# 1989–90 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

The 1989–90 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team represented Ohio State University as a member of the Big Ten Conference during the 1989–90 NCAA men's college basketball season. The Buckeyes finished with an overall record of 17–13 (10–8 Big Ten) and received an at-large bid to the NCAA tournament. After defeating Providence, 84–83 in OT, in the opening round, Ohio State lost to eventual national champion UNLV, 76–65, in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| Nov 15, 1989* | | at DePaul | L 53–71 | 0–1 | Rosemont Horizon Rosemont, Illinois |
| Nov 27, 1989* | | Mount St. Mary's | W 102–63 | 1–1 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 1, 1989* | | vs. No. 25 NC State Tournament of Champions | L 54–68 | 1–2 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 2, 1989* | | vs. No. 23 Oklahoma State Tournament of Champions | L 59–81 | 1–3 | Charlotte, North Carolina |
| Dec 9, 1989* | | American | W 74–64 | 2–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 18, 1989* | | Robert Morris | W 78–51 | 3–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 21, 1989* | | South Carolina | W 59–46 | 4–3 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Dec 27, 1989* | | vs. No. 20 La Salle Sugar Bowl Classic | L 62–74 | 4–4 | Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Dec 28, 1989* | | at New Orleans | W 74–66 | 5–4 | Lakefront Arena New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Jan 4, 1990 | | No. 9 Indiana | W 69–67 | 6–4 (1–0) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 6, 1990 | | at No. 20 Iowa | W 79–73 | 7–4 (2–0) | Carver-Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, Iowa |
| Jan 11, 1990 | | at Michigan State | L 68–78 | 7–5 (2–1) | Breslin Center East Lansing, Michigan |
| Jan 13, 1990 | | Wisconsin | W 68–53 | 8–5 (3–1) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 18, 1990 | | at No. 6 Michigan | L 88–90 | 8–6 (3–2) | Crisler Arena Ann Arbor, Michigan |
| Jan 20, 1990 | | at No. 22 Minnesota | L 78–83 | 8–7 (3–3) | Williams Arena Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Jan 25, 1990 | | No. 13 Purdue | L 66–78 | 8–8 (3–4) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Jan 27, 1990 | | at No. 10 Illinois | L 81–92 | 8–9 (3–5) | Assembly Hall Champaign, Illinois |
| Feb 1, 1990 | | Northwestern | W 101–77 | 9–9 (4–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 4, 1990* | | No. 10 Louisville | W 91–88 | 10–9 | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 8, 1990 | | Iowa | W 98–80 | 11–9 (5–5) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 10, 1990 | | No. 23 Michigan State | L 75–84 | 11–10 (5–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 15, 1990 | | at Wisconsin | W 68–58 | 12–10 (6–6) | Wisconsin Field House Madison, Wisconsin |
| Feb 18, 1990 | | No. 5 Michigan | W 64–61 | 13–10 (7–6) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Feb 24, 1990 | | at No. 9 Purdue | L 70–75 | 13–11 (7–7) | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| Feb 26, 1990 | | No. 18 Illinois | W 86–80 | 14–11 (8–7) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| Mar 3, 1990 | | at Northwestern | W 95–86 | 15–11 (9–7) | Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, Illinois |
| Mar 8, 1990 | | at Indiana | L 66–77 | 15–12 (9–8) | Assembly Hall Bloomington, Indiana |
| Mar 10, 1990 | | No. 19 Minnesota | W 93–83 | 16–12 (10–8) | St. John Arena Columbus, Ohio |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| Mar 15, 1990* | (8 W) | vs. (9 W) Providence First Round | W 84–83 $^{OT}$ | 17–12 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| Mar 17, 1990* | (8 W) | vs. (1 W) No. 2 UNLV Second Round | L 65–76 | 17–13 | Jon M. Huntsman Center Salt Lake City, Utah |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. ||||||