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USA Today
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- USA Today
Ohio State men's hockey releases 2025-2026 nonconference schedule
The Ohio State men's hockey team surprised a lot of people with their unexpectedly high level of play this past season. The Buckeyes lost a lot of key players but found a way to plug in more talent and shock a lot of people by making it to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game en route to a berth in the NCAA Tournament. Things didn't end all that well on the national scale in the postseason, but it was still an overachieving year in which OSU went 24-12-2 overall and finished third in the League with a 14-9-1 record. It was a fun season, one that it hopes it can build momentum off of and take it into this upcoming season. And while we won't know the Big Ten schedule until a future date, the program did announce its nonconference schedule this past week, so if you are an ice hockey fan, and one that loves to watch the Scarlet and Gray, you've got something to look forward to. All told, the Buckeyes will host five nonconference games and go on the road for another five. Here's how it all plays out prior to hitting the conference for Big Ten play: 2025-26 Ohio State Men's Hockey Oct. 10-11 – Northern MichiganOct. 17-18 – at UConnOct. 24-25 – Sacred Heart UniversityNov. 28-29 – at Arizona State UniversityJan. 2 – Bowling GreenJan. 3 – at Bowling Green It won't be an easy road for Ohio State -- it never is in the Big Ten -- but hopefully, the Buckeyes can win their fair share of these nonconference games to prepare for what's to come in conference and beyond. And while we are at it, the deadline to renew season tickets is 4 p.m. ET June 30, and new season ticket packages are available now. For more information or to view available seating options, go online or contact the Ohio State Athletics Ticket Office by calling 1-800-GOBUCKS or by emailing Other ticket options including groups, miniplans, and single games, will be available for purchase later this summer. Contact/Follow us @BuckeyesWire on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on Facebook to follow ongoing coverage of Ohio State news, notes and opinion. Follow Phil Harrison on X.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Five takeaways from Michigan basketball's close win over UC San Diego in NCAA Tournament
Five takeaways from Michigan basketball's close win over UC San Diego in NCAA Tournament After just three days off, Michigan basketball took the show on the road, going from the Big Ten Tournament (where the Wolverines won the championship) to the NCAA Tournament where the 5-seed would face 12-seed UC San Diego in the Tritons' first-ever appearance in March Madness. The Wolverines got out to a rollicking start, taking a 10-point lead to start the game and stretching it to 14 at halftime. But turnovers and scoring droughts in the second half allowed UCSD to take its first lead with just minutes remaining in the game. Michigan got just enough juice to hang on and win, 68-65, but it was something of an uninspiring effort given that it had a 15-point lead at one point in the second half. Here are our five takeaways: Typical Michigan showed up That's not always a bad thing, given the record. But per usual, the Wolverines were playing with fire by playing with their food. Michigan turned the ball over regularly (as expected) and also surrendered a commanding 15-point lead, letting UC San Diego to take the late lead. It was the usual ebb-and-flow of the Wolverines in most every win of the season -- including with the full second-half collapse. Michigan also turned the ball over 14 times compared to the Tritons' eight times. Still, in the first round, that's fine, but the maize and blue are going to have to play better if they're going to get out of the first weekend. Free throw woes These Wolverines aren't usually ones we talk about having problems shooting free throws, but this game (perhaps because of nerves) we saw an uncharacteristic performance from the stripe. If the maize and blue shot a modicum better, then the game likely never would have gotten tight. Michigan went 11-20 and many of the misses came late when the Wolverines could have pulled away. Good production again from Roddy Gayle Jr. and Tre Donaldson It's still not quite what was bargained for when he came over from Ohio State, but he's looked worlds better the past four games compared to how he looked through much of the season. He finished with 11 points and hit a few clutch shots in a timely fashion. After somewhat disappearing in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game, Donaldson came to play again in this one, hitting three 3s for 12 points overall. If the Wolverines are going to make any kind of run in the ensuing games, both will be needed. Foul trouble This Michigan team isn't usually one we're talking about being in foul trouble, but Vlad Goldin found himself with four fouls at the under-eight timeout while Nimari Burnett had three. Due to the tight game, Goldin had to stay in the game and hang on for dear life. Thankfully for the Wolverines, Goldin managed to stay in without leaving the game due to his foul trouble. The good news for the Wolverines is that UCSD had multiple players in foul trouble while its best player, Tait-Jones, fouled out relatively early. All hands on deck In terms of getting everyone involved, it was a good collective effort for these Wolverines. All eight players who got into the game scored, with Goldin unsurprisingly leading the charge, albeit with a modest 14 points. The Wolverines got very little production in the second half from either big -- Goldin and Wolf. However, three players got in triple digits (Goldin, Donaldson, Gayle) while the only player to hit just one shot was starter Rubin Jones (who had a clutch 3). Either way, this team is going to have to play better than it did on Thursday when it takes on Texas A&M on Saturday.
