Despite upsetting No. 18 Indiana this past weekend, the Ohio State men’s basketball team is not ready to celebrate anything.

The Buckeyes simply don’t have time.

They get right back into action tonight when Big Ten Conference co-leader Michigan visits the Schottenstein Center for an 8 p.m. tip-off.

“We can’t afford to take anyone lightly,” said center Velimir Radinovic. “We just have to take one game at a time.”

And the schedule doesn’t get any easier with tonight’s game.

The Wolverines started the season 0-6, with losses coming against St. Bonaventure, Central Michigan and Western Michigan.

But things have quickly turned around for Michigan. After a loss at Duke, the Wolverines have reeled off nine straight wins, including their first two games in the Big Ten.

“Michigan is playing with an awful lot of confidence right now,” said OSU men’s basketball coach Jim O’Brien. “They feel real good about themselves and they should. They’ve won nine straight games and have beaten some good teams.”

A large portion of the Wolverines’ turnaround can be attributed to the improved play of senior forward LaVell Blanchard. After starting the year slowly, Blanchard is now leading Michigan in both scoring (17.4 points per game) and rebounding (7.3).

But Blanchard isn’t the only player the Buckeyes have to worry about. Junior forward Bernard Robinson, Jr. has also caused previous OSU headaches. This season, Robinson is averaging just less than 13 points per game.

“Like I’ve said in the past, whenever you play them, you have to be concerned about LaVell Blanchard and Bernard Robinson,” O’Brien said. “They are two guys that are very hard to match up with.”

Michigan has also gotten help from guard Daniel Horton. The true freshman stepped right into the opening day lineup. During just his third career game, he led the Wolverines in scoring. Horton is averaging 15.5 points.

“Horton is one of the better freshmen in the league,” O’Brien said. “They have a lot of firepower overall.”

Unlike the Wolverines, OSU has yet to find consistency on the offensive end. After starting the year with a three-guard lineup, the Buckeyes used a much bigger lineup against the Hoosiers. With forwards Zach Williams and Shun Jenkins, along with center Velimir Radinovic on the floor, the Buckeyes were able to out-muscle the Hoosiers down low in their 81-69 victory.

But while the lineup worked for one game, O’Brien said he isn’t sure it will work again.

“I think it was a one-game deal,” O’Brien said. “That’s what I’m trying to get our guys to understand, that all of our problems aren’t solved. We had one game — one day that the matchups, circumstance, all those things favored us and went our way.”

OSU is also battling through a number of injuries. Guard Brandon Fuss-Cheatham continues to feel the effects of a nagging knee injury, while both Brent Darby and Sean Connolly are suffering from minor injuries.

“I think both Sean and Brent are sore, but going to play,” O’Brien said. “Who really is 100 percent at this time in the season?”