1998–99_Ohio_State_Buckeyes_men's_basketball_team

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball
NCAA tournament, Final Four (Vacated)
Conference	Big Ten
Ranking
Coaches	No. 4
AP	No. 14
Record	1–1 (27–9 unadjusted) (0–4 (12–4 unadjusted) Big Ten)
Head coach	Jim O'Brien (2nd season);
Home arena	Value City Arena
	Seasons ← 1997–98 1999–2000 →

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball represented Ohio State University during the 1998–99 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the Buckeyes’ first season at the new 19,500-seat Value City Arena in Columbus, Ohio, which replaced their previous stadium, St. John Arena. Led by second-year head coach Jim O'Brien, the Buckeyes finished 27–9 (12–4 Big Ten) and reached the Final Four of the NCAA tournament. However, the NCAA vacated the team’s Final Four appearance and adjusted their record to 1-1 due to the Jim O’Brien scandal.^[2]^[3]

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 2 Michigan State†	15	–	1	.938	33	–	5	.868
No. 19 Indiana	9	–	7	.563	23	–	11	.676
No. 18 Wisconsin	9	–	7	.563	22	–	10	.688
No. 21 Iowa	9	–	7	.563	20	–	10	.667
Purdue	7	–	9	.438	21	–	13	.618
Northwestern	6	–	10	.375	15	–	14	.517
Penn State	5	–	11	.313	13	–	14	.481
Illinois	3	–	13	.188	14	–	18	.438
No. 14 Ohio State**	1	–	1	.500	1	–	1	.500
Minnesota***	0	–	8	.000	0	–	11	.000
Michigan*	0	–	11	.000	0	–	19	.000

† 1999 Big Ten tournament winner Rankings from AP poll Michigan: 12 games vacated due to sanctions against the program Ohio State: 34 games including 5 NCAA Tourn. games vacated due to sanctions against the program^[1] ** Minnesota vacated 17 games including 1 NCAA Tourn. game due to sanctions against the program Disputed records: Michigan: 12–19, 5–11; Ohio State: 27–9, 12–4; Minnesota: 17–11, 8–8

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular season
Dec 21, 1998*		vs. UAB	W 71–64	9–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 22, 1998*		vs. NC State	W 81–64	10–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Dec 23, 1998*		vs. Ole Miss	W 67–62	11–2	Eugene Guerra Sports Complex San Juan, Puerto Rico
Big Ten Tournament
Mar 5, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Michigan Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinal	W 87–69	23–7	United Center Chicago, IL
Mar 6, 1999*	No. 11	vs. Illinois Big Ten Tournament Semifinal	L 77–79	23–8	United Center Chicago, IL
NCAA Tournament
Mar 11, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (13 S) Murray State First round	W 72–58	24–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 13, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (12 S) Detroit Second Round	W 75–44	25–8	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN
Mar 18, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 S) No. 4 Auburn South Regional semifinal	W 72–64	26–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 20, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (3 S) No. 9 St. John's South Regional Final	W 77–74	27–8	Thompson-Boling Arena Knoxville, TN
Mar 27, 1999*	(4 S) No. 14	vs. (1 W) No. 3 Connecticut National semifinal	L 58–64	27–9	Tropicana Field (41,340) St. Petersburg, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Eastern.

1998–99 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team