USA Today
21-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan basketball hangs on to beat UC San Diego in first round of NCAA Tournament
Michigan basketball hangs on to beat UC San Diego in first round of NCAA Tournament After a three-year hiatus from the NCAA Tournament, Michigan basketball made its triumphant return to March Madness. But as the 5-seed against 11-seed UC San Diego -- a popular upset pick -- would the Wolverines themselves be triumphant? The maize and blue took to the hardwood in Denver, just four days after winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game against Wisconsin. And though Thursday's opening foray to the postseason didn't yield a ton of unexpected outcomes (though 12-seed McNeese State beat 5-seed Clemson), there's still little room for error -- especially given the Tritons' penchant for causing turnovers, Michigan's Achilles heel. But the Wolverines are riding high after a three-game winning streak which resulted in a banner. How would they fare in the opening game of the tourney? First half It started out about as well as it could for the maize and blue. It was UCSD that was turnover-heavy in the opening minutes, as the Wolverines jumped out to a 10-0 lead at the under-16 media timeout. The defense came up strong, with two steals and a block, forcing the Tritons into four early turnovers compared to Michigan's two. Finally, with 14:55 to go in the first half, UC San Diego got on the board and it was 10-2, Wolverines. Michigan's hot start would give way to a scoring drought and the 50% shooting decreased to 36.4%. Two more turnovers didn't help as the maize and blue evened things out with the Tritons with five turnovers a piece. After a three-minute impasse offensively, Roddy Gayle Jr. continued his hot postseason play, draining a 3 off an inbounds pass to put Michigan up 13-4. Two more quick turnovers led to four UCSD points, and the Michigan lead was just five. The Wolverines scored quickly after, with Will Tschetter hitting a layup, and the under-12 timeout saw the maize and blue up, 15-8. After another turnover, this time from Nimari Burnett, he made up for it by hitting his second 3 of the game to push the lead back to 10 for the Wolverines. Danny Wolf got involved, going nearly coast-to-coast to add another two. UC San Diego was on a two-plus minute scoring drought while Michigan was on a 7-0 run. More turnovers abound, but Michigan's defense mostly held, surrendering just two points in the ensuing minutes until the Tritons hit a 3 to cut the deficit to nine. But Tre Donaldson answered right back with a 3 of his own. At the under-eight timeout, Michigan led 25-15. Again, Michigan turned the ball over and UCSD capitalized to cut it to eight. Then the two teams started trading baskets as the Tritons were four of their last five. But starting UC San Diego guard Justin Rochelin found himself in early foul trouble, getting his third with 5:24 remaining in the first half, putting Roddy Gayle to the line -- and he hit the front end but not the back. Aniwanina Tait-Jones went to the stripe and did the reverse before freshman LJ Cason pushed the lead back to 10 with a layup. It was 32-22 Michigan at the under-four timeout. The teams still trading and Michigan up 11 with the ability to extend, both Wolverine big men attempted deep shots and missed, and Wolf was fouled getting the rebound. He missed the front end and UC San Diego got the ball back but missed its opportunity. Vlad Goldin got his seventh and eighth points to put the Wolverines up 13. In the waning seconds of the half, Gayle got his second foul and the Tritons took advantage, hitting both shots from the free throw line. But a series of near miscues at the end of the half ended up with Goldin getting a layup and getting the and-one. Michigan went into the locker room up 14, 41-27. In the first half, Michigan outshot UCSD, 53% to 34% and hit five 3s to the Tritons' two. Both teams struggled from the free-throw line, as well. Michigan turned the ball over nine times to UCSD's six, but the Wolverines had six more rebounds, helping the maize and blue get to that point