on an 18-7 run spanning 8:04 in the first half of play. During the run, the Buckeyes developed a lead over the Terrapins. Four players scored in double figures for Ohio State: LaQuinton Ross (20 points), Sam Thompson (14), Lenzelle Smith Jr. (12) and Aaron Craft (10). The Buckeye bench has outscored opposing benches this season. Tonight, the Buckeyes recorded 26 bench points, compared to 17 from Maryland. Ohio State held a 25-8 advantage in points off turnovers. The Terps turned the ball over 14 times. Ohio State held Maryland to 2-18 shooting from 3-point range, a season low in made 3 pointers and 3-point percentage for the Terrapins (11 percent). Opponents are shooting 22.4 percent (26-116) from 3 against OSU this season. OSU guards Shannon Scott and Aaron Craft combined for 11 assists and only four turnovers for the game. Collected five steals against the Terps. With 268 career steals, Craft remains sixth all-time in Big Ten history. He needs five to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth. Has 12 career games with five or more steals. Had six assists against Maryland. He ranks second on the alltime list at Ohio State with 568. He needs 12 assists to pass Jamar Butler (579) for first. Lenzelle Smith Jr. scored 12 points vs. Maryland, surpassing 700 career points as a Buckeye (709). LaQuinton Ross led all scorers with 20 points. Tied a career high with four 3-point field goals. Game 8 No. 5 Ohio State 74, CCSU 56 Dec. 7, 2013, Columbus COLUMBUS--LaQuinton Ross scored four of his career-high 23 points in a 10-0 second-half run, leading No. 5 Ohio State past Central Connecticut State The Buckeyes had won the only previous meeting between the teams in the fi rst round of the 2007 NCAA tournament. The top-ranked Buckeyes, behind Greg Oden s 19 points and 10 rebounds, beat the Blue Devils Ohio State would advance to the national championship game, losing to defending champion Florida. The Blue Devils scored six of the last eight points in the first half to cut a 14-point deficit to The lead hovered around 10 points until Ohio State broke free from a lead with a quick run. It started with a steal by Amedeo Della Valle that led to Lenzelle Smith Jrs. dunk. After a CCSU miss, Sam Thompson hit a baseline jumper and, following a Blue Devils turnover, Aaron Craft fought through the traffic in the lane for a spinning layup that made it matching Ohio State s biggest lead to that point. Soon after, the Buckeyes forced a shot-clock violation and Ross muscled inside for a bucket. He then stole the ball near midcourt and drove coast to coast for another layup and an 18-point lead. Notes: Ohio State is 3-0 all-time vs. Central Connecticut State and 9-0 vs. current members of the Northeast Conference. Three players scored in double fi gures for Ohio State: LaQuinton Ross (23), Lenzelle Smith Jr. (17) and Amir Williams(11). Ohio State has won 74-consecutive home games against unranked opponents, 47 consecutive against unranked non-conference opponents. The last loss was Dec. 27, 2008 vs. West Virginia. Ohio State is all-time vs. non-conference opponents at Value City Arena. As a ranked team, No. 5 Ohio State is all-time. The Buckeyes are when ranked in the AP Top 10. OSU scored 26 points off of a season-high 20 CCSU turnovers. Ohio State held CCSU to 2-11 shooting from 3-point range. Opponents are shooting 22 percent (28-127) from 3 against OSU this season. LaQuinton Ross led all scorers with a career-high 23 points. Set a season-high for the team with the 23 point performance and scored 20 or more points for the second-consecutive game. Aaron Craft ranks 45th all-time at Ohio State with 1,057 career points. With his seven points vs. CCSU, Craft passed Ken Johnson and Jamie Skelton for 46th. He needs 17 to pass Carter Scott for 44th. Craft was credited with one steal against the Blue Devils. With 269 career steals, Craft remains sixth all-time in Big Ten history. He needs four to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth. Craft had two assists against CCSU. He ranks second on the alltime list at Ohio State with 570. He needs 10 assists to pass Jamar Butler (579) for first. Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Maryland vs Ohio State 12/04/13 7:02 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Maryland Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 01 Evan Smotrycz f 44 Shaquille Cleare c Nick Faust g Jake Layman g Dez Wells g Charles Mitchell Roddy Peters Varun Ram Jonathan Graham Damonte Dodd Team Totals Official Basketball Box Score -- Game Totals -- Final Statistics Central Connecticut vs Ohio State 12/07/13 4:31 p.m. at Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio) Central Connecticut Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 22 DRAKEFORD, Faronte f 34 PEEL, Brandon f McMILLAN, Malcolm g CUMBERLANDER, Khale g HUNTER, Matt g VINALES, Kyle MOBLEY, Matt ALLEN, Terrell Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 1 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: nd half: Game: % Game: % Game: Deadball Rebounds 0 Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f 23 Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Smith Jr., Lenzelle g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals Ohio State Total 3-Ptr Rebounds FG-FGA FG-FGA Off Def Tot ## Player FT-FTA PF TP A TO Blk Stl Min 10 Ross, LaQuinton f 23 Williams, Amir c Scott, Shannon g Craft, Aaron g Smith Jr., Lenzelle g Loving, Marc Thompson, Sam Della Valle, Amedeo McDonald, Trey Team Totals FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 3 FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % 3FG % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % FT % 1st Half: % 2nd half: % Game: % Game: % Game: % Deadball Rebounds 2 Officials: Mike Kitts, Bo Boroski, Terry Oglesby Technical fouls: Maryland-Jake Layman. Ohio State-None. Attendance: Big Ten/ACC Challenge Officials: Glen Mayborg, Chuck Bullock, Darryl Smith Technical fouls: Central Connecticut-McMILLAN, Malcolm. Ohio State-Thompson, Sam. Attendance: Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Maryland Ohio State Last FG - UMD 2nd-00:30, OSU 2nd-02:40. Largest lead - UMD None, OSU by 25 2nd-06:24. