The Buckeyes welcome New Orleans to Value City Arena on Thursday, a squad out of the Southland Conference with a 5-6 record. Ohio State will look for one final opportunity to iron out the kinks in its game before playing West Virginia on Dec. 30 and kicking off the Big Ten-exclusive portion of its schedule against Rutgers on Jan. 3.
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Maintaining momentum
Fresh off a gritty 67-60 win over UCLA, the Buckeyes are trying to stay on a high note and make it nine victories in their last 10 contests.