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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duane Washington Jr. scored 24 points, E.J. Liddell had 18 and No. 9 Ohio State held off No. 4 Michigan for a 68-67 victory in the Big Ten Tournament semifinals on Saturday. The Buckeyes (21-8) will play their fourth game in four days against either No. 3 Illinois or No. 5 Iowa on Sunday. Michigan managed to cut a 13-point deficit to one in the final 4 1/2 minutes. After a third consecutive Buckeyes turnover in the final 90 seconds, Mike Smith’s long jumper with 2 seconds left bounced off the back of the rim and time expired in the scramble for the loose ball. ADVERTISEMENT Hunter Dickinson had 21 points and eight rebounds for the Wolverines (20-4), who played without Isaiah Livers after he was diagnosed with a stress fracture in his right foot. Ohio State forward Kyle Young sat out after he was hit in…
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