It’s a safe bet Michigan will watch a lot of film on Ohio State’s Joey Brunk before the Wolverines visit the No. 23 Buckeyes on Sunday in Columbus, Ohio. The absence of forwards Zed Key (ankle) and Kyle Young (unspecified illness) enabled the little-used Brunk, a 6-foot-11 senior center, to score a season-high 18 points in an 80-69 win over Michigan State on Thursday. More importantly, he gave the struggling Buckeyes (19-9, 12-7 Big Ten) a needed lift after two straight losses ended their hopes of a regular-season title. “He wasn’t even on the scouting report,” Michigan State’s Gabe Brown said. “We had like two clips of him. In the last five games he played two, three minutes and hadn’t scored a point.” Michigan (16-13, 10-9) is looking for a spark similar to that. An 82-71 loss to No. 24 Iowa – on the Wolverines’ Senior Night – means that…
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