2020-21 Ohio State Buckeyes Men's Basketball

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes got a big conference win over #11 Rutgers, 80-68 on Wednesday. Here's a link to the write-up from @LICKING COUNTY FAN: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=86880

Next up, Ohio State will travel to Northwestern on Saturday.

[Chieftain2009]

After a tight loss to a really solid Northwestern squad, 71-70, the Buckeyes came back and dismantled Nebraska 90-54 on Wednesday.

Next up, Ohio State will play at Minnesota tomorrow.

[VetteMan]

There will be no basketball games in Columbus this week. Ohio State was set to take on Penn State in the Schottenstein Center on Wednesday night, but that will no longer take place. The game has been postponed due to Covid-19 issues within the Nittany Lions program.

[VetteMan]

Ohio State point guard C.J. Walker has been ruled out indefinitely with torn ligaments in his right hand. According to Head Coach Chris Holtmann, C.J. has battled this hand injury since the Buckeyes first preseason scrimmage and as the pain and discomfort has increased it became clear to him and the Medical Staff that he needed to rest and rehab in hopes that his hand will heal.

[Chieftain2009]

I've been behind on the last couple games, but this has been updated since OSU's victory over #15 Rutgers on Saturday.

[Chieftain2009]

After their win over #15 Rutgers, the Buckeyes jump back into the top 25, sitting at #21.

[Chieftain2009]

For the second consecutive game, the Buckeyes (10-3, 4-3) put together a conference win over a solid team, defeating Northwestern (6-5, 3-4) by a final score of 81-71 on Wednesday night. After trailing by 9 at the half, the Wildcats put together a much better second half, but the Buckeyes were able to pull out the 10-point victory. Leading the way for OSU was Duane Washington Jr with 23 points, 6 assists and 3 rebounds. Justice Sueing added 13 points, while Justin Ahrens and Kyle Young tallied 12 points each. For Northwestern, Chase Audige led all scorers with 25 points.

Next up, Ohio State will play at #14 Illinois on Saturday afternoon.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes picked up another big time win, defeating #14 Illinois on the road 87-81. Here's a breakdown from @LICKING COUNTY FAN: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=87109

Next up, Ohio State will host Purdue on Tuesday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes make a nice jump in the polls this week, going up to #15 from #21.

They'll have a tough week as they host a solid Purdue team tonight, and then travel to #10 Wisconsin on Saturday.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes couldn't keep their win streak alive on Tuesday, as they fell to a solid Purdue team in the final seconds, 67-65. @LICKING COUNTY FAN wrote a breakdown of the game.

Next up, Ohio State has a huge match-up on Saturday when they play at #10 Wisconsin.

[VetteMan]

The Buckeyes have rescheduled their home game with Penn State for this coming Wednesday. ( 1-27-2021 ) The game had been canceled a couple weeks ago.

[Chieftain2009]

That was a huge victory for the Buckeyes on the road over #10 Wisconsin, 74-62 on Saturday. Next up, Ohio State hosts Penn State on Wednesday night.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes were able to edge out a win over visiting Penn State, 83-79 last night You can read the breakdown here from @LICKING COUNTY FAN: viewtopic.php?f=22&t=87245

Next up, Ohio State will host Michigan State on Sunday afternoon.

[Chieftain2009]

After their nice 79-62 victory over visiting Michigan State on Sunday afternoon, the Buckeyes vault all the way up to #7 in this week's AP Poll. They'll have a huge game coming up on Thursday against #8 Iowa.

[VetteMan]

Ohio State guard Jimmy Sotos will miss the rest of the season with a separated shoulder that will require surgery. The Senior Buckeye guard initially suffered the injury late in the game in the January 9th win at Rutgers. Head Coach Chris Holtmann estimated Sotos recovery timeline as "lengthy", which explains why the decision was made for him to have the surgery now.

[VetteMan]

The Ohio State Buckeyes come from 11 points behind tonight on the road at Iowa and secure a very big win over the 8th ranked Hawkeyes.

[VetteMan]

Sorry, I guess I could have at least given the score. The Buckeyes won by the score of 89-85.

[Chieftain2009]

Massive win for the Buckeyes. Some outlets now talking about the possibility of OSU moving to the #1 seed line.

Ohio State will next travel to Maryland to play the Terrapins on Monday night.

[Chieftain2009]

Ohio State leaps all the way up to #4 in this week's rankings.

[Chieftain2009]

The Buckeyes were able to post another victory on Monday, defeating Maryland on the road, 73-65, for their 5th consecutive win and their 8th win in the last 9 games.

Next up, they'll host Indiana on Saturday at Noon.