Buckeyes Welcome Huskers for Midweek Matchup
12/29/2020 2:24:04 PM | Men's Basketball
THE BASICS
Nebraska at No. 25/23 Ohio State • Wed., Dec. 30 • When: 6:30 p.m. • Where: Value City Arena
• TV: BTN • Radio: 97.1 The Fan
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Ohio State and Nebraska meet on the hardwood with a 6:30 p.m. game Wednesday at Value City Arena. The Big Ten Network will televise.
After consecutive and profound wins over UCLA and No. 11 Rutgers, Ohio State dropped a one-point decision at Northwestern this past Saturday after leading by seven midway through the second half.
Ohio State is 1-2 in the Big Ten with both losses on the road. Nebraska comes in seeking its ?rst Big Ten win since defeating Iowa, 76-70, on Jan. 7.
History with the Huskers
- Chris Holtmann’s teams are 4-0 vs. Nebraska, including wins last year in Columbus (80-68) and Lincoln (75-54).
- Ohio State has won four consecutive games over the Cornhuskers and now leads in the all-time series, 18-4.
- The Buckeyes are 14-2 vs. Nebraska in Big Ten Conference games. One of Nebraska’s wins came at Value City Arena, 58-57, on Feb. 18, 2017.
- Ohio State is 9-1 vs. Nebraska in Columbus.
Welcome Back
Seth Towns provided a helpful ?rst-half scoring contribution in the game vs. Northwestern with 11 points, including hitting 3 of 3 from three-point range. He’s contributed 15 points off the bench in the last two games.
800 isn’t enough
Senior guard C.J. Walker went over the 800 career points mark in the game against Northwestern. Walker has scored 361 points as a Buck-eye after scoring 440 points in two years at Florida State.
Downtown New Year’s
Ohio State has six players who have hit multiple three-point baskets in a game this year: Eugene Brown III, Duane Washington, Jr., Justin Ahrens, Walker, Justice Sueing and Towns.
