1985-86 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1985-86 Ohio State Buckeyes went 19-14 (8-10 in the Big Ten) under head coach Eldon Miller. The team peaked at #20 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 12.6.

Game-by-game results (33 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1985-11-26vs brooklynW 83–57St. John Arena
1985-11-30vs Maryland TerrapinsW 78–66St. John Arena
1985-12-03vs Florida GatorsW 80–73St. John Arena
1985-12-05vs Akron ZipsW 91–73St. John Arena
1985-12-07vs Cleveland State VikingsW 99–95St. John Arena
1985-12-14at Arkansas RazorbacksL 70–79Barnhill Arena
1985-12-19vs Dayton FlyersW 80–73St. John Arena
1985-12-29at UTEP MinersL 57–58Special Events Center
1985-12-30neutral Nebraska CornhuskersL 66–69Special Events Center
1986-01-02vs Michigan State SpartansW 84–73St. John Arena
1986-01-04vs Michigan WolverinesL 68–78St. John Arena
1986-01-09at Wisconsin BadgersW 78–61Wisconsin Field House
1986-01-11at Northwestern WildcatsW 79–77Welsh–Ryan Arena
1986-01-15at Indiana HoosiersL 66–69Assembly Hall
1986-01-18at Boston College EaglesL 74–87Roberts Center
1986-01-23vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 65–67St. John Arena
1986-01-25vs Purdue BoilermakersW 73–66St. John Arena
1986-01-30at Minnesota Golden GophersL 65–70Williams Arena
1986-02-01at Iowa HawkeyesL 75–86Carver-Hawkeye Arena
1986-02-06vs Northwestern WildcatsW 83–60St. John Arena
1986-02-08vs Wisconsin BadgersW 73–71St. John Arena
1986-02-16vs Indiana HoosiersL 75–84St. John Arena
1986-02-20at Purdue BoilermakersL 79–85Mackey Arena
1986-02-22at Illinois Fighting IlliniL 62–66Assembly Hall
1986-02-26vs Iowa HawkeyesW 81–74St. John Arena
1986-03-02vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 68–55St. John Arena
1986-03-06at Michigan WolverinesL 82–99Crisler Arena
1986-03-08at Michigan State SpartansL 81–91Jenison Field House
1986-03-14at Ohio BobcatsW 65–62Convocation Center
1986-03-17vs Texas LonghornsW 71–65St. John Arena
1986-03-21vs BYU CougarsW 79–68St. John Arena
1986-03-24neutral Louisiana Tech BulldogsW 79–66Madison Square Garden (IV)
1986-03-26neutral Wyoming CowboysW 73–63Madison Square Garden (IV)

Game recaps

1985-12-03: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Florida Gators 80–73. Hopson, Dennis led the winners with 34 points. Maxwell, Vernon had 28 for Florida Gators.

1986-01-02: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Michigan State Spartans 84–73. Dennis Hopson led the winners with 32 points. Scott Skiles had 33 for Michigan State Spartans.

1986-01-25: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Purdue Boilermakers 73–66 as Sellers, Brad scored a team-high 26. McCants, Melvin had 17 for Purdue Boilermakers.

1986-02-08: Ohio State Buckeyes survived Wisconsin Badgers 73–71 as Wesson, Keith scored a team-high 19. Olson, Rick had 23 for Wisconsin Badgers.

1986-02-20: Behind Troy Lewis's 20 points, Purdue Boilermakers defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 85–79. Dennis Hopson had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1986-02-22: Behind Ken Norman's 24 points, Illinois Fighting Illini defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 66–62. Brad Sellers had 17 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1986-02-26: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Iowa Hawkeyes 81–74 as Dennis Hopson scored a team-high 21. Gerry Wright had 17 for Iowa Hawkeyes.

1986-03-02: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Minnesota Golden Gophers 68–55 as Dennis Hopson scored a team-high 26. Marc Wilson had 18 for Minnesota Golden Gophers.

1986-03-06: Michigan Wolverines beat Ohio State Buckeyes 99–82 as Roy Tarpley scored a team-high 22. Dennis Hopson had 27 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1986-03-08: Michigan State Spartans beat Ohio State Buckeyes 91–81 as Scott Skiles scored a team-high 43. Brad Ellers had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1986-03-14: Behind Hopson's 22 points, Ohio State Buckeyes held off Ohio University 65–62. Graham had 19 for Ohio University.

1986-03-17: Ohio State Buckeyes got past Texas 71–65 as Brad Sellers scored a team-high 25. Patrick Fairs had 18 for Texas.

1986-03-21: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Brigham Young Cougars 79–68 as Hopson, Dennis scored a team-high 16. Webb, Richie had 17 for Brigham Young Cougars.

1986-03-26: Ohio State Buckeyes handled Wyoming Cowboys 73–63. Dennis Hopson led the winners with 26 points. Fennis Lembo had 27 for Wyoming Cowboys.

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