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That Team Up North: Top five Ohio State-Michigan men’s basketball games of all-time
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When thinking about all-time OSU-Michigan all-time hoops games, everyone jumps to Evan Turner’s buzzer beaters.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about Ohio State’s rivals. Michigan is the defending national champions, but there has been a lot of change in Ann Arbor. What does that mean for the season, the Big Ten, and the Buckeyes? You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”That Team Up North” articles here.
When people think about the greatest Ohio State and Michigan games of all time, most of the ones that stick out are on the gridiron. However, the court has seen some solid matchups as well — especially in the 2010s — with John Beilein and Thad Matta going to battle year in and year out.
But which games are the best? One is an obvious top pick, but some of the other games might be surprising.
Mar. 12, 2010: No. 7 Ohio State 69, Michigan 68
No one expected this game to be close at the end, but it ended up being one of the more memorable finishes in Ohio State basketball history.
In the Big Ten Tournament, No. 1 seeded Ohio State faced No. 8 Michigan, and it looked like Michigan was going to pull off the huge upset until Evan Turner drilled a half-court three-pointer two in the game. We were all Jon Diebler and Thad Matta at the end of this video.
Mar. 29, 1992: No. 15 Michigan 75, No. 3 Ohio State 71
This has a greater impact because it was an Elite Eight game, and the Fab Five faced off against Jim Jackson.
Ohio State, led by Jackson, was a No. 1 seed in the 1992 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes won both regular-season matchups with No. 6 seed Michigan, which was led by the Fab Five. Those teams collided in an Elite Eight classic at Rupp Arena. Jackson scored 20 points, and Ohio State had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but a jumper from Chris Jent missed.
The Wolverines pulled away in overtime behind Chris Webber and Jalen Rose.
Feb. 5. 2013 – No. 3 Michigan 76, No. 10 Ohio State 74
This was almost a huge upset for the Buckeyes, as Michigan came into this one 20-2. Tim Hardaway scored 23 points, and Trey Burke added 16 to give the Wolverines a slight edge over Ohio State. Mitch McGary added 14 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Ohio State, who entered this game 17-4, got 17 points from Deshaun Thomas and 16 points from LaQuinton Ross in their quest for an upset.
Feb. 27, 1971: No. 18 Ohio State 91, No. 12 Michigan 85
In the 2010s, this game would have been a norm for the Buckeyes and Wolverines. However, in 1971, this was the first ranked matchup between the two teams.
Jim Cleamons led the Buckeyes to a victory at Crisler Arena, and it was a great season for both teams. Ohio State won the Big Ten that season, and Michigan finished second. Western Kentucky ended the Buckeyes’ season in the Elite Eight.
Mar. 15, 2014: No. 8 Michigan 72, No. 24 Ohio State 69
This one was a Big Ten conference tournament game and a Shannon Scott masterclass. Scott scored 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, six assists, five rebounds, and three steals. However, Nik Stauskas, Caris LeVert, and Glenn Robinson combined for 46 points to lead Michigan to the win, spoiling the Ohio State bid for an upset.
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justingolba via our friends at Land-Grant Holy Land
Visit their fantastic blog and read the full article (and so much more) here
Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images
When thinking about all-time OSU-Michigan all-time hoops games, everyone jumps to Evan Turner’s buzzer beaters.
From now until preseason camp starts in August, Land-Grant Holy Land will be writing articles around a different theme every week. This week is all about Ohio State’s rivals. Michigan is the defending national champions, but there has been a lot of change in Ann Arbor. What does that mean for the season, the Big Ten, and the Buckeyes? You can catch up on all of the Theme Week content here and all of our ”That Team Up North” articles here.
When people think about the greatest Ohio State and Michigan games of all time, most of the ones that stick out are on the gridiron. However, the court has seen some solid matchups as well — especially in the 2010s — with John Beilein and Thad Matta going to battle year in and year out.
But which games are the best? One is an obvious top pick, but some of the other games might be surprising.
Mar. 12, 2010: No. 7 Ohio State 69, Michigan 68
No one expected this game to be close at the end, but it ended up being one of the more memorable finishes in Ohio State basketball history.
In the Big Ten Tournament, No. 1 seeded Ohio State faced No. 8 Michigan, and it looked like Michigan was going to pull off the huge upset until Evan Turner drilled a half-court three-pointer two in the game. We were all Jon Diebler and Thad Matta at the end of this video.
Mar. 29, 1992: No. 15 Michigan 75, No. 3 Ohio State 71
This has a greater impact because it was an Elite Eight game, and the Fab Five faced off against Jim Jackson.
Ohio State, led by Jackson, was a No. 1 seed in the 1992 NCAA Tournament. The Buckeyes won both regular-season matchups with No. 6 seed Michigan, which was led by the Fab Five. Those teams collided in an Elite Eight classic at Rupp Arena. Jackson scored 20 points, and Ohio State had a chance to win at the end of regulation, but a jumper from Chris Jent missed.
The Wolverines pulled away in overtime behind Chris Webber and Jalen Rose.
Feb. 5. 2013 – No. 3 Michigan 76, No. 10 Ohio State 74
This was almost a huge upset for the Buckeyes, as Michigan came into this one 20-2. Tim Hardaway scored 23 points, and Trey Burke added 16 to give the Wolverines a slight edge over Ohio State. Mitch McGary added 14 points and six rebounds off the bench.
Ohio State, who entered this game 17-4, got 17 points from Deshaun Thomas and 16 points from LaQuinton Ross in their quest for an upset.
Feb. 27, 1971: No. 18 Ohio State 91, No. 12 Michigan 85
In the 2010s, this game would have been a norm for the Buckeyes and Wolverines. However, in 1971, this was the first ranked matchup between the two teams.
Jim Cleamons led the Buckeyes to a victory at Crisler Arena, and it was a great season for both teams. Ohio State won the Big Ten that season, and Michigan finished second. Western Kentucky ended the Buckeyes’ season in the Elite Eight.
Mar. 15, 2014: No. 8 Michigan 72, No. 24 Ohio State 69
This one was a Big Ten conference tournament game and a Shannon Scott masterclass. Scott scored 18 points on 7-for-10 shooting, six assists, five rebounds, and three steals. However, Nik Stauskas, Caris LeVert, and Glenn Robinson combined for 46 points to lead Michigan to the win, spoiling the Ohio State bid for an upset.
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