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Dickinson's 22 lifts No. 3 Michigan over No. 4 Ohio St 92-87

AP
Feb 22, 2021

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) In a virtually empty Value City Arena, the matchup between No. 3 Michigan Wolverines and No. 4 Ohio State Buckeyes in February looked more like an intense NCAA Tournament game in March: good shooting, timely 3-pointers, fierce play under the rim, few mistakes and some late drama.

After six ties in the second half, Michigan pulled away in the final minutes and then held off Ohio State 92-87 Sunday in a meeting that showcased two teams aiming for No. 1 seeds next month.

''It was like a boxing match,'' Michigan coach Juwan Howard said. ''One team delivered a blow. The other team delivered another blow. It went back and forth. Our guys showed their mental toughness through some of those ups and downs.''

The win also highlighted the importance of Michigan's 7-foot-1 freshman center Hunter Dickinson, who had several inches and considerable reach on Ohio State's big men. He led the Wolverines with 22 points and nine rebounds, hitting all six of his foul shots.

''I thought his length and size bothered us,'' Ohio State coach Chris Holtmann acknowledged.

Michigan (16-1, 11-1 Big Ten) had pulled away and led by nine with 23 seconds left. But a pair of 3-pointers from Duane Washington Jr. around a layup by CJ Walker got the Buckeyes within three points with 3 seconds to go.

Ohio State was forced to foul, and Eli Brooks hit both of his free throws to seal Michigan's fifth straight win, a run that came around a three-week break due to COVID-19 issues.

Brooks had 17 points, Chaundee Brown Jr. came off the bench to score 15 and Isaiah Livers added 12 for Michigan, which snapped Ohio State's seven-game win streak.

Washington had a career-high 30 points and went 5 for 10 on 3s for the Buckeyes (18-5, 12-5). E.J. Liddell had 23 to go along with 10 rebounds.

''It was a great game, man,'' Washington said. '' Two top 5 teams, and I thought we competed at a really high level. We were in a good position to bring it home. Basketball is a game of runs and they had theirs toward the end there, and we just got to be a little better in the closing stretch.''

Both teams shot 53% from the floor.

HOT AND THEN NOT

The Wolverines came out launching 3-point shots, hitting 10 of 13 in taking a 45-43 lead at halftime. Brown was 3 for 3 from long range, and Brooks and Mike Smith each hit two. But Michigan cooled off in second half, hitting just 1 for 10.

BIG PICTURE

In an exceptional year for the Big Ten, the two teams are battling for the conference crown with No. 5 Illinois. Ohio State and Michigan both are projected to be No. 1 seeds in the NCAA tournament. This tight late-season game should keep both high in the polls and in the spotlight as the tournament approaches.

