Ohio State will host its in-state rivals for a men’s basketball exhibition game when the Ohio Bobcats visit Value City Arena.
For both teams, it marks the final tune-up before the start of the regular season. Ohio State played a closed-door scrimmage at Tennessee on Oct. 18 while Ohio played a charity exhibition game against Wright State in Dayton on Oct. 20.
The Buckeyes will open the regular season Nov. 3 with a home game against IU Indy. The Bobcats will begin the same night with a home game against Arkansas State.
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Ohio is coached by former Buckeyes assistant coach Jeff Boals, who spent seven years at Ohio State on Thad Matta’s staff. During that time, he worked alongside current Buckeyes coach Jake Diebler, who began at the university as a video coordinator.
Here’s when the Buckeyes and Bobcats square off this week.
Ohio State men’s basketball schedule
Ohio State hosts Ohio University in an exhibition game. The game will air on B1G+.
Here’s the full schedule:
Oct. 26 – Ohio University (exhibition)Nov. 3 – IU IndyNov. 7 – Purdue Fort WayneNov. 11 – Appalachian StateNov. 16 – Notre DameNov. 20 – Western MichiganNov. 25 – Mount St. Mary’sNov. 28 – at PittDec. 6 – at NorthwesternDec. 9 – IllinoisDec. 13 – vs. West Virginia (Cleveland Hoops Showdown, Cleveland)Dec. 20 – vs. North Carolina (CBS Sports Classic, Atlanta)Dec. 23 – Grambling StateJan. 2 – at RutgersJan. 5 – NebraskaJan. 8 – at OregonJan. 11 – at WashingtonJan. 17 – UCLAJan. 20 – MinnesotaJan. 23 – at MichiganJan. 26 – Penn StateJan. 31 – at WisconsinFeb. 5 – at MarylandFeb. 8 – MichiganFeb. 11 – USCFeb. 14 – vs. Virginia (Nashville Hoops Showdown, Nashville)Feb. 17 – WisconsinFeb. 22 – at Michigan StateFeb. 25 – at IowaMarch 1 – PurdueMarch 4 – at Penn StateMarch 7 – IndianaWhat time is Ohio State vs. Ohio?
The Buckeyes and Bobcats kick off at 2 p.m. on Oct. 26 at Value City Arena.
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Ohio State men’s basketball beat writer Adam Jardy can be reached at ajardy@dispatch.com, on Bluesky at @cdadamjardy.bsky.social or on Twitter at @AdamJardy.