Michigan basketball gameday: OSU visits Crisler on Senior Day

Who:

Michigan Wolverines (21-7, 10-5) vs. Ohio State Buckeyes (22-6, 13-2)

Where:

Crisler Center (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

When:

Sunday, Feb. 18, 1:06 p.m. ET

Point spread:

Michigan -3

Watch:

CBS

Listen:

Detroit: WWJ-950 AM; Ann Arbor: WTKA-1050 AM

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Promotions:

Senior Day ceremony (12:40 p.m.); halftime performance by Red Panda

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No. 8 Ohio State comes to Ann Arbor Sunday for Michigan's final home game of the season. In the first meeting, on Dec. 4, Michigan led by 20 points in the first half but scored just 19 second-half points and lost 71-62.

"Given their record and what they've done, we don't look back at it and say, 'Oh my goodness, we blew that one,'" John Beilein said Friday. "We didn't blow it. They were really good in the second half and we weren't as good in the second half."

Although the Wolverines might not dwell on the loss, they certainly discuss it. Since that game, Michigan has made a concerted effort to come out of the locker room focused for the second half regardless of the score.

Michigan will certainly need a 40-minute effort to beat the Buckeyes. Ohio State has lost to just one team in the Big Ten: Penn State. The Nittany Lions topped Ohio State for the second time on Thursday, 79-56 in State College. Michigan, meanwhile, has won its last two.

Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, Duncan Robinson, Jaaron Simmons, and Austin Hatch comprise the eclectic Senior Day honorees. The annual event is always a special one for Beilein.

"After four years with somebody, you've got such a bond every way," he said. "The reality is, if they're pretty good players, you're probably not going to see them for a few years if they're in the pros or over in Europe. I think that's the saddest part. ... It's the end of an era of a relationship that you probably will always have, but not at the magnitude you do when you're seeing them 20 hours a week."

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