By MICHAEL MAROT AP Sports Writer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Duane Washington Jr. scored 24 points and E.J. Liddell finished with 18 and No. 9 Ohio State held on for a 68-67 victory over No. 4 Michigan to reach the Big Ten Tournament championship game.
The Buckeyes will play Illinois, who beat Iowa in Saturday’s second semifinal.
The Wolverines were led by Hunter Dickinson with 21 points and eight rebounds.
But Mike Smith’s long jumper with 2 seconds to go bounced off the back of the rim and time expired as the teams scrambled for the loose ball.