Buckeyes Battle West Virginia in Cleveland this Saturday

Ohio State vs. West Virginia
Date: December 13, 2025
Time: 8 p.m.
Venue: Rocket Area – Cleveland, Ohio
TV: ESPNU
Pay attention: Ohio State Radio Community from Learfield
Dwell Stats: Statbroadcast 
Rosters: Ohio State | West Virginia
Season Stats: Ohio State | West Virginia
Sport Notes: Ohio State Media Middle 
 

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COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State heads up interstate 71 to take Cleveland for a impartial web site non-conference matchup with West Virginia Saturday as a part of the Cleveland Hoops Showdown at Rocket Area. Tip-off is about for 8 p.m. and the sport can be televised on ESPNU. John Schriffen and King McClure will name the motion.  

The sport can be heard on the Ohio State Radio Community from Learfield. Paul Keels and former Buckeye captain Ron Stokes are on the decision.

• This would be the nineteenth all-time assembly between Ohio State and West Virginia and the third assembly in Cleveland. The Buckeyes lead the all-time collection 10-8 however West Virginia has received eight of the final 10 conferences.
• The groups cut up the earlier two video games in Cleveland because the Mountaineers received 67-59 in 2019 after which the Buckeyes received an extra time thriller 78-75 in 2023.
• In that 2023 recreation, Roddy Gayle Jr. scored a career-high 32 factors and Ohio State held on for a gritty 78-75 extra time victory. Jamison Battle added 17 factors after flattening 5 three-pointers, all coming within the second half and extra time.
• The Buckeyes are coming off a hard-fought 88-80 setback to No. 13 Illinois at dwelling on Tuesday night time. Bruce Thornton had an incredible night time, making his first 9 photographs, together with six from lengthy vary, and ending with 34 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists. His six threes marked a brand new career-high. Christoph Tilly added 13 factors and grabbed a team-high eight rebounds. 
• Thornton is simply the third Buckeye within the final 40 years with a recreation of 34 factors, six rebounds and 6 assists, becoming a member of Doug Etzler in 1995 and Dennis Hopson who did it twice in the course of the 1986-87 season. 
• Thornton has had an environment friendly begin to the season. He’s taking pictures 55.6 p.c from lengthy vary, which is third-best within the nation. His total taking pictures share is 62.3 p.c and that’s third in Large Ten and fifth-best amongst all guards within the nation. 
• Along with Thornton, three different Buckeyes are averaging 13 factors per recreation. Tilly is averaging 13.8 factors and a team-best 5.3 rebounds per recreation. John Mobley Jr. is scoring 13.7 ppg and has made 20 three-pointers. Devin Royal has made practically 40 p.c of his three-point makes an attempt and is scoring 13.6 ppg. 
• The Buckeyes are nonetheless tenth within the nation in efficient subject objective share at 60.1 p.c. 
• West Virginia opened the 12 months with five-consecutive wins, together with a 71-49 victory over Pitt. The Mountaineers have then gone 3-3 and are coming off a 90-58 victory over Little Rock on Tuesday night time. WVU is third within the nation in scoring protection, permitting simply 58.4 factors per recreation.

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