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Watch what Michigan State head coach Tom Izzo said about Ohio State postgame

Ohio State took care of business against Michigan State. Watch what Spartan head coach Tom Izzo said about the Buckeyes after the game.

Ohio State continued its upward trajectory by winning at home against Michigan State on Sunday. It was a game the Buckeyes controlled throughout on the way to an impressive 79-62 win. It was far from the response Spartan head coach Tom Izzo hoped for after a bad, bad loss to Rutgers on Thursday.

Izzo is still trying to get this team into form after having to shut things down for a couple of weeks because of a coronavirus outbreak within the program. This team will get better as the year gets longer in the tooth, but right now Ohio State took advantage of a reeling opponent.

Still, there were some things to discuss for the Michigan State head coach. He met with the media via Zoom call afterward and discussed what he saw not only from his team, but Ohio State.

Watch and listen to Izzo discuss how he’s still struggling to find out the identity of his team, the challenges of working through the COVID-19 pandemic, and also how solid and physical Ohio State is as a tough opponent to play against. It’s all courtesy of the SpartanMag YouTube Channel.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wURboOEljFs

Ohio State is next in action Thursday on the road against a very good Iowa team.

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WATCH: Chris Holtmann talks win over Michigan State

Ohio State head coach Chris Holtmann met with the media to discuss the win over Big Ten foe Michigan State. Watch/listen to what he said.

The Ohio State basketball team kept with its winning ways on Sunday, beating a Michigan State team still trying to get its legs back after taking a two-week pause because of a COVID-19 outbreak.

Still, the Spartans have plenty of talent and played with much more purpose and intensity in the game, providing a challenge to the Buckeyes’ efforts to win six of their last seven and three in a row. At the end of the day though, it was too much scarlet and gray on the offensive end to expect an uncharacteristically mediocre Spartan ball club to pull off the upset.

Head coach Chris Holmann met with the media afterward to discuss what he saw from his team, and in case you missed any of his comments, we’ve got them for you here.

Watch and listen below as Holtmann discuss how much respect he has for Michigan State, the improvement of his team, and what some members of the team mean for the holistic good of this ball club.

https://youtu.be/YEZ3vpaVL3M

 

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WATCH: Justice Sueing disappoints bench by not throwing down dunk

Instead of throwing down a hammer dunk on a breakaway, Justice Sueing simply laid the ball in. The Ohio State bench was not amused.

Ohio State is so far having its way with Michigan State in a key Big Ten basketball contest, though it is far from over. But not everything has gone according to plan. Maybe the biggest disappointment of the game so far has been Justice Sueing’s anti-climatic breakaway.

Early in the second half, with the Buckeyes already up by double-digits, Sueing stepped in front of a pass and headed towards the offensive end with no resistance. It sure looked like a prelude to showtime.

You could clearly see the anticipation build on the Ohio State bench as it expected the OSU guard to throw down a breakaway hammer. Instead though, Seuing decided to just finish things off with a less adrenaline-inducing finger-roll.

Watch the clear confusion and disbelief by the Buckeye bench when this whole sordid breakaway unfolds.

If that’s not a benching offense, I don’t know what is.

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Ohio State goes on run to end first half, opens up significant lead over Michigan State

Ohio State and Michigan State played a close game until the Buckeyes went on a run to end the first half to go into the locker room up 12.

The Ohio State basketball team is back in action Sunday, taking on a reeling Michigan State squad looking to turn its season around. So far, so good. The Spartans came out looking more motivated and playing with more purpose, but the Buckeyes closed the half with a burst to lead 42-30 going into the locker room.

For the Buckeyes, it’s been a much better defensive effort with better on-the-ball pressure than we’ve seen in a while. Offensively, OSU is shooting the ball under 50 percent from the floor, but it has taken very good care of the basketball, allowing just one turnover through the first twenty minutes. The pace of the game has resulted in a higher volume of shots for the Buckeyes.

