The Gophers and Buckeyes went to overtime for the second year in a row, with Ohio State squeaking it out.

Ohio State grinds out an overtime heart-stopper against Minnesota for a second straight Big Ten win, 82-74. The Buckeyes travel to Ann Arbor to face No. 3 Michigan on Friday.

John Mobley Jr. scored 26 points and made five 3-pointers, Bruce Thornton had 23 points, seven rebounds and four steals, and Ohio State beat Minnesota 82-74 in overtime.

The Ohio State basketball team won a game that it would have lost last season by outlasting the Minnesota Golden Gophers in overtime.

Ohio State defeated Minnesota 82-74 in an overtime battle to improve to 5-3 in conference play. Ohio State started the game hot, opening on a 10-0 run over the

The final full weekend of January is capped off by two important Big Ten duals in the Cornhusker State. No. 6 Nebraska welcomes both No. 4 Iowa and No. 2 Ohio State to Lincoln for a season-defining pair of contests.

Ohio State and Michigan will open their 2025-26 men's basketball series against each other with a Jan. 23 game, and the Buckeyes say they are ready.

For most of Tuesday night, energy was hard to come by — both in the stands and on the court. But one player gave the Buckeyes life during regulation and stabilized an otherwise uneven offense: John Mobley Jr.

No. 2 Ohio State (13-0, 2-0) defeated No. 7 Minnesota (7-4, 1-2), 29-9, on Friday evening in Minneapolis to remain undefeated on the season.