The Michigan Wolverines defeated the Ohio State Buckeyes, 73-65, in their first matchup of the season.
In Dug McDaniel’s first game back since his away-game-only “suspension,” plus the Fab Five in attendance all together for the first time since they played for the Wolverines, Juwan Howard was looking for anything to break the five-game losing streak his team was on.
The first half started slowly for both teams, with very little scoring taking place through the first seven minutes. After starting 1-for-10 shooting, Michigan was down 10-7 before Olivier Nkamhoua and Will Tschetter made back-to-back three-pointers to take the lead, 13-10.