Well, you likely know the rest.

For the past two seasons, Ohio State has won at least a share of the Big Ten’s regular season crown, and entered the Big Dance with a Big Ten Tournament championship trophy under its arm.

Right now, anyway, Ohio State is ‘the man.’ And if the Michigan basketball team wants to be a serious contender this season, all roads run through Columbus.

The 20th-ranked Wolverines (16-5, 6-2) seek their first road win at No. 4 Ohio State (18-3, 6-2) since 2003 on Sunday (1 p.m., CBS).

And, more importantly, first place in the Big Ten standings is on the line.

Here are four things to watch:

Paging Evan Smotrycz
If there’s a game that Michigan needs Evan Smotrycz to return to his late-December double-double personality, it’s this one.

When Smotrycz is playing with…..