Michigan vs. Ohio State: Full Game Preview
By on January 12, 2013
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(11) Michigan
(16-0, 2-0 away)
(11) Ohio State
(12-3, 10-1 home)
Venue: Value City Arena
1:30PM ET / 10:30AM PT, January 13, 2013
Team Leaders
| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michigan | T Burke 18.0 | M McGary 5.9 | T Burke 7.1 |
| Ohio State | D Thomas 20.3 | D Thomas 6.6 | A Craft 4.6 |
The 18 points by Trey Burke helped the Wolverines to a 62-47 cakewalk over Nebraska on January 9th. He contributes team-best marks with 18.0 points per game, 7.1 assists per game, and 1.2 steals per game. For the Buckeyes, Deshaun Thomas finished with 22 points and 7 rebounds in the 74-64 win over Purdue on January 8th. With 20.3 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game, he has team-best marks in both categories.
Ohio State StatSmack
- We make our fans proud. Michigan has a better record at home than Ohio State this season (9-0 vs 8-1).
- Obviously, AP Voters agree that Michigan is superior to Ohio State (Latest AP Poll: #2 vs #8).
- Keep filling up on cupcakes. Michigan has a stronger schedule than Ohio State this season (SOS Rank: #30 vs #152).
- Michigan has a much better NCSA Power Ranking than Ohio State (#24 vs #53).
- Michigan has a much better Kiplinger Out-of-State Ranking than Ohio State (#34 vs #47).
- Michigan has a much lower admission rate (more selective) according to Kiplinger (50% vs 76%).
- Tim Hardaway Jr is ranked 8th in the Big Ten in points.
- Even computers respect Michigan more. We have a better RPI this season than Ohio State (RPI: #2 vs #45).
- Nik Stauskas is ranked 14th nationally in three-pointers.
- Michigan players are more experienced than Ohio State players (9,502 minutes played vs 9,439 minutes played).
- Ohio State has to pay up to win. The coach for Michigan has a much lower base salary than Ohio State ($1,600,000 vs $2,555,000).
| MICH Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A+ | Trey Burke | 33 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A- | Tim Hardaway Jr | 33 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A- | G. Robinson III | 32 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B+ | Nik Stauskas | 30 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Mitch McGary | 16 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| B- | Jordan Morgan | 21 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Caris LeVert | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Max Bielfeldt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Spike Albrecht | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Jon Horford | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Blake McLimans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Matt Vogrich | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Eso Akunne | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Corey Person | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D | J. Bartelstein | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| OSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A | Deshaun Thomas | 33 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Aaron Craft | 31 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| B | L. Smith Jr. | 27 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B- | Shannon Scott | 22 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Sam Thompson | 24 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Evan Ravenel | 18 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Amir Williams | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C | LaQuinton Ross | 18 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | A. Della Valle | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| D+ | Trey McDonald | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Jake Lorbach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Alex Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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