All postseason basketball for Ohio State will be played in the same city.
The Big Ten has moved its conference tournament from Chicago to Indianapolis, it announced on Tuesday.
"The decision to relocate the tournament to Indianapolis was based on multiple factors," the conference said in a statement. "First and foremost was the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, officials and conference constituents. Hosting both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in the same city allows for cohesive testing and medical protocols for both events, as well as centralized accommodations surrounding the competition venues."
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Indiana's capital will now host both the Big Ten tournament between March 10-14 and the NCAA tournament in March and early April. The conference tournament will be hosted at Lucas Oil Stadium in downtown Indianapolis, and the NCAA tournament will have games played at six different venues in the state (Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Mackey Arena, Assembly Hall, Hinkle Fieldhouse, Indiana Farmers Coliseum and Lucas Oil Stadium).
With March Madness going down in Indianapolis just days after the conference tournament concludes, it would appear likely that all teams making the NCAA tournament will stay in Indianapolis rather than return home only to go right back.
As of Tuesday afternoon, Ohio State sits at third place in the Big Ten with a 10-4 conference record to go along with a 16-4 overall mark.
