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Ohio State destroys Michigan basketball, sending the team to all-time lows in conference losses.
Michigan wanted to ruin Ohio State’s home finale by barging in on the Senior Day festivities.
Rather than improving the Wolverines’ situation, the Buckeyes made things worse by continuing their slide toward program disgrace and the finish line.
After falling short in the second half of Sunday’s 84-61 wire-to-wire loss at Value City Arena, Michigan lost its seventh straight game and set a new low.
With an 8-22 record and 3-16 Big Ten record, the Wolverines broke the previous record of 15 conference losses in a season, setting a new program record.
Additionally, they equaled the record of 22 losses for a single season, which was achieved in 2007–08 by former coach John Beilein. That implies that this year’s squad will win that title and end with the most losses in the 107 seasons of the program, barring a miracle.
This entire season, it’s absolutely not sitting right with me, senior forward Terrance Williams II, who scored 13 goals, said.”I don’t usually lose. I’m not used to losing, just look at my record from high school to the present.
‘There is a lot of hardship. Both I and we are being tested by it’.
Michigan maintained its lead the entire first half and again halfway through the second, coming back from a 15-point deficit to come within seven points with 10:01 left.
There was an opportunity for the Wolverines to narrow the gap and force a two-possession game. Dug McDaniel, a sophomore guard, made a steal and passed the ball to Williams in transition. However, Williams lost possession of the ball, and it rebounded off his leg and went out of bounds.
After that squandered opportunity, Michigan was never able to pose a real threat as Ohio State (18-12, 8-11) broke the game open with a 22-4 blitz. With three minutes remaining, Michigan was facing a 76-51 deficit after the burst of scoring concluded with a run of fourteen points without a response.
They went on that run, and we were unable to respond, Williams said. It was close. The main issue we have faced this season has been our inability to effectively counterattack when teams score runs. We simply got worn down by Ohio State.
The Wolverines’ losing run reached seven games, the longest since it lost ten straight in 2005. They trailed by double digits for the last 9:17 of the game and by as much as 29 points as well.
In the last ten minutes, Ohio State outscored Michigan 30–14, as the Buckeyes took advantage of 18 Michigan mistakes to score 27 points.