where they were up 14. The maize and blue also had a 12-2 bench point advantage with Gayle, Cason, and Tschetter accounting for the extra production. Second half Michigan's length presented a lot of problems for the Tritons but the Wolverines missed out on their first possession with Vlad Goldin missing a jumper near the top of the key. An offensive foul on UCSD led to more of the same -- Goldin missing again, but he was fouled by Tait-Jones, and he hit one of two free throws to put Michigan up 15. But Goldin turned the ball over on the rebound and fouled Nordin Kapic on a made shot, giving the Tritons an and-one. Goldin got yet another foul, this one on Tyler McGhie, who cut the Michigan lead to 10. The Wolverines continued to struggle offensively while the Tritons rolled, and on the heels of a 9-0 run, it was just a six-point lead. The Wolverines quickly turned the ball over coming out of a timeout and UCSD capitalized with a 3 to cut it to three. Tre Donaldson returned the favor to push the lead back to six but feeling hot, Kapic hit another 3 and then the maize and blue turned it over for the 12th time to give the Tritons a chance to tie the game and erase the 15-point deficit entirely. It was a 15-3 run for UC San Diego at the under-16 timeout. Coming out of the timeout, both teams traded missed shots, and Michigan's potential saving grace was a shooting foul on McGhie -- though Cason missed both shots. Starting Tritons guard Hayden Gray capitalized with a layup on the other end, and Michigan's lead was now just one. Finally, sent back to the free throw line, Will Tschetter hit both attempts, ending the scoring impasse for the maize and blue. Both teams traded missed 3-point attempts, but the Tritons got multiple attempts by hitting the offensive boards. Going the other way, Michigan benefited from a second UC San Diego player (Howell) getting his fourth foul (Tait-Jones being the other), and this time Cason hit both free throw attempts to put Michigan up by five. Still, the Wolverines hadn't scored from the floor in four minutes. Wolf came back into the lineup and quickly got a layup to put the Wolverines up by seven. But on the other end, Goldin got his third foul to put the Tritons on the line after the under-12 timeout. Michigan still led, 51-44. The teams traded for a moment, but then Rubin Jones hit his first 3 to push Michigan's lead back up to 10. Up just seven, Tschetter also hit a 3 to push the Wolverines up 10. But Kapic hit two free throws after Goldin got his fourth foul at the under-eight timeout, and then Hayden Gray dropped a 3 to cut the lead back to five. The good news for the maize and blue came moments later when the Tritons' best player, Tait-Jones, fouled out with just under seven minutes remaining in the game. The Wolverines had a few opportunities as UCSD kept fouling and putting Michigan to the line, but Gayle missed one and Donaldson missed one, as well. Up five, Michigan surrendered a shot from the top of the key to McGhie to dwindle the lead to just three with under four minutes remaining. The Wolverines had gone three minutes without scoring a field goal. Then, the Wolverines faltered as feared, as UC San Diego guard McGhie (he had 23 points) hit a 3 to tie the game with 3:03 remaining in the game. Rochelin got his fourth foul, and Michigan missed the free throw, so the Tritons had a chance to take their first lead of the game -- which they did with 2:27 left. Tre Donaldson, however, answered with a clutch 3 to put the Wolverines up by one with 2:13 left. Neither team could sink a shot for the next minute but Michigan got a handful of offensive and defensive rebounds to retain the one-point lead. With 42 seconds left and the ball, Dusty May called a timeout to settle his team down. The Wolverines missed their attempt by Roddy Gayle coming out of the timeout, but Rochelin fouled out, sending Goldin to the line -- where he made both shots to put Michigan up by three. UCSD missed its 3-point attempt on the other end and the maize and blue hung on to win, 68-65. What's next? The Wolverines will play 4-seed Texas A&M on Saturday in Denver.
