2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

2008–09 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
Conference Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches #NR
AP #NR
2008–09 record 22–11 (10–8 Big Ten)
Head coach Thad Matta
Home arena Jerome Schottenstein Center
Seasons
« 2007–08 2009–10 »
2008–09 Big Ten men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#8 Michigan State 15   3   .833     31   7   .816
#17 Purdue† 11   7   .611     27   10   .730
Illinois 11   7   .611     24   10   .706
Ohio State 10   8   .556     22   11   .667
Penn State 10   8   .556     27   11   .711
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 Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
November 20* 6:30 PM Delaware State St. John Arena • Columbus, OH W 70–42  6,388 1–0 (0–0)
November 24* 8:00 PM Bowling Green Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 61–57  12,751 2–0 (0–0)
November 29* 12:00 PM Samford Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 59–22  13,412 3–0 (0–0)
December 2* 7:00 PM at #22 Miami (FL) BankUnited Center • Coral Gables, FL ESPN W 73–68  5,870 4–0 (0–0)
December 6* 4:00 PM vs. #7 Notre Dame Lucas Oil Stadium • Indianapolis, IN ESPNU W 67–62  17,007 5–0 (0–0)
December 13* 12:00 PM Butler #21 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 54–51  13,976 6–0 (0–0)
December 17* 9:05 PM Jacksonville #16 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH ESPNU W 81–68  12,250 7–0 (0–0)
December 20* 12:00 PM Iona #16 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 71–53  14,029 8–0 (0–0)
December 22* 7:00 PM UNC Asheville #15 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 83–59  13,317 9–0 (0–0)
December 27* 4:00 PM West Virginia #13/15 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH CBS L 48–76  19,049 9–1 (0–0)
December 31 4:00 PM Iowa #24 Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 68–65  14,946 10–1 (1–0)
January 3 12:00 PM at #21 Minnesota #24 Williams Arena • Minneapolis, MN BTN L 59–68  14,625 10–2 (1–1)
January 6 7:00 PM at #8 Michigan State Breslin Student Events Center • East Lansing, MI ESPN L 58–67  14,759 10–3 (1–2)
January 9* 7:00 PM Houston Baptist Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 89–65  15,081 11–3 (1–2)
January 13 7:00 PM Indiana Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH ESPN W 77–53  15,661 12–3 (2–2)
January 17 8:00 PM at #24 Michigan Crisler Arena • Ann Arbor, MI BTN W 65–58  13,751 13–3 (3–2)
January 20 6:00 PM at #24 Illinois Assembly Hall • Champagin, IL ESPN L 49–67  15,549 13–4 (3–3)
January 25 3:50 PM #7 Michigan State Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH CBS L 67–78  18,767 13–5 (3–4)
January 28 6:30 PM Michigan Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 72–54  16,363 14–5 (4–4)
January 31 4:05 PM at Indiana Assembly Hall • Bloomington, IN ESPN2 W 93–81  17,202 15–5 (5–4)
February 3 7:00 PM #12 Purdue Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH ESPN W 80–72 OT 17,012 16–5 (6–4)
February 7 8:00 PM #19 Minnesota Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 64–58  19,049 17–5 (7–4)
February 14 8:00 PM at Wisconsin Kohl Center • Madison, WI ESPN L 50–55  17,230 17–6 (7–5)
February 18 8:00 PM at Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena • Evanston, IL BTN L 69–72  4,312 17–7 (7–6)
February 22 1:00 PM #18 Illinois Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN L 68–70  19,049 17–8 (7–7)
February 24 7:00 PM Penn State Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH ESPN W 73–59  18,170 18–8 (8–7)
February 28 4:00 PM at #18 Purdue Mackey Arena • West Lafayette, IN ESPN L 50–75  14,123 18–9 (8–8)
March 3 8:05 PM at Iowa Carver-Hawkeye Arena • Iowa City, IA BTN W 60–58  10,338 19–9 (9–8)
March 8 5:00 PM #18 Northwestern Schottenstein Center • Columbus, OH BTN W 52–47  19,049 20–9 (10–8)
Big Ten Tournament
March 13 2:30 PM vs. Wisconsin Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN ESPN W 61–57  13,023 21–9 (10–8)
March 14 1:40 PM vs. Michigan State Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN CBS W 82–70  15,728 22–9 (10–8)
March 15 3:30 PM vs. #24 Purdue Conseco Fieldhouse • Indianapolis, IN CBS L 61–65  12,526 22–10 (10–8)
NCAA Tournament
March 20 9:40 PM vs. (9) Siena University of Dayton Arena • Dayton, OH CBS L 72–74 OT 12,596 22–11 (10–8)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll.