Overview
- Michigan poured in a program-record 69 points by halftime, shooting 64.3% from the field and 19-for-35 from three.
- Illinois transfer Morez Johnson Jr. scored a career-high 24 points, including 20 before the break during a 20-0 surge.
- Elliot Cadeau steered the offense with 12 assists against one turnover as seven Wolverines finished in double figures.
- UCLA transfer Aday Mara delivered a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double with five blocks to control the paint.
- Preseason All-America Yaxel Lendeborg came off the bench with a wrapped right hand and limited minutes, and Michigan faces Wake Forest on Nov. 11 in Detroit.