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Michigan basketball on top in gritty battle vs. Wisconsin to win Big Ten Tournament
Michigan basketball on top in gritty battle vs. Wisconsin to win Big Ten Tournament If you had told Michigan basketball fans on Thursday that the Wolverines would be playing on Sunday in the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game, they wouldn't have believed you. However, after beating Purdue on Friday and Maryland on Saturday, the maize and blue are facing Wisconsin in a trophy game. The red-hot Wolverines had the unenviable task of facing an equally red-hot Badger squad, led by star guard John Tonje. The hot shooting would need to continue for Michigan basketball while turnovers would need to be diminished. First half The Wolverines controlled the tip and jumped out to a 7-3 lead, but Wisconsin hit a second 3 to cut it to 7-6. Both teams played fast and both teams started out the first five minutes of the game with three turnovers a piece. Wisconsin tied the game at 7-all on a free throw coming out of the under-16 media timeout, but the turnovers continued for the maize and blue. Both teams struggled to shoot with the Badgers settling often for 3 attempts that wouldn't drop. Both teams were on four-plus minute scoring droughts from the floor but Vladislav Goldin broke the impasse with 12:20 remaining in the first half with a hook shot just outside the key. He quickly followed that up with a 3 to put Michigan up by five. But Wisconsin stayed persistent from beyond the arc and hit its third 3 of the game to close it to two. At this stage, Michigan was shooting sub-30% while the Badgers were shooting sub-20% as the sloppy, defensive battle continued. Wisconsin took its first lead of the game on yet another 3 -- every Badger make to this point was a longball. The Wolverines quickly retook the lead, 14-13, before Wisconsin finally hit a two-point make. At the under-eight media timeout, Wisconsin had a tenuous, one-point lead. The impasse continued, but Michigan got some negative news with Danny Wolf picking up his second foul of the half with just under six minutes remaining. Down three, Rubin Jones hit Michigan's third 3-pointer to tie the game at 19 with 4:45 remaining in the half. The slugfest still on, Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. went to the locker room around the two-minute mark with a tweaked hamstring. The bulk of both teams' shots were from 3 to this point (17 of 32 shots for Michigan, 24 of 37 shots for Wisconsin) and the teams went into the locker room at halftime with the Badgers leading, 23-21 -- season lows for both teams. The only good news for Michigan is that it held Tonje to 0 points in the first and only was down two at the half. Second half After a missed 3 by the Wolverines to open up the half, both teams started trying to drive to the basket. Wisconsin was successful first, taking a team-high four-point lead and then a six-point lead. The Badgers had a 10-rebound advantage on the Wolverines and had thus taken six more shots than Michigan. Wisconsin started getting some success getting underneath and got an eight-point lead, but LJ Cason drained a 3 to cut it back to five. After Wisconsin responded in kind, Cason hit another -- still a five-point game. John Tonje finally got his first points after making two free throws, and it was a seven-point Wisconsin advantage. Two more minutes later (there was no scoring between the earlier attempts), and it was a nine-point advantage. Wisconsin hit two more free throws to go up 11 but Will Tschetter finally stopped the bleeding with a three, and with 12:11 remaining in the game, it was 38-30, Badgers. Goldin got a layup just before the under-12 timeout and the deficit was six. Coming out of the break, Cason drove the lane and ended up being fouled and attempted Michigan's first two free throws of the game, draining both to cut the deficit to four -- a 7-0 run for the Wolverines. Wisconsin's only scoring came from the line as it was on a seven-plus minute field goal drought -- ended by a Blackwell 3 to push the lead back to seven. Down five at the under-eight, Michigan hadn't scored from the floor in over four minutes. A Will Tschetter 3 and Danny Wolf layup in the ensuing minutes helped Michigan cut the Wisconsin lead to two. Wolf scored again, and all of a sudden, the game was tied at 45 -- erasing the Badgers' lead of 11. But after a Badger timeout, Tonje went 1-of-2 from the line and then got his first field goal of the game to go up three. Michigan responded, with Nimari Burnett hitting a 3 on the other end -- 48-all. But Wisconsin came right back and hit another to take another three-point advantage. Tre Donaldson hit his first field goal, driving the basket for a layup, to cut the deficit to one at the under-four timeout. With two minutes remaining, Michigan took its first lead since the first half, with Donaldson draining a pivotal 3. However, he picked up his fourth foul on the other end, sending Max Klesmit to the line, where he tied the game back up at 53 with 1:34 remaining in the game. After multiple attempts by Michigan, the Wolverines kept getting the ball back on out of bounds calls on Wisconsin. Finally, the maize and blue went to the line in the double bonus, where Vlad Goldin put Michigan up by two with 46 seconds left. Michigan had a defensive stand, but Tonje caused Goldin to turn the ball over. The Badgers had another chance but John Blackwell missed the layup and Tre Donaldson came up with the rebound. He was fouled and went to the line, where hit both free throws to push the lead to four with 14 seconds left. The Wolverines would hang on to win the Big Ten Tournament championship, 59-53. Notes and what's next Dusty May is the first first-year head coach in the Big Ten to win the tournament. The Wolverines will now wait for the selection committee's seeding in the upcoming NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin did not make a field goal in the final 3:55 of the game. Tonje went 1-for-9 from the floor after leading the Badgers against MSU. It was an 11-2 run for the Wolverines to win the game.
