Postgame Notes: #6 Wisconsin 69, Michigan 64 (OT)
1/24/2015 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Jan. 24, 2015
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• Today's game marked the 159th all-time meeting between the Badgers and Wolverines. U-M leads the all-time series, 91-68, including a 56-22 record at home.
• This morning, Michigan hosted ESPN's College GameDay at Crisler Center for the second time. U-M is 2-2 when playing on ESPN College GameDay broadcasts and has appeared on the program in four consecutive seasons.
• Tonight's contest was the second time Wolverines played in overtime this season. U-M defeated Illinois, 73-65, in overtime in the Big Ten opener on Dec. 30, 2014. It is also U-M's first overtime matchup against a top-10 ranked opponent since it defeated No. 1 Kansas (March 28, 2013), 87-85, to reach the 2013 Sweet Sixteen.
• Tonight's game was U-M's eighth contest decided by five or fewer points so far this season. U-M holds a 4-4 record (3-1 in Big Ten) in such games.
• U-M was 11-of-12 (91.7 percent) from the free throw line, including a perfect 8-of-8 mark in the second half and overtime. On the season, the Wolverines are shooting 74.1 percent (238-of-321) as a team and averaging 11.9 made free throws per contest.
• Derrick Walton Jr. led the effort from the charity stripe once again with an individual 7-of-8 performance. Overall, Walton is 32-of-35 from the line in his last nine contests and 29-of-31 in Big Ten play. He leads U-M from the foul line, where he is 65-of-78 (83.3 percent) on the season.
• Michigan forced the Badgers to turn the ball over six times in the first half, tying the Badgers' full-game average in Big Ten play. The Wolverines turned the ball over nine times themselves, bringing their season average to 9.85 turnovers per contest.
• Michigan relied on contributions from nine different scorers in tonight's game, including two in double figures: Derrick Walton Jr. (17 points) and Zak Irvin (12). Walton led U-M in scoring for the seventh time in his career and the fifth time this season, and he hit a game-tying three-pointer with 1.3 seconds remaining to send the game into overtime.
• With 11 offensive rebounds, tonight's game marked the ninth time U-M finished with double-digit offensive rebounds this season, including five in Big Ten Conference play. The Wolverines had 16 second-chance points tonight -- the most surrendered by Wisconsin this season.
• With a pair of long-range baskets, Zak Irvin has made a three-pointer in every game this season. For his career, he has made at least one triple in 48 of 57 career games.
• Led by nine points apiece from Max Biefeldt and Muhammad-Ali Abdur-Rahkman, the Wolverines' bench outscored the Badgers' reserves, 26-0.
• For the second straight game, U-M replaced the injured Caris LeVert with freshman Aubrey Dawkins in the starting lineup. Dawkins was joined by Spike Albrecht, Derrick Walton Jr., Zak Irvin and Ricky Doyle.
