1969-70 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1969-70 Ohio State Buckeyes went 17-7 (8-6 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. The team peaked at #16 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 9.75.

Game-by-game results (23 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1969-12-01at Wake Forest Demon DeaconsW 96–92Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum
1969-12-06at Butler BulldogsW 112–89Hinkle Fieldhouse
1969-12-08vs Northern Illinois HuskiesW 106–99St. John Arena
1969-12-13vs Ohio BobcatsL 80–82St. John Arena
1969-12-20at Alabama Crimson TideW 96–68Memorial Coliseum
1969-12-22at Tulane Green WaveW 87–74Avron B. Fogelman Arena
1969-12-29at TCU Horned FrogsW 89–80Daniel-Meyer Coliseum
1970-01-03vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 78–71St. John Arena
1970-01-10at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 59–77Assembly Hall
1970-01-13vs Michigan WolverinesW 103–95St. John Arena
1970-01-17vs Northwestern WildcatsW 93–67St. John Arena
1970-01-19vs West Virginia MountaineersW 84–70St. John Arena
1970-01-24at Minnesota Golden GophersL 76–77Williams Arena
1970-01-26vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 74–71St. John Arena
1970-01-31at Northwestern WildcatsW 68–64McGaw Memorial Hall
1970-02-07vs Purdue BoilermakersL 85–88St. John Arena
1970-02-10at Michigan State SpartansW 89–66Jenison Field House
1970-02-14at Indiana HoosiersW 100–83New Field House
1970-02-21vs Iowa HawkeyesL 89–97St. John Arena
1970-02-24at Wisconsin BadgersW 98–86Wisconsin Field House
1970-02-28vs Michigan State SpartansL 80–82St. John Arena
1970-03-03at Iowa HawkeyesL 92–113Iowa Field House
1970-03-07vs Wisconsin BadgersW 96–87St. John Arena

Game recaps

1969-12-01: Behind Sorenson's 31 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Wake Forest 96–92. Davis had 27 for Wake Forest.

1969-12-06: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Butler 112–89. Finney led the winners with 32 points. Norris had 29 for Butler.

1969-12-08: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Northern Illinois Huskies 106–99 as Cleamons scored a team-high 28. Ivey had 27 for Northern Illinois Huskies. Sorenson grabbed 15 rebounds.

1969-12-13: Ohio University edged Ohio State Buckeyes 82–80. Canine led the winners with 25 points. Sorenson had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1969-12-20: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Alabama 96–68. Sorenson led the winners with 22 points. Hollon had 18 for Alabama.

1969-12-22: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Tulane 87–74 as Cleamons scored a team-high 22. Sutter had 28 for Tulane.

1969-12-29: Behind Sorenson's 27 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Texas Christian Horned Frogs 89–80. Hall had 19 for Texas Christian Horned Frogs.

1970-01-03: Behind Finney's 24 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota 78–71. Mikan had 22 for Minnesota. Mikan grabbed 17 rebounds.

1970-01-10: Illinois handled Ohio State Buckeyes 77–59. Miller led the winners with 20 points. Cleamons had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-01-13: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Michigan Wolverines 103–95 as Sorenson scored a team-high 29. Tomjanovich had 34 for Michigan Wolverines.

1970-01-17: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Northwestern 93–67. Sorenson led the winners with 26 points. Adams had 17 for Northwestern.

1970-01-19: Behind Finney's 30 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from West Virginia Mountaineers 84–70. Kintz had 24 for West Virginia Mountaineers.

1970-01-24: Minnesota Golden Gophers survived Ohio State Buckeyes 77–76 as Shannon scored a team-high 28. Sorenson had 33 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-01-26: Ohio State Buckeyes edged Georgia Tech 74–71. Sorenson led the winners with 26 points. Tumkus had 27 for Georgia Tech.

1970-01-31: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Northwestern 68–64 as Sorenson scored a team-high 23. Adams had 21 for Northwestern.

1970-02-07: Behind Mount's 32 points, Purdue Boilermakers held off Ohio State Buckeyes 88–85. Cleamons had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-02-10: Behind Cleamons's 29 points, Ohio State Buckeyes rolled past Michigan State Spartans 89–66. Simpson had 20 for Michigan State Spartans.

1970-02-14: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Indiana 100–83. Finney led the winners with 27 points. Johnson had 28 for Indiana. Sorenson grabbed 16 rebounds.

1970-02-21: Iowa beat Ohio State Buckeyes 97–89. Johnson led the winners with 38 points. Cleamons had 31 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-02-24: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Wisconsin 98–86 as Cleamons scored a team-high 27. Sherrod had 30 for Wisconsin.

1970-02-28: Behind Simpson's 29 points, Michigan State Spartans held off Ohio State Buckeyes 82–80. Finney had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1970-03-03: Iowa Hawkeyes blew out Ohio State Buckeyes 113–92 as Johnson scored a team-high 37. Sorenson had 34 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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