BY LUKE PASCH
Daily Sports Writer
Published December 23, 2010
The hoops at Crisler Arena may as well have been oceans on Thursday night.
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In Michigan’s last men’s basketball game before Big Ten play, the Wolverines downed Bryant, 87-71, tying the program’s record for most 3-pointers in a game in the process. The Wolverines drained 16 triples — the same mark they set against Eastern Michigan on Dec. 13, 2008.
The Bulldogs weren’t far behind, knocking down 13 3-pointers of their own and finishing the game with a 52% clip from behind the arc.
At some points, it seemed as though neither team could miss a shot.
With three minutes left in the game, sophomore point guard Darius Morris held the ball at the top of the key with the shot clock winding down. With no better options, he dribbled to his left and launched a shot from well beyond the arc as he faded away with a defender’s hand in his face — nothing but net.
Morris continued to prove he’s one of the nation’s elite point guards — he finished up with his fourth double-double of the season, tallying a team-high 26 points and 12 assists.
With the win, Michigan remains undefeated at home and enters Big Ten play on Tuesday against Purdue riding a eight-game winning streak.





