1st Half
MICH
Wolverines
43
OHST
Buckeyes
43

Time		Play	Score
20:00		Hunter Dickinson vs. E.J. Liddell (Eli Brooks gains possession)
19:46		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
19:44		Duane Washington Jr. defensive rebound
19:28	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point jump shot	0-2
19:05		Franz Wagner turnover (lost ball) (Justice Sueing steals)
18:58	+2	Kyle Young makes two point layup (E.J. Liddell assists)	0-4
18:41		Mike Smith misses two point jump shot
18:39		Justin Ahrens defensive rebound
18:26		E.J. Liddell misses three point jump shot
18:24		Isaiah Livers defensive rebound
18:13	+3	Eli Brooks makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Livers assists)	3-4
17:53		Justice Sueing misses two point layup
17:51		Kyle Young offensive rebound
17:43	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	3-6
17:33		Franz Wagner turnover (traveling)
17:22		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
17:20		Eli Brooks defensive rebound
17:07	+3	Eli Brooks makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists)	6-6
16:39	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	6-9
16:15	+2	Isaiah Livers makes two point layup	8-9
16:15		E.J. Liddell shooting foul (Isaiah Livers draws the foul)
16:15	+1	Isaiah Livers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	9-9
15:55		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
15:53		Franz Wagner defensive rebound
15:47		Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot
15:45		Kyle Young defensive rebound
15:30		Justin Ahrens misses three point jump shot
15:28		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
15:24		TV timeout
15:10	+3	E.J. Liddell makes three point jump shot (Duane Washington Jr. assists)	9-12
14:51		Mike Smith misses two point jump shot
14:49		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
14:47		E.J. Liddell turnover (lost ball) (Hunter Dickinson steals)
14:41		Isaiah Livers misses two point layup
14:39		CJ Walker defensive rebound
14:19		Justice Sueing turnover (3-second violation)
14:09	+3	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Livers assists)	12-12
13:50		Duane Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot
13:48		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
13:28		Hunter Dickinson misses two point hook shot
13:26		Kyle Young defensive rebound
13:20		CJ Walker turnover (lost ball)
13:17		Isaiah Livers offensive foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
13:17		Isaiah Livers turnover
12:48	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	12-14
12:34		Zed Key blocks Chaundee Brown Jr.'s two point jump shot
12:32		Wolverines offensive rebound
12:28		Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot
12:26		CJ Walker defensive rebound
12:10	+2	Zed Key makes two point hook shot	12-16
11:48	+2	Austin Davis makes two point dunk (Franz Wagner assists)	14-16
11:18	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	14-19
10:55		CJ Walker personal foul (Austin Davis draws the foul)
10:55		TV timeout
10:43	+3	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists)	17-19
10:20		Kyle Young misses two point layup
10:18		Buckeyes offensive rebound
10:10		CJ Walker turnover (out of bounds)
9:41		Brandon Johns Jr. misses two point layup
9:39		Seth Towns defensive rebound
9:22		Justin Ahrens misses three point jump shot
9:19		Wolverines defensive rebound
9:01	+3	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes three point jump shot (Hunter Dickinson assists)	20-19
8:36		Seth Towns misses three point jump shot
8:34		Mike Smith defensive rebound
8:25	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (Mike Smith assists)	22-19
8:25		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
8:25		TV timeout
8:09	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point jump shot	22-21
7:50	+3	Mike Smith makes three point jump shot	25-21
7:33		Justice Sueing misses two point jump shot
7:31		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
7:26	+3	CJ Walker makes three point jump shot (E.J. Liddell assists)	25-24
7:09		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
7:07		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
7:01		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
6:59		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
6:55	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	27-24
6:41		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:39		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
6:33	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point jump shot	27-26
6:16	+2	Brandon Johns Jr. makes two point layup (Mike Smith assists)	29-26
5:53	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	29-28
5:31	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Mike Smith assists)	31-28
5:13		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
5:11		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
5:01	+3	Mike Smith makes three point jump shot	34-28
4:38	+2	Seth Towns makes two point layup	34-30
4:38		Mike Smith shooting foul (Seth Towns draws the foul)
4:38	+1	Seth Towns makes regular free throw 1 of 1	34-31
4:33		Eli Brooks turnover (lost ball) (Meechie Johnson Jr. steals)
4:18		Austin Davis shooting foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
4:18	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	34-32
4:18	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	34-33
3:59		Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot
3:57		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
3:48		Zed Key misses two point layup
3:46		Franz Wagner defensive rebound
3:41	+3	Isaiah Livers makes three point jump shot (Mike Smith assists)	37-33
3:18	+2	CJ Walker makes two point jump shot	37-35
3:02		Mike Smith misses two point layup
3:00		Zed Key defensive rebound
2:48	+3	Meechie Johnson Jr. makes three point jump shot (Kyle Young assists)	37-38
2:30	+3	Isaiah Livers makes three point jump shot (Mike Smith assists)	40-38
2:05	+2	CJ Walker makes two point jump shot	40-40
1:56		Wolverines 30 second timeout
1:56		TV timeout
1:46		Franz Wagner offensive foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
1:46		Franz Wagner turnover
1:32	+3	E.J. Liddell makes three point jump shot (Kyle Young assists)	40-43
1:15	+3	Franz Wagner makes three point jump shot (Isaiah Livers assists)	43-43
0:53		Hunter Dickinson blocks E.J. Liddell's two point layup
0:51		Isaiah Livers defensive rebound
0:39		Hunter Dickinson offensive foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
0:39		Hunter Dickinson turnover
0:10		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:08		Buckeyes turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