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench UMD OSU Score by periods 1st 2nd Total Central Connecticut Ohio State Last FG - CCSU 2nd-03:44, OSU 2nd-00:18. Largest lead - CCSU None, OSU by 20 2nd-01:50. In Off 2nd Fast Paint T/O Chance Break Points Bench CCSU OSU Score tied - 1 time. Lead changed - 0 times. Score tied - 0 times. Lead changed - 0 times Ohio State Men s Basketball-23

24 men s basketball Media INFORMATION ohio state buckeyes By Class Seniors (2) Aaron Craft Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Juniors (7) Andrew Goldstein Jake Lorbach Trey McDonald LaQuinton Ross Shannon Scott Sam Thompson Amir Williams Sophomores (1) Amedeo Della Valle Freshmen (2) Marc Loving Kam Williams By State/ COUNTRY Ohio (3) Aaron Craft Jake Lorbach Marc Loving Georgia (1) Shannon Scott Illinois (2) Lenzelle Smith, Jr. Sam Thompson Maryland (1) Kam Williams Michigan (2) Trey McDonald Amir Williams Mississippi (1) LaQuinton Ross New Jersey (1) Andrew Goldstein Italy (1) Amedeo Della Valle Numerical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School 2 Marc Loving... F Fr. Toledo, Ohio St. John Jesuit 3 Shannon Scott**... G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 4 Aaron Craft***... G Sr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 10 LaQuinton Ross**... F Jr. Jackson, Miss. Life Center Aca.(N.J.) 12 Sam Thompson**... F Jr. Chicago Whitney Young 15 Kam Williams... G Fr. Baltimore, Md. Mount St. Joseph 23 Amir Williams**... C Jr. Birmingham, Mich. Detroit Country Day 24 Andrew Goldstein... G Jr. Marlboro, N.J. Marlboro 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. **... G Sr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 33 Amedeo Della Valle*... G So. Alba, Italy Findlay Prep 34 Jake Lorbach*... F Jr. Elyria, Ohio St. Edward 55 Trey McDonald**... C Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Central Alphabetical Roster No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown H.S./Last School 4 Aaron Craft***... G Sr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 33 Amedeo Della Valle*... G So. Alba, Italy Findlay Prep 24 Andrew Goldstein... G Jr. Marlboro, N.J. Marlboro 34 Jake Lorbach*... F Jr. Elyria, Ohio St. Edward 2 Marc Loving... F Fr. Toledo, Ohio St. John Jesuit 55 Trey McDonald**... C Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Central 10 LaQuinton Ross**... F Jr. Jackson, Miss. Life Center Aca.(N.J.) 3 Shannon Scott**... G Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. **... G Sr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 12 Sam Thompson**... F Jr. Chicago Whitney Young 23 Amir Williams**... C Jr. Birmingham, Mich. Detroit Country Day 15 Kam Williams... G Fr. Baltimore, Md. Mount St. Joseph COACHES AND STAFF Thad Matta, Head Coach Dave Dickerson, Associate Head Coach Jeff Boals, Assistant Coach Greg Paulus, Assistant Coach David Egelhoff, Director of Basketball Operations Vince O Brien, Athletic Trainer Jake Diebler, Video Coordinator Christopher Spartz, Recruiting and Operations Coordinator Dave Richardson, Strength and Conditioning Coach PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Players Amedeo Della Valle...A-ma-day-oh Del-la Vol-lay Lenzelle Smith, Jr... Lenn-zell Amir Williams... Ah-Meer Coaches Thad Matta...Mah-tuh Majors Aaron Craft...Nutrition (pre-med) Amedeo Della Valle... Exploration Andrew Goldstein... Physical Education Jake Lorbach...Consumer and Family Financial Services Marc Loving... Exploration Trey McDonald... Economics LaQuinton Ross...Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies Shannon Scott... Communication Lenzelle Smith, Jr...Sport Industry Sam Thompson...Business (Finance) Amir Williams...Sport Industry Kam Williams... Exploration Players by Height Amir Williams LaQuinton Ross Jake Lorbach Marc Loving Trey McDonald Sam Thompson Amedeo Della Valle Lenzelle Smith, Jr Andrew Goldstein Aaron Craft Kam Williams Shannon Scott

25 men s basketball Media INFORMATION radio-tv roster Thad Matta Head Coach Butler, 1990 (10th Year, 2005-present) Dave Dickerson Associate Head Coach Maryland, 1991 (Fourth Year, 2011-present) Jeff Boals Assistant Coach Ohio University, 1995 (Fifth Year, 2010-present) Greg Paulus Assistant Coach Duke, 2009 First Year David Egelhoff Director of Basketball Operations Ohio State, 2001 (12th Year, 2003-present) 2 Marc Loving F, 6-7, 215, Fr. Toledo, Ohio St. John Jesuit 3 Shannon Scott G, 6-1, 185, Jr. Alpharetta, Ga. Milton 4 Aaron Craft G, 6-2, 195, Sr. Findlay, Ohio Liberty Benton 10 LaQuinton Ross F, 6-8, 220, Jr. Jackson, Miss. Life Center Academy (N.J.) 12 Sam Thompson F, 6-7, 200, Jr. Chicago Whitney Young 15 Kam Williams G, 6-2, 175, Fr. Baltimore, Md. Mount St. Joseph 23 Amir Williams C, 6-11, 250, Jr. Birmingham, Mich. Detroit County Day 24 Andrew Goldstein G, 6-3, 200, Jr. Marlboro, N.J. Marlboro 32 Lenzelle Smith, Jr. G, 6-4, 210, Sr. Zion, Ill. Zion-Benton 33 Amedeo Della Valle G, 6-5, 190, So. Alba, Italy Findlay Prep 34 Jake Lorbach F, 6-7, 210, Jr. Elyria, Ohio St. Edward 55 Trey McDonald C, 6-8, 240, Jr. Battle Creek, Mich. Battle Creek Central Jake Diebler Video Coordinator Valparaiso, 2009 First Year Vince O Brien Team Athletic Trainer Ohio State, st Year Dr. Grant Jones Team Orthopedist Denison, th Year Dave Richardson Strength & Conditioning Louisiana-Monroe, 1989 Ninth Year Christopher Spartz Recruiting & Ops Coordinator St. Ambrose, 2007 First Year

