Scouting Ohio State Basketball Part II: Buckeyes roster, rankings, stat comparison

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Published Jan 8, 2021

Scouting Ohio State Basketball: Buckeyes roster, rankings, stat comparison

Richie O'Leary • TheKnightReport

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It's been a couple of weeks since Rutgers Basketball suffered an 80-68 loss to Ohio State back in late December, but the Scarlet Knights will have their chance at revenge this Saturday as the Buckeyes come to town for a Noon EST rematch.

Below is a look at the Buckeye's projected starting lineup and where they're ranked in key metrics and statistics.

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RANKINGS COMPARISON - RUTGERS | OHIO STATE

ESPN BPI: No. 44 | No. 20

KENPOM: No. 29 | No. 21

SAGARIN: No. 35 | No. 24

NET Rankings: No. 36 | No. 34

PROJECTED OHIO STATE STARTING LINEUP

NAME	HT/WT	YEAR	NOTES

Musa Jallow	6-5/195	Jr.	With Walker out look for Jallow to possibly step into a starter role. He currently averages 5.3ppg and 3.4rpg.
Duane Washington Jr.	6-3/210	Jr.	The team's top scorer this year, Washington is averaging 14.9ppg on 37.8% from the field.
Justice Sueing	6-7/215	Jr.	Another former transfer, Sueing came in from Cal and is one of the team's top shooter, making 48.8% of shots.
EJ Liddell	6-7/240	So.	Liddell is slight undersized for a big man, but he has been the Buckeyes top rebounder (6.4rpg) and defender (1.3bpg) this season.
Kyle Young	6-8/225	Sr.	The former four-star forward is having a solid year so far, putting up 7.5ppg and 6.4rpg on 46.9% from the field.

Rutgers - Ohio State Stat Comparison (2020 stats)

STAT	RUTGERS	Ohio State

Points/game	76.5 (105th)	76.3 (109th)
Field Goal %	47.2% (72nd)	43.6% (205th)
3PT %	38.4% (35th)	31.2% (252nd)
Rebound Margin	+0.8 (184th)	+5.1 (83rd)
Assist/Turnover Ratio	1.50 (22nd)	1.37 (35th)
Steals/game	8.3 (54th)	4.5 (321st)
Blocks/game	5.3 (15th)	3.6 (119th)
Opp. points/game	71.2 (197th)	66.2 (93rd)
Opp. FG%	42.7% (179th)	40.4% (79th)
Opp. 3PT%	31.6% (132nd)	35.1% (258th)

OHIO STATE RECORD THIS SEASON: 8-3 (2-3) / Wins against Notre Dame, No. 11 Rutgers and UCLA.

SERIES HISTORY: This will be the 13th matchup between the two schools, with Ohio State leading the series 9-3. Rutgers has the most recent victory in the series came back in January of 2019 when the Scarlet Knights beat the Buckeyes, 64-61.

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