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Michigan 73, Wayne State 54 - Game Notes
Manny Harris led all scorers with 25, Zack Novak had 15 (all on 3-pointers), and every player saw the floor as the Wolverines took down the Wayne State Warriors, 73-54. The starting lineup was Peedi, Manny, and Air Novak in the frontcourt, with LLP and (surprise!) Darius Morris at the guard spots.
Darius looked decent defensively, especially since he was often guarding a player six inches shorter than him (Wayne State started three players under 6 feet tall), but offensively seemed to have some trouble scoring the ball. He still had three assists and looked like a great distributor. The other freshmen did not see as many minutes, though all showed some promise in their little time on the floor.
Peedi only had 9 points on 3-9 shooting, but was constantly double-teamed in the post because of his height advantage on everybody who tried guarding him. He essentially split time at center with Zack Gibson, who played nearly as many minutes as the All-Big Ten third teamer.
Northern Michigan comes to Ann Arbor next Saturday - 7pm start.


Other Big Ten Games

Monday, Nov. 9

Alcorn State vs. Ohio State - 7pm

Thursday, Nov. 12
James Madison vs. Ohio State - 7pm

Friday Nov. 13
Florida Gulf Coast vs. Michigan State - 7pm
Cal State Northridge vs. Purdue - 7pm
Tennessee Tech vs. Minnesota - 8pm
Howard vs. Indiana - 8pm
SIU-Edwardsville vs. Illinois - 8pm


Upcoming Games
Date Opponent Time
11/14 Northern Michigan 7pm
11/20 Houston Baptist 7pm
11/26 Creighton 12pm
11/27 Marquette or Xavier TBD
   
RECENT NEWS
What are the pundits saying?
"Anticipation" is a good word to use when referring to our basketball team this fall. We anticipate a team that will be competing for a Sweet 16 berth. We anticipate no fewer than 20 wins for the second year in a row. And we anticipate one of the best years in Michigan basketball history. And the rest of the nation has started to take notice. Lindy's has us ranked ninth in the nation (third in the Big Ten), and Manny is gracing the cover with Kalin Lucas. Obviously, this is only a regional cover, but it still has all of us in the 'Rage excited for this season. The Sporting News has us in the top 25, and Rivals is counting down the top 30 teams in college basketball; with 26 to go, we still have not appeared on the list.

OVER 100 STUDENTS COME OUT TO MASS MEETING

The Maize Rage held their first mass meeting in three years Monday, September 28, and the Kuenzel Room in the Michigan Union was packed beyond capacity. Maybe it was the free food and drinks, but in all honesty it was probably the fact that John Beilein made an appearance. After President Nick Mattar and Superfan X Will McDowell spoke, coach Beilein gave a great speech about the importance of the Maize Rage and how it is the 'Rage that really gives the team the most support.