BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Indiana had already made its comeback against Ohio State. After trailing by nine points with 6:29 left in the game, the Hoosiers managed to tie the game, hitting three 3s in the next three possessions. Trading baskets with Ohio State with ...
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Men’s Basketball: Ohio State hangs on for 55-52 win against Indiana behind game-winning Andre Wesson dunk
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — With both Ohio State and Indiana searching for a win to help their NCAA Tournament bids, the game came down to the final possession. It ended up being junior forward Andre Wesson that found the answer the Buckeyes needed, hitting on a ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Tournament implications critical in Ohio State’s battle against Indiana
With nine games remaining on the schedule before the Big Ten tournament, Ohio State is hanging on the edge of the NCAA Tournament as a bubble team. A win against Indiana on the road could help Ohio State move up over the bubble and onto ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Second-half heroics secure Ohio State 74-70 win against Penn State
Ohio State had something on its side it has never had against Penn State in the Chris Holtmann era: momentum. After allowing a quick 8-2 Nittany Lions lead, the Buckeyes ignited for a 21-1 run. For the first time in the Chris Holtmann era at ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Kyle Young gives Ohio State spark in return against Penn State
Even when active on the roster, sophomore forward Kyle Young’s impact wasn’t obvious. Before going down with a stress fracture in his right leg against Maryland on Jan. 18, Young averaged 7.3 points and 4.8 rebounds per game, starting in 12 of the 17 games ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State searches for first win in Holtmann era against Penn State
If any team was Ohio State’s kryptonite a season ago, it was Penn State. Of the Buckeyes’ eight losses before the NCAA Tournament, three came against the Nittany Lions. One of those losses knocked Ohio State out of the Big Ten tournament, while another was ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Kaleb Wesson plays up to expectation against Rutgers
Kaleb Wesson did not know how dominant he had been in the first 10 minutes of Saturday’s 76-62 win against Rutgers. “I really wasn’t paying attention,” he said. “I was just playing. I was getting lost in the game.” Wesson scored 17 of Ohio State’s ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Kaleb Wesson, C.J. Jackson lead Ohio State to 76-62 win against Rutgers
Turnovers and Kaleb Wesson fouls. These were the areas that have continually caused trouble for Ohio State, and two of the main reasons the Buckeyes have lost six of their past seven games. Against Rutgers, the sophomore forward and Ohio State’s leading scorer returned to ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Revenge fuels Ohio State ahead of matchup with physical Rutgers
Keyshawn Woods does not like to lose. The redshirt senior guard said he can name the teams Ohio State has lost to, keeps track of how the team lost, of how he performed in the loss. Rutgers was one of the games he remembers. Facing ...
Read More »Ohio State men’s and women’s basketball teams in similar position during 2018-19 season
Chris Holtmann and Kevin McGuff had different paths to the head coaching job for Ohio State’s men’s and women’s basketball teams. Both have brought Ohio State success in their tenures, each leading their respective teams to appearances in the respective NCAA tournaments. Both have seen ...
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