USA Today
16-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How to watch Michigan vs Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament today: Time, TV channel
How to watch Michigan vs Wisconsin in the Big Ten Tournament today: Time, TV channel Michigan basketball had the type of game fans had been accustomed to seeing on Saturday, looking better than Maryland for the majority of the game, but with periods where the Terps were able to climb back in. Thus, it took a near-buzzer beater to secure the win to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Championship Game. Now the Wolverines are set to rematch against a surging Wisconsin team it beat all the way back in December. John Tonje played exemplary during the season and the tournament, and is a first-team All-Big Ten player as a result. The maize and blue will need to contain him while returning to the way of Friday's game, where they didn't turn the ball over with impunity in order to win. Here's how to watch the Michigan-Wisconsin game on Saturday, including time, TV schedule, and streaming information: What channel is Michigan vs Wisconsin on today? TV Channel: CBS Livestream: CBS Sports, Paramount+, Fubo Michigan-Wisconsin will be carried nationally on CBS. Ian Eagle (play-by-play), Bill Raftery (analyst), Grant Hill (analyst), and Tracy Wolfson (sideline) will call the game at the Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Streaming options for the game include CBS Sports, Paramount+ and Fubo. Michigan vs Wisconsin time today Date: Sunday, March 16, 2025 Sunday, March 16, 2025 Start time: 3:30 p.m. EDT The Michigan-Wisconsin game starts at 3:30 p.m. EDT from Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Michigan vs Wisconsin predictions, picks, odds Odds courtesy of BetMGM as of Sunday, March 16. Michigan vs. Wisconsin: The Wolverines beat the points and the over/under against Maryland. Michigan has also already beaten the Badgers and we're going to go with the maize and blue with the points but the under. ODDS: Wisconsin by 3 1/2 O/U: 150 1/2 Michigan schedule 2024-25 Nov. 4, 2024 vs Clev. St.: W 101-53 (1-0) Nov. 10, 2024 at Wake Forest: L 72-70 (1-1) Nov. 15, 2024 vs TCU: W 76-64 (2-1) Nov. 18, 2024 vs Miami (Ohio): W 94-67 (3-1) Nov. 21, 2024 vs Tarleton St.: W 72-49 (4-1) Nov. 25, 2024 at Va. Tech: W 75-63 (5-1) Nov. 27, 2024 at #22 Xavier: W 78-53 (6-1) Dec. 3, 2024 at #11 Wisconsin: W 67-64 (7-1) Dec. 7, 2024 vs Iowa: W 85-83 (8-1) Dec. 10, 2024 vs Arkansas: L 89-87 (8-2) Dec. 18, 2024 at #14 Oklahoma: L 87-86 (8-3) Dec. 22, 2024 vs PFW: W 89-58 (9-3) Dec. 29, 2024 vs