26 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #4 AARON CRAFT Guard Senior Findlay, Ohio (Liberty Benton) Nutrition major (pre-med) AS A senior ( ) With classmate Lenzelle Smith Jr., reached 100 wins in 119 career games following win vs. North Florida (Nov. 29). The duo is the fastest to 100 wins in Ohio State history - William Buford ( ) held the previous record, reaching 100 victories in 124 career games... Craft and Smith Jr. are second only to the current Kansas senior class nationally in quickest to 100 wins. The KU class won its 100th game in 116 games. Ranks 45th all-time at Ohio State with 1,057 career points... with seven points vs. CCSU (Dec. 7), passed Ken Johnson and Jamie Skelton for 45th... needs 17 to pass Carter Scott for 44th Collected one steal against CCSU (Dec.7)... with 269 career steals, remains sixth all-time in Big Ten history... needs four to pass Pat Baldwin of Northwestern (272) for fifth... has 12 career games with five or more steals Had two assists against CCSU (Dec. 7)... ranks second on the all-time list at Ohio State with needs 10 assists to pass Jamar Butler (579) for first Scored in double-digits with 10 points vs. Maryland (Dec.4) in B1G/ACC Challenge With Shannon Scott, the duo combined for 11 assists and only four turnovers vs. the Terps (Dec. 4) One of three Buckeyes in double figures vs. Wyoming (Nov. 25), scoring 10 points Tied career high with seven steals against American (Nov. 20), second most in a single game in school history With 10 points at Marquette (Nov. 16), reached 1,005 as a Buckeye. First Ohio State player in history to record 500 assists, 200 steals and 1,000 career points Became 50th player in Ohio State history to reach 1,000 career points Had 10 assists against Marquette (Nov. 16)... earned second career double-double with 10 points and 10 assists Led Ohio State scoring effort with 18 points vs. Ohio (Nov. 12)... posted career high in free throws made (14) and attempted (18) With three steals against Bobcats, became third player in Big Ten history with 500 assists and 250 steals in a career, joining Bruce Douglas of Illinois ( ) and Gary Grant of Michigan ( ) Had six assists against Morgan State in season opener (Nov. 9) Senior CLASS Award Candidate 2013 Preston V. McMurry Scholar Athlete Citizenship Award Founded in 2008, the award honors an Ohio State student-athlete with a grade-point average of at least 3.0 who best exemplifies the idea of Education for Citizenship through significant volunteer service to the community. McMurry played for Woody Hayes in the late 1950s. The award is given annually through the Ohio State College of Social Work in honor of McMurry, who received the 2002 Ohio State Alumni Association Citizenship Award. CAREER HIGHS Points...21, vs. Michigan State (2/24/13) Rebounds...8, vs. Michigan State (3/11/12) Assists...15, vs. George Mason (3/20/11) Blocks...2 (3x), last at Nebraska (2/2/13) Steals...7 (2x), last vs. American (11/20/13) Minutes...44, at Michigan (2/5/13) FGs... 9, Michigan State (3/16/13) FGA...15, at Duke (11/28/12) 3FGs...5, vs. Albany (11/11/12) 3FGA...7, vs. Albany (11/11/12) FTs... 14, vs. Ohio (11/12/13) FTA... 18, vs. Ohio (11/12/13) Off. Reb... 4, vs. Northwestern (3/11/11) Def. Reb... 7 (3x), last at Marquette (2/16/13) RECORDS Career Steals...OSU: No. 1 (269); B1G: No. 6 Season Steals..No. 1 (98, 2012); No. 3t (74, 2013) No. 5 (73, 2011) Game Steals...No. 2 (7, 2x, last 11/20/13 vs. American); No. 4 (6, 4x) Career Assists...No. 2 (570) Game Assists... No. 1 (15, 3/20/11 vs. George Mason) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Asst. W/L Score 3/17/12 vs. Gonzaga 17/10 W /16/13 at Marquette 10/10 W game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State* Ohio* Marquette* American* Wyoming* North Florida* Maryland* Central Conn.* *indicates starter honors and awards Recognized as Allstate NABC Good Works Team Nominee Named to Naismith Award Watch List Named to Wooden Award Top 50 List Named to USBWA Watch List for Oscar Robertson Trophy CBSSports.com Preseason All-American, 2nd Team Sporting News Preseason All-American, 3rd Team Named Preseason All-Big Ten career statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

