07-08 OSU Basketball Schedule- Finally

By Adam Kiefaber

I was being to wonder when the Big Ten was going to figure out the schedule for the 2007-2008 season.

Finally it is here, however it isn’t complete and times are not official.

Three games stand out in the non-conference schedule. Those games are vs. North Carolina (Nov. 18th), vs. Florida (Dec. 22) and at Tennessee (Jan. 19).

Fans should remember when the Buckeyes played UNC at Chapel Hill last November. It was the first real opponent the Buckeyes had to play. OSU lost 98-89 in a very entertaining game.

OSU went on the road and got dismantled by Florida (86-60) two days before Christmas. Then OSU lost to the Gators again in the national championship. Both teams will look a lot different when Florida comes to Columbus on December 22nd.

One of the better games of last season had to be the Sweet 16 game between OSU and Tennessee. The Buckeyes won 85-84, despite trailing 49-32 at halftime. Also, Ohio State beat Tennessee 68-66 at home on January 13th.

As of right now this is what we know.

(Information from the Columbus Dispatch)
Date — Day — Opponent — Time, TV
11/12 — Mon — Wisconsin-Green Bay (NIT) — TBA, TBA
11/13 — Tue — Columbia or Delaware St (NIT) — TBA, TBA
11/28 — Wed — North Carolina — 9 p.m., ESPN
12/ 1 — Sat — at Butler — TBA,TBA
12/18 — Tue — at Cleveland State — TBA, TBA
12/22 — Sat — Florida — 3:45 p.m., CBS
1/ 3 — Thu — at Illinois — 8 p.m., ESPN
1/ 6 — Sun — Northwestern — Noon, BTN
1/ 9 — Wed — Iowa — 7 p.m., BTN
1/12 — Sat — at Purdue — 4 p.m., BTN
1/15 — Tue — at Michigan State — 7 p.m., ESPN
1/19 — Sat — at Tennessee — 3:30 p.m., CBS
1/22 — Tue — Illinois — 9 p.m., BTN
1/26 — Sat — Minnesota — 8 p.m., BTN
1/29 — Tue — at Penn State — 7 p.m., ESPN
2/ 2 — Sat — at Iowa — 6 p.m., BTN
2/ 5 — Tue — Michigan — 7 p.m., ESPN
2/10 — Sun — Indiana — 1 p.m., CBS
2/13 — Wed — at Northwestern — 9 p.m., BTN
2/17 — Sun — at Michigan — 1 p.m., CBS
2/23 or 24 Sat/Sun — Wisconsin — 2 or 4 p.m. ESPN or BTN
2/26 — Tue at Indiana — 7 p.m., ESPN
3/1 or 2 — Sat/Sun at Minnesota — 4 or 6 p.m., ESPN or BTN or CBS
3/4, 5 or 6 — Tue/Wed/Thu — Purdue 7 or 9 p.m., ESPN or BTN or ESPN2
3/9 — Sun — Michigan State Noon, 2 p.m. or 4 p.m., BTN or ESPN or CBS
3/13-16 — Thu-Sun at Big Ten Tournament, Indianapolis BTN or ESPN or CBS

BTN— Big Ten Network

Note—Opponents and/or dates for at least four and as many as six games are not yet available.

Ohio State will play two games in New York in the NIT Season Tip-Off if it wins home games Nov. 12 and 13. It also has nonconference home games against Presbyterian College and Virginia Military Institute, according to other media outlets, and two other teams.