When the Wolverines and the Cowboys take the hardwood Friday, it will be the fourth meeting of the two teams in recorded history, according to the OSU Athletics website. The Wolverines lead the all-time series 2-1.
The first meeting was back in 1982 in a non-conference tournament. The Cowboys recorded their only win in the series with a 78-70 overtime win.
The next time the two teams saw each other was in the Southeast Regional Semifinal in the 1992 NCAA tournament 25 years ago. You might have heard of that Michigan team before, probably by their nickname “The Fab Five.