27 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #33 AMEDEO DELLA VALLE Guard Sophomore Alba, Italy (Findlay Prep (Nev.)) Exploration AS A sophomore ( ) Scored career-high 17 points and connected on a careerbest five 3-point field goals vs. North Florida (Nov. 29) Responsible for 17 of Ohio State s 29 bench points vs. the Ospreys (Nov. 29) Played career high 20 minutes vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9) AS A FRESHMAN ( ) Led Team Italy to the U20 Euro Championship during summer 2013, earning MVP honors of the tournament. Saw action in 15 games this season, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 rebounds per appearance Played six minutes of NCAA tournament action against Iona, draining two FTs Provided a spark off the bench vs. Minnesota (2/20/13), playing seven minutes with a pair of 3s Drained three 3s vs. Chicago State (12/29/12), ending with a career-high 11 points to go with three defensive rebounds Tallied five points and three boards against Long Beach State (12/8/12) Played 19 minutes against UMKC (11/23/12), scoring first three OSU points off a shot beyond arc... Also tallied five boards, including four on defensive end Saw first action as a Buckeye in final minute against Rhode Island (11/17/12) Injured ankle in preseason, but began practicing again Nov. 13 and was available for action in the Hall of Fame Tipoff Classic CAREER HIGHS Points...17, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) Rebounds...5, vs. UMKC (11/23/12) Assists... 2, at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Blocks...2 (2x), last at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Steals...1 (3x), last vs. Wyoming (11/25/13) Minutes...20, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FGs...5, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) FGA...8, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 3FGs...5, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 3FGA...8, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) FTs... 2 (4x), last vs. CCSU (12/7/13) FTA... 4, vs. Chicago State (12/29/12) Off. Reb... 1 (7x), last vs. CCSU (12/7/13) Def. Reb...4, vs. UMKC (11/23/12) game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State Ohio Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Conn CAREER statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL /

28 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #24 Andrew goldstein Guard Junior Marlboro, N.J. (Marlboro) Physical Education major overview A native of Marlboro, N.J., Andrew Goldstein joined the Ohio State men s basketball team as a junior. Goldstein played high school basketball at Marlboro High School, where he became the Mustangs second leading scorer in history with 1,069 career points. He also helped the team to the school s furthest run in the New Jersey state playoffs. After high school, Goldstein played a season at Brookdale Community College before transferring to Ohio State. prior to ohio state Averaged 18 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists per game at Marlboro High School Won a gold medal at the Pan-American Maccabi Games in Sao Paulo, Brazil Second leading scorer in school history at Marlboro High School with 1,069 career points Led Marlboro to the New Jersey state semifinals for the first time in school history Earned first team all-conference recognition in high school Lists a double overtime win vs. North Brunswick in the state semifinals as his greatest sports thrill Goldstein finished the game with 37 points Captained the Brookdale Community College team during his lone season with the program (2011) Has aspirations of one day coaching basketball on the collegiate level Enjoys listening to music away from the court Son of Ira and Denise Goldstein; has one sibling, Mallory

29 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #34 jake lorbach Forward Junior Elyria, Ohio (St. Edward) Physical Education major as a junior ( ) Has seen action in two games this season vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9) and North Florida (Nov. 29) as a sophomore ( ) Took the court in three contests, playing a total of four minutes Scored first career point on a FT vs. Savannah State (12/12/12)... Added a second point from the charity stripe against Iona (3/22/13) in the NCAA tournament prior to ohio state Four-year letterwinner in basketball and twoyear letterwinner in volleyball at St. Edward High School in Lakewood, Ohio Averaged six points, eight rebounds and three assists per game as a senior; advanced to two Sweet 16 s and one Elite 8 as a member of the St. Edward basketball team Member of St. Edward s 2011 OHSBVA Division I state champion volleyball team Enjoys playing video games and organizing pick up football games in his spare time; lists beating California Taft High School at the buzzer at the Torrey Pines Classic as his greatest sports thrill Son of Thomas and Jennifer Lorbach; has one brother, Josh CAREER HIGHS Points...1 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) Rebounds... 1, vs. Iona (3/22/13) Steals...1, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) Minutes...2 (2x) last vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FGA...2, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) 3FGA...1, vs. Minnesota (2/20/13) FTs...1 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) FTA... 2 (3x), last vs. North Florida (11/29/13) Def. Reb... 1, vs. Iona (3/22/13) game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State North Florida CAREER statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / TOTAL 5-0 7/

