Ohio State , led by experienced seniors and player of the year candidate Jared Sullinger , started the season 24 – 0 . The Buckeyes were ranked No. 1 for six weeks during the regular season , as well as entering postseason play , and earned the No. 1 overall seed in the NCAA tournament with an overall regular season record of 29 – 2 along with a Big Ten tournament championship . After defeating UT – San Antonio and George Mason in the first two rounds of the tournament , Ohio State fell to the Kentucky Wildcats , who would eventually go on to the Final Four , 62 – 60 , ending their season in the Sweet Sixteen for the second year in a row
Big Ten tournament
2011 Big Ten Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2011–12 Ohio State Buckeyes men's basketball team