COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State basketball team will face Minnesota in its first Big Ten road game of the 2019-20 season.

What: No. 3 Ohio State (9-0) vs Minnesota (4-5).

Where: Williams Arena, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

When: Today, 6:30 p.m.

TV: BTN

Projected Starters

Ohio State: C.J. Walker (7.8 ppg), Andre Wesson (8.6 ppg) Luther Muhammad (8.0 ppg), Kyle Young (8.9 ppg), Kaleb Wesson (14.1 ppg).

Minnesota: Payton Willis (11.6 ppg), Gabe Kalscheur (10.8 ppg), Marcus Carr (13.0 ppg), Alihan Demir (7.8 ppg), Daniel Oturu (18.3 ppg).

What to Watch For

No Big Ten team has won a conference game on the road this season. The Buckeyes will try to be the first despite an eight-day layoff. Ohio State will also be without sophomore Duane Washington Jr. as he is day-to-day with a rib injury. He is averaging 11.4 points per game.

Prediction

Stephen’s pick: Ohio State’s Kaleb Wesson has shown the various ways he can put together a dominant game for the Buckeyes this season. Combine that with a stifling defense that’s allowing just 54.7 points per game — fifth in the country — this season and you get a 10-0 team who may be the No. 1 team in the country come Monday. 85-57 Ohio State.