After Sunday’s 55-52 win against Indiana, Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann would not talk about anything further along than the next game against Illinois. He would not call his team a bubble team for the NCAA Tournament, he would not talk about what a ...
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Men’s Basketball: Ohio State ends win streak, falls 63-56 to Illinois
WIth a six-point deficit heading into the final two minutes of the game, senior guard C.J. Jackson was unfazed with the rest of his game. Going into the possession, he had seven turnovers, leading a Buckeye team that had been plagued by turnovers. As he ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State faces new and improved Illinois
Ohio State and Illinois are 7.5 games apart in record, but both teams find themselves in similar positions approaching their matchup. The Buckeyes and Fighting Illini have each won three straight and four of their past five. But both are coming off a rough stretch, ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Andre Wesson shows improvement with post play
During Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann’s first season, forward Andre Wesson did not make a great first impression. Averaging 18.5 minutes per game off the bench, he shot 37.9 percent from the field, averaging 2.9 points per game along with 2.3 personal fouls. Holtmann ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State plays in survival mode during win streak
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 ...
Read More »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 ...
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