National Basketball Association
Michigan 68, Indiana 56
When: 6:30 PM ET, Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Larry Scirotto, # Gene Steratore, # Terry Wymer
Attendance:
12721
By SportsDirect Inc.
Trey Burke had a game-high 18 points and Zack Novak added 13 points and five rebounds as No. 22 Michigan defeated No. 20 Indiana 68-56 on Wednesday.
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 13 points on 4-of-14 shooting for the Wolverines (17-6, 7-3 Big Ten), who defeated a ranked opponent for the fourth time and improved to 13-0 at home.
Indiana (17-6, 5-6) battled back from a 20-point first half deficit to pull within 52-50 with 3:21 left. But Michigan responded with a pair of 3-pointers - one by Hardaway Jr. and another by Stu Douglass - to extend the lead back to eight.
The Hoosiers couldn’t draw closer than six the rest of the way.
Jordan Hulls had a team-high 18 points for Indiana, which lost for the fifth time in seven games after a 15-1 start. Cody Zeller added 11 points and 12 rebounds but also committed four turnovers, including a pair of critical ones late.
Burke had 10 points in the first five minutes as Michigan took a 15-2 lead. From there, the Wolverines stretched it to 28-8 with 7:13 left in the first half.
But Indiana chipped away, cutting the deficit to 33-22 by halftime before giving itself a chance to win over the final minutes.
Michigan improved to 4-3 against Top 25 opponents and also moved into a tie for second in the Big Ten with Wisconsin.
The Wolverines lost the first meeting 73-71 at Assembly Hall on Jan. 5.
Top Game Performances
Indiana |
|
Michigan |
Jordan Hulls 18 |
Scoring |
Trey Burke 18 |
Jordan Hulls 5 |
Assists |
Trey Burke 4 |
Cody Zeller 12 |
Rebounds |
Jordan Morgan 5 |
Cody Zeller 3 |
Free Throws Made |
Trey Burke 6 |
Christian Watford 1 |
Steals |
Trey Burke 1 |
N/A |
Blocks |
Trey Burke 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Indiana
|
56 |
44.7 |
5-14 |
9-13 |
9 |
29 |
0 |
1 |
14 |
Michigan
|
68 |
47.8 |
9-22 |
15-19 |
13 |
22 |
2 |
5 |
5 |