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FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) — Danny Wolf had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Vlad Goldin scored 18 points and Michigan beat No. 22 Xavier 78-53 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night.
Tre Donaldson added 13 for the Wolverines (6-1) who led 41-30 at halftime. Related Articles College Sports | SEC losses are big gains for SMU and Indiana in latest College Football Playoff rankings College Sports | Hunter, Haggerty again lead way for Memphis in 71-63 win over Michigan State to reach Maui finale College Sports | Gayle scores 20 points as Michigan pulls away to beat Virginia Tech 75-63 at Fort Myers Tip-Off College Sports | Michigan State gets 40 points from its bench in 72-56 win over Colorado to open Maui Invitational College Sports | Kansas stays at No. 1 ahead of showdown vs.
No. 11 Duke; Ole Miss, Mississippi St back in AP Top 25 Ryan Conwell led Xavier (6-1) with 19 points and Zach Freemantle added 14, but the Musketeers shot just 20 of 58 (34.5%) from the field while Michigan shot 30 of 61 (49.
2%), including 50% on 3-pointers. With former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein in attendance, the Wolverines used a 19-3 run to take a 38-21 lead. Xavier committed 14 turnovers in the first half and the Wolverines had six steals.
Wolf had 16 of his points in the first half and had four 3-pointers in the game. Xavier: The Musketeers need to avoid scoring lapses. After going scoreless for 6:45 against South Carolina, Xavier had one basket during a 7:15 stretch as Michigan went on its 19-3 run.
The team also scored just 23 in the second half. Michigan: Going into Big Ten play in less than a week, Michigan looks ready with a nice combination of defensive pressure (10 steals), interior play (38 points in the paint) and 3-point shooting (11 of 22). Xavier cut Michigan’s lead to 59-51 and forced a miss but the Wolverines’ Will Tschetter grabbed the offensive rebound and passed out to L.
J. Cason for a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines back up double digits. The Musketeers never drew within single digits again.
Xavier had 19 turnovers to just 10 for Michigan. Xavier will play host to South Carolina State on Sunday. Michigan will travel to No.
15 Wisconsin to open Big Ten play on Tuesday night. — By CRAIG HANDEL, Associated Press.
