Following a huge bounce-back win over Michigan State Thursday evening, No. 23 Ohio State (19-10, 12-8) had all the emotional motivation possible for today’s bout with the Michigan Wolverines (17-13, 11-9). With the Iowa Hawkeyes playing on the road tonight at Illinois on senior day, the Buckeyes had at least a puncher’s chance at a double-bye in the Big Ten Tournament. To achieve that, they’d have to beat the Wolverines combined with an Iowa loss.
It was senior day in Columbus, too, with six seniors (Joey Brunk, Jimmy Sotos, Cedric Russell, Justin Ahrens, Jamari Wheeler, and Kyle Young) being honored as well as E.