If you haven’t heard, there’s a pretty big basketball game taking place between Ohio State and Michigan on Sunday. And while hoops might never approach the level of fervor and anticipation that these two old rivals meeting on the gridiron do, it’s still a monumental matchup. In fact, it’s the first time the two programs have met in hoops with both ranked in the top five of the country.
So yeah, a historic meeting is on tap.
Michigan has been arguably a better program over the last few years than the one on the banks of the Olentangy, but the Buckeyes own the overall advantage over their neighbors to the north 99-72 (including vacated wins on both sides).
But what about the last ten years? The Wolverines became one of the best programs in the conference and made an almost annual run in the NCAA Tournament under John Beilein. Meanwhile, OSU was hitting a bit of a slide at the tail end of the Thad Matta era before Chris Holtmann was hired to revive things.
So, how have things been in the most recent history? Well, we’re glad you asked because we’ve put together a stroll down memory lane for the last two years between these two rivals.
As you’ll see, it’s been pretty even despite Michigan’s recent resurgence.