Stories by Ben Estes
Wolverines look to rebound in unfamiliar territory against Nebraska
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
Coming off one of its worst losses of the season — a 10-point loss to hated rival Michigan State, no less — the Michigan basketball team would prefer to play a familiar opponent its next time out.
Wolverines ride hot start, take hard-fought win over No. 20 Indiana
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
What promised to be a blowout turned into a nail biting, back-and-forth affair that wasn’t decided until the final minutes of Wednesday night's game.
Men's Basketball
Notebook: Horford comments on absence, Beilein and “Ohio”
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
To say the last month-and-a-half has been a frustrating time for Michigan forward Jon Horford would be an understatement.
Ben Estes: Michigan’s inexperience reemerges in loss to Ohio State
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
COLUMBUS — Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. The Michigan basketball team, coming off a recent big win over rival Michigan State, heads down to Columbus to take on a top-five Ohio State team.
Buckeyes prove too strong as Michigan falls in Columbus
- Erin Kirkland/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
COLUMBUS — With 4:28 left in the game on Sunday, No. 20 Michigan was barely clinging to its last hopes of a late-game comeback, down nine points and with two starters on the floor with four fouls.
Wolverines travel to Purdue still searching for first road win
- Adam Glanzman/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
In its first 20 games, the Michigan men's basketball team has had blowout wins and blowout losses. It’s pulled a few hard-fought upsets and has fell victim to several underdogs.
Razorbacks’ hot start cripples Michigan in loss
- Paul Sherman/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
Michigan coach John Beilein will be the first to tell you that it’s tough to win on the road in college basketball. It’s even tougher when the home team you’re trying to top simply won’t miss a shot.
Ben Estes: Burke proves Michigan’s best player in rivalry win
- Alden Reiss/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
After the way he played in Michigan’s 60-59 win over Michigan State on Tuesday night, Trey Burke officially needs the nickname.
Michigan survives scare, holds on to top Northwestern in overtime
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
All Michigan coach John Beilein could do was breathe a sigh of relief. It wasn’t pretty, and you might even say they didn’t deserve to win, but the Wolverines held off a pesky Northwestern team in overtime on Wednesday night, taking the 66-64 victory.
Wolverines face challenge in complex Northwestern offense
- Todd Needle/Daily
BY BEN ESTES
On Wednesday night at the Crisler Center, a team will take the floor that features a complicated offense and possesses a 1-3-1 zone as part of its defensive arsenal, complete with a solid freshman point guard and a star scorer who’s the son of an NBA veteran.
• BEHIND ENEMY LINES: Q&A with Northwestern's Carmody and Crawford
