In its third matchup against a top 10 team this season, Ohio State could not find the same magic that it did in its stunning upset against Louisville, losing to No. 1 Stanford 71-52.
The defeat ended a three-game win streak for the Buckeyes.
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The No. 3 Ohio State men’s basketball suffered its first loss of the season, dropping a 84-71 contest to Minnesota in front of 9,854 at Williams Arena in Minneapolis on Dec. 15.
Minnesota sophomore guard Marcus Carr, a Pitt transfer, led the way for the Gophers, scoring a career-high 35 Read More
The head coach of the undefeated Ohio State men’s basketball team, Chris Holtmann, spoke to members of the media on Dec. 13, just two days before the Buckeyes’ road matchup with Minnesota.
With the fact that no Big Ten team had yet won a conference game on the road in Read More
The unbeaten Buckeyes climbed to No. 3 in the AP Top 25 Poll following dominant wins against North Carolina and Penn State.
Future Ohio State opponents in the Top 25 include No. 4 Maryland, No. 5 Michigan, No. 8 Kentucky and No. 16 Michigan State.
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In its most recent game following the stunning upset of No. 2 Louisville, Ohio State let a less talented Radford team hang around for much of the game, but the Buckeyes eventually prevailed, defeating the Highlanders 70-57.
“I didn’t think we had the same focus and energy that we had Read More
Ohio State ignited on a 37-9 second-half run, raining in three-pointers on the way to a 106-74 victory against Penn State in front of 12,901 fans at Value City Arena on Dec. 7.
After shooting 25 percent (2 of 8) from beyond the arc in the first frame, the Buckeyes Read More
After an 11-point defeat to UConn, it was clear that Ohio State had the capabilities to compete with some of the best teams in the country.
But on Thursday, the Buckeyes proved more than that.
Against Louisville, the No.2 team in the country that is coming off a 10-point win Read More
The No. 6 Ohio State men’s basketball team (8-0) knocked off No. 7 North Carolina (6-2) 74-49 with lockdown defense in front of 21,115 at the Dean Smith Center in Chapel Hill, N.C. on Dec. 4.
“We’re getting there,” Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann said of his team’s defensive Read More
Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann spoke to members of the media ahead of No. 6 Ohio State traveling to No. 7 North Carolina for a highly anticipated matchup.
Ohio State came into the season one of the most inexperienced in college basketball, with six of the 10 major contributors so far being freshmen, three being sophomores and the other being a junior transfer in her first season with the Buckeyes.
That has meant some early growing pains, including Read More
