Ohio State Buckeyes NCAA Basketball News

BlackRock Gotham Classic: Ohio State's matchup with Bryant is part of the Gotham Classic, the newest early-season event on the college basketball schedule.

Amir Williams attributed his much-improved play early this season to simply being in better shape, and he reminisced about intense summer workouts with Ohio State strength and conditioning coach Dave Richardson.

Three years ago then-Iowa freshman Melsahn Basabe battled Ohio State forward Jared Sullinger to a draw and expectations soared with his performance.

Ohio State's LaQuinton Ross was named Big Ten player of the week after scoring 43 points in two victories.

Entering the season, there seemed to be a consensus top five among pundits: Michigan State, Duke, Louisville, Kentucky and Kansas.

Dec 4, 2013; Columbus, OH, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Evan Smotrycz pushes past Ohio State Buckeyes center Trey McDonald at the Schottenstein Center.

For the first four games of the season, just about everybody was playing well for Ohio State except LaQuinton Ross.

C.J. Fair scored 19 points, Trevor Cooney had 17 and No. 4 Syracuse subdued Binghamton with a long-range barrage in a 93-65 win on Saturday.

Maryland coach Mark Turgeon has seemed to take a different approach to his starting lineup this season than he did during his first two years at Maryland.

The fifth-ranked Ohio State Buckeyes hope to continue their perfect run through the early part of the 2013-14 season, as they entertain the Blue Devils of Central Connecticut State on Saturday afternoon.

BlackRock Gotham Classic Saturday, Dec. 7, 2013 4 p.m. Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center Notre Dame, Ind.

One of the points Ohio State coach Thad Matta makes occasionally is that 30-plus seconds of great defense, and the missed shot that results, are worth nothing if the defense doesn't finish the possession by rebounding the miss.

Before the season began, how many Maryland men's basketball fans looked at the BB&T Classic matchup against George Washington and pegged that game as must-win? The Terrapins, initial logic went, had bigger opportunities ahead, like facing Connecticut in the season opener or traveling to Ohio State for the Big Ten/ACC Challenge.

Terrence Smith scored 22 points and Damon Lynn added 19 as New Jersey Institute of Technology defeated Maine 81-72 on Wednesday night.

Mercurial. Enigmatic. "Q" is an apt nickname for LaQuinton Ross because there are always questions about him.

J.P. Tokoto had 12 points and a career-high 10 rebounds to help North Carolina beat No.

Maryland sophomore forward Jake Layman has created a lot of early-season buzz among NBA scouts because of his ability to shoot it long-range and his improved floor game.

The Big Ten won a couple of games against the Atlantic Coast Conference on Wednesday night: Ross scores 20, No.

Nov 29, 2013; College Park, MD, USA; Maryland Terrapins forward Charles Mitchell is fouled by Morgan State Bears forward Shaquille Duncan as he drives to the basket at Comcast Center.

As part of Testudo Times' basketball coverage, staffer Alex Kirshner is corresponding throughout the season with beat writers and bloggers from the opponents' on the Terps schedule.