What channel is the Ohio State NIT game on? How to watch OSU-Cornell
The postseason marches on for Ohio State. Winners of six of their eight games with Jake Diebler in charge, Ohio State will open NIT play Tuesday night against Cornell.
The Buckeyes are the No. 2 seed in their quadrant and will play one day after the public unveiling of Diebler as the newly promoted head coach for the program.
Ohio State ended Big Ten Tournament play with a Friday loss to No. 2 seed Illinois, 77-74. It snapped a four-game winning streak for the Buckeyes, their longest since they won four straight from Dec. 16-Jan. 3
On Feb. 14, athletic director Gene Smith fired coach Chris Holtmann with six games remaining in his seventh season with the program. Four days later, Diebler and the Buckeyes took down No. 2 Purdue, 73-69, at Value City Arena, celebrating with a court-storming after the final whistle.
Diebler was named the full-time coach March 17.
Ohio State leads the all-time series, 5-3. The teams have not played since 1969, when Ohio State won 96-78 in Cleveland on Jan. 24.
Ohio State is coached by Jake Diebler. Cornell is led by Brain Earl, who is in his eighth season with the Big Red.
Here's how to watch Ohio State vs. Cornell on Tuesday.
What time does Ohio State play Cornell on Tuesday?
Tipoff: 7 p.m., March 19; Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
What channel is Ohio State vs. Cornell on Tuesday?
Ohio State vs. Cornell will be on ESPN2.
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How can I watch the Ohio State-Cornell game without cable? Is OSU vs. Cornell streaming?
Streaming is an option to watch the game against the Big Red. A number of Ohio State games have been streaming-only this season. Fans can stream this game on the ESPN app, which is accessible via your cable login.
Who is announcing the Ohio State vs. Cornell game on ESPN2 on Tuesday?
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Cornell game:
Tom Hart
Randolph Childress
How to listen to Ohio State vs. Cornell on the radio
Ohio State men's basketball is broadcasted live on WBNS-FM/AM (97.1/1460).
Here are the announcers for the Ohio State-Cornell game:
Paul Keels (play-by-play)
Ron Stokes (analysis)
How have Ohio State and Cornell done so far this season?
Ohio State opened its season with a 79-73 win against Oakland at Value City Arena on Nov. 6. Afterward, Golden Grizzlies coach Greg Kampe called freshman guard Bruce Thornton "a man" for his play. The Buckeyes followed that with a 73-66 loss to No. 15 Texas A&M on Nov. 10 before beating Merrimack 76-52 on Nov. 15 and Western Michigan 73-56 on Nov. 19.
The Buckeyes then defeated No. 17 Alabama 92-81 on Nov. 24 and Santa Clara 86-56 to win the Emerald Coast Classic championship. They returned home and defeated Central Michigan, 88-61, on Nov. 29 and opened Big Ten play with an 84-74 win against Minnesota in their Big Ten opener before beating Miami (Ohio) three days later.
Penn State then handed Ohio State an 83-80 defeat on Dec. 9 before the Buckeyes bounced back with a win against UCLA to improve to 9-2. Ohio State then beat New Orleans one week later, took down West Virginia 78-75 in overtime on Dec. 30 in Cleveland and outlasted Rutgers 76-72 on Jan. 3 before the Jan. 6 loss at Indiana, Jan. 10 loss to Wisconsin and Jan. 15 loss at Michigan.
On Jan. 20, the Buckeyes took down Penn State, 79-67, behind a balanced scoring attack featuring four players in double figures. It's was the lone bright spot for a while: Ohio State lost at Nebraska, 83-79 on Jan. 23, at Northwestern 83-58 on Jan. 27, at home against Illinois 87-75 on Jan. 30, 79-77 at Iowa on Feb. 1 and Feb. 6 against Indiana before beating Maryland and losing at Wisconsin.
After firing Holtmann, Ohio State took down No. 2 Purdue on Feb. 18 in the first game with interim head coach Jake Diebler before an 88-79 loss at Minnesota that dropped them to 15-12 overall and 5-11 in Big Ten play The Buckeyes followed that with a win at Michigan State and the home win against Nebraska before beating Michigan and Rutgers to close the regular season.
As a No. 10 seed in the Big Ten Tournament, Ohio State beat No. 7 seed Iowa before falling to the Fighting Illini.
During a timeout during the Purdue game, Ohio State honored its 1998-99 team that reached the Final Four.
Cornell is 22-7 overall and went 11-3 in the Ivy League. The Big Red lost to Yale 69-57 in their first game in the Ivy League Tournament on Saturday.
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Ohio State vs. Cornell spread: What is the OSU betting line against Cornell?
Ohio State is a 10.5-point favorite. The over-under is 154.5 points.
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This article originally appeared on The Columbus Dispatch: Ohio State NIT basketball vs Cornell: How to watch on TV, stream game
