Ohio State bounced back from a tough Friday night loss, defeating Penn State 84–78 and handing the Nittany Lions their seventh straight defeat. The Buckeyes improve to 14–6 overall and 6–4 in Big Ten play, while Penn State falls to 9–11, 0–9. With the win, Ohio State enters the second half of conference play with a winning record for the first time since 2021–22.
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Michigan broke open a tightly contested game that featured nine ties and 12 lead changes, using a decisive 19–5 run late in the second half to pull away from upset-minded Ohio State and secure a 74–62 win in Ann Arbor. With the loss, Ohio State drops to 13–6 (5–4), while No. 3 Michigan improves to 18–1 (8–1). In front of
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Ohio State got off to a fast start, scoring the first 10 points of the game, but saw that lead slip before regaining control with an 11-point advantage early in the second half. Minnesota battled back and nearly stole the game on the final possession, but the Buckeyes seized control in overtime to defeat the visiting Gophers 82–74. Ohio State improves to 13–5 overall and 5–3 in the Big Ten, while Minnesota drops its fourth straight, falling to 10–9 and 3–5 in conference play.
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Although the season is officially halfway complete, the Buckeyes roster grows by one with the addition of 6-foot-8, 210-pound wing Donovan ‘Puff’ Johnson, a graduate transfer from Penn State. Johnson, who had been enrolled at Ohio State while awaiting an NCAA waiver, and after it was denied, filed a lawsuit arguing for eligibility due to the myriad of injuries that have marred his playing career. Today, the a temporary restraining order was finally granted, giving him a 6th year, which is a big boon to the Buckeye roster, bringing valuable experience, size, and shooting to a bench that badly needs additional production.
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Ohio State wrapped up their nearly weeklong Pacific Northwest trip settling for a split, falling 81-74 at Washington. The Huskies improved to 10-7 overall, 2-4 in conference play, while the Buckeyes dropped to 11-5, 3-3. Washington erased a seven-point deficit early in the second half with a 14-0 run, coinciding with Christoph Tilly leaving the game due to injury. From
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The road continues to be friendly for the Ohio State men’s basketball team, as the Buckeyes improved to a perfect 3–0 in conference road games for the first time since 2021 with a 72–62 win over Oregon in Eugene. The victory lifts Ohio State to 11–4 overall and 3–2 in Big Ten play, while the Ducks fall to 8–8, 1–4.
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Among the most surprising teams in college basketball this season, 10th-ranked Nebraska arrived in Columbus a perfect 14–0 and left with its school-record 15th straight victory, fending off a spirited second-half rally to defeat Ohio State 72–69. The loss drops the Buckeyes to 10–4 overall and 2–2 in Big Ten play, while the Huskers improve to 15–0 and 4–0. Nebraska,
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Following a nine-day break for the holidays, Ohio State opened a stretch of four games in nine days and began 2026 with a successful return, earning its second consecutive Big Ten road win with an 80–73 victory at Rutgers. The win improves Ohio State to 10-3 and 2-1 in conference play, while Rutgers drops to 7-7, 0-3. Looking up at
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Coming off a tough loss to 12th-ranked North Carolina, Ohio State bounced back with a dominant 89–63 win over visiting Grambling to close out the 2025 calendar year at 9–3. Despite 14 first-half turnovers, the Buckeyes used a 16–4 run to end the first half with a 15-point lead and a 20–6 stretch midway through the second half to put
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Ohio State battled back from an 11 point deficit to take a 3 point lead with less than a minute to play, but North Carolina scored the final 4, taking advantage of a late Buckeye turnover and survived a buzzer beating shot by Ohio State to survive the upset minded Buckeyes 71-70 in the CBS Sports Classic in Atlanta dropping
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