Overview
- Michigan blew a 13-point halftime lead, recovered to force overtime, and won on Elliot Cadeau’s go-ahead free throw with 13.8 seconds left before Wake Forest missed at the buzzer.
- Aday Mara delivered 18 points, 13 rebounds, six assists and five blocks, while Cadeau added 17 points, eight rebounds and seven assists.
- Perimeter shooting collapsed after the opener’s fireworks, as the Wolverines went 4-for-25 from three and started 0-for-12 after halftime, and they shot 25-for-37 at the line.
- Seventeen turnovers plagued Michigan and fueled Wake Forest’s second-half surge, though late defense and bench scoring helped secure the result.
- Michigan moves to 2-0 after its 121-78 opener with a record-tying 19 threes; Yaxel Lendeborg started and L. J. Cason returned as the Wolverines head to TCU on Friday.