National Basketball Association
Michigan 87, Iowa 73
When: 4:00 PM ET, Sunday, January 30, 2011
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Rick Hartzell, # Paul Janssen, # Earl Walton
Attendance:
12978
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Darius Morris finished with a triple-double, leading five Michigan starters in double figures as the Wolverines surged past Iowa, 87-73, late Sunday afternoon in Ann Arbor, Mich.
Morris scored 12 points, dished out 11 assists and grabbed his 10th rebound in the closing seconds. Michigan (13-9, 3-6 Big Ten) also got 19 and 17 points, respectively, from Tim Hardaway Jr. and Jordan Morgan. Michigan shot 58.9 percent (33 of 56) overall and hit 14 of 28 3-point shots.
The Wolverines scored the final five points of a back-and-forth first half to take a slim 35-32 lead into the break. Michigan then used a pair of 7-0 bursts early in the second half to stretch its advantage to 55-39 with 13:56 remaining. Evan Smotrycz and Hardaway each hit a pair of 3-pointers to help the Wolverines break the game open.
Melsahn Basabe scored 25 points and grabbed eight rebounds for the Hawkeyes (8-13, 1-8 Big Ten).
Top Game Performances
Iowa |
|
Michigan |
Melsahn Basabe 25 |
Scoring |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 19 |
Bryce Cartwright 9 |
Assists |
Darius Morris 11 |
Melsahn Basabe 8 |
Rebounds |
Darius Morris 10 |
Melsahn Basabe 7 |
Free Throws Made |
Zack Novak 4 |
Melsahn Basabe 1 |
Steals |
Darius Morris 2 |
Melsahn Basabe 2 |
Blocks |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Iowa
|
73 |
49.1 |
5-13 |
12-17 |
15 |
25 |
3 |
3 |
|
Michigan
|
87 |
58.9 |
14-28 |
7-8 |
22 |
28 |
2 |
4 |
|