2nd Half
MICH
Wolverines
49
OHST
Buckeyes
44

Time		Play	Score
19:40	+3	E.J. Liddell makes three point jump shot (Duane Washington Jr. assists)	45-46
19:25		E.J. Liddell shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
19:25	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-46
19:25	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-46
19:01	+2	CJ Walker makes two point jump shot	47-48
18:34	+2	Mike Smith makes two point jump shot	49-48
18:15		CJ Walker misses two point layup
18:13		Franz Wagner defensive rebound
17:55		Eli Brooks misses two point layup
17:53		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
17:45	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	49-50
17:22	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup (Mike Smith assists)	51-50
16:58		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
16:56		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
16:50	+3	Eli Brooks makes three point jump shot (Franz Wagner assists)	54-50
16:28		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
16:26		Mike Smith defensive rebound
16:14		Mike Smith misses three point jump shot
16:12		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
15:48		Kyle Young misses two point hook shot
15:46		Eli Brooks defensive rebound
15:20		Mike Smith turnover (bad pass) (Justice Sueing steals)
15:11	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup (CJ Walker assists)	54-52
14:51		Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot
14:49		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
14:49		Franz Wagner personal foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
14:49		TV timeout
14:22	+2	Justice Sueing makes two point jump shot	54-54
14:22		Eli Brooks shooting foul (Justice Sueing draws the foul)
14:22	+1	Justice Sueing makes regular free throw 1 of 1	54-55
14:11		CJ Walker personal foul (Isaiah Livers draws the foul)
14:01		Justice Sueing shooting foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul)
14:01	+1	Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 1 of 3	55-55
14:01	+1	Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 3	56-55
14:01	+1	Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 3 of 3	57-55
13:40		CJ Walker misses three point jump shot
13:38		E.J. Liddell offensive rebound
13:36		E.J. Liddell offensive foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul)
13:36		E.J. Liddell turnover
13:24	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot (Franz Wagner assists)	59-55
13:09	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	59-57
13:09		Eli Brooks shooting foul (Duane Washington Jr. draws the foul)
13:09	+1	Duane Washington Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-58
12:53		Eli Brooks misses three point jump shot
12:51		Kyle Young defensive rebound
12:28	+2	CJ Walker makes two point jump shot	59-60
12:06		Franz Wagner misses three point jump shot
12:04		CJ Walker defensive rebound
11:43	+2	Duane Washington Jr. makes two point layup	59-62
11:22		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
11:20		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
11:13		Mike Smith misses three point jump shot
11:11		Franz Wagner offensive rebound
11:07		Zed Key shooting foul (Isaiah Livers draws the foul)
11:07		TV timeout
11:07		Isaiah Livers misses regular free throw 1 of 2
11:07		Isaiah Livers misses regular free throw 2 of 2
11:07		Justice Sueing defensive rebound
10:47		Kyle Young misses two point hook shot
10:45		Franz Wagner defensive rebound
10:29	+2	Austin Davis makes two point hook shot	61-62
10:00	+2	Kyle Young makes two point layup (CJ Walker assists)	61-64
10:00		Austin Davis shooting foul (Kyle Young draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Kyle Young makes regular free throw 1 of 1	61-65
9:53		Kyle Young personal foul (Austin Davis draws the foul)
9:50	+2	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes two point jump shot (Eli Brooks assists)	63-65
9:33		CJ Walker turnover (bad pass)
9:28	+2	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes two point layup (Franz Wagner assists)	65-65
9:05		Zed Key misses two point layup
9:03		Brandon Johns Jr. defensive rebound
8:44		Zed Key personal foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul)
8:44		Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:44		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
8:18		Duane Washington Jr. turnover (lost ball)
8:14	+2	Franz Wagner makes two point layup	67-65
7:51		TV timeout
7:44		E.J. Liddell misses two point jump shot
7:42		Chaundee Brown Jr. defensive rebound
