A scarlet t-shirt with the phrase “Team 121” wrapped around a picture of a basketball was draped over each of the 18,809 seats in the Schottenstein Center on Sunday afternoon — a way for the university to hype up and promote today’s matchup with the rival No. 19 Michigan Wolverines. With a win, the No. 23 Ohio State Buckeyes could put some separation between themselves and the Wolverines, whom they were tied with in the conference standings before Sunday’s game. © Joseph Maiorana-USA TODAY Sports A win would also pull them to within one game of fifth place in the conference, which is currently held by the Penn State Nittany Lions and Iowa Hawkeyes — who both possess an identical 11-7 record. The coveted double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament is not completely out of the question for the Buckeyes either, with fourth-place Wisconsin only a game and a half…
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