E.J. Liddell again leads Ohio State with nine points on 3-of-6 shooting with one 3-pointer. Justin Ahrens has seven points, with six others putting the ball through the hoop in the first twenty minutes.

Look for Michigan State to come out hard early in the second half. The Spartans have their back against the wall and desperately need a statement win. This would count as one.

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Ohio State basketball vs. Michigan State preview, prediction, odds

Ohio State hosts Michigan State on Sunday for yet another tough battle in the Big Ten. We’ve got your preview and prediction.

Records

Ohio State 13-4 (7-4), Michigan State 8-5 (2-5)

Broadcast, TV, Game Time

Date: Sunday, Jan. 31
Game Time: 1 p.m. EST
Venue: Value City Arena, Columbus, Ohio
Network: CBS

Here we go with another key Big Ten contest for Ohio State. Nothing in the toughest conference in basketball is easy, even though the Michigan State Spartans haven’t exactly lived up to expectations this season.

The Buckeyes have won two in a row and five of its last six to climb all the way up to fourth place in the Big Ten. The team is still in arm’s reach of the top of the conference but will have to continue to show the improvement we’ve seen across the board from early in the season.

Don’t sleep on Michigan State either. There’s still plenty of talent on this team and you feel good about the Spartans figuring it out at some point. It just remains to be seen whether it can show marked improvement from its first game against Rutgers after being on a COVID-19 pause. That one did not go well after a 30-point beating on Thursday.

Let’s get into the nuts and bolts of this one.

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Ohio State basketball vs. Michigan State: How and where to watch and listen to the game Sunday

Everything you need to know to watch or listen as Ohio State faces Michigan State on the hardwood in a key Big Ten basketball contest.

In a battle of teams going in opposite directions, Ohio State will host Michigan State in a conference matchup Sundat at Value City Arena. The Buckeyes have won back-to-back games, while Sparty has lost two in a row.

The Spartans are licking their wounds after a thorough beating at the hands of Rutgers on Thursday evening. The Scarlet Knights came away with a 30 point victory and held Michigan State to a season-low of 37 points. You’d have to go all the way back to 2008 to see a Tom Izzo team score less than 40 points in a game.

To be fair, Michigan State was coming off a two-week hiatus due to COVID concerns and may have been a little rusty. However, the Spartans are not living up to their pre-season hype with a top 15 ranking and now sit at 2-5 in Big Ten play.

Even though the Buckeyes are a sizable favorite, Ohio State will need to play better than the Wednesday showing against Penn State to come out with a win over Sparty.

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Ohio State basketball solid favorite over Michigan State according to BetMGM

Ohio State hosts Michigan State Sunday, and with all the issues this year for the Spartans, BetMGm has the Buckeyes solidly favored.

The Ohio State basketball team has been on a tear as of late, winning its last five of six games to catapult all the way up to fourth place in the Big Ten. However, there’s still a lot of work to do if OSU wants to position itself well for the postseason. Michigan is trying to run away with the league title, but second place is still in reach, and if the Wolverines were to stumble coming out of a COVID-19 shutdown, the Buckeyes could be right there if they keep playing well and putting games up in the win column.

Next up on that journey is a surprisingly mediocre Michigan State team, at least by recent standards. The Spartans dealt with coronavirus issues of their own and have not looked anywhere near the team everyone thought they’d be this season. In fact, Tom Izzo’s crew sits at 8-5 overall, and just 2-5 in the league.

In their first return since the pause, Michigan State looked out of sync and perplexed, losing to Rutgers 67-37. Based on what we’ve seen then, it should be no surprise that BetMGM has made Ohio State a solid 7.5 favorite over the Spartans for Sunday’s contest.

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As a word of caution, OSU head coach Chris Holtmann would tell you to beware of this MSU squad. It still has more than enough talent to turn things around, is a wounded bunch looking to make a statement. Izzo will have thie crew playing much better than what we saw Thursday night.

Game time is set for 1 p.m. on CBS.

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WATCH: Trey Sermon rip off a big run for 65 yards

Ohio State running back Trey Sermon is having one whale of a game in the Big Ten Championship Game. Watch him rip off a long one.

