Fresh off a last-second win at Michigan State, Ohio State will return to Value City Arena looking for another quality win.
On Sunday afternoon, Dale Bonner's 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left led the Buckeyes past the Spartans, 60-57. This brought Ohio State to 16-12 overall and 6-11 in the Big Ten heading into Thursday night's rematch with Nebraska.
On February 14, athletic director Gene Smith fired coach Chris Holtmann with six games remaining in his seventh season with the program. Four days later, interim head coach Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes defeated No. 2 Purdue, 73-69, at Value City Arena, celebrating with a storming of the court after the final whistle.
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 20-7. The Cornhuskers, however, have won three straight against the Buckeyes, including an 83-69 victory at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Jan. 23.
Ohio State is led by interim coach Jake Diebler. Nebraska is coached by Fred Hoiberg, who is in his fifth season with the Cornhuskers.
Here's how to watch Ohio State against Nebraska on Thursday.
What time does Ohio State play Nebraska on Thursday?
Departure: 6:30 pm, February 29; Arena Value City, Colón.
What channel broadcasts Ohio State vs. Nebraska on Thursday?
Ohio State vs Nebraska will be on FS1.
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How can I watch the Ohio State-Nebraska game without cable? Is OSU vs. Nebraska broadcast?
Streaming is an option to watch the game against the Cornhuskers. Several Ohio State games will be broadcast only by broadcast this season. Fans can stream this game on the FOX Sports app, which can be accessed via cable login.
Who will announce the Ohio State vs. Nebraska on FS1 on Thursday?
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:
Chris Vosters
Robbie Hummel
How to listen to Ohio State vs. Nebraska on the radio
Ohio State men's basketball is broadcast live on WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460).
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:
Paul Keels (play-by-play)
Ron Stokes (analysis)
How have Ohio State and Nebraska fared so far this season?
Ohio State opened its season with a 79-73 victory against Oakland at Value City Arena on November 6. Afterwards, Golden Grizzlies coach Greg Kampe called rookie guard Bruce Thornton “a man” for his play. The Buckeyes followed with a 73-66 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M on Nov. 10 before beating Merrimack 76-52 on Nov. 15 and Western Michigan 73-56 on Nov. 19.
The Buckeyes then defeated No. 17 Alabama 92-81 on Nov. 24 and Santa Clara 86-56 to win the Emerald Coast Classic championship. They returned home and defeated Central Michigan, 88-61, on Nov. 29 and opened Big Ten play with an 84-74 win against Minnesota in their Big Ten opener before beating Miami (Ohio) three days later. after.
Penn State then handed Ohio State an 83-80 loss on Dec. 9 before the Buckeyes bounced back with a win against UCLA to improve to 9-2. Ohio State then beat New Orleans a week later, beat West Virginia 78-75 in overtime on Dec. 30 in Cleveland and topped Rutgers 76-72 on Jan. 3 before a Jan. 6 loss at Indiana and the Jan. 10 loss to Wisconsin. and the Jan. 15 loss at Michigan.
On January 20, the Buckeyes defeated Penn State, 79-67, behind a balanced scoring attack with four players in double figures. It was the only bright spot for a while: Ohio State lost at Nebraska, 83-79 on Jan. 23, at Northwestern 83-58 on Jan. 27, at home against Illinois 87-75 on Jan. 30, 79-77 at Iowa on February 1 and 6 against Indiana before beating Maryland and losing at Wisconsin.
After firing Holtmann, Ohio State defeated No. 2 Purdue on Feb. 18 in the first game under interim head coach Jake Diebler before an 88-79 loss at Minnesota that dropped them to 15-12 overall and 5 -11 in Big Ten play.
During a timeout during the Purdue game, Ohio State honored its 1998-99 team that reached the Final Four.
Nebraska is 20-8 overall and 10-7 in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers have won four straight and most recently beat Minnesota 73-55 at home on Sunday.
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Ohio State is a 2.5-point favorite against Nebraska. The over-under is 143.5 points.
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