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Ohio State basketball beats Eastern Illinois to begin season 3-0

Another tuneup in the win column for Ohio State as it now gets ready to head to Maui. #GoBucks

The Ohio State basketball team remained unbeaten by taking care of business at home against the Eastern Illinois Panthers on Wednesday night 65-43.

It was a slow start for both teams with just 46 points combined for both teams entering halftime. The Buckeyes took just a 26-20 edge into the locker room on 9-of-29 shooting, going 6-of-18 from beyond the arc. Luckily for OSU, the Panthers couldn’t take the lid off of the hoop either in the first 20 minutes.

Freshman forward Brice Sensabaugh led all scorers with 20 points on 6-of-14 shooting and was only one of two Ohio State players to score in double figures. The other was Zed Key who registered his third-straight double-double of the season with 10 points and 14 rebounds.

The second half was much better for the scarlet and gray who used a 9-0 early in the second half to extend a three-point lead to double digits, eventually moving things out to a comfortable 20-point advantage with over eight minutes left.

OSU will now get ready to take the long trip to Hawaii to take part in the Maui Invitational next week leading into the Thanksgiving holiday. Consider yourself lucky to take that one in.

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Ohio State basketball season opener vs. Eastern Illinois: How to watch, listen, and stream the game

What are you looking for with tonight’s Ohio State basketball game? #GoBucks

So far it’s been a pretty leisurely stroll through the start of the college basketball season for Ohio State. Games against Robert Morris and Charleson Southern amounted to more like tune-ups to what’s coming down the road.

That’s expected to be the same on Wednesday night when the Buckeyes host the Eastern Illinois Panthers in the Schottenstein Center. We know that you’re interested in tuning into this one, and if you’re looking for how to find the game, you’ve come to the right place.

Here are all of the details you need to watch, stream, or listen to what we all hope will amount to a 3-0 start to the season before Ohio State heads to Maui for more intense competition, and hopefully some downtime in the islands to enjoy.

Basic info

When: Wednesday, Nov. 16 at 7:00 p.m. ET

Where:Ā Value City Arena (Columbus, Ohio)

How to watch/stream/listen:

Broadcast:Ā Big Ten Network

Live Stream:Ā fuboTV (watch here)

TV announcers:

  • Connor Onion
  • Jess Settles

Radio:Ā IMG Radio Network (flagship station WBNS 97.1 The Fan)

Radio announcers:

  • Paul Keels (play-by-play)
  • Ron Stokes (analysis)

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Eastern Illinois transfer guard Marvin Johnson commits to Oklahoma

Eastern Illinois transfer guard Marvin Johnson announced he is committing to Oklahoma on Sunday evening.

The final roster spot for new Oklahoma head coach Porter Moser’s first team has been filled, as Eastern Illinois transfer guard Marvin Johnson announced on Sunday evening that he would be taking his talents to Norman to join the Sooners.

A local product originally from Ardmore, Oklahoma who went on to attend Edmond North High School, Johnson looks to be another very solid addition to the roster in what has been an offseason filled with quality transfer additions for Moser and the Sooners.

Last season in 26 games with Eastern Illinois, Johnson averaged 15.3 points, 5.2 assists and 4.7 rebounds per game. Certainly a quality stat line in a solid basketball league in the Ohio Valley Conference.

It will be interesting to see where Johnson fits into the rotation with Oklahoma along with the other guards, but he looks to have the potential to be a legitimate addition to the roster. Moser’s highly successful first offseason in Norman rolls on with the team now having every spot filled as the summer months approach.

Why Wisconsin basketball should not overlook Eastern Illinois tomorrow night

The Badgers have a tough opening matchup against a senior-led Panthers team

The Badgers open the season tomorrow night at the Kohl Center, against a team that Wisconsin is very familiar with. The Eastern Illinois Panthers roll into Madison for the second straight year in a home opener, and last year’s edition of this game was tougher than the final score looked.

Wisconsin defeated EIU 65-52 at home in a game that was within single digits nearly the whole way through. Eastern Illinois returns their entire core unit from an offense that averaged over 74 points per game a year ago. Leading scorer Josiah Wallace can fill it up from deep, and junior college transfer George Dixon plays much bigger than his 6-foot-6 listed height. Dixon led EIU in rebounds a year ago and was tenacious on the offensive glass.

Where Wisconsin has the advantage is on the front line. Micah Potter and Nate Reuvers have a few inches of height each on the Panther bigs and should be able to score in the post with ease. When glancing at last year’s box score, it isn’t hard to see why this was a close game. The Badgers shot 3-18 from deep, a number that, if replicated, would have UW in trouble tomorrow. Wisconsin did win the rebounding battle by seven despite building a house out of bricks.

The Badgers were phenomenal on the defensive end against Wallace, who ended up leading the Panthers in scoring during the year. Brad Davison doing work held Wallace to just 2-12 from the field, and you can expect the senior guards to match up once again.

Although senior forward Jordan Skipper-Brown is not listed as a probable starter for EIU, he did start last year for the Panthers. If Skipper-Brown starts alongside the other expected starters, there would be two teams each starting five seniors tomorrow night, which is an almost unheard of stat in 2020-2021 college basketball. It’s Eastern Illinois’ senior leadership that should have UW on upset alert, but if the Badgers defend the way they did last season this should be another double-digit Wisconsin win.