COLUMBUS, Ohio –No. 21 Ohio State (9-3, 3-3) are back in action at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Value City Arena in Columbus vs. Northwestern (6-4, 3-3). The game will be televised by the Big Ten Network.

GAME BASICS

·       Ohio State and Northwestern meet on the hardwood with a 7 p.m. tip Wednesday at Value City Arena in Columbus. The Big Ten Network will televise.

·       The Buckeyes left Piscataway, New Jersey with a key road win over No. 15 Rutgers last Sunday, 79-68. Duane Washington Jr. led the way for Ohio State with 17 points.   

·       Ohio State is 3-3 in the Big Ten with all three losses on the road. The Buckeyes are 2-0 in home conference games this season. 

·       Chris Holtmann’s teams are 5-2 vs. Northwestern. Ohio State is 13-1 all-time at Value City Arena vs. the Wildcats.  

·       Ohio State leads the all-time series against Northwestern, 120-48. The Buckeyes are 69-15 in Columbus with a 50-33 record in Evanston, Illinois. The Buckeyes are 1-0 in neutral-site meetings.

·       It’s Land of Lincoln week for the Buckeyes with a 7 p.m. home game vs. Northwestern (Evanston) Wednesday and a noon road contest at Illinois (Champaign) Saturday. It will be 1,477 days (4 yrs, 16 days) since the Buckeyes last played in Champaign (Jan. 1, 2017).

For more on the Buckeyes please go to: https://go.osu.edu/vsnu11321

THE PEOPLE THE TRADITION THE EXCELLENCE

COURTESY OHIO STATE ATHLETICS COMMUNICATIONS