The No. 2 rank “curse” going round girls’s faculty basketball this season has did not affect Ohio State thus far.
Earlier than the Buckeyes took over the No. 2 ranking in the AP Polls on Feb. 12, a pattern appeared to be going across the NCAA, as each crew put in that place would ultimately be handed a loss.
Whereas Ohio State has held sturdy for over two weeks, going 3-0 since being ranked No. 2, that may change with rival Michigan heading into Worth Metropolis Enviornment on Wednesday evening for the Buckeyes’ last dwelling recreation of the common season.
Within the final assembly between these two Massive Ten groups, the Wolverines defeated the Buckeyes 69-60 in Ann Arbor on Dec. 30, for Ohio State’s third and most up-to-date lack of the season. Michigan managed to comprise Cotie McMahon, who’s OSU’s second-best scorer and crew chief in rebounds, to five factors and no rebounds.
At the moment the one crew within the convention to carry a victory over Ohio State, if unranked Michigan manages to tug off one other upset it can stunt the Buckeyes’ quest to secure the sole Big Ten regular-season title.
Here is tips on how to watch Ohio State vs. Michigan on Wednesday.
Tipoff is ready for 7 p.m., at Worth Metropolis Enviornment.
The sport can be streamed on Peacock.
On the decision for the Ohio State vs. Michigan recreation can be Zora Stephenson and Meghan McKeown.
Ohio State vs. Michigan can be broadcasted on 1460 ESPN Columbus and can be stream through Sirus XM. Matt Andrew, Kristin Watt and Caity Matter Henniger can be on the radio name.
Riding a 14-game winning streak since their loss to Michigan, the Buckeyes have had a a lot stronger efficiency in 2024 in comparison with the 2023 facet of the season.
Opening the season with an 83-74 loss to No. 21 Southern California on Nov. 6, Ohio State was capable of get again and some video games later, picked up a victory over No. 20 Tennessee on the road on Dec. 3. On Dec. 10, the Buckeyes recorded their first Massive Ten win of the season, defeating No. 25 Penn State 94-84 in overtime.
The Buckeyes’ first top-10 problem of the season got here within the type of No. 2 UCLA on Dec. 18, where they dropped their second game of the season 77-71. If Ohio State defeats Michigan on Wednesday, the UCLA recreation will mark the crew’s solely dwelling lack of the common season.
Falling to Michigan two video games later, Ohio State began the 2024 portion of the season with large victories over Northwestern (90-60) and Rutgers (90-55).
The Buckeyes largest take a look at of the season got here into city on Jan. 21, once they performed their first of two scheduled video games towards then-ranked No. 2 Iowa. In entrance of the most important crowd in program historical past, 18,660 folks watched Ohio State upset the Hawkeyes 100-92 in overtime.
Persevering with to construct momentum inside the Massive Ten, only a two weeks later, Ohio State defeated No. 10 Indiana 74-69.
Ohio State presently holds a 15-1 convention file, already securing the No. 1 seed within the Massive Ten event and at the least a shared Massive Ten common season title. The Buckeyes could make it a sole championship in the event that they defeat Michigan on Wednesday. If not, they’ll head into Carver-Hawkeye Arena on March 3 the place Iowa could have an opportunity to share the title with a victory.
Following Michigan’s win over Ohio State, which was the crew’s first recreation of Massive Ten play this season, the Wolverines have gone 7-8 in convention battles and holds a 17-11 general file. Most not too long ago defeating Northwestern 74-60 on Feb. 24, Michigan made headlines a couple of video games earlier, being the crew Iowa’s Caitlin Clark broke the NCAA all-time girls’s scoring file towards on Feb. 15.
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