Ohio State’s 2018-19 Big Ten conference schedule announced

The Ohio State Buckeyes can now pencil in their 2018-19 men’s basketball schedule, as the Big Ten unveiled dates for their conference slate.

OSU’s first game against a conference opponent will take place on Dec. 2 against Minnesota. A few days later, the Bucks travel to the United Center in Chicago to face Illinois.

After a four-game set with non-conference foes, it’s back to B1G play on Jan. 5 with Michigan State.

Notable conference games for Ohio State include Purdue at home on Jan. 23, Michigan on the road on Jan. 29, Penn State at home on Feb. 7, Indiana on the road on Feb. 10, Michigan State (again) in East Lansing on Feb. 17, and another meeting with Purdue on March 2.

Below is the rest of the conference schedule for OSU.

And if you wanted a refresher for who the Buckeyes have on the non-conference slate, you can look below. The highlights of the early season schedule include Cincinnati on Nov. 7, Creighton on Nov. 15, Syracuse on Nov. 28, and UCLA on Dec. 22.