National Basketball Association
Michigan 59, Western Illinois 55
When: 8:30 PM ET, Thursday, November 17, 2011
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Mike Eades, # Wally Rutecki, # Gerald Williams
Attendance:
8026
By SportsDirect Inc.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 16 points as No. 17 Michigan overcame a sluggish start to beat visiting Western Illinois 59-55.
Hardaway hit 3 of 6 from beyond the arc to key a second-half surge. When freshman point guard Trey Burke fed Hardaway for a trey with 5:10 left, Michigan led 51-42.
The Leathernecks (0-2) hit 10 of 18 first-half shots and went to the break tied 28-28, but their upset bid disintegrated in a cold-shooting second half.
Senior guard Ceola Clark III led Western Illinois with 21 points and four assists.
Burke, trying to replace NBA draft pick Darius Morris, had 14 points, five assists and four rebounds for the Wolverines (3-0).
Michigan had to work a lot harder than it did on Monday, when it jumped out to a 21-0 lead over Towson.
Top Game Performances
| Western Illinois |
|
Michigan |
|
Ceola III Clark 21 |
Scoring |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 16 |
|
Ceola III Clark 4 |
Assists |
Trey Burke 5 |
|
Jack Houpt 5 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Morgan 5 |
|
Ceola III Clark 5 |
Free Throws Made |
Trey Burke 5 |
|
Ceola III Clark 1 |
Steals |
Jordan Morgan 2 |
|
Jack Houpt 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Morgan 1 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| Western Illinois
|
55 |
48.8 |
7-16 |
8-12 |
10 |
23 |
1 |
1 |
|
| Michigan
|
59 |
45.2 |
7-20 |
14-22 |
13 |
20 |
1 |
4 |
|