For the first time in the entire season, the State of Ohio lost consecutive games.
He fell 92-87 to Michigan on Sunday, and failed to recover from defeat on Thursday. Number 4 Buckeyes fell, 71-67, to the state of Michigan in East Lansing, dropping to 18-6 overall and 12-6 in the Big Ten game.
|
Team |
1 |
two |
FINAL |
|---|---|---|---|
|
# 4 OHIO STATE |
38 |
29 |
67 |
| MICHIGAN STATE | 33 | 38 | 71 |
A quartet of free throws by Aaron Henry and Malik Hall put Michigan State in 64-63 with 2:32 remaining, and Henry’s jump put Michigan State in three. EJ Liddell’s free throws with 48 seconds left reduced the disadvantage to a single point. Joshua Langford’s pull-up jump gave the Spartans a three-point lead with 30 seconds remaining. Washington dropped the court and had few 3-point scores and CJ Walker subsequently rebounded and missed another triple, but a foul on Langford led Liddell back to the foul line, where he dropped a pair to make 68- 67 with 14 seconds remaining.
Joey Hauser missed the first of two free throws, but made the second to reach a 69-67 lead in Michigan with 12.8 seconds left. Washington fell far short of a potential endgame tray.
Chris Holtmann, fed up with the idea of his team not receiving calls, suffered a technical foul 16:45 from the end of the game. Liddell had just missed a shot in the paint, and the head coach thought he should have heard a whistle. So after a bird pass to Liddell it took too long, he was expelled due to a second technique.
|
OHIO STATE |
STATE |
MICHIGAN STATE |
|---|---|---|
|
67 |
SPOTS |
71 |
|
23-52 (44.2%) |
FGM-FGA (PCT.) |
24-50 (48.0%) |
|
4-14 (28.6%) |
3 PM-3PA (PCT.) |
4-15 (26.7%) |
|
17-23 (73.9%) |
FTM-FTA (PCT.) |
19-25 (76.0%) |
|
12 |
TURNOVERS |
15 |
|
27 |
TOTAL REWARDS |
34 |
|
7 |
OFFENSIVE REWARDS |
8 |
|
20 |
DEFENSIVE REWARDS |
26 |
|
22 |
BANK POINTS |
25 |
|
two |
BLOCKS |
5 |
|
9 |
STEAL |
4 |
|
14 |
ASSISTANCE |
19 |
Four Buckeyes ended in two digits. Washington set a team record of 18 points to strengthen the state of Ohio.
Washington’s ability to reach the rack and hit hard shots kept Ohio in it from the start.
Michigan State, clearly the most physical team at the start, managed a 15-13 lead within just over six minutes by taking the break for four of their first six buckets. Washington refused to let the Buckeyes lag behind, scoring nine of their team’s 13 points with a triple and three layups. A Zed Key mark on the painting followed by CJ Walker’s first at 3 pm put the Buckeyes in the first eight minutes of the game, and they kept the advantage for the rest of the time.
The Spartans drew twice in an abominable first half, but Ohio State went into the break 38-33.
These two teams combined committed a notable 19 personal fouls in the first half. This, of course, did not include a Washington 3-point shot being dismissed due to a questionable breach of the shooting clock and the state of Michigan receiving two points in a seemingly phantom goal call. Those angry fans and teams.
Next: Ohio State returns to Columbus for its last two games in the regular season. The Buckeyes host No. 9 Iowa at 4pm Sunday at the Schottenstein Center.
Other notes
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With no Kyle Young (concussion) available, Holtmann turned to Musa Jallow – who was determined during the game with a sprained ankle – as his fifth starter. The wing joined Washington, Justin Ahrens, Justice Sueing and Liddell in the top five.
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Ibrahima Diallo (MCL fans) warmed up and stayed on the bench. However, he did not play. Jimmy Sotos is out for the season with a separate shoulder.
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Holtmann entered the day with a 1-3 record against Michigan State, while the Ohio State coach. He had lost his previous three games against the Spartans in the past two seasons. He never won at East Lansing as an Ohio State coach.