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Michigan basketball hosted Ohio State for the first time this year on Saturday. It was the first of two matchups between the two teams on the season.
The game between the Buckeyes and Wolverines came right after the maize and blue had their biggest victory of the season against Purdue on Thursday. Michigan demolished the No. 3 ranked Boilermakers, 82-58. So how would Michigan follow up that court-storming performance from Thursday?
The game started out with a pretty slow tempo — compared to the back-and-forth Purdue game — and the Wolverines played stout defense against Ohio State for most of the first half. Michigan started out slow on the offensive side of the ball, but Hunter Dickinson and Eli Brooks started cooking halfway thru the first half, but so did EJ Liddell for the Buckeyes who had 11 points. Michigan ended up trailing Ohio State 33-30 at the half.
The Wolverines couldn’t gain much momentum in the second half and the 3-point shooting remained anemic. EJ Liddell continued to have his way against Michigan, and the Wolverines struggled to find their shot. While the maize and blue did have a great game scoring points in the paint, they couldn’t gain any separation without shooting from outside. The Wolverines ended up losing to the Buckeyes, 68-57.
Here are our five takeaways.
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