Ohio State (11-12, 3-9 Big Ten) didn’t have enough of anything to beat Michigan (13-10, 7-5) in front of an announced sellout crowd at the Crisler Center in aa 77-69 Michigan win. The loss is Ohio State’s fourth straight and ninth in its past 10 games. Just like in Thursday’s home loss to Wisconsin, the Buckeyes never led. They are the only two games this season in which Ohio State has never held a lead.
The last time the Buckeyes were below .500 this late in a season was in 2003-04, when they were 11-12 in Jim O’Brien’s final season as coach. That team finished 14-16, lost in the first round of the Big Ten tournament and did not participate in the postseason.