Ohio State Buckeyes vs. Michigan Wolverines

Mar 13, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	T
OSU	35	32	67
MICH	39	32	71

Game Recap

Aday Mara helps No. 3 Michigan edge Ohio State 71-67 in the Big Ten Tournament. Aday Mara scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half, helping No. 3 Michigan hold off Bruce Thornton and Ohio State for a 71-67 victory Friday in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals.

Player Stats

OHIO STATE	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
1Amare Bynum	34	1-5	1-4	2-2	6	3	0	2	1	3	5
21Devin Royal	36	4-12	2-4	3-4	11	1	2	0	1	2	13
13Christoph Tilly	30	2-6	0-2	4-6	5	1	1	0	1	3	8
2Bruce Thornton	39	6-14	2-5	6-6	3	4	1	1	4	4	20
0John Mobley Jr.	26	6-14	2-7	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	2	14
14Brandon Noel	12	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	0	1	0	0	2	2
7Ivan Njegovan	4	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0
4Gabe Cupps	17	2-3	1-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	1	5
6Puff Johnson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	-	22-5837.9%	8-2433.3%	15-1883.3%	30	11	6	4	10	17	67

MICHIGAN	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS
23Yaxel Lendeborg	35	1-4	0-2	4-6	5	6	2	0	2	1	6
21Morez Johnson Jr.	28	5-11	1-1	0-0	7	1	0	1	1	3	11
15Aday Mara	28	7-11	0-0	3-3	7	1	1	2	1	3	17
3Elliot Cadeau	37	3-9	1-5	8-10	2	7	3	0	4	2	15
4Nimari Burnett	18	2-4	1-2	1-2	1	1	0	0	0	2	6
42Will Tschetter	7	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
11Roddy Gayle Jr.	20	1-6	0-2	2-3	4	1	0	2	1	3	4
1Trey McKenney	27	5-8	2-5	0-0	4	0	1	1	0	1	12