30 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #2 marc loving Forward Freshman Toledo, Ohio (St. John Jesuit) Exploration as a Freshman ( ) Contributed 7 of Ohio State s 29 bench points vs. North Florida (Nov. 29) 2-of-2 from the free throw line vs. Ospreys (Nov. 29)... shooting 83 percent from the free throw line this season 5-for-6 from the free throw line and totaled nine points off the bench in win over American (Nov. 20) Hit critical 3-pointer to tie the score (19-19) at the end of the first half at Marquette (Nov. 16) Played a career high 22 minutes at Marquette (Nov. 16) Scored in double figures in his first career game for the Buckeyes, totaling 10 points against Morgan State (Nov. 9) prior to ohio state Four-star prospect according to MaxPreps, ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and Scout No. 1-ranked prospect in the state of Ohio for 2013 as ranked by MaxPreps, Rivals, 247Sports and ESPN 2013 Parade All-American 2013 and 2012 Associated Press Division I player of the year for the state of Ohio 2013 and 2012 Associated Press Division I district player of the year and Three Rivers Athletic Conference player of the year 2011 Associated Press Division I Second Team All- State selection Helped St. John Jesuit to a record in four seasons, including a 19-2 mark in Team reached regional finals during the season before falling to eventual state champion Massillon Jackson Averaged 21.3 points and 8.2 rebounds as a senior while shooting 60 percent from the field All-time scoring leader and all-time rebounding leader at St. John Jesuit Scored a school-record 42 points in a victory over Lima Senior in February 2013 One of eight juniors selected to play in the 2012 All-American Championship during Final Four weekend in New Orleans Son of Marc and Angela Loving Would like to pursue a career as a professional basketball player or business owner following graduation Enjoys playing video games, watching football and shopping for shoes away from the court CAREER HIGHS Points...10, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Rebounds...5, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Assists... 1 (2x), last vs. CCSU (12/7/13) Blocks...1 (2x), last vs. Ohio (11/12/13) Steals... 2, at Marquette (11/16/13) Minutes... 22, at Marquette (11/16/13) FGs...3, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FGA...7, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) 3FGs...1 (3x), last vs. Maryland (12/4/13) 3FGA... 3 (2x), last vs. North Florida (11/29/13) FTs...5, vs. American (11/20/13) FTA...6, vs. American (11/20/13) Off. Reb...4, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Def. Reb...3, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State Ohio Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Conn CAREER statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / TOTAL / McDonald, Trey

31 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #55 TREY McDONALD Center Junior Battle Creek, Mich. (Battle Creek Central) Economics major as a junior ( ) Played career high 21 minutes at Marquette (Nov. 16) Scored career-high six points vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9) in 18 minutes of action, which also served as a then-career best highlights Appeared in 19 games, producing 25 total points. Saw first NCAA tournament action against Iona (3/22/13), scoring a career-high five points in eight minutes Took the court in five of the final eight regular-season games and a total of eight Big Ten contests Grabbed a career-high six boards at Wisconsin (2/17/13), including four on the offensive end Earned first two career blocks against Savannah State (12/12/12) Doubled season total to date with four points against Long Beach State (12/8/12), including 2-2 showing from the FT line Played 13 minutes vs. UMKC, a career high, and tallied his third career field goal CAREER HIGHs Points...6, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Rebounds...6, at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Assists...1 (3x), last vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Blocks...2, vs. Savannah State (12/12/12) Steals...1 (3x), last vs. American (11/20/13) Minutes... 21, at Marquette (11/16/13) FGs...2 (2x), last vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FGA...4, vs. Iowa State (3/24/13) 3FGs... 3FGA... FTs...2 (3x), last vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FTA...4 (2x), last vs. Maryland (12/4/13) Off. Reb... 4, at Wisconsin (2/17/13) Def. Reb... 3 (2x), last vs. Maryland (12/4/13) game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State Ohio Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Conn career statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

32 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #10 LaQUINTON ROSS Forward Junior Jackson, Miss. (Life Center Academy (N.J.) Criminology and Criminal Justice Studies major as a junior ( ) Earned Big Ten Player of the week honors following backto-back 20-point scoring games in wins over Maryland (Dec. 4) and Central Connecticut State (Dec. 7)... averaged 21.5 points in the wins while shooting 61.5 percent from the field (16-26) and 50 percent from 3-point range (4-8). Led all scorers with a career-high 23 points vs. CCSU (Dec. 7), going 9-of-13 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free throw line in career high 30 minutes Set a season-high for the Buckeyes with 23 point performance vs. Blue Devils (Dec. 7) and scored 20 or more points for the second-consecutive game Named to Naismith Award Watch List Named to Wooden Award Top 50 List Led all scorers with season high 20 points in Buckeyes win over Maryland (Dec. 4)... in career high 30 minutes, tied personal best with four 3-point field goals... was 4-of-4 behind the arc before finishing 4-of-6... scored 17 of 20 points in first half One of five Buckeyes to reach double digit scoring vs. North Florida (Nov. 29) with then-season high 17 points... 