June 21, 2026

Men’s Basketball: No. 15 Ohio State handles Youngstown State 75-56 despite cold start


Ohio State Chris Holtmann talks to his team during the Syracuse game on Nov. 28 at the Schottenstein Center. Ohio State lost to Syracuse 72-62. Credit: Amal Saeed | Assistant Photo Editor Facing the second-worst team on Ohio State’s schedule in a Schottenstein Center that was nowhere near capacity, it appeared everyone was looking over the Buckeyes’ matchup against Youngstown State. Apparently, so was Ohio State. After falling behind 14-2 to start the game, the Buckeyes failed to get anything going for the first 20 minutes, trailing the Penguins 25-22 after a first half that saw Ohio State shoot 24.1 percent from the field and not make a 3 until the end of the first half. It took a comeback in the second half against the No. 322 team in the country, according to KenPom, for the Buckeyes to defeat the Penguins 75-56 to get Ohio State’s 10th win of…

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