Overview
- Michigan set a school mark with 69 points in the first half and cruised past Oakland 121-78, shooting 64% from the field with 19 made 3-pointers.
- Transfer Morez Johnson Jr. led the Wolverines with 24 points (20 before halftime), freshman Trey McKenney hit six threes for 21, and Elliot Cadeau dished 12 assists as seven players hit double figures.
- Yaxel Lendeborg came off the bench with a wrap on his right hand and scored 12 in limited action, while Aday Mara added 12 in a frontcourt that repeatedly exploited Oakland’s zone; a brief arena light outage occurred during a McKenney and-one.
- Michigan State pulled away late to top Colgate 80-69 behind double-doubles from Jaxon Kohler (16 points, 15 rebounds) and Jeremy Fears Jr. (14 points, 10 assists), dominating the glass 47-25.
- The Spartans’ issues included 24-for-37 free-throw shooting and early defensive lapses, and both teams now look to tougher tests with Michigan facing Wake Forest on Nov. 11 in Detroit and MSU hosting a ranked Arkansas next.