6-of-9 from the field and then-career best 4-of-7 from 3-point range Passed 350 points for career vs. American (Nov. 20)... has career 416 points In first-career start, earned first double-double with 14 points and 11 rebounds against Morgan State (Nov.9); 11 rebounds vs. Morgan State were career best Tied career high with 7 defensive rebounds vs. Bears (Nov. 9) One of four Buckeyes to score in double figures vs. Ohio (Nov. 9) with 10 points 29 minutes played against Bobcats tied a then-career best game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State* Ohio* Marquette* American* Wyoming* North Florida* Maryland* Central Conn.* *indicates starter CAREER HIGHS Points...23, vs. CCSU (12/7/13) Rebounds...11, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Assists...6, vs. UNC Asheville (12/15/12) Blocks... 2, at Indiana (3/5/13) Steals... 3, vs. Savannah State (12/12/12) Minutes (2x), last vs. CCSU (12/7/13) FGs...9, vs. CCSU (12/7/13) FGA...14, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) 3FGs...4 (2x), last vs. Maryland (12/4/13) 3FGA...7, vs. North Florida (11/29/12) FTs...6, vs. Long Beach State (12/8/12) FTA... 6 (4x), last vs. CCSU (12/7/13) Off. Reb... 5, at Michigan (2/5/13) Def. Reb...7 (3x), last vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/9/13 vs. Morgan State 14/11 W honors and awards B1G Player of the Week - 12/9/13: 21.5 pts., 61.5 FG% (16-26) Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

33 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #3 SHANNON SCOTT Guard Junior Alpharetta, Ga. (Milton) Communication major as a junior ( ) Has scored 300 career points... shooting 50 percent from the field (28-of-56) this season Combined for 11 assists and only 4 turnovers with Aaron Craft vs. Maryland (Dec. 4) 3-of-4 shooting vs. North Florida (Nov. 29) and finished with nine points 2-for-3 from 3-point line vs. Wyoming (Nov. 25)... finished game with 7 points Tied career high for rebounds with 9, including a tie for career best with 3 offensive boards vs. American (Nov. 20) Played career high 32 minutes vs. Eagles and shot 50 percent from the field and was 3-for-4 from free throw line to total 13 points Co-leader among all scorers with 13 points at Marquette (Nov. 16) Shot 50 percent from the field (6 of 12) at Marquette; 6 field goals is career best and 12 attempts is a tie for career high Scored career-high 16 points vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9); previous career high was 15 against Kansas (Dec. 12, 2012) Made career-high four 3-point baskets vs. Bears (Nov. 9) as a sophomore ( ) Played in all 37 contests, averaging 4.9 points, 3.8 assists and 17 steals per game Finished second on the team in steals (63) and assists (142) Tallied five or more assists in 10 contests, including a career-high tying 10 in the NCAA round of 64 win over Iona (3/22/13) Produced 18 points in first two NCAA games Averaged 4.0 assists and 2.3 steals through the three games of the Big Ten tournament Had 142 assists this season after handing out just 60 as a freshman Recorded at least one steal in all but six games this season Pulled down career-high nine boards, including personal-best seven on the defensive end, in win over Illinois (3/10/13) Produced eight assists with one turnover in the win at Northwestern (2/28/13) Played career-high 26 minutes vs. Northwestern (2/14/13), pulling down a personal-best seven boards, including five on defensive end, and tallyiing five helpers. Secured eight assists in the win at Purdue (1/8/3), a career-high in Big Ten play, while also tying a career high in rebounds (6) Scored career-high 15 points in loss to Kansas (12/22/12), hitting a personal-best five FGs, while also securing four assists without a turnover Tallied then-career highs in points (12) and steals (4) against Savannah State (12/12/12) Procured nine assists and two steals against Long Beach State (12/8/12) Notched first career double-double against UMKC (11/23/12), tallying 10 points and 10 assists with just one turnover CAREER HIGHS Points...16, vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) Rebounds... 9 (2x), last vs. American (11/20/13) Assists...10 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) Blocks... 3 (2x), last vs. Minnesota (2/20/13) Steals...6, vs. UNC Asheville (12/15/12) Minutes... 33, vs. CCSU (12/7/13) FGs...6, at Marquette (11/16/13) FGA (2x), last at Marquette (11/16/13) 3FGs...4, vs. Morgan State (11/19/13) 3FGA...7 vs. Morgan State (11/9/13) FTs...4 (4x), last at Indiana (3/5/13) FTA...7, vs. Kansas (12/22/12) Off. Reb...3 (3x), last vs. American (11/20/13) Def. Reb...7, vs. Illinois (3/10/13) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Asst. W/L Score 11/23/12 vs. UMKC 10/10 W game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State* Ohio* Marquette* American* Wyoming* North Florida* Maryland* Central Conn.* *indicates starter Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

