1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1959-60 Ohio State Buckeyes went 25-3 (13-1 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. The team peaked at #2 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 25.88.

Game-by-game results (28 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1959-12-01vs Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 77–69St. John Arena
1959-12-03vs Memphis TigersW 94–55St. John Arena
1959-12-05vs Pittsburgh PanthersW 94–49St. John Arena
1959-12-07vs Butler BulldogsW 99–66St. John Arena
1959-12-10at Saint Louis BillikensW 81–74Kiel Auditorium
1959-12-18at Butler BulldogsW 96–68Butler Fieldhouse
1959-12-21at Utah UtesL 92–97Nielsen Field House
1959-12-22at BYU CougarsW 91–79George Albert Smith Field House
1959-12-28at Kentucky WildcatsL 93–96Memorial Coliseum
1960-01-04vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 97–73St. John Arena
1960-01-09vs Indiana HoosiersW 96–95St. John Arena
1960-01-11vs Delaware Blue HensW 109–38St. John Arena
1960-01-16vs Northwestern WildcatsW 81–64St. John Arena
1960-01-23at Purdue BoilermakersW 85–71Lambert Fieldhouse
1960-01-30vs Michigan State SpartansW 111–79St. John Arena
1960-02-01vs Michigan WolverinesW 99–52St. John Arena
1960-02-06at Northwestern WildcatsW 77–58McGaw Memorial Hall
1960-02-08at Wisconsin BadgersW 106–69Wisconsin Field House
1960-02-13vs Iowa HawkeyesW 75–47St. John Arena
1960-02-15at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 109–81Huff Hall
1960-02-20at Michigan State SpartansW 84–83Jenison Field House
1960-02-27vs Wisconsin BadgersW 93–68St. John Arena
1960-02-29at Indiana HoosiersL 83–99Field House
1960-03-05at Minnesota Golden GophersW 75–66Williams Arena
1960-03-11neutral Western Kentucky HilltoppersW 98–79Freedom Hall
1960-03-12neutral Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 86–69Freedom Hall
1960-03-18neutral new york universityW 76–54Cow Palace
1960-03-19neutral California Golden BearsW 75–55Cow Palace

Game recaps

1959-12-01: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Wake Forest 77–69 as Nowell scored a team-high 18. Ritchie had 20 for Wake Forest. Lucas grabbed 28 rebounds.

1959-12-03: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Memphis State 94–55 as Lucas C scored a team-high 34. Wolfe G had 13 for Memphis State. Lucas C grabbed 20 rebounds.

1959-12-05: Behind Lucas's 24 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Pittsburgh Panthers 94–49. Faleneki had 16 for Pittsburgh Panthers. Lucas grabbed 18 rebounds.

1959-12-07: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Butler 99–66 as Lucas scored a team-high 26. Pennington had 16 for Butler. Lucas grabbed 16 rebounds.

1959-12-10: Ohio State Buckeyes beat St. Louis 81–74. Lucas led the winners with 30 points. Burkel had 20 for St. Louis. Lucas grabbed 19 rebounds.

1959-12-18: Behind Lucas's 20 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Butler 96–68. Pennington had 17 for Butler.

1959-12-21: Utah Utes got past Ohio State Buckeyes 97–92 as Bill McGill scored a team-high 31. Jerry Lucas had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1959-12-22: Behind Lucas's 36 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Brigham Young Cougars 91–79. Eastic had 23 for Brigham Young Cougars. Lucas grabbed 16 rebounds.

1959-12-28: Behind Bill Lickert's 29 points, Kentucky Wildcats held off Ohio State 96–93. Jerry Lucas had 34 for Ohio State. Joe Roberts grabbed 15 rebounds.

1960-01-09: Behind Nowell's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Indiana Hoosiers 96–95. Lee had 23 for Indiana Hoosiers.

1960-01-11: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Delaware 109–38 as Knight scored a team-high 15.

1960-01-16: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Northwestern 81–64. Lucas led the winners with 28 points. Jones had 28 for Northwestern.

1960-01-23: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Purdue 85–71. Lucas led the winners with 27 points. Dischinger had 32 for Purdue.

1960-01-30: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Michigan State Spartans 111–79. Lucas led the winners with 25 points. Walker had 27 for Michigan State Spartans. Walker grabbed 16 rebounds.

1960-02-01: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Michigan 99–52. Lucas led the winners with 23 points. Farris had 17 for Michigan.

1960-02-06: Behind Lucas's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Northwestern Wildcats 77–58. Jones had 13 for Northwestern Wildcats.

1960-02-08: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Wisconsin 106–69 as Lucas scored a team-high 26. Ulwelling had 14 for Wisconsin. Lucas grabbed 20 rebounds.

1960-02-13: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out Iowa 75–47 as Lucas scored a team-high 28.

1960-02-15: Behind Lucas's 31 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Illinois 109–81. Vaughn had 25 for Illinois. Lucas grabbed 17 rebounds.

1960-02-20: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Michigan State Spartans 84–83. Jerry Lucas led the winners with 28 points. Horace Walker had 23 for Michigan State Spartans.

1960-02-27: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Wisconsin 93–68. Lucas led the winners with 20 points. Ulwelling had 18 for Wisconsin. Lucas grabbed 22 rebounds.

1960-02-29: Behind Bellamy's 24 points, Indiana pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 99–83. Lucas had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Bellamy grabbed 19 rebounds.

1960-03-05: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Minnesota 75–66. Jerry Lucas led the winners with 23 points. Ron Johnson had 17 for Minnesota. Jerry Lucas grabbed 19 rebounds.

1960-03-18: Ohio State Buckeyes blew out New York University 76–54 as Lucas scored a team-high 19. Cunningham had 14 for New York University. Sanders grabbed 22 rebounds.

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