7:27		Brandon Johns Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:25		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
7:14	+2	E.J. Liddell makes two point layup (Duane Washington Jr. assists)	67-67
7:14		Austin Davis shooting foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
7:14	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 1 of 1	67-68
6:53	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point hook shot	69-68
6:30		Hunter Dickinson shooting foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
6:30		E.J. Liddell misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:30	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-69
6:21		Chaundee Brown Jr. misses three point jump shot
6:19		Isaiah Livers offensive rebound
6:00		Mike Smith misses three point jump shot
5:58		Chaundee Brown Jr. offensive rebound
5:49		Isaiah Livers misses three point jump shot
5:47		Chaundee Brown Jr. offensive rebound
5:44	+2	Chaundee Brown Jr. makes two point layup	71-69
5:08		E.J. Liddell misses three point jump shot
5:06		Isaiah Livers defensive rebound
4:53		Hunter Dickinson misses two point layup
4:51		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
4:52		Kyle Young shooting foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
4:52	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-69
4:52	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-69
4:36	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	73-72
4:16	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point dunk (Mike Smith assists)	75-72
4:00		Mike Smith personal foul (CJ Walker draws the foul)
4:00		TV timeout
4:00	+1	CJ Walker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	75-73
4:00	+1	CJ Walker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	75-74
3:38		Kyle Young personal foul (Hunter Dickinson draws the foul)
3:38	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	76-74
3:38	+1	Hunter Dickinson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	77-74
3:22		E.J. Liddell misses two point layup
3:20		Hunter Dickinson defensive rebound
2:54		Eli Brooks misses two point jump shot
2:52		E.J. Liddell defensive rebound
2:36		Justice Sueing turnover (bad pass)
2:33	+2	Isaiah Livers makes two point layup	79-74
2:33		Justice Sueing shooting foul (Isaiah Livers draws the foul)
2:33	+1	Isaiah Livers makes regular free throw 1 of 1	80-74
2:10		Isaiah Livers shooting foul (E.J. Liddell draws the foul)
2:10	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-75
2:10	+1	E.J. Liddell makes regular free throw 2 of 2	80-76
1:41		Eli Brooks misses two point layup
1:39		Hunter Dickinson offensive rebound
1:35	+2	Hunter Dickinson makes two point layup	82-76
1:31		CJ Walker misses two point layup
1:29		Buckeyes offensive rebound
1:22		Hunter Dickinson blocks E.J. Liddell's two point jump shot
1:20		Mike Smith defensive rebound
0:54	+2	Eli Brooks makes two point layup (Isaiah Livers assists)	84-76
0:45	+3	Justice Sueing makes three point jump shot (E.J. Liddell assists)	84-79
0:44		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:44		TV timeout
0:37		Justice Sueing personal foul (Mike Smith draws the foul)
0:37	+1	Mike Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-79
0:37	+1	Mike Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-79
0:29		Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot
0:27		Franz Wagner defensive rebound
0:27		Jump ball. Franz Wagner vs. Kyle Young (Wolverines gains possession)
0:23		CJ Walker personal foul (Eli Brooks draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Eli Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	87-79
0:23	+1	Eli Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	88-79
0:16	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot (CJ Walker assists)	88-82
0:16		Buckeyes 30 second timeout
0:14		Kyle Young personal foul (Franz Wagner draws the foul)
0:14		Franz Wagner misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:14	+1	Franz Wagner makes regular free throw 2 of 2	89-82
0:09	+2	CJ Walker makes two point layup	89-84
0:09		Buckeyes 60 second timeout
0:09		CJ Walker personal foul (Mike Smith draws the foul)
0:09		Mike Smith misses regular free throw 1 of 2
0:09	+1	Mike Smith makes regular free throw 2 of 2	90-84
0:03	+3	Duane Washington Jr. makes three point jump shot	90-87
0:03		Wolverines 30 second timeout
0:02		Duane Washington Jr. personal foul (Eli Brooks draws the foul)
0:02	+1	Eli Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-87
0:02	+1	Eli Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2	92-87
0:00		End of period

+ 1

Eli Brooks makes regular free throw 2 of 2