TOTAL	-	24-5345.3%	5-1729.4%	18-2475.0%	31	17	7	6	9	16	71

Play-by-Play

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1st halfOSUMICH

(20:00) Start game.
(19:57) Jump Ball won by Michigan.
(19:57) Jump Ball lost by Ohio State.
+2 (19:33) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
02
(19:17) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
(19:17) Aday Mara Steal.
+2 (19:06) Morez Johnson Jr. makes 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
04
(18:48) Christoph Tilly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(18:42) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (18:40) Nimari Burnett makes 23-foot three point jumper (Aday Mara assists).
07
(18:10) Amare Bynum misses 8-foot floating jump shot.
(18:06) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
+2 (18:04) Bruce Thornton makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
27
(17:40) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 7-foot hook shot.
(17:37) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(17:24) Devin Royal misses 12-foot jumper.
(17:20) Aday Mara Defensive Rebound.
(17:19) Foul on Amare Bynum.
(17:19) Yaxel Lendeborg misses free throw 1 of 2.
(17:19) Michigan Deadball Team Rebound.
+1 (17:19) Yaxel Lendeborg makes free throw 2 of 2.
28
+3 (16:58) Devin Royal makes 24-foot three point jumper (Amare Bynum assists).
58
(16:37) Morez Johnson Jr. misses driving layup.
(16:37) Ivan Njegovan Block.
(16:33) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (16:29) Morez Johnson Jr. makes layup (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
510
(16:12) John Mobley Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(16:09) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
(16:04) Amare Bynum misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(16:01) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(15:54) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses layup.
(15:54) Ohio State Defensive Rebound.
(15:36) Ivan Njegovan bad pass turnover.
(15:36) Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.
+3 (15:30) Trey McKenney makes 26-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
513
(15:07) John Mobley Jr. misses 25-foot three point jumper.
(15:05) Michigan Defensive Rebound.
(14:47) Foul on Amare Bynum.
+1 (14:47) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 1 of 2.
514
+1 (14:47) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes free throw 2 of 2.
515
(14:31) Foul on Will Tschetter.
+1 (14:31) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 1 of 2.
615
+1 (14:31) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
715
(14:10) Foul on Aday Mara.
(14:10) Aday Mara turnover.
+2 (13:45) Devin Royal makes 9-foot turnaround jump shot (Gabe Cupps assists).
915
(13:16) Roddy Gayle Jr. bad pass turnover.
(13:16) Brandon Noel Steal.
(12:59) Devin Royal misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(12:55) Bruce Thornton Offensive Rebound.
(12:53) Devin Royal misses 11-foot jumper.
(12:49) Brandon Noel Offensive Rebound.
(12:38) Brandon Noel misses layup.
(12:38) Roddy Gayle Jr. Block.
(12:33) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(12:21) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(12:21) Devin Royal Steal.
+2 (12:14) Bruce Thornton makes 5-foot floating jump shot.
1115
+3 (11:58) Trey McKenney makes 24-foot three point jumper (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1118
(11:39) Christoph Tilly misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(11:36) Trey McKenney Defensive Rebound.
+2 (11:25) Trey McKenney makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
1120
+1 (11:11) Christoph Tilly makes free throw 2 of 2.
1220
(11:11) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
(11:11) Christoph Tilly misses free throw 1 of 2.
(11:11) Ohio State Deadball Team Rebound.
(10:44) Morez Johnson Jr. misses layup.
(10:44) Amare Bynum Block.
(10:40) Gabe Cupps Defensive Rebound.
+2 (10:35) John Mobley Jr. makes driving layup.
1420
(10:21) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 5-foot floating jump shot.
(10:17) Morez Johnson Jr. Offensive Rebound.
(10:17) Morez Johnson Jr. misses tip in layup.
(10:16) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(10:04) John Mobley Jr. bad pass turnover.
(10:04) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(9:35) Nimari Burnett misses 8-foot turnaround jump shot.
(9:33) Christoph Tilly Defensive Rebound.
(9:16) Christoph Tilly bad pass turnover.
(9:16) Trey McKenney Steal.
+2 (9:11) Nimari Burnett makes 2-foot dunk (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
1422
(8:42) John Mobley Jr. misses driving layup.
(8:38) Morez Johnson Jr. Defensive Rebound.
+3 (8:36) Elliot Cadeau makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nimari Burnett assists).
1425
(8:16) Bruce Thornton misses 13-foot jumper.
(8:15) Ohio State Offensive Rebound.
(8:06) Foul on Morez Johnson Jr..
+1 (8:06) Devin Royal makes free throw 1 of 2.
1525
+1 (8:06) Devin Royal makes free throw 2 of 2.
1625
+2 (7:50) Elliot Cadeau makes driving layup.
1627
(7:29) Ivan Njegovan misses dunk.
(7:25) Amare Bynum Offensive Rebound.
+2 (7:23) John Mobley Jr. makes driving layup (Amare Bynum assists).
1827
(7:06) Elliot Cadeau bad pass turnover.
(6:46) Foul on Roddy Gayle Jr..
(6:31) Amare Bynum bad pass turnover.
(6:31) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
+2 (6:25) Yaxel Lendeborg makes 1-foot dunk (Elliot Cadeau assists).
1829
+3 (6:13) John Mobley Jr. makes 25-foot three point jumper (Amare Bynum assists).
2129
(5:57) Aday Mara misses 6-foot floating jump shot.
(5:53) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(5:43) John Mobley Jr. misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:39) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(5:31) Elliot Cadeau misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(5:28) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(5:09) Devin Royal misses 11-foot jumper.
(5:09) Trey McKenney Block.
(5:04) Yaxel Lendeborg Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:57) Aday Mara makes 6-foot floating jump shot (Yaxel Lendeborg assists).
2131
(4:35) Gabe Cupps misses 18-foot jumper.
(4:29) Brandon Noel Offensive Rebound.
+2 (4:29) Brandon Noel makes 0-foot tip in layup.
2331
(4:25) Foul on Brandon Noel.
(4:15) Yaxel Lendeborg misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(4:13) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
+2 (4:05) Bruce Thornton makes driving layup.
2531
(3:53) Yaxel Lendeborg bad pass turnover.
(3:53) Devin Royal Steal.
(3:51) Foul on Elliot Cadeau.
+1 (3:51) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 1 of 2.
2631
+1 (3:51) Bruce Thornton makes free throw 2 of 2.
2731
(3:34) Morez Johnson Jr. misses 11-foot pullup jump shot.
(3:31) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(3:22) Bruce Thornton misses 11-foot turnaround jump shot.
(3:19) Elliot Cadeau Defensive Rebound.
+2 (3:11) Trey McKenney makes 17-foot jumper.
2733
+3 (2:42) Amare Bynum makes 24-foot three point jumper (Bruce Thornton assists).
3033
(2:22) Elliot Cadeau misses 7-foot floating jump shot.
(2:21) Amare Bynum Defensive Rebound.
(2:21) Bruce Thornton traveling turnover.
(2:04) Trey McKenney misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(2:00) Roddy Gayle Jr. Offensive Rebound.
+2 (1:57) Roddy Gayle Jr. makes 9-foot floating jump shot.
3035
+3 (1:25) Bruce Thornton makes 23-foot three point jumper.
3335
(1:10) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses 24-foot three point jumper.
(1:05) Devin Royal Defensive Rebound.
(0:56) Brandon Noel misses 23-foot three point jumper.
(0:51) Roddy Gayle Jr. Defensive Rebound.
(0:41) Roddy Gayle Jr. misses driving layup.
(0:41) Amare Bynum Block.
(0:38) Bruce Thornton Defensive Rebound.
(0:35) Bruce Thornton bad pass turnover.
(0:35) Yaxel Lendeborg Steal.
+2 (0:30) Aday Mara makes 2-foot dunk (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists).
3337
(0:20) Devin Royal bad pass turnover.
(0:20) Elliot Cadeau Steal.
(0:19) Foul on Bruce Thornton.
+1 (0:19) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 1 of 2.
3338
+1 (0:19) Elliot Cadeau makes free throw 2 of 2.
3339
+2 (0:00) Bruce Thornton makes 6-foot floating jump shot.
3539

2nd half

Team Stats

OSU

MICH

67Points71

22-58(37.9%)Field Goal(%)24-53(45.3%)

8-24(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-17(29.4%)

15-18(83.3%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)34(6)

11Assists17

6Steals7

4Blocks6

10Turnovers9

17(0)Fouls(Technical)16(0)

2Largest Lead11

Game Details

Friday, March 13, 2026 · 12:00 PM

Crisler Center · Ann Arbor, MI

attendance: 18,988 (149.4%)

tv: BTN

spread: MICH -12.5

over/under: 155.5