Late Saturday night, after Iowa disposed of Michigan, Ohio State found out it would be the No. 7 seed in next week's Big Ten tournament regardless of the outcomes of Sunday's games around the league.
And after the first couple of league games ended Sunday, the Buckeyes officially found out their opening opponent. Ohio State will take on 10th-seeded Penn State at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
The winner plays No. 2 seeded Michigan State on Friday at 6:30 p.m.
The Nittany Lions finished the regular-season 16-15 and 7-11 in the conference.