1997-98 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 1997-98 Ohio State Buckeyes went 8-22 (1-15 in the Big Ten) under head coach Jim O'Brien. Simple Rating System: 1.83.

Game-by-game results (30 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1997-11-19vs Kent State Golden FlashesW 73–67St. John Arena
1997-11-22vs Robert Morris ColonialsW 67–49St. John Arena
1997-11-24vs Rider BroncsW 68–57St. John Arena
1997-11-29vs Vanderbilt CommodoresL 54–64St. John Arena
1997-12-03vs Toledo RocketsW 84–74St. John Arena
1997-12-06vs South Florida BullsL 49–67St. John Arena
1997-12-15vs Cal State Northridge MatadorsW 89–81St. John Arena
1997-12-17at Louisiana Ragin' CajunsL 64–68Cajundome
1997-12-20vs USC TrojansW 79–73St. John Arena
1997-12-22vs Chattanooga MocsW 63–54St. John Arena
1997-12-28neutral Kansas JayhawksL 56–69Special Events Arena
1997-12-29neutral New Mexico State AggiesL 46–73Special Events Arena
1997-12-30neutral BYU CougarsL 65–72Special Events Arena
1998-01-03vs Wisconsin BadgersL 59–64St. John Arena
1998-01-10at Indiana HoosiersL 66–83Assembly Hall
1998-01-14vs Iowa HawkeyesL 46–61St. John Arena
1998-01-17vs Michigan WolverinesL 61–79St. John Arena
1998-01-21at Purdue BoilermakersL 71–82Mackey Arena
1998-01-24at St. Thomas-Minnesota TommiesL 53–76Williams Arena
1998-01-28vs Illinois Fighting IlliniL 62–66St. John Arena
1998-02-04vs Michigan State SpartansL 58–84St. John Arena
1998-02-07vs Purdue BoilermakersL 75–107St. John Arena
1998-02-11at Michigan WolverinesL 68–76Crisler Arena
1998-02-14at Iowa HawkeyesL 70–82Carver-Hawkeye Arena
1998-02-16at Penn State Nittany LionsL 81–90Bryce Jordan Center
1998-02-19vs Indiana HoosiersL 72–74St. John Arena
1998-02-21at Northwestern WildcatsL 62–70Welsh–Ryan Arena
1998-02-25at Wisconsin BadgersW 61–56Kohl Center
1998-02-28vs Penn State Nittany LionsL 85–89 (OTOT)St. John Arena
1998-03-05neutral Indiana HoosiersL 71–78United Center

Game recaps

1997-11-19: Behind Jason Singleton's 23 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Kent State Golden Flashes 73–67. Kyrem Massey had 20 for Kent State Golden Flashes.

1997-11-22: Behind Michael Redd's 17 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Robert Morris 67–49. Niall Phelan had 12 for Robert Morris.

1997-11-29: Vanderbilt Commodores beat Ohio State Buckeyes 64–54 as Austin Bates scored a team-high 25. Michael Redd had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1997-12-03: Behind Michael Redd's 26 points, Ohio State Buckeyes pulled away from Toledo 84–74. Art Norman had 21 for Toledo.

1997-12-15: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Cal State Northridge 89–81. Michael Redd led the winners with 28 points. Carl Holmes had 21 for Cal State Northridge.

1997-12-20: Ohio State Buckeyes beat Southern California Trojans 79–73. Michael Redd led the winners with 30 points. Adam Spanich had 21 for Southern California Trojans.

1997-12-29: New Mexico State Aggies routed Ohio State Buckeyes 73–46. Denmark Reid led the winners with 19 points. Michael Redd had 12 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-03: Wisconsin Badgers got past Ohio State Buckeyes 64–59 as Sean Mason scored a team-high 17. Michael Redd had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-10: Indiana Hoosiers handled Ohio State Buckeyes 83–66. Luke Recker led the winners with 19 points. Michael Redd had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-14: Behind Dean Oliver's 17 points, Iowa Hawkeyes pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 61–46. Jason Singleton had 16 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-17: Michigan Wolverines beat Ohio State Buckeyes 79–61 as Louis Bullock scored a team-high 28. Michael Redd had 20 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-21: Behind Jaraan Cornell's 23 points, Purdue Boilermakers pulled away from Ohio State Buckeyes 82–71. Michael Redd had 25 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-01-28: Illinois Fighting Illini beat Ohio State Buckeyes 66–62. Kevin Turner led the winners with 24 points. Michael Redd had 22 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-04: Michigan State Spartans routed Ohio State Buckeyes 84–58. Jason Klein led the winners with 25 points. Michael Redd had 23 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-07: Purdue Boilermakers routed Ohio State Buckeyes 107–75. Brad Miller led the winners with 22 points. Jon Sanderson had 24 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-11: Michigan Wolverines beat Ohio State Buckeyes 76–68. Louis Bullock led the winners with 23 points. Michael Redd had 22 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-16: Behind Jarrett Stephens's 22 points, Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 90–81. Michael Redd had 28 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-19: Behind A.J. Guyton's 27 points, Indiana Hoosiers held off Ohio State Buckeyes 74–72. Michael Redd had 19 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-21: Northwestern Wildcats got past Ohio State Buckeyes 70–62 as Sean Wink scored a team-high 24. Michael Redd had 29 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-02-25: Behind Neshaun Coleman's 19 points, Ohio State Buckeyes defeated Wisconsin Badgers 61–56. Sean Daugherty had 18 for Wisconsin Badgers.

1998-02-28: Behind Pete Lisicky's 24 points, Penn State Nittany Lions defeated Ohio State Buckeyes 89–85. Michael Redd had 32 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

1998-03-05: Indiana Hoosiers beat Ohio State Buckeyes 78–71. Andrae Patterson led the winners with 25 points. Michael Redd had 25 for Ohio State Buckeyes.

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