Overview
- Tipoff is set for 6:30 p.m. ET at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit with FS1 carrying the broadcast.
- Michigan opened with a 121-78 win over Oakland, matching a program record with 19 threes and placing seven scorers in double figures.
- Coach Dusty May said the Wolverines are a much better team after a week of film work and practices aimed at tightening defense and reducing turnovers.
- Yaxel Lendeborg is expected to be close to full strength, with L. J. Cason nearing a return and Winters Grady approaching readiness.
- Wake Forest is 2-0 behind Juke Harris’s 29-point outing and strong offensive rebounding, though the Demon Deacons struggled with turnovers and perimeter shooting, and they edged Michigan 72-70 in last year’s neutral-site meeting.