Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Brian Dorsey, # Tim Higgins, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance: 7632
Freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points as Michigan breezed to a 66-35 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Saturday night in the season opener for both schools.
Sophomore guard Darius Morris added 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting as the Wolverines were never challenged by the Atlantic Sun Conference school.
The visiting Spartans (0-1) did not have a player score in double figures and shot an abysmal 22 percent (12-for-54) from the field. Chalmers Rogers scored seven points to lead South Carolina Upstate, which was just 4-of-22 from 3-point range.
Hardaway, the son of former NBA All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway, hit three early 3-pointers to jump-start the Wolverines. Michigan ran to a 24-5 lead behind 11 points from Hardaway and eight from Morris.
South Carolina Upstate hit just 6 of 27 shots in the opening half, and went into the break staring at a 36-18 deficit.
| South Carolina Upstate | Michigan | |
| Chalmers Rogers 7 | Scoring | Tim Hardaway, Jr. 19 |
| Josh Chavis 2 | Assists | Darius Morris 4 |
| Chalmers Rogers 9 | Rebounds | Zack Novak 8 |
| Carter Cook 4 | Free Throws Made | Tim Hardaway, Jr. 4 |
| Chalmers Rogers 2 | Steals | Darius Morris 2 |
| Carter Cook 1 | Blocks | Blake McLimans 2 |
| Team | Points | FG% | 3PM-3PA | FTM-FTA | Assists | Rebounds | Blocks | Steals | Turnovers |
| South Carolina Upstate | 35 | 22.2 | 4-24 | 7-11 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 5 | |
| Michigan | 66 | 44.0 | 7-22 | 15-21 | 12 | 39 | 3 | 6 |