After an opening 17 minutes that saw the Wolverines play their worst basketball of the season, falling to an eight-point deficit against Western Michigan, junior wing Charles Matthews threw down a putback dunk off a missed layup from junior point guard Zavier Simpson in transition. That started a 10-0 run heading into the half that proved decisive as No. 5 Michigan (11-0) beat the Broncos (5-5), 70-62.
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Ten minutes into a Friday press conference, faced with a slew of questions about the same thing, Michigan coach John Beilein stopped and offered up a comment on the presser itself.
“There must not be a lot of news right now,” Beilein said.
Michigan might be better off with Teske starting instead of Wagner. The junior hasn’t just affected shots at the rim, but all over the court. He has turned into an example that strength coach Jon Sanderson will hold up for every big-man recruit that walks through the Wolverines’ door for his strength and athleticism improvements.
John Beilein helped Mike Gansey get back on his feet and eventually that led to Gansey winning an NBA Championship as the Cavaliers' assistant GM.
Last February, Crisler Center filled with bathing suits and pool noodles — a strange sight on a snowy mid-winter afternoon in Ann Arbor.
Michigan couldn’t stop turning the ball over. South Carolina couldn’t stop fouling.
In 41 years, John Beilein has never been an assistant coach. That’s often the first fact you learn when you turn on a Michigan basketball game.
It’s also not true.
Jordan Poole once said he never missed three times in a row.
When Michigan's offense stalled out, Ignas Brazdeikis came to the rescue
A minute into his press conference, trying to sum up a game in which his team played above its level yet still came up short, Northwestern coach Chris Collins offered the kind of statement you couldn’t have imagined anyone saying about Michigan a month ago.