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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A Bruce Thornton leaner in the paint with just over 3 seconds to play in double-overtime capped an incredible comeback to give Ohio State a 89-88 win in double overtime. Bruce Thornton scored 12 of his 21 points after regulation, willing Ohio State to an almost improbable victory improving the Buckeyes to 8-2 while dropping West Virginia to 8-4. Down
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Bruce Thornton’s dominant first half kept Ohio State close, and despite trailing for all but three minutes, the Buckeyes remained within striking distance late in the game, cutting the deficit to three with just over a minute remaining. However, 13th-ranked Illinois used their size and balanced attack to withstand every Ohio State surge, pulling out an 88–80 road victory in
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Ohio State’s Big Ten opener was a successful one, as the Buckeyes snapped a three-game skid against Northwestern with a hard-fought 86–82 road win in Evanston, improving to 7–1 overall and 1–0 in conference play. After trailing by four at the break and falling behind by eight early in the second half, Ohio State surged ahead with a 16–7 run
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Ohio State’s first true road test of the season ended in heartbreak. The Buckeyes dug a big hole early, fought back to pull within one, but sloppy play in the opening 20 minutes left them down 10 at halftime. The second half looked promising: Ohio State stormed back to take the lead 12 minutes in and appeared poised to escape
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Ohio State wrapped up their season-opening six-game homestand with a resounding 113-60 victory over visiting Mount St. Mary’s, moving to 6-0 to start the season. The Buckeyes wasted no time taking control, jumping out to a 14-point lead just 10 minutes into the game, extending it to 26 by halftime, and never trailing enroute to their sixth straight season-opening win—their
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