UNDATED (AP) — Michigan is a step closer to claiming the Big Ten regular-season title and a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament after winning a matchup of top-5 teams.
The third-ranked Wolverines had five players score in double figures in a 92-87 victory over No. 4 Ohio State. Freshman center Hunter Dickinson led the way with 22 points and nine rebounds as Michigan improved to 16-1 overall and 11-1 in the conference.
Eli Brooks finished with 17 points and Chaundee Brown came off the bench to add 15 and help the Wolverines overcome Duane Washington Jr.‘s career-high 30 points.
The Wolverines led by nine with 23 seconds left, but a pair of 3-pointers from Washington around a layup by CJ Walker layup got the Buckeyes within three points with 3 seconds to go.
Brooks sealed the win with a couple of foul shots.
EJ Liddell delivered 23 points and 10 rebounds for the Buckeyes, who fell to 18-5 overall and 12-5 in the Big Ten.
In Sunday’s other men’s basketball finals:
— Houston bounced back from a loss as Quentin Grimes contributed 20 points and eight rebounds to lead the sixth-ranked Cougars to a 90-52 rout of Cincinnati. Tramon Mark scored 12 points for Houston, which shot 47%, hit 19 of 21 from the line and turned 13 Bearcats turnovers into 22 points. Houston outscored Cincy, 32-7 over the final 11 minutes of the first half to take a 50-26 lead at the break.
— Luka Garza became Iowa’s all-time scoring leader while providing 23 in the 11th-ranked Hawkeyes’ 74-68 victory over Penn State. Garza has 2,126 points for Iowa, breaking the record of 2,116 points set by Roy Marble from 1985-89. Garza also had 11 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season.
— No. 21 Wisconsin coasted to a 68-51 win over Northwestern as Micah Potter scored 19 points, D’Mitrik Trice had 13. Jonathan Davis and Brad Davison added 12 points apiece, helping the Badgers bounce back from consecutive losses to No. 3 Michigan and No. 11 Iowa.
