1952-53 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1952-53 Ohio State Buckeyes went 10-12 (7-11 in the Big Ten) under head coach Floyd Stahl. Simple Rating System: 6.56.

Game-by-game results (22 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1952-12-06vs Saint Louis BillikensW 81–71Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1952-12-13at Butler BulldogsL 60–63Butler Fieldhouse
1952-12-20vs Pittsburgh PanthersW 76–70Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1952-12-27at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 62–87Huff Hall
1952-12-29vs Northwestern WildcatsW 82–70Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-01-03at Michigan State SpartansL 57–68Jenison Field House
1953-01-05at Michigan WolverinesW 79–46Yost Field House
1953-01-10at Purdue BoilermakersW 67–65Lambert Fieldhouse
1953-01-12vs Indiana HoosiersL 68–88Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-01-19at Wisconsin BadgersL 51–64Wisconsin Field House
1953-01-24at Minnesota Golden GophersL 64–82Williams Arena
1953-01-26at Northwestern WildcatsL 73–82McGaw Memorial Hall
1953-02-02vs Purdue BoilermakersW 79–77Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-02-07vs Michigan State SpartansW 73–62Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-02-09vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 81–71Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-02-14at Pittsburgh PanthersW 62–53Fitzgerald Fieldhouse
1953-02-16vs Iowa HawkeyesL 68–71Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-02-21at Indiana HoosiersL 67–81Field House
1953-02-23at Iowa HawkeyesL 75–90Iowa Field House
1953-02-28vs Wisconsin BadgersL 63–69Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-03-07vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 74–93Ohio State Men's Gymnasium
1953-03-09vs Michigan WolverinesW 95–71Ohio State Men's Gymnasium

Game recaps

1952-12-06: Ohio State Buckeyes handled St. Louis 81–71. Ebert led the winners with 19 points. Boushka had 20 for St. Louis.

1952-12-13: Butler edged Ohio State Buckeyes 63–60. Greve led the winners with 14 points. Cook had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Holloway grabbed 16 rebounds.

1952-12-20: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Pittsburgh 76–70. Ebert led the winners with 24 points. Virostek had 21 for Pittsburgh.

1952-12-27: Illinois blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 87–62 as Kerr scored a team-high 22. Ebert had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1952-12-29: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Northwestern 82–70. Ebert led the winners with 30 points. Biever had 14 for Northwestern. Ebert grabbed 21 rebounds.

1953-01-03: Behind Stackhouse's 20 points, Michigan State Spartans pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 68–57. Ebert had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Ferrari grabbed 17 rebounds.

1953-01-10: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Purdue 67–65. Ebert led the winners with 19 points. Runyan had 16 for Purdue.

1953-01-12: Indiana Hoosiers blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 88–68 as Leonard scored a team-high 22. Ebert had 22 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1953-01-24: Behind Mensal's 32 points, Minnesota Golden Gophers pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 82–64. Wilks had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1953-02-02: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Purdue 79–77 as Ebert scored a team-high 25. Runyan had 21 for Purdue.

1953-02-07: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Michigan State 73–62. Ebert led the winners with 20 points. Ferrari had 17 for Michigan State.

1953-02-09: Behind Ebert's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Minnesota 81–71. Kalafat had 26 for Minnesota.

1953-02-16: Behind Davis's 15 points, Iowa Hawkeyes held off Ohio State Buckeyes 71–68. Ebert had 25 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1953-03-09: Behind Ebert's 34 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Michigan 95–71. Kauffman had 16 for Michigan.

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