# 1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1982–83 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1982–83 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 7th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 20–10 (11–7 Big Ten) and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 30, 1982* | Chico State | W 78–58 | 1–0 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 3, 1982* | at Florida | W 80–74 | 2–0 | Stephen C. O'Connell Center Gainesville, Florida |
| Dec 11, 1982* | West Virginia | L 67–69 $^{2OT}$ | 2–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 14, 1982* | at No. 16 Syracuse | L 85–91 | 2–2 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| Dec 16, 1982* | Youngstown State | W 81–53 | 3–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 18, 1982* | Arizona State | W 88–77 | 4–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 21, 1982* | Holy Cross | W 81–60 | 5–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 28, 1982* | Eastern Michigan | W 58–54 | 6–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 30, 1982* | South Alabama | W 79–74 | 7–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1983* | vs. Kansas | W 64–61 | 8–2 | Kemper Arena Kansas City, Missouri |
| Big Ten Regular season ||||||
| Jan 8, 1983 | No. 1 Indiana | W 70–67 | 9–2 (1–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 13, 1983 | at Purdue | L 57–64 | 9–3 (1–1) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Jan 15, 1983 | at Illinois | L 55–63 | 9–4 (1–2) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 20, 1983 | Michigan | W 75–68 | 10–4 (2–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 22, 1983 | Michigan State | W 74–69 | 11–4 (3–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1983 | at No. 14 Iowa | W 89–83 | 12–4 (4–2) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 29, 1983 | at Northwestern | L 64–66 | 12–5 (4–3) | Alumni Hall Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 2, 1983 | No. 17 Minnesota | L 80–89 | 12–6 (4–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 5, 1983 | Wisconsin | W 82–69 | 13–6 (5–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 9, 1983 | at Wisconsin | W 68–65 | 14–6 (6–4) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 12, 1983 | at No. 19 Minnesota | W 74–69 | 15–6 (7–4) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Feb 17, 1983 | Northwestern | W 71–55 | 16–6 (8–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 19, 1983 | No. 16 Iowa | W 85–69 | 17–6 (9–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 1983 | at Michigan State | L 94–101 | 17–7 (9–5) | Jenison Field House East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 26, 1983 | at Michigan | W 81–71 | 18–7 (10–5) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Mar 3, 1983 | Illinois | L 73–74 | 18–8 (10–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 5, 1983 | No. 20 Purdue | W 76–65 | 19–8 (11–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 12, 1983 | at No. 7 Indiana | L 60–81 | 19–9 (11–7) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 20, 1983* | vs. Syracuse Second round | W 79–74 | 20–9 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 25, 1983* | vs. No. 8 North Carolina East Regional semifinal – Sweet Sixteen | L 51–64 | 20–10 | Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||