No. 13 Ohio State avoided a major loss in its starting lineup when redshirt junior Keita Bates-Diop was listed as a starter for Thursday’s game against Penn State, an Ohio State spokesperson said. It had been reported earlier in the day that Bates-Diop was questionable ...
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Men’s Basketball: Keita Bates-Diop questionable for Ohio State’s game against Penn State
Ohio State could be without its best player in its quest to win its first 10 Big Ten games of the season. Redshirt junior forward Keita Bates-Diop is dealing with an illness and is questionable for the Buckeyes’ game Thursday against Penn State, an Ohio ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: B1G 10-0? No. 13 Ohio State has a chance vs Penn State
No. 13 Ohio State (18-4, 9-0 Big Ten) has survived a few scares. On Jan. 17, it came within four points of losing to Northwestern in the final minute in an eventual 71-65 win and was trading leads with Nebraska Monday, until pulling away late ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: No. 12 Ohio State seeks bounce-back wins against Iowa and Michigan State
Following back-to-back losses, punctuated by a 99-69 loss Monday to No. 14 Maryland, the No. 12 Ohio State women’s basketball team (16-4, 5-2 Big Ten) will take to the road Thursday night to face Iowa (15-5, 3-4 Big Ten). Although the Hawkeyes have struggled lately, ...
Read More »Buckeye Brief: Slowing down Keita Bates-Diop and more notes from Ohio State’s game against Nebraska
No. 13 Ohio State (18-4, 9-0 Big Ten) is exactly halfway through its conference schedule with nine games won and nine games remaining. It narrowly edged out Nebraska Monday, 64-59, in its closest conference game of the season. Here are some notes from the postgame ...
Read More »Analysis: Sluggish win against Nebraska evident of Ohio State ‘buying into’ coaching staff
When members of Ohio State’s men’s basketball teams are introduced this season, a bright flame shoots up from on top of the hoop to signal the entrance of the player. That flame did not go off Monday night, and the Buckeyes seemingly followed suit. There ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: No. 14 Maryland decimates No. 12 Ohio State 99-69
In a season filled with high expectations, the Ohio State women’s basketball team has continued to fall short. Its latest setback came Monday when the No. 12 Buckeyes fell 99-69 to No. 14 Maryland on the road, which gave the Terrapins sole possession of first ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State moves up to No. 13 in AP Top 25
Ohio State continued to ascend up the Associated Press Top 25 Poll, moving from No. 22 to No. 13 Monday. The Buckeyes have not been ranked this high in the AP poll since Dec. 15, 2014, when they were the No. 12 team in the ...
Read More »Women’s Basketball: No. 8 Ohio State attempts to bounce back with road matchup against red-hot No. 14 Maryland
After an 84-75 loss to No. 19 Michigan Tuesday night, the No. 8 Ohio State women’s basketball team (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten) will head on the road for a Monday night game against No. 14 Maryland (16-3, 5-1 Big Ten). In the last matchup between ...
Read More »Men’s Basketball: Ohio State’s unbeaten Big Ten streak continues with 67-49 against Minnesota
No. 22 Ohio State (17-4, 8-0 Big Ten) went on the road to Madison Square Garden to face Minnesota (14-8, 3-5 Big Ten) and came away with a 67-49 win Saturday to remain undefeated in conference play. With the win, Ohio State matched its win ...
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