Postgame Notes: Michigan 69, Oakland 51
12/18/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Dec. 18, 2010
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• With the win, Michigan improves to 9-2 on the season. The Wolverines are also undefeated (8-0) at Crisler Arena this season.
• Michigan's 9-2 start matches the best start during John Beilein's tenure at Michigan. The Wolverines also started 9-2 during the 2008-09 season.
• With the win, Michigan extended its winning streak to six games, the longest for the Wolverines under John Beilein.
• Saturday's contest marked the seventh meeting between Michigan and Oakland. The Wolverines are now 6-1 all-time against the Golden Grizzlies.
• Darius Morris led the Wolverines with 18 points on 7-of-14 shooting (50 percent). This was the fifth game this season that Morris has led U-M in scoring. Morris has now scored in double digits in all but two games this season. Morris added two rebounds and a game-high five assists.
• With 13 points and 12 rebounds, Zack Novak recorded the third double-double of his career, all this season. Novak ties Darius Morris with three double-doubles this season. Novak added four assists in the win.
• Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 10 points on 3-of-9 shooting (33 percent), including a perfect 3-of-3 from the free throw line. All of Hardaway Jr.'s points came in the second half. Hardaway Jr. added four rebounds, an assist, a block, and two steals in the win.
• Jordan Morgan grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds in the win. Morgan added five points, two assists and two steals.
• The win marked the sixth straight game in which at least three Wolverines have scored double-digit points. Michigan is 6-0 during this stretch. Darius Morris (18), Zack Novak (13), and Tim Hardaway Jr. (10) each scored in double figures today.
• Michigan outscored Oakland in each half (29-21 in the first half; 40-30 in the second half).
• Michigan shot 45 percent from the field (25-of-56), 32 percent from three-point range (6-of-19) and 81 percent from the free throw line (13-of-16).
• Eight different players recorded a field goal for U-M. Sixteen of Michigan's 69 points came from the bench -- Stu Douglass had seven, Matt Vogrich had five, and Jon Horford had four. Horford also added six rebounds and three blocks.
• Michigan outrebounded Oakland, 40-39. The Wolverines are 7-0 this season when they outrebound their opponents.
• Michigan had 17 assists and 12 turnovers, marking the fourth straight game with a positive assist-turnover ratio.
• Michigan's defense held Oakland to 51 points on 18-of-60 shooting (30 percent), 29 points below the Golden Grizzlies' season average of 80.5 points per game. U-M held Oakland to 21 points in the first half, the Golden Grizzlies' lowest single-half scoring output for the season.
• Oakland's Keith Benson came into Saturday's contest averaging a double-double (18.5 ppg, 11.5 rpg). Michigan's defense held Benson to 11 points and seven rebounds.
• Michigan beat Oakland in points in the paint (28-20), points off turnovers (11-10) and fast-break points (6-0).
• Michigan took its third lead of the game on a Jordan Morgan layup with 12:17 left in the first half. The Wolverines never trailed after this point, leading by as many as 22.
• The Wolverines wore their maize jerseys for the fifth time this season. Michigan is now 3-1 this season when wearing maize.
• For the 11th straight game, Michigan went with the starting lineup of Darius Morris, Zack Novak, Tim Hardaway Jr., Evan Smotrycz, and Jordan Morgan.