W. Kentucky: W 112-64 (10-3) Jan. 4, 2025 at USC: W 85-74 (11-3) Jan. 7, 2025 at #22 UCLA: W 94-75 (12-3) Jan. 12, 2025 vs Washington: W 91-75 (13-3) Jan. 16, 2025 at Minnesota: L 84-81 / OT (13-4) Jan. 19, 2025 vs Northwestern: W 80-76 / OT (14-4) Jan. 24, 2025 at #11 Purdue: L 91-64 (14-5) Jan. 27, 2025 vs Penn St.: W 76-72 (15-5) Feb. 1, 2025 at Rutgers: W 66-63 (16-5) Feb. 5, 2025 vs Oregon: W 80-76 (17-5) Feb. 8, 2025 at Indiana: W 70-67 (18-5) Feb. 11, 2025 vs #7 Purdue: W 75-73 (19-5) Feb. 16, 2025 at Ohio St.: W 86-83 (20-5) Feb. 21, 2025 vs #14 Michigan St.: L 75-62 (20-6) Feb. 24, 2025 at Nebraska: W 49-46 (21-6) Feb. 27, 2025 vs Rutgers: W 84-82 (22-6) Mar. 2, 2025 vs Illinois: L 93-73 (22-7) Mar. 5, 2025 vs. Maryland: L 71-65 (22-8) Mar. 9, 2025 at Michigan State: L 79-62 (22-9) Mar. 14, 2025 vs. Purdue (BTT): W 86-68 (23-9) Mar. 15, 2025 vs. Maryland (BTT): W 81-80 (24-9) Record: 24-9 Wisconsin schedule 2024-25 Nov 4, 2024 vs Holy Cross - W 85-61 (1-0) Nov 7, 2024 vs Montana St. - W 79-67 (2-0) Nov 10, 2024 vs App. St. - W 87-56 (3-0) Nov 15, 2024 vs #9 Arizona - W 103-88 (4-0) Nov 18, 2024 vs UT-Rio Grande Valley - W 87-84 (5-0) Nov 22, 2024 @ UCF - W 86-70 (6-0) Nov 24, 2024 vs Pittsburgh - W 81-75 (7-0) Nov 30, 2024 vs Chicago St. - W 74-53 (8-0) Dec 3, 2024 vs Michigan - L 67-64 (8-1) Dec 7, 2024 @ #5 Marquette - L 88-74 (8-2) Dec 10, 2024 @ Illinois - L 86-80 (8-3) Dec 14, 2024 @ Butler - W 83-74 (9-3) Dec 22, 2024 vs Detroit - W 76-53 (10-3) Jan 3, 2025 vs Iowa - W 116-85 (11-3) Jan 6, 2025 @ Rutgers - W 75-63 (12-3) Jan 10, 2025 vs Minnesota - W 80-59 (13-3) Jan 14, 2025 vs Ohio St. - W 70-68 (14-3) Jan 18, 2025 @ USC - W 84-69 (15-3) Jan 21, 2025 @ UCLA - L 85-83 (15-4) Jan 26, 2025 vs Nebraska - W 83-55 (16-4) Jan 29, 2025 @ Maryland - L 76-68 (16-5) Feb 1, 2025 @ Northwestern - W 75-69 (17-5) Feb 4, 2025 vs Indiana - W 76-64 (18-5) Feb 8, 2025 @ Iowa - W 74-63 (19-5) Feb 15, 2025 @ #7 Purdue - W 94-84 (20-5) Feb 18, 2025 vs Illinois - W 95-74 (21-5) Feb 22, 2025 vs Oregon - L 77-73 (OT) (21-6) Feb 25, 2025 vs Washington - W 88-62 (22-6) Mar 2, 2025 @ #8 Mich. St. - L 71-62 (22-7) Mar 5, 2025 @ Minnesota - W 74-67 (23-7) Mar 8, 2025 vs Penn St. - L 86-75 (23-8) Mar 13, 2025 vs Northwestern (BTT) - W 70-63 (24-8) Mar 14, 2025 vs UCLA (BTT) - W 86-70 (25-8) Mar 15, 2025 vs Mich. St. (BTT) - W 77-74 (26-8) Record: 26-8 We occasionally recommend interesting products and services. If you make a purchase by clicking one of the links, we may earn an affiliate fee. USA TODAY Network newsrooms operate independently, and this doesn't influence our coverage.
