National Basketball Association
Michigan 90, Detroit Mercy 58
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 16, 2017
Where: Little Caesars Arena, Detroit, Michigan
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # Rob Kueneman, # Donnie Eppley
Attendance:
20645
By The Sports Xchange
Junior Charles Matthews scored 20 points to lead Michigan to a 90-58 rout of Detroit Mercy in a neutral site game played at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit on Saturday.
Sophomore center Jon Teske scored a career-high 15 points, sophomore point guard Zavier Simpson had 12 points, seven assists and five rebounds, and sophomore Duncan Robinson added 11 points for Michigan (10-3). The Wolverines capped off an impressive eight-day stretch that included a home win over UCLA last Saturday and a road win at Texas on Tuesday.
The Wolverines left no doubt from the start, jumping out a 54-19 lead at halftime despite playing without junior Moritz Wagner, who sat out the game with an ankle injury.
Michigan went 11 of 23 from behind the 3-point line and had 19 assists to six for Detroit Mercy.
Kam Chatman scored 18 points in defeat for Detroit Mercy (4-7), which has lost five straight games and hasn't beaten Michigan in 15 attempts all-time.
Michigan has two more games before the New Year, those being at home against Alabama A&M on Dec. 21 and Jacksonville on Dec. 30.
Detroit Mercy hosts East Tennessee State on Tuesday night.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Detroit Mercy |
Charles Matthews 20 |
Scoring |
Kameron Chatman 18 |
Zavier Simpson 7 |
Assists |
Josh McFolley 2 |
Jon Teske 10 |
Rebounds |
Kameron Chatman 13 |
Charles Matthews 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Corey Allen 6 |
Zavier Simpson 3 |
Steals |
Malik Eichler 2 |
Isaiah Livers 2 |
Blocks |
DeShawndre Black 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
90 |
47.2 |
11-23 |
11-19 |
19 |
41 |
5 |
11 |
9 |
Detroit Mercy
|
58 |
33.3 |
5-16 |
19-25 |
6 |
35 |
3 |
4 |
23 |