# 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ohio State Buckeyes women's basketball team represented the Ohio State University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Buckeyes, led by first year head coach Kevin McGuff, played their home games at Value City Arena and were members of the Big Ten Conference. They finish with a record of 17–18 overall, 5–11 in Big Ten play for a 3-way tie finish for 8th place. They lost in the semifinals in the 2014 Big Ten Conference women's basketball tournament to Iowa.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/03/2013* 1:30 pm | Bellarmine | W 101–48 | – | Value City Arena (2,703) Columbus, OH |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/08/2013* 5:30 pm | at West Virginia | W 70–61 | 1–0 | WVU Coliseum (3,513) Morgantown, WV |
| 11/10/2013* 2:00 pm | Florida Atlantic | W 91–88 | 2–0 | Value City Arena (4,542) Columbus, OH |
| 11/14/2013* 7:00 pm | VCU | W 83–71 | 3–0 | Value City Arena (4,254) Columbus, OH |
| 11/17/2013* 2:00 pm | at No. 24 Georgia | L 49–53 | 3–1 | Stegeman Coliseum (3,627) Athens, GA |
| 11/22/2013* 8:00 pm | Old Dominion Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge | W 75–60 | 4–1 | Value City Arena (5,335) Columbus, OH |
| 11/23/2013* 8:00 pm | Marist Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge | W 62–59 | 5–1 | Value City Arena (4,499) Columbus, OH |
| 11/24/2013* 3:30 pm | Bowling Green Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge | L 52–64 | 5–2 | Value City Arena (N/A) Columbus, OH |
| 11/27/2013* 5:00 pm | Lehigh Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge | W 93–63 | 6–2 | Value City Arena (4,323) Columbus, OH |
| 12/01/2013* 5:00 pm, ESPN2 | vs. No. 1 Connecticut Basketball Hall of Fame Challenge | L 49–70 | 6–3 | MassMutual Center (1,134) Springfield, MA |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at No. 8 Maryland ACC – Big Ten Women's Challenge | L 55–67 | 6–4 | Comcast Center (3,737) College Park, MD |
| 12/08/2013* 12:00 pm | No. 24 Gonzaga | L 58–59 | 6–5 | Value City Arena (6,409) Columbus, OH |
| 12/13/2013* 7:00 pm | Army | W 59–56 | 7–5 | Value City Arena (4,183) Columbus, OH |
| 12/15/2013* 2:00 pm, FSOH | at Cincinnati | L 49–64 | 7–6 | Fifth Third Arena (1,401) Cincinnati, OH |
| 12/17/2013* 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin | W 82–60 | 8–6 | Value City Arena (4,164) Columbus, OH |
| 12/20/2013* 7:00 pm | Appalachian State | W 52–38 | 9–6 | Value City Arena (5,995) Columbus, OH |
| 12/29/2013* 12:00 pm | North Carolina Central | W 65–47 | 10–6 | Value City Arena (6,837) Columbus, OH |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | No. 17 Purdue | W 89–78 | 11–6 (1–0) | Value City Arena (4,961) Columbus, OH |
| 01/05/2014 5:00 pm, BTN | Michigan Rivalry | L 49–64 | 11–7 (1–1) | Value City Arena (6,350) Columbus, OH |
| 01/11/2014 4:30 pm, BTN | at No. 22 Indiana | W 70–51 | 12–7 (2–1) | Assembly Hall (4,139) Bloomington, IN |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 16 Penn State | L 42–66 | 12–8 (2–2) | Bryce Jordan Center (3,964) University Park, PA |
| 01/19/2014 3:00 pm, BTN | Iowa | L 74–81 | 12–9 (2–3) | Value City Arena (7,567) Columbus, OH |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | at Michigan Rivalry | W 61–50 | 13–9 (3–3) | Crisler Center (1,646) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/26/2014 12:30 pm, BTN | Michigan State | L 68–82 | 13–10 (3–4) | Value City Arena (6,020) Columbus, OH |
| 01/30/2014 7:00 pm | Illinois | W 90–64 | 14–10 (4–4) | Value City Arena (4,256) Columbus, OH |
| 02/02/2014 3:00 pm | at Wisconsin | L 71–82 | 14–11 (4–5) | Kohl Center (6,070) Madison, WI |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | at No. 25 Purdue | L 58–74 | 14–12 (4–6) | Mackey Arena (7,504) West Lafayette, IN |
| 02/09/2014 2:00 pm, ESPN2 | No. 9 Penn State | L 54–74 | 14–13 (4–7) | Value City Arena (6,591) Columbus, OH |
| 02/15/2014 5:30 pm, BTN | at No. 25 Michigan State | L 49–70 | 14–14 (4–8) | Breslin Center (10,626) East Lansing, MI |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | No. 17 Nebraska | L 59–67 | 14–15 (4–9) | Value City Arena (4,612) Columbus, OH |
| 02/23/2014 12:00 pm, BTN | Northwestern | W 71–62 | 15–15 (5–9) | Value City Arena (6,670) Columbus, OH |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 25 Iowa | L 61–66 | 15–16 (5–10) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (3,492) Iowa City, IA |
| 03/02/2014 2:00 pm | at Minnesota | L 57–74 | 15–17 (5–11) | Williams Arena (3,403) Minneapolis, MN |
| 2014 Big Ten Conference women's tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2014 12:00 pm, BTN | vs. Northwestern First Round | W 86–77 | 16–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/07/2014 12:00 pm, BTN | vs. No. 11 Penn State Quarterfinals | W 99–82 | 17–17 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| 03/07/2014 3:30 pm, BTN | vs. No. 23 Iowa Semifinals | L 73–77 | 17–18 | Bankers Life Fieldhouse (N/A) Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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