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Ohio State to Take Part in Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic

Buckeyes open the season against Memphis on Nov. 25

 

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State men’s basketball team is among an elite field set to take part in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic at the Sanford Pentagon, Nov. 25-27. The Buckeyes will open the 2020-21 season Nov. 25 at 4:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2 against Memphis.

 

The three-day tournament will take place in Sioux Falls, S.D., with either West Virginia or Texas A&M waiting for the Buckeyes on the second day.

 

Aside from Ohio State, West Virginia, Memphis and Texas A&M, the field also includes Creighton, Dayton, Utah and Wichita State. All 12 games will air on the ESPN family of networks.

 

The Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic is a new event. Seven of the eight teams in the field were originally set to compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis, with Dayton replacing Duke in the final slot.

 

SCHEDULE
Nov. 25 (All times ET)
2 p.m. West Virginia vs. Texas A&M (ESPN)
4:30 p.m. Ohio State vs. Memphis (ESPN2)
7 p.m. Creighton vs. Utah (ESPN2)
9:30 p.m. Dayton vs. Wichita State (ESPN2)

Nov. 26
12 p.m. Semifinal No. 1 (ESPN)
2:30 p.m. Semifinal No. 2 (ESPN)
6:30 p.m. Consolation semifinal No. 1 (ESPN2)
9 p.m. Consolation semifinal No. 2 (ESPN2)

Nov. 27
TBD