Kaleb Wesson has been a defining factor for Ohio State this season: its leading scorer, its leading rebounder, its overall leader. When he is off the court, head coach Chris Holtmann has admitted he has a different team. Holtmann had a different team in the ...
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Men’s Basketball: No. 16 Ohio State searching for bounce-back game against Rutgers
For only the second time this season, Ohio State is coming off a loss. This time, it is an 86-77 defeat to No. 6 Michigan State after being outscored by the Spartans 50-34 in the second half. In the nearly one-and-a-half seasons under head coach ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State’s loss to Michigan State shows team is “not there yet”
In the beginning of the season, after being picked near the bottom half of the Big Ten in preseason polls, it needed to be seen if Ohio State could be considered a top-tier program in college basketball. Early-season wins against Cincinnati and Creighton took steps ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 14 Ohio State suffers first Big Ten loss to No. 8 Michigan State 86-77
Ohio State has five players on its roster that played in the Buckeyes’ 80-64 win against No. 1 Michigan State last season, including two starters: then-junior guard C.J. Jackson and then-freshman forward Kaleb Wesson. At that point last season, Ohio State had already played two ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 14 Ohio State returns to Big Ten play against No. 8 Michigan State
Ohio State, for the most part, took advantage of its non-conference play. Adding two double-digit Big Ten wins against Minnesota and Illinois, the Buckeyes have won 12 of 13 games, averaging 78 points per game, allowing opponents to shoot 38.2 percent from the field and ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 13 Ohio State dominates High Point 82-64 in final non-conference game
No. 13 Ohio State (11-1, 2-0 Big Ten) came back from a 16-2 run by High Point (6-6) to eventually take the lead before running away with a 82-64 win in its last non-conference matchup of the season. Ohio State secured its 18-point victory against ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 13 Ohio State finishes non-conference schedule against High Point
After leaving Chicago with a 80-66 win against UCLA, the highest opponent in terms of KenPom rankings it had faced since Dec. 2, No. 13 Ohio State has continued its early season roll. The Buckeyes have wins in 11 of their first 12 games, not ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Kaleb Wesson, C.J. Jackson lead No. 15 Ohio State to 80-66 win against UCLA
Kaleb Wesson has played an important role for Ohio State through the first 11 games of the season. The sophomore forward is averaging 16.5 points per game, scoring a career-high 31 points against Youngstown State on Tuesday. He is averaging 6.6 rebounds per game, recording ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 15 Ohio State faces struggling UCLA in Chicago
In the past two games, Ohio State has struggled to prove itself as the top 15 team it has been ranked in the most recent AP poll. Though the Buckeyes have finished the stretch with two victories, both proved more difficult than expected, with a ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: No. 15 Ohio State handles Youngstown State 75-56 despite cold start
Facing the second-worst team on Ohio State’s schedule in a Schottenstein Center that was nowhere near capacity, it appeared everyone was looking over the Buckeyes’ matchup against Youngstown State. Apparently, so was Ohio State. After falling behind 14-2 to start the game, the Buckeyes failed ...
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