Ohio State 64, Michigan 54
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) --
Terence Dials had his fifth consecutive double-double with 22 points and 11 rebounds and No. 13 Ohio State stayed atop the Big Ten with a 64-54 victory over Michigan on Saturday.
The Buckeyes (21-4, 10-4), who won their third game in a row, hit 16 of 22 free throws to Michigan's six of 9.
J.J. Sullinger added 13 points and eight rebounds for Ohio State.
Ron Coleman scored 13 points,
Daniel Horton -- who had 39 points against Illinois in his last game -- finished with 12 and Courtney Sims had 10 points and 10 rebounds for Michigan (18-8, 8-7), which dropped its fourth straight road game. In the earlier meeting, Sims had 26 points and a career-high 16 rebounds.
Horton was 4-of-16 from the field and 2-of-8 on 3-pointers.
Two of the shooting stars in the Buckeyes' 94-85 win at Michigan on Feb. 9 had off games.
Je'Kel Foster, who had 17 points and hit 5-of-6 3-pointers in that game, scored two points and didn't make a field goal. Reigning Big Ten player of the week
Jamar Butler was limited to five points.
Dials has broken out of a midseason slump to average 19.6 points and 12.6 rebounds over the last five games.
Ahead by five at the half, the Buckeyes pulled away by beating the Wolverines off the dribble and inside.
Matt Sylvester hit two free throws after drawing a fourth foul on Michigan starting forward
Graham Brown, then Sullinger scored inside off a nifty assist from Foster. Dials then hurried downcourt after a missed shot and dunked off a pass from Butler to make it 33-24.
The Wolverines cut the lead to four points twice before seldom-used forward
Ivan Harris hit two big shots to stem the tide. Scoring on consecutive possessions, Harris touched off a 10-0 run by hitting a 15-foot fallaway off an inbounds pass, then made a long, arching 3-pointer in transition to push the lead to 53-41.
Sullinger followed with a 10-footer in traffic and Dials scored inside and then later hit a foul shot. All of a sudden, it was 58-41 with 5 minutes left and the Buckeyes were in control despite an awful shooting day.
Ohio State, which shot 61 percent from the field in the earlier meeting, was held under 40 percent for the fourth time this season.
The Wolverines never led, but continually frustrated Ohio State on the boards. The Wolverines held a 26-16 advantage in rebounding and finished with a 43-33 upper hand.