Someone must have got into Ryan Day’s ear… RUN. THE. BALL.

Justin Fields has been off his game today and much of that may be attributed to missing his No. 1 target in Chris Olave. However, that still doesn’t explain Fields throwing the ball 20 times in the first half, when the Buckeyes have been gashing the Northwestern defense with the run.

With Master Teague out for undisclosed reasons after a big gain himself, Trey Sermon has taken off. Sermon has 150 yards on 10 carries so far on the day and looking for more.  The Bucks are going to need more to avoid an upset of colossal proportions.

Watch Sermon break free for a 65-yard run to set the Buckeye offense up in the red zone.

Now, the offense needs to figure out a way to get to the endzone. Just a guess here… but maybe run the ball.

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WATCH: Justin Hilliard grabs an interception in the end zone

Ohio State is struggling against Northwestern, but it got a huge interception to keep the Wildcats from extending the lead.

Maybe this is the spark the Buckeyes needed. Trailing 10-6 starting the third quarter, the Northwestern offense was again on the move converting several third and long plays.

With the Wildcats knocking on the door again, Justin Hilliard who is starting while Baron Browning is out, stepped up and made a spectacular catch for the interception. The turnover couldn’t have come at a better time for Buckeyes who seem to be spinning their wheels on offense.

Hilliard is a great story for the Buckeyes. He’s battled injury after injury during his OSU career, but he’s stayed with it and just keeps working hard to be the best teammate he can.

Watch his touchdown saving interception below.

Hopefully this turns the tide for the Buckeyes in the second half.

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Handing out grades for Ohio State’s win over Michigan State

Ohio State thoroughly dominated Michigan State on Saturday. We hand out grades and look at snap counts.

We’re starting a new piece here on Buckeyes Wire because, well, we’re all about experimenting and letting you decide what you like and don’t. So, we’re handing out grades for the way Ohio State performed against Michigan State.

Some of our sister sites with the college wires do the same thing, so we’re borrowing it from them. Credit to Longhorns Wire for the assist, and for their amazing coverage of the Urban Meyer rumors and more over the last few weeks.

I know we’re all looking ahead to Michigan, and rightly so, but after going through the film again, we’ve got a better sense of who performed well, who needs a little work, and some other fun stats to wrap up the analysis of what we saw in East Lansing on Saturday.

We’ll start with snap counts, then look at how individuals and various position groups graded out.

Ohio State Buckeyes snap counts

Offense

Dawand Jones 73 Garrett Wilson 57 Master Teague III 30
Harry Miller 69 Chris Olave 56 Jaxon Smith-Njigba 27
Matthew Jones 69 Luke Farrell 42 Julian Fleming 21
Max Wray 68 Jeremy Ruckert 39 Jake Hausmann 19
Justin Fields 67 Trey Sermon 32 Enokk Vimahi 13
Wyatt Davis 66 Jameson Williams 31 Mitch Rossi 12

Top Offensive PFF Grades

  1. Miyan Williams: 88.5
  2. Trey Sermon: 88.5
  3. Justin Fields: 87.7
  4. C.J. Stroud: 83.3
  5. Max Wray: 78.0

Defense

Sevyn Banks 60 Justin Hilliard 41 Taron Vincent 28
Pete Werner 57 Tyreke Smith 33 Tommy Togiai 26
Baron Browning 57 Jonathon Cooper 33 Ronnie Hickman 22
Marcus Hooker 55 Javontae Jean-Baptiste 31 Antwuan Jackson 21
Marcus Williamson 52 Haskell Garrett 30 Tyreke Johnson 15
Shaun Wade 52 Zach Harrison 29 Jerron Cage 14

Top Defensive PFF Grades

  1. Zach Harrison: 92.1
  2. Haskell Garrett: 90.4
  3. Tommy Togiai: 83.2
  4. Tyreke Smith: 76.8
  5. Marcus Hooker: 76.0