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Robert Morris at Ohio State, Nov 7th, 7:00 ET, BTN+

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BUCKEYES OPEN SEASON VS. ROBERT MORRIS MONDAY

Ohio State is set to open its 124th season of basketball this Monday when it hosts Robert Morris of the Horizon League. Tip is slated for a 7 p.m. tip at Value City Arena inside the Schottenstein Center and it will be streamed exclusively on BTN+.

Entire article: https://ohiostatebuckeyes.com/buckeyes-open-season-vs-robert-morris-monday/



This is an interesting matchup for a number of reasons. First off, the two teams are coming into this one in very different positions. Ohio State enters as a team with five new freshmen, three new transfers, and only two guys returning who played valuable minutes last season (Key and Brown) and Brown is questionable to play with a concussion.

Robert Morris, however, is returning three of their top four scorers. The Colonels struggled last season, only going 8-24 overall and 5-16 in conference.

For RMU, graduate senior Kahliel Spear is back after leading the Colonels last season with 14.7 points per game. Spear is not much of a deep ball shooter, shooting just 8-for-30 (.267) last season from three-point land, but the 6-foot-7 forward still shot an efficient 55 percent from the field. Spear also averaged 7.7 rebounds with 30 total steals and 35 blocks in 32 games.

The Colonels lost their top scoring guard Rasheem Dunn to graduation, but he only played 12 games last season. Dunn averaged 12.8 points per game and 3.7 rebounds per game. Michael Green III and Enoch Cheeks are returning as the third and fourth leading scorers for Robert Morris last season, averaging 10.4 and 9.2 points per game, respectively. Kam Farris also averaged 9.2 points per game, but he transferred to Marist in the offseason.

For Ohio State, there are plenty of unknowns with this Buckeye team, particularly on offense after losing E.J. Liddell, Malaki Branham, and Kyle Young, but they are bringing in talented scorers like Sean McNeil, Isaac Likekele and Tanner Holden to shoulder some of that load.

Another fun fact to note before watching this game (which unfortunately is only streaming on BTN+): the last time Ohio State faced Robert Morris was November 10, 2017. That also happened to be the very first game that Chris Holtmann coached at Ohio State — having been hired during the summer of 2017. The Buckeyes won that game 95-64, behind 19 points and 11 rebounds from Keita Bates-Diop.

ESPN BPI: Ohio State 95.1%
Line (According to DraftKings Sportsbook): Ohio State (-20.5)
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: BTN Plus

LGHL score prediction: Ohio State 82, Robert Morris 64
 
BASKETBALL PREVIEW: OHIO STATE STARTS 2022-23 SEASON WITH NON-CONFERENCE WARMUP AGAINST ROBERT MORRIS

Monday marks the official start of the new men’s basketball season for Ohio State.

WHO WHERE WHEN TV
Robert Morris Schottenstein Center 7 p.m. BTN+
Chris Holtmann and company unveil a retooled roster that features 10 first-time Buckeyes, six true freshmen and three scholarship transfers following the loss of two NBA draft picks in Malaki Branham and E.J. Liddell. Ohio State passed its first test in last Tuesday’s exhibition with a 101-57 throttling of Chaminade, which nearly knocked off Louisville in a single-digit exhibition loss two days later, but the season begins in earnest against Robert Morris.

“I think they're really excited. They've been waiting for this moment.” Holtmann said during an interview session with media members Thursday. “I think there were definitely some nerves the other night, which is a good thing. There'll be nerves on Monday night for this group. More so probably than we've ever had, just because of so many new guys.”

https://www.elevenwarriors.com/ohio...h-non-conference-warmup-against-robert-morris
 
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I think it's college kids doing the broadcast. No way I'd pay for this crap all of the time. You get to see some of the live things you miss with commercials but no thank you every game. The stream isnt bad except for the occasional blip by SoPlayer but I'm sure it's behind the actual live game. Liking the transfer from Okie St so far.

Zed is out of position a bit early on and now has 2 fouls. Holden, Sensabaugh and Okpara all subbing in now at 15mins.
 
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I think it's college kids doing the broadcast. No way I'd pay for this crap all of the time. You get to see some of the live things you miss with commercials but no thank you every game. The stream isnt bad except for the occasional blip by SoPlayer but I'm sure it's behind the actual live game. Liking the transfer from Okie St so far.

Zed is out of position a bit early on and now has 2 fouls. Holden, Sensabaugh and Okpara all subbing in now at 15mins.
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It is and it's awful. That's why I didn't get suckered in this year.
 
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