34 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #32 lenzelle Smith, jr. Guard Senior Zion, Ill. (Zion Benton) Sport Industry major as a senior ( ) Along with classmate Aaron Craft, recorded 100 victories in 119 career games following North Florida game (Nov. 29)... duo is the fastest to 100 wins in Ohio State history - William Buford ( ) held the previous record, reaching 100 victories in 124 career games. Craft and Smith Jr. are second only to the current Kansas senior class nationally in quickest to 100 wins... KU class won its 100th game in 116 games 47 percent 3-point shooter this season percent from the field Along with starters Ross and Williams, scored in double figures with 17 points vs. CCSU (Dec. 7) Scored in double figures vs. Maryland (Dec. 4) with 12 points... surpassed 700 career points as a Buckeye (726) One of five Buckeyes to score in double digits vs. North Florida (Nov. 29) with 10 points... 3-of-4 from the field Passed 400 career rebounds (412) vs. Ospreys (Nov. 29) Led all scorers with 20 points in win vs. Wyoming (Nov. 25)... 6-of-12 from the field and 5-of-8 from 3-point line Played in 100th career game against American (Nov has 84 career starts Led all scorers with 18 points vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9) as a junior ( ) Started all 35 games with averages of 9.4 points and 4.8 rebounds per game Notched double-figures 16 times this season, most recently with 12 in NCAA win over Iona (3/22/13) Reached the 600 career-point plateau with four points in the Big Ten Tournament final vs. Wisconsin (3/17/13) Tallied season-high 24 points at Northwestern (2/28/13), which was the first double-digit outing since the team s last meeting vs. the Wildcats... Went 6-11 from 3-point range in the road win, career highs in both makes and attempts Was a perfect 6-6 from the field at Nebraska (2/2/13), including three treys, and hit 6-8 FTs for season-best 21 points Finished Penn State game (1/26/13) with 11 points, securing 7 from the FT line... Also grabbed eight boards Broke 10 points for first time in five games with 12 vs. Iowa (1/22/13), while also grabbing six boards Notched back-to-back games with 10 rebounds against Michigan (1/13/13), all on the defensive end Grabbed a season-best 10 boards at Purdue (1/8/13), including eight on the defensive end Connected on 5 of 7 3-pointers vs. Nebraska (1/2/13), a career-best for long range makes in a game Produced 16 points with season-high tying three assists vs. UNC Asheville (12/15/12) Tallied 14 points and nine rebounds against Long Beach State (12/8/12), hitting a season-best tying three 3FG Made up for scoreless outing against Washington (11/18/12) with six boards, three assists and two steals. Opened year with 18 points against Albany (11/11/12) game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State* Ohio* Marquette* American* Wyoming* North Florida* Maryland* Central Conn.* *indicates starter CAREER HIGHS Points... 28, vs. Indiana (1/15/12) Rebounds...12, vs. Michigan (1/29/12) Assists...7, at Northwestern (2/29/12) Blocks... 2, vs. Nebraska (1/3/12) Steals... 3 (3x), last at Northwestern (2/28/13) Minutes... 39, at Duke (11/28/12) FGs... 10, vs. Indiana (1/15/12) FGA (2x), last at Northwestern (2/28/13) 3FGs...6, at Northwestern (2/28/13) 3FGA...11, at Northwestern (2/28/13) FTs...7 (2x), last at Penn State (1/26/13) FTA...9, vs. Syracuse (3/24/12) Off. Reb...8, vs. Michigan (1/29/12) Def. Reb...10, vs. Michigan (1/13/13) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 1/29/11 vs. Michigan 17/12 W career statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / / TOTAL /

35 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #12 SAM THOMPSON Forward Junior Chicago, Ill. (Whitney Young) Business (Finance) major as a junior ( ) One of four Buckeyes to score in double figures with 14 points vs. Maryland (Dec. 4)... 6-of-9 from the field... led Buckeye bench with 14 of 26 points career points (437) 3-of-4 alley-oop dunks vs. Terps (Dec. 4) were featued on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays at Nos. 10, 8 and 2 Co-leader among all scorers at Marquette (Nov. 16) with 13 points Had 3 assists at Marquette (Nov. 16) to tie career high Perfect 4-of-4 from free throw line at Marquette (Nov. 16) One of five Buckeyes to score in double digits vs. Morgan State (Nov. 9) with 14 points (6-for-9 from the field) With 12 points, was one of four Buckeyes to score in double figures vs. Ohio (Nov. 12) Scored 12 of Ohio State s 20 bench points vs. Bobcats as a sophomore ( ) Started all 37 games with averages of 7.8 points and 3.5 rebounds per game Second on the team in blocks with 31 Through four NCAA games, tallied 10.5 points and a team-leading 5.8 boards per game in tournament action Produced first career double-double with 20 points and 10 rebounds in NCAA round of 64 victory over Iona (3/22/13)... Shot 8-of-8 at the FT line vs. the Gaels, career highs in both makes and attempts Was third on team in scoring through Big Ten tournament, finishing with 11.7 points per game Scored a career-high 19 points in conference quarterfinal vs. Nebraska (3/15/13), hitting eight FGs and three 3-pointers, also career highs Shot 80 percent (4-5) at Indiana (3/5/13), tallying nine points, five defensive boards and two blocks Put up a season-high tying four blocks in win at Northwestern (2/28/13) and grabbed five defensive boards Produced 10 points off 5-7 shooting in loss at Wisconsin (2/17/13), one of only two OSU players to score doubledigits One of four players to score in double-digits vs. Northwestern (2/14/13), tallying 11 on 5-9 shooting Led all scorers with 16 points in win at Penn State (1/26/13), hitting a career-best 6-7 from the field... Also came up with pair of blocks and steals Made third appearance of the year on ESPN Sportscenter s Top 10 plays with a posterizing dunk at Purdue (1/8/13), ending night with eight points and two blocks. Earned two spots on ESPN SportsCenter s Top 10 plays for Jan. 2 with a block and windmill dunk vs. Nebraska... Finished contest with Huskers with six points and six boards Made first career start against Albany (11/11/12) and notched a career-high four blocks, the most for a Buckeye since Amir Williams tallied four against VMI (11/23/11) CAREER HIGHS Points...20, vs. Iona (3/22/13) Rebounds...10, vs. Iona (3/22/13) Assists... 