Date
time, TV |
Rank# |
Opponent# |
Result |
Record |
Site
city, state |
|---|
| Non-Conference Regular season |
December 2*
|
No. 1 |
Florida State |
W 72–57 |
1–0
|
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
December 6*
|
No. 1 |
at Pittsburgh |
W 99–79 |
2–0
|
Pittsburgh, PA |
December 8*
|
No. 1 |
Wichita State |
W 85–62 |
3–0
|
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
December 9*
|
No. 1 |
at No. 3 Wake Forest |
W 84–62 |
4–0
|
Winston-Salem, NC |
December 16*
|
No. 1 |
Loyola (IL) |
W 92–72 |
5–0
|
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
December 18*
|
No. 1 |
at Saint Louis |
W 61–48 |
6–0
|
|
December 23*
|
No. 1 |
Penn State |
W 92–49 |
7–0
|
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
December 27*
|
No. 1 |
vs. Washington
LA Holiday Classic |
W 59–49 |
8–0
|
Los Angeles |
December 28*
|
No. 1 |
vs. UCLA
LA Holiday Classic |
W 105–84 |
9–0
|
Los Angeles |
December 30*
|
No. 1 |
vs. USC
LA Holiday Classic |
W 76–66 |
10–0
|
Los Angeles |
| Big Ten Regular season |
January 6
|
No. 1 |
at Northwestern |
W 85–62 |
11–0
(1–0) |
Evanston, IL |
January 13
|
No. 1 |
Michigan |
W 89–64 |
12–0
(2–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
January 20
|
No. 1 |
at Minnesota |
W 90–76 |
13–0
(3–0) |
Minneapolis, MN |
January 22
|
No. 1 |
Purdue |
W 91–65 |
14–0
(4–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
January 29
|
No. 1 |
at Purdue |
W 94–73 |
15–0
(5–0) |
West Lafayette, IN |
February 3
|
No. 1 |
Northwestern |
W 97–61 |
16–0
(6–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
February 5
|
No. 1 |
Iowa |
W 89–63 |
17–0
(7–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
February 10
|
No. 1 |
Minnesota |
W 91–66 |
18–0
(8–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
February 12
|
No. 1 |
at Michigan |
W 72–57 |
19–0
(9–0) |
Ann Arbor, MI |
February 17
|
No. 1 |
at Michigan State |
W 80–72 |
20–0
(10–0) |
East Lansing, MI |
February 24
|
No. 1 |
Illinois |
W 102–79 |
21–0
(11–0) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
February 26
|
No. 1 |
at Iowa |
W 72–62 |
22–0
(12–0) |
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA |
March 3
|
No. 1 |
at Wisconsin |
L 67–81 |
22–1
(12–1) |
Madison, WI |
March 10
|
No. 1 |
Indiana |
W 90–65 |
23–1
(13–1) |
St. John Arena
Columbus, OH |
| NCAA Tournament |
March 16*
|
No. 1 |
vs. Western Kentucky
NCAA tournament Mideast Regional semifinal |
W 93–73 |
24–1
|
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA |
March 17*
|
No. 1 |
vs. No. 3 Kentucky
NCAA Tournament Mideast Regional final |
W 74–64 |
25–1
|
Iowa Field House
Iowa City, IA |
March 23*
|
No. 1 |
vs. Wake Forest
NCAA Tournament National semifinal |
W 84–68 |
26–1
|
Freedom Hall
Louisville, KY |
March 24*
|
No. 1 |
vs. No. 2 Cincinnati
NCAA tournament championship game |
L 59–71 |
26–2
|
Freedom Hall
Louisville, KY |
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ME=Mideast. |
