Billed as the first-ever top-five matchup between Ohio State and Michigan in their storied histories, the action at the Schottenstein Center on Sunday afternoon matched all of the pregame hype. Two of college basketball's best offenses took it to each other, both shooting better than 50 percent from the field, knocking down tough shots and making 3s in a wild showing of two national championship contenders.
Ohio State, however, couldn't secure its eighth win in a row.
In the only regular season matchup between these two teams, Juwan Howard's third ranked Wolverines pulled ahead to a game-high lead of eight points in the final minute, holding off a late charge from the third-ranked Buckeyes to beat them, 92-87.