3 (7x), last at Marquette (11/16/13) Blocks...4 (2x), last at Northwestern (2/28/13) Steals... 3, vs. Kansas 12/22/12) Minutes...36, at Purdue (1/8/13) FGs... 8, vs. Nebraska (3/15/13) FGA (3x), last at Marquette (11/16/13) 3FG... 3, vs. Nebraska (3/15/13) 3FGA... 5, vs. Kansas (12/22/12) FTs...8, vs. Iona (3/22/13) FTA... 8 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) Off. Reb... 3 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) Def. Reb... 7 (2x), last vs. Iona (3/22/13) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 3/22/13 vs. Iona 20/10 W game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State Ohio Marquette American Wyoming North Florida Maryland Central Conn Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

36 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #23 AMIR WILLIAMS Center Junior Birmingham, Mich. (Detroit Country Day) Sport Industry major as a junior ( ) Scored in double figures with 11 points on 5-of-7 shooting and 1-of-2 from the line vs. CCSU (Dec. 7)... shooting 67 percent from the field (31-of-46) Led all scorers with a career-high 18 points vs. North Florida (Nov. 29)... 8 FG and 11 FGA serves as career high Recorded second career double-double with 12 points and 16 rebounds vs. Wyoming (Nov. 25) in career-high 32 minutes Collected career-high 16 rebounds vs. Wyoming (Nov. 25)... eight offensive and eight defensive boards also career bests Career best 6-for-9 from the field vs. American (Nov. 20) Totaled career high 16 points vs. American to lead all scorers... passed 200 points for career (261) Earned his first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds vs Ohio (Nov. 12) points were a thencareer high Posted career high in free throws made (8) and attempted (10) vs. Bobcats as a sophomore ( ) Played in all 37 games, moving into a starting role for the last 26 contests, beginning against Chicago State (12/29/12). Produced 3.5 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 blocks per contest. Shot at a 56 percent clip this year (40-72), a team high among players with at least 20 FG attempts. Led team in blocks with 50, producing multi-block games 14 times, and putting up at least one in 24 games. Secured career highs in points (10), field-goal makes (4) and attempts (7) in win over Northwestern (2/14/13). Had nine points at Michigan (2/5/13), a then-career high Put up a career-best six blocks vs. Iowa (1/22/13). Tallied a career-high tying seven points vs. Winthrop (12/18/12). Grabbed career-high 10 rebounds at Duke (11/28/12), including seven in the first half. Tied a then-career high with six points vs. UMKC (11/23/12). Averaged 4.0 points between the two games of the Hall of Fame Tipoff in Connecticut, including a season-high five vs. Washington (11/18/12). Saw a career-high 16 minutes of action vs. Albany in the season opener (11/11/12). CAREER HIGHS Points... 18, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) Rebounds...16, vs. Wyoming (11/25/13) Assists... 2, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) Blocks...6, vs. Iowa (1/22/13) Steals...2, vs. American (11/20/13) Minutes...32, vs. Wyoming (11/25/13) FGs... 8, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) FGA... 11, vs. North Florida (11/29/13) 3FGs... 3FGA... FTs...8, vs. Ohio (11/12/13) FTA...10, vs. Ohio (11/12/13) Off. Reb...8, vs. Wyoming (11/25/13) Def. Reb...8, vs. Wyoming (11/25/13) DOUBLE-DOUBLES Date Opponent Pt./Reb. W/L Score 11/12/13 Ohio 14/10 W /25/13 Wyoming 12/16 W game-by-game stats Opponent Min FG 3FG FT O D R PF A TO B S Pts Morgan State* Ohio* Marquette* American* Wyoming* North Florida* Maryland* Central Conn.* *indicates starter Career Statistics Total 3-Point F-Throws Rebounds Scoring Season gp-gs min/avg fg-fga pct fg-fga pct ft-fta pct off def tot avg pf fo ast to blk stl pts avg / / / TOTAL /

37 men s basketball Media INFORMATION #15 kam williams Guard Freshman Baltimore, Md. (Mount St. Joseph) Prior to ohio state Four-star prospect according to MaxPreps, ESPN, Rivals, 247Sports and Scout Ranked as the second top prospect in the state of Maryland for 2013 by ESPN Averaged 21 points, three rebounds and two assists for Mount St. Joseph High School in Baltimore, Md. Scored more than 2,000 points in three seasons under head coach Pat Chatchey Led Mount St. Joseph to back-to-back Baltimore Catholic League Tournament titles in 2012 and 2013 A three-time All-Metro first-team selection as well as BCL Player of the Year in 2012 Led AAU squad, Nike Baltimore Elite, in scoring with 20.7 points per game while shooting 50 percent from the field and 51.7 percent from 3-point range Earned MVP honors at the 2013 Capital Classic. Scored team-high 25 points for the U.S. All-Stars, including a trio of 3-point baskets in the fourth quarter to seal a victory Scored a team-high 21 points at the 2013 West Coast All-Star Classic Son of Lorrie Green and Kevin Williams Enjoys sleeping, playing video games and hanging out with friends away from the court