The Maui Jim Maui Invitational revealed the official 2022 Tournament bracket. Ohio State will open the tournament against San Diego State on Nov. 21 at 9 p.m. ET. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
The Buckeyes will be the third game of the opening day. Texas Tech and Creighton will play in the first game and Louisville and Arkansas will play in the second game. Ohio State will take on either Cincinnati or Arizona on day two as the Bearcats and Wildcats will meet in the final opening round game.
This will be Ohio State’s fourth appearance in the Maui Invitational and its first since 2003. The Buckeyes also participated in the 1993 and 1988 tournaments. The 2022 event will be played at the Lahaina Civic Center on the Island of Maui, Hawaii on Nov. 21-23.
This will also be the fourth meeting all-time between Ohio State and San Diego State. The teams split a home-and-home series in 1996 and 1997 with each team winning on its home court. The Aztecs won the most recent meeting (83-61), which also came in the opening round of the 2003 Maui Invitational.