January 20, 2025

No. 2 Ohio State Upset by No. 22 WVU, 1 Day After Louisville Lost to Kentucky

Ron Schwane/Associated Press Freshman guard Miles McBride scored a career-high 21 points off the bench as No. 22 West Virginia upset No. 2 Ohio State 67-59 on Sunday at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland. The upset comes one day after No. 3 Louisville lost to No. 19 Kentucky in overtime, continuing a chaotic men’s college hoops season where upsets of Top Five teams regularly occur. OSU led 54-53 after an Andre Wesson three-pointer with 4:43 remaining, but the Buckeyes then failed to score for nearly four minutes. WVU took advantage of OSU’s shooting slump with an 8-0 run, which included a nifty McBride mid-range jumper where he double clutched and released the ball just before touching back on the ground. A Kaleb Wesson triple with 50.7 seconds left finally ended the slump. OSU had a chance to cut the lead to one after a CJ Walker steal, but the Buckeyes came up…

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