2005-06 Ohio State Buckeyes — schedule and results

The 2005-06 Ohio State Buckeyes went 26-6 (12-4 in the Big Ten) under head coach Thad Matta. The team peaked at #6 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 16.08.

Game-by-game results (32 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
2005-11-20vs Chicago State CougarsW 81–52Value City Arena
2005-11-22vs Butler BulldogsW 79–69 (OTOT)Value City Arena
2005-11-28vs Virginia Tech HokiesW 69–56Value City Arena
2005-12-10at Saint Joseph's HawksW 81–74Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
2005-12-12vs Norfolk State SpartansW 92–59Value City Arena
2005-12-14vs Belmont BruinsW 85–75Value City Arena
2005-12-17neutral Iowa State CyclonesW 70–67Wells Fargo Arena
2005-12-23vs Tennessee State TigersW 74–65Value City Arena
2005-12-28vs Gardner-Webb Runnin' BulldogsW 87–58Value City Arena
2005-12-31vs LSU TigersW 78–76Value City Arena
2006-01-05vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 104–69Value City Arena
2006-01-07at Indiana HoosiersL 79–81Assembly Hall
2006-01-11at Purdue BoilermakersW 80–64Mackey Arena
2006-01-15vs Michigan State SpartansL 59–62 (2OTOT)Value City Arena
2006-01-18vs Wisconsin BadgersW 77–67Value City Arena
2006-01-21at Penn State Nittany LionsW 75–64Bryce Jordan Center
2006-01-28at Iowa HawkeyesL 62–67Carver-Hawkeye Arena
2006-01-30vs Florida A&M RattlersW 95–53Value City Arena
2006-02-04vs Minnesota Golden GophersW 67–53Value City Arena
2006-02-09at Michigan WolverinesW 94–85Crisler Arena
2006-02-12vs Illinois Fighting IlliniW 69–53Value City Arena
2006-02-15at Wisconsin BadgersL 73–78Kohl Center
2006-02-18vs Northwestern WildcatsW 61–52Value City Arena
2006-02-22at Michigan State SpartansW 79–68Breslin Student Events Center
2006-02-25vs Michigan WolverinesW 64–54Value City Arena
2006-03-01at Northwestern WildcatsW 56–53Welsh–Ryan Arena
2006-03-05vs Purdue BoilermakersW 76–57Value City Arena
2006-03-10neutral Penn State Nittany LionsW 63–56Conseco Fieldhouse
2006-03-11neutral Indiana HoosiersW 52–51Conseco Fieldhouse
2006-03-12neutral Iowa HawkeyesL 60–67Conseco Fieldhouse
2006-03-17neutral Davidson WildcatsW 70–62University of Dayton Arena
2006-03-19neutral Georgetown HoyasL 52–70University of Dayton Arena

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