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Michigan Runs to Victory over Prairie View A&M in Coaches vs. Racism Game
11/13/2021 10:40:00 PM | Men's Basketball
» Michigan is 2-0 on the season with its first road win after defeating Prairie View A&M 77-49 on Saturday (Nov. 13).
» Hunter Dickinson notched his seventh career double-double with 11 points and 10 rebounds.
» U-M made nine three-pointers with three each from Eli Brooks and Caleb Houstan.
Site: Washington, D.C. (D.C. Entertainment and Sports Arena)
Score: #6 Michigan 77, Prairie View A&M 49
Records: U-M (2-0) PVAM (0-3)
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, Nov. 16 -- vs. Seton Hall (Crisler Center), 9 p.m. (TV: FS1)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The No. 6-ranked University of Michigan men's basketball team earned a decisive 77-49 victory over Prairie View A&M University in the Coaches vs. Racism game Saturday evening (Nov. 13) at the D.C. Entertainment and Sports Arena.
The Wolverines earned their second win of the season and their first road victory of the year.
Sophomore Hunter Dickinson notched his seventh career double-double with 11 points, including his first career three-pointer, and 10 rebounds. Fifth-year senior Eli Brooks had a team-high 15 points with three three-pointers and went 4-for-7 shooting from the field, and added three rebounds and two assists, while DeVante' Jones had 10 points with eight rebounds and team-best five helpers.
Freshman Caleb Houstan notched his second career double-digit scoring effort with 13 points, including three three-pointers, and freshman Kobe Bufkin added eight points, four rebounds and two steals off the bench. The freshman trio was rounded out by six points, eight rebounds, one block and one steal from Moussa Diabate.
Dickinson came out of the gate in a flurry, scoring the first seven points of the game, including dropping his first career three-pointer. Michigan (2-0) fired off an 8-0 run capped off with a Brooks three-pointer in transition to give the Wolverines a 21-7 advantage into the second media break of the half.
U-M continued to push the pace, extending the run to 15-2 and putting Prairie View A&M (0-3) on ice for more than two minutes, to take a 28-11 lead with just over eight minutes to play in the opening stanza. The Wolverine defense forced the Panthers into five straight turnovers and closed out the half on 6-for-7 shooting to take a comfortable 42-23 lead into the halftime break.
Dickinson led Michigan with 11 points and eight rebounds, while Diabate had seven rebounds, six points, and a block. Jones also chipped in nine points, three assists and three rebounds, and Houstan added eight points.
Houstan and Brooks dropped back-to-back shots from beyond the arc at the beginning of the second half as U-M extended its lead to 51-28 with 15:31 left in the contest. Michigan had a challenging time scoring for more than five minutes, but also was able to make defensive stops as it maintained at least a 24-point lead before Bufkin dropped U-M's ninth triple of the night to give the Wolverines a 68-41 advantage with 6:15 left to play.
The Wolverines cleared the bench for the final five minutes of play and rolled to their second win of the season.
Michigan returns to Crisler Center on Tuesday (Nov. 16) to host Seton Hall for a 9 p.m. contest against Seton Hall that will be broadcast live on FS1.
