Mar 13, 2021; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Ohio State Buckeyes forward E.J. Liddell (32) drives to the basket against Michigan Wolverines center Hunter Dickinson (1) in the first half at Lucas Oil Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
When all hope went for not Michigan basketball climbed back to within one only to wind up just shy of returning to the championship game.
The pace flowed much more subdued in part two of this top ten confrontation. Both clubs combined for 88 points in the first contest of the opening 20 minutes, but only got to a total of 53 this time around.