Instacap: Buckeyes Rebound With 93-55 Win Over Miami

By Tim Shoemaker on December 22, 2014 at 7:47 pm
D'Angelo Russell.
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Looking to get back on the right track following its second loss of the season, Ohio State did so Monday evening against Miami and did it in a big way.

With another well-balanced offensive attack, the 21st-ranked Buckeyes put five players in double figures and cruised to an easy 93-55 win at the Schottenstein Center.

  1 2 F
MIAMI 24 31 55
OHIO STATE 46 47 93

Kam Williams led the way for Ohio State with 18 points. Marc Loving finished with 16 and freshman D'Angelo Russell scored 15. Keita Bates-Diop put in 12 points while Jae'Sean Tate added with 10. Loving also had a team-high eight rebounds, while Russell dished out nine assists.

The Buckeyes (10-2) shot 55 percent from the field in the game and made 9 of their 22 attempts from 3-point range. Ohio State also forced 19 Miami turnovers and assisted on 25 of its 36 made field goals.

Ohio State built its lead behind a 17-0 first-half run in which five different players scored baskets. The Buckeyes led 46-24 at the break as nine players found the scoring column. The only player who didn't score in the first half was Anthony Lee, who left with a sprained ankle after four minutes of playing time and did not return.

The Buckeyes shot 53 percent from the floor in the game's opening 20 minutes and made 4 of their 9 3-point attempts.

Ohio State will next be in action 7 p.m. Saturday against Wright State at home.

OHIO STATE STAT MIAMI
93 POINTS 55
36-66 (54.5) FGM-FGA (PCT.) 21-61 (34.4)
9-22 (40.9) 3PM-3PA (PCT.) 5-26 (19.2)
12-22 (54.5) FTM-FTA (PCT.) 8-12 (66.7)
8 TURNOVERS 19
43 TOTAL REBOUNDS 36
10 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS 10
33 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS 26
46 BENCH POINTS 36
4 BLOCKS 1
10 STEALS 6
25 ASSISTS 14
26 PTS OFF TURNOVERS 12
13 FAST-BREAK POINTS 6
16 SECOND-CHANCE POINTS 12
44 POINTS IN PAINT 30
  • Ohio State has recorded 10 or more steals six times this season.
  • The Buckeyes have shot at least 50 percent from the field in eight of their 12 games on the year.
  • Ohio State's 25 assists against Miami were a season-high.
  • Shannon Scott and D'Angelo Russell combined for 16 assists against the RedHawks. Those two lead the nation in assists as a backcourt, averaging 13.3 combined per game.
  • Monday marked the sixth time Ohio State scored 90 or more points this season.
  • The Buckeyes have now won 58 consecutive games at home against unranked non-conference opponents.
  • Russell's nine assists were a career-high. He ranks first among true freshmen in the country with 66 assists on the year.
  • Keita Bates-Diop's 12 points were a career-high for the freshman. He also had a career-best seven rebounds.
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