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Kobe Bufkin’s transformation on display in win over Ohio State

Kobe Bufkin hardly saw the court last season, averaging just 10.8 minutes per game. And yet those minutes have proven formative, particularly for Bufkin’s defensive transformation.  “I used to get drilled on defense last year,” Bufkin recalled Sunday with a laugh following Michigan’s wire-to-wire victory...

Video: Juwan Howard talks win over Ohio State

Juwan Howard addressed the media after Michigan knocked off Ohio State on Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor.

Video: Michigan players recap win over Ohio State

Joey Baker, Jett Howard and Kobe Bufkin met with the media after Michigan’s home victory over Ohio State.

Photo Gallery: Michigan 77, Ohio State 69

Game 23: Ohio State at Michigan Open Thread

Michigan and Ohio State tip at 1:00 p.m. on CBS. Read the preview and join the discussion on our message board all afternoon.  

Notebook: Michigan searching for consistency ahead of tilt with Sensabaugh, Ohio State

Michigan enters Sunday’s contest with Ohio State in a bit of an unfamiliar position. Coming off its first Quad 1 victory — and its first road win since December — the Wolverines have as much momentum as they’ve had since the start of conference play. ...

Video: Saddi Washington previews Ohio State

Saddi Washington addressed the media on Saturday to preview Michigan’s Sunday tilt with Ohio State.

Game 23: Ohio State at Michigan Preview

It’s now or never for Michigan as it looks to turn its season around. The Wolverines stole an important road game on Thursday but now need to defend home court. Ohio State opens a three-game homestand at the Crisler Center (Sunday, 1:00 p.m., CBS) that...

Game 22: Michigan at Northwestern Recap

Holding onto its season by a fingernail, Michigan went on the road and ran Northwestern out of the gym on Thursday night. The Wolverines gave up the first four points of the second half before rattling off an 18-2 run to take control and never...

Five takeaways from Michigan’s win at Northwestern

Michigan secured its best win of the season Thursday in Evanston, notching its first Quad 1 victory against Northwestern in convincing fashion, 68-51. Little has gone right for the Wolverines this season, but the performance is certainly something to build upon.  “We knew what we...

Game 22: Michigan at Northwestern Open Thread

Michigan faces Northwestern in Evanston tonight as it looks to snap a two-game losing streak. Join the discussion on our message board before, during and after tonight’s game.

Form Tracker: February 2nd, 2023

Welcome to Form Tracker, a weekly feature where we rate Michigan players based on their individual performance on a 1-through-10 scale to sort through the ebbs and flows of the college basketball season and track how players progress and develop. The ratings are set on...

What to watch for: Michigan at Northwestern

Michigan heads back on the road tonight to face Northwestern (7:00 p.m., ESPN2) as it looks to snap a two-game losing streak and avoid falling below .500 in the conference for the first time this season. The Wolverines outlasted the Wildcats in Ann Arbor 18...

Michigan readies for ‘challenges’ it will face against Northwestern

As Michigan looks to rebound from one of its worst performances of the season — an 83-61 shellacking at the hands of Penn State — Phil Martelli came away impressed with Tuesday’s practice.  “We had a long, focused film session, and I thought a very...

Podcast: A look at every Big Ten team’s NCAA Tournament hopes

Dylan and Brendan run through the Big Ten to discuss where each team in the league stands relative to the NCAA Tournament. What type of seeds can top-half teams expect? What do bottom-half teams have to do make the field? Who are we buying and...