Preview VMI vs. OSU Bball

OSU (#4 ESPN/USA Today, #7 AP) vs. Virginia Military Institute
November 10, 8 PM
Location-Columbus
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This is the season opener for Ohio State. It is the fourth game today at Value City Arena, of the Black Coaches Association Classic, which starts today at noon and continues through Sunday. The bracket can be found at this link. OSU will play the 8:00 game on all three days. Tomorrow they play the winner of Loyola and Princeton. Sunday they will play the winner of games between Kent State, South Dakota State, IUPUI and Alabama A&M.

Notes about OSU:
If you think it is too soon for OSU to be playing their first basketball game, you are correct. It is the earliest game OSU has played, only four weeks after the start of practice. In fact Thad Matta does not know what to expect out of this team. The team is thin, only four returning players (one starter), four highly touted freshman and one junior college transfer. Coach Thad Matta, said he will likely add two junior college transfers with one ready for this weekend.
Starting Lineup-Unknown
Significant Stats/Players-None yet

Notes about VMI:
The Keydets score a lot of points, their exhibition games were 152-118 and 120-78. However, their average last season was 71.3 points/game. Virginia Military Institute is located in Lexington, VA and is the oldest state military college, established in 1839. They play in the Big South conference. Last year's team was 7-20.
Starting Lineup-Unknown
Significant Stats/Players-None yet