# 1981–82 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1981–82 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University during the 1981–82 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by 6th-year head coach Eldon Miller, the Buckeyes finished 21–10 (12–6 Big Ten) and reached the NCAA tournament.

## Schedule/results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-Conference Regular season ||||||
| Nov 25, 1981* | | vs. Iona Great Alaska Shootout | L 57–58 | 0–1 | Buckner Fieldhouse (3,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Nov 26, 1981* | | vs. McNeese State Great Alaska Shootout | W 63–60 | 1–1 | Buckner Fieldhouse Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Nov 27, 1981* | | vs. No. 5 Georgetown Great Alaska Shootout | W 47–46 | 2–1 | Buckner Fieldhouse (1,600) Fort Richardson, Alaska |
| Dec 2, 1981* | | Kent State | W 74–54 | 3–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 5, 1981* | | No. 2 Kentucky | L 62–78 | 3–2 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 12, 1981* | | at West Virginia | L 68–73 | 3–3 | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Dec 15, 1981* | | at South Alabama | W 68–58 | 4–3 | Jaguar Gym Mobile, Alabama |
| Dec 19, 1981* | | vs. Princeton | W 59–55 | 5–3 | |
| Dec 22, 1981* | | Florida | W 61–58 | 6–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 29, 1981* | | Washington State | W 63–54 | 7–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 2, 1982* | | Butler | W 66–48 | 8–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 4, 1982* | | Syracuse | W 67–57 | 9–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Big Ten Regular season ||||||
| Jan 7, 1982 | | No. 6 Minnesota | W 49–47 | 10–3 (1–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 9, 1982 | | Wisconsin | W 66–59 | 11–3 (2–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 14, 1982 | | at Illinois | W 51–50 | 12–3 (3–0) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Jan 16, 1982 | | at Indiana | L 61–66 | 12–4 (3–1) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Jan 21, 1982 | | Purdue | L 60–66 | 12–5 (3–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 23, 1982 | | Northwestern | W 59–57 | 13–5 (4–2) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 28, 1982 | | at Michigan | L 60–62 | 13–6 (4–3) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jan 30, 1982 | | at No. 6 Iowa | L 66–76 | 13–7 (4–4) | Iowa Field House Iowa City, Iowa |
| Feb 4, 1982 | | Michigan State | W 50–49 | 14–7 (5–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 6, 1982 | | No. 5 Iowa | L 65–69 | 14–8 (5–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 11, 1982 | | at Purdue | W 74–68 | 15–8 (6–5) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 13, 1982 | | at Michigan State | W 51–46 | 16–8 (7–5) | Jenison Fieldhouse East Lansing, Michigan |
| Feb 18, 1982 | | Michigan | W 64–63 | 17–8 (8–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 20, 1982 | | at Northwestern | W 67–62 | 18–8 (9–5) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Feb 25, 1982 | | Indiana | W 68–65 | 19–8 (10–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 27, 1982 | | Illinois | W 63–53 | 20–8 (11–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 4, 1982 | | at Wisconsin | W 77–75 | 21–8 (12–5) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Mar 6, 1982 | | at No. 7 Minnesota | L 75–87 | 21–9 (12–6) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 1982* | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) James Madison First round | L 48–55 | 21–10 | Charlotte Coliseum (11,200) Charlotte, North Carolina |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. ||||||