2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

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2008–09 Big Ten Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 8 Michigan State	15	–	3	.833	31	–	7	.816
No. 17 Purdue†	11	–	7	.611	27	–	10	.730
Illinois	11	–	7	.611	24	–	10	.706
Penn State	10	–	8	.556	27	–	11	.711
Ohio State	10	–	8	.556	22	–	11	.667
Wisconsin	10	–	8	.556	20	–	13	.606
Minnesota	9	–	9	.500	22	–	11	.667
Michigan	9	–	9	.500	21	–	14	.600
Northwestern	8	–	10	.444	17	–	14	.548
Iowa	5	–	13	.278	15	–	17	.469
Indiana	1	–	17	.056	6	–	25	.194

† 2009 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented The Ohio State University. The head coach was Thad Matta, then in his 5th season with the Buckeyes. The team played its home games in Jerome Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, and is a member of the Big Ten Conference. The Buckeyes finished for fourth in the conference's regular season, and was runner up in the Big Ten tournament, falling to Purdue 65–61 in the final game. In the NCAA Tournament, the Buckeyes lost in the first round the Siena Saints.

2008–09 Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
November 20* 6:30 PM		Delaware State	W 70–42	1–0 (0–0)	St. John Arena (6,388) Columbus, OH
November 24* 8:00 PM, BTN		Bowling Green	W 61–57	2–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (12,751) Columbus, OH
November 29* 12:00 PM, BTN		Samford	W 59–22	3–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (13,412) Columbus, OH
December 2* 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 22 Miami (FL)	W 73–68	4–0 (0–0)	BankUnited Center (5,870) Coral Gables, FL
December 6* 4:00 PM, ESPNU		vs. No. 7 Notre Dame	W 67–62	5–0 (0–0)	Lucas Oil Stadium (17,007) Indianapolis, IN
December 13* 12:00 PM, BTN	No. 21	Butler	W 54–51	6–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (13,976) Columbus, OH
December 17* 9:05 PM, ESPNU	No. 16	Jacksonville	W 81–68	7–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (12,250) Columbus, OH
December 20* 12:00 PM, BTN	No. 16	Iona	W 71–53	8–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (14,029) Columbus, OH
December 22* 7:00 PM, BTN	No. 15	UNC Asheville	W 83–59	9–0 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (13,317) Columbus, OH
December 27* 4:00 PM, CBS	No. 13/15	West Virginia	L 48–76	9–1 (0–0)	Schottenstein Center (19,049) Columbus, OH
December 31 4:00 PM, BTN	No. 24	Iowa	W 68–65	10–1 (1–0)	Schottenstein Center (14,946) Columbus, OH
January 3 12:00 PM, BTN	No. 24	at No. 21 Minnesota	L 59–68	10–2 (1–1)	Williams Arena (14,625) Minneapolis, MN
January 6 7:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 8 Michigan State	L 58–67	10–3 (1–2)	Breslin Student Events Center (14,759) East Lansing, MI
January 9* 7:00 PM, BTN		Houston Baptist	W 89–65	11–3 (1–2)	Schottenstein Center (15,081) Columbus, OH
January 13 7:00 PM, ESPN		Indiana	W 77–53	12–3 (2–2)	Schottenstein Center (15,661) Columbus, OH
January 17 8:00 PM, BTN		at No. 24 Michigan	W 65–58	13–3 (3–2)	Crisler Arena (13,751) Ann Arbor, MI
January 20 6:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 24 Illinois	L 49–67	13–4 (3–3)	Assembly Hall (15,549) Champagin, IL
January 25 3:50 PM, CBS		No. 7 Michigan State	L 67–78	13–5 (3–4)	Schottenstein Center (18,767) Columbus, OH
January 28 6:30 PM, BTN		Michigan	W 72–54	14–5 (4–4)	Schottenstein Center (16,363) Columbus, OH
January 31 4:05 PM, ESPN2		at Indiana	W 93–81	15–5 (5–4)	Assembly Hall (17,202) Bloomington, IN
February 3 7:00 PM, ESPN		No. 12 Purdue	W 80–72 ^OT	16–5 (6–4)	Schottenstein Center (17,012) Columbus, OH
February 7 8:00 PM, BTN		No. 19 Minnesota	W 64–58	17–5 (7–4)	Schottenstein Center (19,049) Columbus, OH
February 14 8:00 PM, ESPN		at Wisconsin	L 50–55	17–6 (7–5)	Kohl Center (17,230) Madison, WI
February 18 8:00 PM, BTN		at Northwestern	L 69–72	17–7 (7–6)	Welsh-Ryan Arena (4,312) Evanston, IL
February 22 1:00 PM, CBS		No. 18 Illinois	L 68–70	17–8 (7–7)	Schottenstein Center (19,049) Columbus, OH
February 24 7:00 PM, ESPN		Penn State	W 73–59	18–8 (8–7)	Schottenstein Center (18,170) Columbus, OH
February 28 4:00 PM, ESPN		at No. 18 Purdue	L 50–75	18–9 (8–8)	Mackey Arena (14,123) West Lafayette, IN
March 3 8:05 PM, BTN		at Iowa	W 60–58	19–9 (9–8)	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,338) Iowa City, IA
March 8 5:00 PM, BTN		No. 18 Northwestern	W 52–47	20–9 (10–8)	Schottenstein Center (19,049) Columbus, OH
Big Ten Tournament
March 13 2:30 PM, ESPN		vs. Wisconsin	W 61–57	21–9 (10–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse (13,023) Indianapolis, IN
March 14 1:40 PM, CBS		vs. No. 6 Michigan State	W 82–70	22–9 (10–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse (15,728) Indianapolis, IN
March 15 3:30 PM, CBS		vs. No. 24 Purdue	L 61–65	22–10 (10–8)	Conseco Fieldhouse (12,526) Indianapolis, IN
NCAA Tournament
March 20 9:40 PM, CBS		vs. (9) Siena	L 72–74 ^OT	22–11 (10–8)	University of Dayton Arena (12,596) Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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