For 20 minutes, the Ohio State Buckeyes were in the game against the No. 5 Michigan Wolverines. It even seemed, at times, that they could pull off the road upset of the one-loss John Beilein coached squad.
And then the second half happened.
Like the current midwest weather, the Bucks were ice cold from the field when it mattered most; momentum shifting possessions led to clanking shots off of the rim. To add to the troubles inside the Crisler Center, OSU couldn’t hang onto the ball. Pockets were picked 11 times, leading to 19 total turnovers committed by the Buckeyes.