What channel is the Ohio State basketball game on? How to watch ...

1 Mar 2024

The Columbus Dispatch

What channel is the Ohio State basketball game on How to watch

Here's how you can watch or stream Ohio State vs. Nebraska in Thursday night's Big Ten men's basketball game in Columbus.

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Video: Ohio State interim coach Jake Diebler previews Nebraska, more

Ohio State interim coach Jake Diebler previews Nebraska and more in this Feb. 28, 2024 press conference.

Fresh off a last-second win at Michigan State, Ohio State will return to Value City Arena in search of another quality win.

Sunday afternoon, Dale Bonner's 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds remaining lifted the Buckeyes past the Spartans, 60-57. It moved Ohio State to 16-12 overall and 6-11 in the Big Ten leading into Thursday night's rematch with Nebraska.

On Feb. 14, athletic director Gene Smith fired coach Chris Holtmann with six games remaining in his seventh season with the program. Four days later, interim head coach Jake Diebler and the Buckeyes took down No. 2 Purdue, 73-69, at Value City Arena, celebrating with a court-storming after the final whistle.

Ohio State leads the all-time series, 20-7. The Cornhuskers, though, have won three straight against the Buckeyes including an 83-69 win at Pinnacle Bank Arena on Jan. 23.

Ohio State is coached by interim coach Jake Diebler. Nebraska is led by Fred Hoiberg, who is in his fifth season with the Cornhuskers.

Here's how to watch Ohio State vs. Nebraska on Thursday.

What time does Ohio State play Nebraska on Thursday?

Tipoff: 6:30 p.m., Feb. 29; Value City Arena, Columbus.

What channel is Ohio State vs. Nebraska on Thursday?

Ohio State vs. Nebraska will be on FS1.

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How can I watch the Ohio State-Nebraska game without cable? Is OSU vs. Nebraska streaming?

Streaming is an option to watch the game against the Cornhuskers. A number of Ohio State games will be streaming-only this season. Fans can stream this game on the FOX Sports app, which is accessible via your cable login.

Who is announcing the Ohio State vs. Nebraska game on FS1 on Thursday?

Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:

Chris Vosters

Robbie Hummel

How to listen to Ohio State vs. Nebraska on the radio

Ohio State men's basketball is broadcasted live on WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460).

Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Nebraska game:

Paul Keels (play-by-play)

Ron Stokes (analysis)

How have Ohio State and Nebraska done so far this season?

Ohio State opened its season with a 79-73 win against Oakland at Value City Arena on Nov. 6. Afterward, Golden Grizzlies coach Greg Kampe called freshman guard Bruce Thornton "a man" for his play. The Buckeyes followed that with a 73-66 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M on Nov. 10 before beating Merrimack 76-52 on Nov. 15 and Western Michigan 73-56 on Nov. 19.

The Buckeyes then defeated No. 17 Alabama 92-81 on Nov. 24 and Santa Clara 86-56 to win the Emerald Coast Classic championship. They returned home and defeated Central Michigan, 88-61, on Nov. 29 and opened Big Ten play with an 84-74 win against Minnesota in their Big Ten opener before beating Miami (Ohio) three days later.

Penn State then handed Ohio State an 83-80 defeat on Dec. 9 before the Buckeyes bounced back with a win against UCLA to improve to 9-2. Ohio State then beat New Orleans one week later, took down West Virginia 78-75 in overtime on Dec. 30 in Cleveland and outlasted Rutgers 76-72 on Jan. 3 before the Jan. 6 loss at Indiana, Jan. 10 loss to Wisconsin and Jan. 15 loss at Michigan.

On Jan. 20, the Buckeyes took down Penn State, 79-67, behind a balanced scoring attack featuring four players in double figures. It's was the lone bright spot for a while: Ohio State lost at Nebraska, 83-79 on Jan. 23, at Northwestern 83-58 on Jan. 27, at home against Illinois 87-75 on Jan. 30, 79-77 at Iowa on Feb. 1 and Feb. 6 against Indiana before beating Maryland and losing at Wisconsin.

After firing Holtmann, Ohio State took down No. 2 Purdue on Feb. 18 in the first game with interim head coach Jake Diebler before an 88-79 loss at Minnesota that dropped them to 15-12 overall and 5-11 in Big Ten play

During a timeout during the Purdue game, Ohio State honored its 1998-99 team that reached the Final Four.

Nebraska is 20-8 overall and 10-7 in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers have won four straight and most recently beat Minnesota 73-55 at home on Sunday.

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