Ohio State vs. Michigan: Full Game Preview
By on February 4, 2013
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| Points | Rebounds | Assists | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ohio State | D Thomas 20.0 | D Thomas 6.2 | A Craft 4.7 |
| Michigan | T Burke 18.2 | M McGary 6.0 | T Burke 7.2 |
No. 3 Michigan plays host to No. 10 Ohio State at Crisler Arena on Tuesday. The game tips off at 9:00 EST and you can catch it on ESPN. The Wolverines fell to the Buckeyes 56-53 on January 13th and are 2-10 against them over the last four years.
Ohio State and Michigan are tied for 2nd in the conference.
The Wolverines fell 81-73 to Indiana on February 2nd. Trey Burke finished with 25 points and 5 rebounds in the loss. He contributes team-best marks with 18.2 points per game, 7.2 assists per game, and 1.4 steals per game. For the Buckeyes, Aaron Craft finished with 14 points and 6 rebounds in the 63-56 win over Nebraska on February 2nd. With 4.7 assists per game and 1.9 steals per game, he has team-best marks in both categories.
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- Michigan has a much better Kiplinger Out-of-State Ranking than Ohio State (#34 vs #47).
- Trey Burke is ranked 41st nationally in points and 7th nationally in assists.
- Michigan players are more experienced than Ohio State players (11,302 minutes played vs 11,239 minutes played).
- At least you keep showing up. Michigan has an average margin of victory of 10 over Ohio State in 26 wins since 1980.
- The Michigan assist leader (Trey Burke) has more assists than the Ohio State assist leader (Aaron Craft).
- Michigan has a much lower admission rate (more selective) according to Kiplinger (50% vs 76%).
- Nik Stauskas is ranked 2nd in the Big Ten in three-pointers.
- The Michigan rebounding leader (Mitch McGary) has more rebounds than the Ohio State rebounding leader (Deshaun Thomas).
- The Michigan three-point leader (Nik Stauskas) has more three-pointers than the Ohio State three-point leader (Deshaun Thomas).
- Tim Hardaway Jr is ranked 6th in the Big Ten in points and 10th in the Big Ten in three-pointers.
- Even computers respect Michigan more. We have a better RPI this season than Ohio State (RPI: #7 vs #17).
| OSU Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A | Deshaun Thomas | 34 | 20 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Aaron Craft | 33 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| B | L. Smith Jr. | 28 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Sam Thompson | 24 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Shannon Scott | 20 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| C+ | Evan Ravenel | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Amir Williams | 17 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| C | LaQuinton Ross | 17 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| C | A. Della Valle | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| D+ | Jake Lorbach | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Alex Rogers | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Trey McDonald | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MICH Players | Mins | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | |
| A+ | Trey Burke | 34 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| A- | Tim Hardaway Jr | 34 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| A- | G. Robinson III | 33 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B+ | Nik Stauskas | 31 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| B | Mitch McGary | 17 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| C+ | Jordan Morgan | 19 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| C | Caris LeVert | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C | Jon Horford | 10 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| C | Max Bielfeldt | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C- | Spike Albrecht | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Blake McLimans | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D+ | Matt Vogrich | 7 | 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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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