Postgame Notes: #15 Michigan 73, Wayne State 54
11/6/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 6, 2009
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• The starting five for Michigan were Laval Lucas-Perry, Darius Morris, Zack Novak, Manny Harris, and DeShawn Sims.
• Michigan never trailed after taking a 12-11 lead on a Manny Harris free throw with 11:54 left to play in the first half.
• Junior Manny Harris led the Wolverines with 25 points -- 16 in the first half and nine in the second half. He also tallied a game-high three steals and a game-high four assists.
• Manny Harris and junior DeShawn Sims each notched a team-high five rebounds.
• Freshman Darius Morris got the start at point guard and played 25 minutes, finishing with three points and three assists. Redshirt sophomore Laval Lucas-Perry posted seven minutes at point guard, while sophomore Stu Douglass recorded five minutes.
• Sophomore Zack Novak scored all 15 of his points on three-point field goals. He went 5-8 from beyond the arc.
• Redshirt freshman Ben Cronin saw his first game action in nearly a year after undergoing hip surgery that forced him to redshirt his freshman season. He played three minutes and recorded four points along with three rebounds.
• Laval Lucas-Perry and Ben Cronin each had a game-high two blocks.
• Five freshmen saw their first game action for the Wolverines: Matt Vogrich, Eso Akunne, Josh Bartelstein, and Blake McLimans joined Darius Morris on the court Friday night.
• Fifteen players saw action tonight for Michigan.
• The Maize Rage was full from end to end and included a full section on the baseline resulting from a 500-percent increase in student season-ticket sales.
• Attendance was 9,657.
