Justin Ahrens
Boise State guard Derrick Alston Jr. shoots during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against SMU in the first round of the NIT, Thursday, March 18, 2021, in Frisco, Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)
Charlotte Regional - First Round - Game 1 (win) at Charlotte Regional - First Round - Game 2 (win) 3/20/2021

Mar. 18, 2021 09:16 PM EDT

Iowa center Luka Garza (55) makes a free throw during an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State, Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, in Iowa City, Iowa. (Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via AP)
Balanced Ohio State rallies past Iowa in Top-10 matchup

By John Bohnenkamp Feb. 04, 2021 09:19 PM EST

Ohio State's E.J. Liddell, right, shoots over Michigan State's Julius Marble during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Liddell leads No. 13 Ohio St over skidding Michigan St 79-62

By Mitch Stacy Jan. 31, 2021 03:31 PM EST

Purdue guard Eric Hunter, left, goes up for a shot against Ohio State forward Zed Key during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Ivey's late 3 finishes Purdue's rally past No. 15 Ohio State

By Nicole Kraft Jan. 19, 2021 09:14 PM EST

Ohio State Head Coach Chris Holtmann looks on from the sideline in the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Illinois, Saturday, Jan. 16, 2021, in Champaign, Ill. (AP Photo/Holly Hart)
Liddell, No. 21 Ohio St power past No. 14 Illinois 87-81

By Terry Towery Jan. 16, 2021 04:05 PM EST

Northwestern's Pete Nance, right, posts up against Ohio State's E.J. Liddell during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Washington scores 23 as Ohio State tops Northwestern

By Nicole Kraft Jan. 13, 2021 10:03 PM EST

Ohio State's Duane Washington, right, shoots next to Nebraska's Dalano Banton during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
No. 25 Buckeyes use balanced scoring, beat Nebraska 90-54

By Nicole Kraft Dec. 30, 2020 08:57 PM EST

Ohio State's Zed Key, right, shoots over Cleveland State's Deante Johnson during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
No. 22 Ohio State holds off Cleveland State 67-61

By Steve Helwagen Dec. 13, 2020 06:33 PM EST

Notre Dame's Dane Goodwin (23) shoots a 3-pointer in front of Ohio State's E.J. Liddell (32) during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in South Bend, Ind. Ohio State won 90-85. (AP Photo/Robert Franklin)
Liddell scores 19 to lead No. 22 Buckeyes past feisty Irish

By John Fineran Dec. 08, 2020 10:03 PM EST

Ohio State guard CJ Walker, right, and Morehead State forward Johni Broome wrestle for the ball during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Wednesday, Dec. 2, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
No. 23 Ohio St pulls away, routs Morehead State 77-44

By Steve Helwagen Dec. 02, 2020 07:42 PM EST

Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson, right, posts up against Rutgers Geo Baker, top, and Shaq Carter during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Wesson brothers lift Ohio State over Rutgers 72-66

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 12, 2020 09:26 PM EST

Indiana's Joey Brunk, center, tries to shoot between Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson, left, and Justin Ahrens during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Wesson scores 15 to power Buckeyes over Indiana 68-59

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 01, 2020 03:49 PM EST

Ohio State forward Andre Wesson, front left, controls the ball against Northwestern forward A.J. Turner during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Evanston, Ill., Sunday, Jan. 26, 2020. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Carton leads Ohio State past Northwestern 71-59

By Jay Cohen Jan. 26, 2020 08:37 PM EST

Ohio State forward E.J. Liddell, center, dunks the ball between Purdue Fort Wayne guard DeMierre Black, left, and guard Jarred Godfrey during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
No. 10 Ohio St keeps rolling, routs Purdue Fort Wayne 85-46

By Steve Helwagen Nov. 22, 2019 09:16 PM EST

Ohio State forward Kaleb Wesson, right, blocks a shot by Purdue Fort Wayne guard Brian Patrick (2) as Ohio State guard Luther Muhammad defends during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Friday, Nov. 22, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons at Ohio State Buckeyes 11/22/2019

Nov. 22, 2019 08:00 PM EST

Michigan State's Xavier Tillman (23) reacts after making a basket during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game against Ohio State in the quarterfinals of the Big Ten Conference tournament, Friday, March 15, 2019, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
Conference USA - Quarterfinal 4 (win) at Conference USA - Quarterfinal 3 (win) 3/15/2019

Mar. 15, 2019 01:11 PM EDT

Purdue forward Kyle King (23) drives on Ohio State guard Joey Lane in the second half of an NCAA college basketball game, Saturday, March 2, 2019, in West Lafayette, Ind. Purdue won 86-51. (AP Photo/R Brent Smith)
No. 14 Purdue beats Ohio State, grabs solo lead of Big Ten

By Mark Ambrogi Mar. 02, 2019 04:24 PM EST

Ohio State forward Andre Wesson, left, drives against Iowa forward Tyler Cook during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game in Columbus, Ohio, Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon)
Ohio State beats No. 22 Iowa behind freshman's 29 points

Feb. 26, 2019 09:18 PM EST

Northwestern's Barret Benson, left, knocks the ball away from Ohio State's Kaleb Wesson during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
Wesson, Ohio State shake off slow start to beat Northwestern

By Mitch Stacy Feb. 20, 2019 10:40 PM EST