Big Ten Men's Basketball Tracker
Since the 2017–18 season, Northwestern and Ohio State have met 12 times, and Ohio State has the better of it at 7–5.
Most recently Ohio State won 86–82 on December 6, 2025.
Right now Northwestern is 0–0 and Ohio State is 0–0, with Northwestern at 209 days since a win against Ohio State's 208.
| Date | Site | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sat, Dec 6 2025 | Northwestern home | Ohio State | 86–82 |
| Thu, Feb 20 2025 | Ohio State home | Northwestern | 70–49 |
| Sat, Jan 27 2024 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 83–58 |
| Thu, Feb 9 2023 | Ohio State home | Northwestern | 69–63 |
| Sun, Jan 1 2023 | Northwestern home | Ohio State | 73–57 |
| Sun, Jan 9 2022 | Ohio State home | Ohio State | 95–87 |
| Wed, Jan 13 2021 | Ohio State home | Ohio State | 81–71 |
| Sat, Dec 26 2020 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 71–70 |
| Sun, Jan 26 2020 | Northwestern home | Ohio State | 71–59 |
| Wed, Mar 6 2019 | Northwestern home | Northwestern | 68–50 |
| Wed, Feb 20 2019 | Ohio State home | Ohio State | 63–49 |
| Wed, Jan 17 2018 | Northwestern home | Ohio State | 71–65 |
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