CLEVELAND, Ohio — Northeast Ohio college basketball fans will get a chance to see both Ohio State and Ohio playing at Rocket Arena in the Cleveland Hoops Showdown on Dec. 13.

The Buckeyes will play against West Virginia, and the Bobcats will take on St. Bonaventure. Game times and television details will be announced later.

The event marks a return to Cleveland for all four programs, which participated in the 2023 Legends of Basketball Showcase. In that previous tournament, Ohio State defeated West Virginia 78-75 in overtime, St. Bonaventure topped Akron 62-61, and Ohio lost to Davidson, 72-69.

“Cleveland is a great city full of Buckeye passion and rich basketball tradition,” said Ohio State head coach Jake Diebler, who enters his second season leading the program, in a press release. T

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