Wolverines to Headvert to Lone Star State for Tussle With TCU

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The sixth-ranked University of Michigan males’s basketball crew (2-0) heads to the Lone Star State for a Friday night time matchup at TCU (2-1) in Fort Worth, Texas. The Wolverines and Horned Frogs full their home-and-home collection after U-M earned a 76-64 victory final season in Ann Arbor. Tipoff from Ed and Rae Schollmaier Arena is about for 8 p.m. CT on ESPN2.

Notes

• Michigan closes the week with a second straight highway recreation — and a second straight return recreation. The Wolverines opened the week with a dramatic 85-83 time beyond regulation win in opposition to Wake Forest at Little Caesars Arena in downtown Detroit. That matchup accomplished the home-and-home collection after Wake Forest earned a 72-70 win final season in Greensboro. Now, U-M wraps up one other home-and-home, touring to face TCU.

• TCU is 2-1 after a slender 78-74 loss to New Orleans in its opener, when the Frogs fell behind huge early earlier than a late rally fell quick. They responded with a 104-63 blowout of Saint Francis, capturing 52 p.c and profitable on the glass 48-22. Most not too long ago, TCU beat Lamar 78-65, leaping out to a 13-2 begin earlier than holding off a second-half push and pulling away late.

• TCU performs 12 of its first 15 video games at dwelling. Through three video games, TCU is averaging 85.3 factors per recreation, capturing 49 p.c from the sphere and proudly owning a +13.3-rebounding margin.

• Last season, Michigan handed beforehand unbeaten TCU a 76-64 loss at Crisler Center. The Wolverines had 4 double-digit scorers, led by Nimari Burnett‘s 16 factors and 6 rebounds, whereas Danny Wolf posted a 14-point, 14-rebound double-double. After overcoming early turnovers and taking a 34-31 halftime lead, U-M used a late 10-2 surge to place the sport away. Michigan shot 50 p.c from the sphere and held TCU to 34 p.c and 5-for-19 from three, with eight Wolverines scoring and the starters accounting for 60 of the 76 factors.

• Elliot Cadeau has opened his Michigan profession with 14 assists in his debut and 7 extra vs. Wake Forest. He has posted five-plus assists in 23 of his final 30 video games and tallied seven of his eight profession 10-assist video games throughout that span. Through two video games, he has already assisted 12 Wolverine scorers.

• Aday Mara and Morez Johnson Jr. have opened the season capturing a mixed 28-for-39 (71.8 p.c). They’ve produced 4 double-figure rebounding video games and fueled a +12-rebounding margin whereas combining for 13 of Michigan’s 15 blocks. With each on the ground, U-M has dominated the paint, outscoring opponents 66-28.

• Mara has opened the season with back-to-back double-doubles and back-to-back five-block video games, matching his profession excessive in each contests. His 25 rebounds are essentially the most by a Wolverine within the first two video games of a season since Moritz Wagner grabbed 23 to start out 2017-18 (12 vs. North Florida; 11 vs. Central Michigan). Mara has scored or assisted on 42 Michigan factors by means of two video games, accounting for practically 25 p.c of U-M’s whole offense.

• Yaxel Lendeborg is only one rebound shy of 800 for his Division I profession.

• Cadeau is anticipated to seem in his 77th consecutive recreation; he has not missed a contest in three seasons between North Carolina and Michigan. Burnett is slated to make his 71st straight begin for Michigan, having not missed a begin in his three seasons in Ann Arbor.