1964-65 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1964-65 Ohio State Buckeyes went 12-12 (6-8 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. Simple Rating System: 3.43.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1964-12-03vs Saint Louis BillikensL 70–79St. John Arena
1964-12-05at TCU Horned FrogsW 84–79Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
1964-12-07at Houston CougarsW 77–69Jeppesen Field House
1964-12-09vs Butler BulldogsW 67–66St. John Arena
1964-12-19at Davidson WildcatsL 64–87Charlotte Coliseum (I)
1964-12-22at BYU CougarsL 71–112George Albert Smith Field House
1964-12-28vs Dartmouth Big GreenW 90–59St. John Arena
1964-12-30vs Duke Blue DevilsL 89–94 (2OTOT)St. John Arena
1965-01-02vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 73–68St. John Arena
1965-01-09at Purdue BoilermakersL 64–71Lambert Fieldhouse
1965-01-16vs Indiana HoosiersL 72–84St. John Arena
1965-01-23at Minnesota Golden GophersL 77–97Williams Arena
1965-01-30vs Wisconsin BadgersW 98–86St. John Arena
1965-02-06at Wisconsin BadgersW 73–71Wisconsin Field House
1965-02-08at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 71–86Assembly Hall
1965-02-13vs Iowa HawkeyesL 81–82St. John Arena
1965-02-16at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 72–95Assembly Hall
1965-02-20at Michigan WolverinesL 61–100Yost Field House
1965-02-22vs Michigan State SpartansW 101–90St. John Arena
1965-02-27vs Northwestern WildcatsW 100–87St. John Arena
1965-03-01at Indiana HoosiersL 90–110New Field House
1965-03-06at Michigan State SpartansW 97–75Jenison Field House
1965-03-08vs Michigan WolverinesW 93–85St. John Arena

Game recaps

1964-12-03: St. Louis beat Ohio State Buckeyes 79–70. Garrison led the winners with 21 points. Ricketts had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Garrison grabbed 16 rebounds.

1964-12-05: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Texas Christian Horned Frogs 84–79. Peters led the winners with 20 points. Turner had 27 for Texas Christian Horned Frogs. Chitsey grabbed 15 rebounds.

1964-12-07: Behind Ricketts's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Houston 77–69. Hamood had 29 for Houston.

1964-12-09: Behind Peters's 14 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Butler Bulldogs 67–66. Sanders had 30 for Butler Bulldogs.

1964-12-19: Behind Hetzel's 28 points, Davidson rolled past Ohio State Buckeyes 87–64. Ricketts had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Hetzel grabbed 15 rebounds.

1964-12-22: Brigham Young Cougars blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 112–71 as Fairchild scored a team-high 24. Ricketts had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Fairchild grabbed 15 rebounds.

1964-12-28: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Dartmouth 90–59. Shaffer led the winners with 18 points. Lockhart had 16 for Dartmouth.

1964-12-30: Behind Verga's 28 points, Duke defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 94–89. Shaffer had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Marin grabbed 18 rebounds.

1965-01-02: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Georgia Tech 73–68 as Shaffer scored a team-high 23. J. Caldwell had 19 for Georgia Tech. Shaffer grabbed 19 rebounds.

1965-01-09: Behind Schellhase's 28 points, Purdue Boilermakers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 71–64. Sepic had 25 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1965-01-16: Indiana Hoosiers handled Ohio State Buckeyes 84–72. T. Van Arsdale led the winners with 21 points. Sepic had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes. T. Van Arsdale grabbed 15 rebounds.

1965-01-23: Minnesota blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 97–77 as Hudson scored a team-high 21. Ricketts had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Hudson grabbed 15 rebounds.

1965-01-30: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Wisconsin 98–86. Sepic led the winners with 27 points. Zubor had 19 for Wisconsin. Sepic grabbed 20 rebounds.

1965-02-06: Behind Ricketts's 23 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Wisconsin 73–71. Barnes had 16 for Wisconsin.

1965-02-08: Behind Thoren's 27 points, Illinois pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 86–71. Sepic had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Sepic grabbed 16 rebounds.

1965-02-13: Behind Peeples's 21 points, Iowa Hawkeyes held off Ohio State Buckeyes 82–81. Ahijevych had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1965-02-22: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Michigan State Spartans 101–90. Ricketts led the winners with 27 points. Washington had 28 for Michigan State Spartans.

1965-02-27: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Northwestern Wildcats 100–87 as Dove scored a team-high 21. Tiberi had 18 for Northwestern Wildcats. Pitts grabbed 15 rebounds.

1965-03-06: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Michigan State 97–75. Ricketts led the winners with 29 points. Sanders had 27 for Michigan State.

1965-03-08: Behind Ricketts's 32 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Michigan Wolverines 93–85. Buntin had 27 for Michigan Wolverines. Darden grabbed 15 rebounds.

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