The No. 21 Ohio State Buckeyes had their first real road test of the season, traveling down to Texas A&M to battle the No. 23 Aggies. The crowd in Reed Arena was electric for the top-25 matchup.
Ohio State opened the season with an 80-72 victory against then-No. 19 Texas Longhorns and then took down the Youngstown State Penguins, kicking off the season 2-0.
The Buckeyes have been a brick wall defensively, but their on-fire three-point shooting failed them Friday. Ohio State went 20-of-59 from the field and 8-of-30 from deep, being bested by Texas A&M in both areas.
Ohio State fell 78-64.
It did keep up an impressive resume of defensive intensity though which was among the lone highlights from their road loss. The Buckeyes held the Aggies to 19-of-49 shooting and 8-of-21 from deep.
TEXAS A&M PICKS UP A RANKED WIN OVER OHIO STATE 🔥🔥 pic.twitter.com/4zy8pAuCJ8
— College Basketball Report (@CBKReport) November 16, 2024
Ohio State *has* to work on not fouling though as it sent the Aggies to the free-throw line 40 times. It is almost a guaranteed loss any time your opponent gets to the line that many times.
The Buckeyes will be expected to drop back out of the top 25 in polls next week. Their next battle will come against Evansville on Tuesday, November 19. This one will thankfully be in Columbus.
The Buckeyes next top-25 matchup is against Rutgers, the current No. 24-ranked team, on December 7.
