Men’s Basketball: Ohio State defeats Penn State 76-64 in Big Ten opener in Wheeler’s return
The Buckeyes opened Big Ten play against Penn State with a win, and they have now won five of the last six against the Nittany Lions. Ohio Stat…
The Buckeyes opened Big Ten play against Penn State with a win, and they have now won five of the last six against the Nittany Lions. Ohio Stat…
When the buzzer sounded and the clock hit zero Tuesday, Ohio State had knocked off the No. 1 team in the nation — but the job didn’t end there.
The Ohio State’s men’s basketball roster has combined for a total of 209 minutes of time on the floor in 14 combined road games at State College, P…
With less than seven minutes remaining against No. 1 Duke Tuesday, the Buckeyes looked up to see a double-digit deficit plastered on the Schottenstein Center jumbotron.
Zed Key finished Tuesday night’s upset leading all scorers with a career-high 20 points on 8-for-15 shooting, including a team-high four free throws on a night where the Buckeyes struggled from the charity stripe.
Behind a nearly-packed Schottenstein Center, Ohio State used a second-half surge to comeback from a 13-point halftime deficit to upset No. 1 Duke 71-66.
Despite playing in only six games this season, Ohio State has already been battle tested against multiple AP Top 25 teams — but Tuesday will be its most difficult challenge yet.
Over his 47 years as a head coach, Mike Krzyzewski and Chris Holtmann have had a few interactions with one another.
Ohio State struggled to deal with No. 23 Florida’s suffocating defense, while a last-second 3-pointer from senior guard Tyree Appleby allowed the Gators to escape with the Fort Myers Tip-Off title 71-68.
The Buckeyes went 22-for-25 from the free-throw line against No. 21 Seton Hall, knocking down their shots at an 88 percent clip — 16.8 percent higher than the season 71.4 percent they entered the game at.