1973-74 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1973-74 Ohio State Buckeyes went 9-15 (4-10 in the Big Ten) under head coach Fred Taylor. Simple Rating System: 2.02.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1973-11-30vs UT Arlington MavericksW 90–62St. John Arena
1973-12-03vs Notre Dame Fighting IrishL 72–76St. John Arena
1973-12-08vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 72–65St. John Arena
1973-12-15at Missouri TigersL 68–71Hearnes Center
1973-12-17at Virginia Tech HokiesL 67–68Cassell Coliseum
1973-12-21neutral Stanford CardinalL 53–68
1973-12-22neutral Dartmouth Big GreenW 85–80
1973-12-27at Butler BulldogsW 77–63Hinkle Fieldhouse
1973-12-29at Ohio BobcatsL 79–84Convocation Center
1974-01-05vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 73–75St. John Arena
1974-01-07vs Georgia Tech Yellow JacketsW 89–71St. John Arena
1974-01-12at Michigan State SpartansL 75–83Jenison Field House
1974-01-19vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 81–77St. John Arena
1974-01-26at Wisconsin BadgersL 64–69Wisconsin Field House
1974-01-28vs Purdue BoilermakersL 65–67St. John Arena
1974-02-02vs Northwestern WildcatsL 61–68St. John Arena
1974-02-04at Minnesota Golden GophersL 51–56Williams Arena
1974-02-09at Michigan WolverinesL 68–91Crisler Arena
1974-02-11vs Michigan State SpartansL 67–75St. John Arena
1974-02-16at Iowa HawkeyesL 67–69Iowa Field House
1974-02-23vs Wisconsin BadgersL 56–68St. John Arena
1974-02-25at Northwestern WildcatsW 72–69McGaw Memorial Hall
1974-03-02vs Indiana HoosiersW 85–79St. John Arena
1974-03-09at Illinois Fighting IlliniW 79–78Assembly Hall

Game recaps

1973-11-30: Ohio State Buckeyes routed Texas-Arlington 90–62. Andreas led the winners with 20 points. Johnson had 12 for Texas-Arlington. Jackson grabbed 17 rebounds.

1973-12-08: Behind Jackson-F's 20 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Penn State 72–65. Brown-G had 26 for Penn State.

1973-12-15: Missouri Tigers survived Ohio State Buckeyes 71–68 as Eberhard scored a team-high 24. Andreas had 14 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1973-12-21: Stanford Cardinal beat Ohio State Buckeyes 68–53 as Frost scored a team-high 18. Andreas had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1973-12-22: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Dartmouth 85–80. Bolden led the winners with 24 points. Raynor had 19 for Dartmouth.

1973-12-27: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Butler 77–63 as Bolden scored a team-high 18. Monserez had 15 for Butler.

1973-12-29: Ohio University beat Ohio State Buckeyes 84–79. Luckett led the winners with 22 points. Bolden had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Green grabbed 18 rebounds.

1974-01-05: Behind Schmidt's 24 points, Illinois Fighting Illini held off Ohio State Buckeyes 75–73. Jackson had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-01-07: Behind Jackson's 21 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Georgia Tech 89–71. Bottoroff had 14 for Georgia Tech.

1974-01-12: Behind Hairston's 17 points, Michigan State Spartans defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 83–75. Andreas had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Hairston grabbed 16 rebounds.

1974-01-19: Behind Andrews's 25 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Minnesota 81–77. McCutcheon had 22 for Minnesota.

1974-01-26: Behind Anderson's 18 points, Wisconsin Badgers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 69–64. Wenner had 13 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-01-28: Purdue Boilermakers survived Ohio State Buckeyes 67–65 as Parkinson scored a team-high 18. Bolden had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-02-02: Northwestern beat Ohio State Buckeyes 68–61. Williams led the winners with 22 points. Andreas had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Wenner grabbed 16 rebounds.

1974-02-04: Minnesota got past Ohio State Buckeyes 56–51 as Shaffer scored a team-high 22. Bolden had 21 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-02-09: Michigan routed Ohio State Buckeyes 91–68. Russell led the winners with 22 points. Andreas had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes. Russell grabbed 19 rebounds.

1974-02-16: Behind LaPrince's 20 points, Iowa Hawkeyes held off Ohio State Buckeyes 69–67. Taylor had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-02-23: Wisconsin Badgers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 68–56 as Anderson scored a team-high 17. Andreas had 18 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1974-02-25: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Northwestern 72–69 as Andreas scored a team-high 18. McKinney had 19 for Northwestern.

1974-03-02: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Indiana Hoosiers 85–79. Jackson led the winners with 25 points. Laskowski had 26 for Indiana Hoosiers.

1974-03-09: Behind Andreas's 18 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Illinois Fighting Illini 79–78. Schmidt had 19 for Illinois Fighting Illini.

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