Michigan basketball, ranked #3 in the nation, somehow grabbed a wild overtime win over the #10 ranked Ohio State Buckeyes on Tuesday night. When the dust finally settled on one of the best basketball games I’ve seen in a long, long time, Michigan came out on top 76-74.
How They Won
This game had it all. Michigan jumped out early to an 18-8 lead only to watch Ohio State battle back and take a 31-30 lead into the half. Ohio State looked to stretch the 2nd half lead out but Tim Hardaway, Jr simply wouldn’t let that happen. TH2 hit a career-high 6 threes, 5 of them coming in the 2nd half.
With Trey Burke being occupied closely by Aaron Craft once again, somebody had to step up, and Hardaway was the man for the job. Throw in another stellar performance from Mitch McGary and it was just enough.
Trey Burke
Michigan had several chances to seal the game in regulation but couldn’t pull down key defensive rebounds. Costly errors by Nik Stauskas down the stretch played a role in sending the ga...
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