There’s unencumbered passage across the Ohio-Michigan border, but there’s no empathy allowed either way. Not even when each can identify with the other’s misery. Entering a 7 p.m. tip-off Tuesday (ESPN2), there’s not enough elbow room for comfort in the same NCAA bubble both OSU and the Wolverines occupy at the midpoint of the Big Ten season. Both are 4-6 in the league, and both have among the most impressive non-conference wins of anyone in the conference. Ohio State (14-7) has housed Villanova and North Carolina and owns a neutral-court win over Kentucky. Michigan (13-8) has defeated Creighton, North Carolina, Gonzaga and lost by one in overtime to Oregon. Both the Buckeyes and Wolverines defeated UNC when the Tar Heels had a healthy Cole Anthony, so their March Madness resumes would be strong if not for what both endured in January. OSU has won two straight since finishing a stretch…
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