PITTSBURGH – The madness of March is here and the NCAA Tournament is underway and while Ohio State and Loyola-Chicago have to wait a day to start their dance, Thursday was a media day for both teams at PPG Paints Arena to talk about the opening matchup between the No. 7 Buckeyes and No. 10 …
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Ohio State (19-11, 12-8) opens Friday’s first-round action as a 7-seed in the NCAA Tournament with a contest against the 10-seed Loyola Chicago Ramblers (25-7, 13-5). The Buckeyes enter the game having lost four of their last five games, including a matchup they were favored in against Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament. They …
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Ohio State men’s basketball coach Chris Holtmann met with the media on Wednesday to provide some updates on the health of his team and also to look ahead to the Buckeyes’ NCAA Tournament first-round matchup against Loyola Chicago. The highlights of everything Holtmann had to say can be found below. The team started preparing for …
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As the Buckeyes inch closer to their opening round game against Loyola-Chicago, we take a look at the Ramblers, the winners of the Missouri Valley tournament and a near pick ‘em according to the oddsmakers as Loyola opened as a favorite and some books now have Ohio State as the smallest of favorites. Where do …
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Action starts in the NCAA Tournament on Tuesday evening with the first two games of the ‘First Four’, but the Buckeyes have a couple of days to rest and recuperate before their first game of the tournament on Friday afternoon against Loyola-Chicago. Buckeye Scoop will be in Pittsburgh starting on Thursday for coverage of Ohio …
The Big Ten led all conferences going into March Madness with nine teams selected to the field of 68 teams, or 13.2-percent of the field being from the 14-team league. But when you really look at the numbers, when you take the Big Ten’s automatic bid and the Iowa Hawkeyes off the table and all …
Despite a less than memorable end to the season the Ohio State Buckeyes are dancing and are included in the 68-team field of the NCAA Basketball Tournament. Chris Holtmann’s team was selected as the No. 7 seed in the South region and will draw Loyola-Chicago as the No. 10 seed. The Ramblers will post a …
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Ohio State (19-11) will take on Loyola Chicago (25-7) in the First Round of the 2022 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes enter the tournament as a 7-seed in the South Region and will play the 10-seed Ramblers. The game will take place in Pittsburgh on Friday. Tip-off is scheduled for 12:15 pm and the game will …
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Around The Oval is presented by Todd Pennington with Revolution Mortgage. Check out today’s rates HERE! March is here and the NCAA Tournament is just around the corner. Ohio State got bounced early from the Big Ten Tournament, but they’ll be in the Big Dance and it’s a new season from here on out. How will …
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INDIANAPOLIS – A college basketball game consists of 40 minutes, and they all count. Not just the first 20 minutes or 30 minutes of the game, but every single minute, every single play, every single moment. The Buckeyes have been good enough to win most of their games this season, at least in stretches. As …
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Penn State outscored Ohio State 47-35 in the second half of the Nittany Lions 71-68 upset victory over the Buckeyes (19-11, 12-8). The win moves Penn State’s record to 14-16 on the season. The Nittany Lions had four scorers in double digits, led by Sam Sessoms’ 18 points. Jalen Pickett added 16 points, while Myles …
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Ohio State (19-10, 12-8) opens Big Ten Tournament play in the second round Thursday night (9:30 pm, BTN) against Penn State (13-16, 7-13). The Buckeyes earned a bye into the second round due to their sixth-place finish in the conference standings. The Nittany Lions played their way into the second round by defeating Minnesota 60-51 …
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Ohio State freshman guard Malaki Branham was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year on Tuesday by the conference’s coaches and media. The Big Ten also announced its all-conference teams, where Branham was named Third-Team All Big Ten this season. Branham is averaging 13.2 points per game this season while shooting .491 from the field, …
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The 2021-22 regular season did not come to a kind end for the Ohio State Men’s Basketball team as dreams of a potential share of a Big Ten title faded into hopes for a double bye in the upcoming conference tournament and then evaporated into a No. 6 seed in the upcoming event. If Ohio …
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The 2022 Big Ten Tournament field is set and the Buckeyes will play Thursday night as the No. 6 seed overall. Had the Buckeyes beaten Michigan on Sunday in the regular-season finale, they would have ended up with a double-bye and the No. 4 seed overall thanks to Illinois’ win over Iowa Sunday night. Instead, …
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