National Basketball Association
Arizona 80, Michigan 53
When: 5:15 PM ET, Saturday, December 13, 2014
Where: McKale Center, Tucson, Arizona
Officials:
# David Hall, # Randy McCall, # Kelly Self
Attendance:
14655
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No. 3 Arizona 80, Michigan 53: Stanley Johnson scored 17 points on 8-of-10 shooting and grabbed seven rebounds as the host Wildcats routed the reeling Wolverines.
Kaleb Tarczewski and Gabe York scored 15 points apiece as Arizona (10-0) shot 58.2 percent from the field. Brandon Ashley and Rondae Hollis-Jefferson added 10 points each for the Wildcats, who possessed a 40-26 rebounding edge.
Zak Irvin scored 14 points for Michigan (6-4), which lost its third consecutive game. Caris LeVert had eight points on just 2-of-9 shooting and committed five turnovers.
The Wildcats cruised through the second half and held a 60-33 lead on a basket by Hollis-Jefferson with 11:26 remaining. Johnson’s layup pushed the lead over 30 with 8:22 remaining and the advantage topped out at 36 on Hollis-Jefferson’s basket with 4:24 remaining.
Michigan was within eight points late in the first half before the Wildcats rolled off eight straight to take a 33-17 lead. The advantage was 36-25 at the break before Arizona rattled off the first 12 of the second to post a 23-point lead on Ashley’s basket.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Arizona PG T.J. McConnell was scoreless but contributed seven assists and six rebounds. … Michigan was 7-of-26 from 3-point range and 8-of-13 from the free-throw line. … Tarczewski and Hollis-Jefferson also had seven rebounds.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Arizona |
Zak Irvin 14 |
Scoring |
Stanley Johnson 17 |
Derrick Walton Jr 5 |
Assists |
T.J. McConnell 7 |
Kameron Chatman 4 |
Rebounds |
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson 7 |
Derrick Walton Jr 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Kaleb Tarczewski 5 |
Kameron Chatman 3 |
Steals |
Brandon Ashley 1 |
Max Bielfeldt 1 |
Blocks |
Brandon Ashley 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
53 |
35.2 |
7-26 |
8-13 |
12 |
22 |
1 |
7 |
12 |
Arizona
|
80 |
58.2 |
6-17 |
10-20 |
19 |
38 |
3 |
5 |
11 |