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03/13 03:43 CDT Michigan Wolverines play in Big Ten Tournament against the Ohio State Buckeyes Michigan Wolverines play in Big Ten Tournament against the Ohio State Buckeyes By The Associated Press Ohio State Buckeyes (21-11, 13-8 Big Ten) vs. Michigan Wolverines (29-2, 19-1 Big Ten) Chicago; Friday, 12 p.m. EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Wolverines -12.5; over/under is 154.5 BOTTOM LINE: No. 3 Michigan plays in the Big Ten Tournament against Ohio State. The Wolverines have gone 19-1 against Big Ten opponents, with a 10-1 record in non-conference play. Michigan is fifth in the Big Ten in team defense, allowing 69.1 points while holding opponents to 38.0% shooting. The Buckeyes are 13-8 in Big Ten play. Ohio State averages 80.2 points and has outscored opponents by 7.4 points per game. Michigan makes 51.0% of its shots from the field this season, which is 7.1 percentage points higher than Ohio State has allowed to its opponents (43.9%). Ohio State has shot at a 49.7% rate from the field this season, 11.7 percentage points above the 38.0% shooting opponents of Michigan have averaged. The teams meet for the third time this season. Michigan won 82-61 in the last matchup on Feb. 8. Aday Mara led Michigan with 24 points, and Bruce Thornton led Ohio State with 16 points. TOP PERFORMERS: Yaxel Lendeborg is shooting 50.8% and averaging 14.7 points for the Wolverines. Nimari Burnett is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. Devin Royal is averaging 13.7 points and 5.5 rebounds for the Buckeyes. John Mobley Jr. is averaging 2.4 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Wolverines: 9-1, averaging 84.1 points, 33.9 rebounds, 18.9 assists, 4.2 steals and 5.8 blocks per game while shooting 50.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 69.4 points per game. Buckeyes: 6-4, averaging 75.8 points, 26.5 rebounds, 12.7 assists, 4.2 steals and 2.0 blocks per game while shooting 50.3% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 72.6 points. ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.