National Basketball Association
Michigan 73, Indiana 57
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, February 27, 2021
Where: Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall, Bloomington, Indiana
Officials:
# Donnie Eppler, # Kelly Pfeifer, # Paul Szelc
Attendance:
N/A
By Field Level Media
Franz Wagner led four scorers in double figures with 21 points, lifting No. 3 Michigan to a 73-57 win over Indiana on Saturday in Bloomington, Ind.
Isaiah Livers added a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, Mike Smith scored 14 points and Hunter Dickinson had 13 for the Wolverines (18-1, 13-1 Big Ten), who won their seventh straight.
Michigan was the more physical team throughout the game, outrebounding Indiana 37-27 and outscoring the Hoosiers 7-2 in second-chance points.
Al Durham led Indiana (12-12, 7-10) with 15 points, becoming the 53rd player in Indiana history to surpass 1,000 points in his career. Race Thompson added 11 points and Trayce Jackson-Davis matched a season-low with 10 points, hitting just 3 of 12 shots from the field.
Indiana dropped its third straight in another blow to its NCAA Tournament hopes. The Hoosiers finished the year 6-6 at home and will play their final two regular- season games at Michigan State on Tuesday and at Purdue on Saturday, needing to win both games to keep their chances for an at-large berth alive.
Wagner scored 14 points in the first half, helping Michigan jump to a 42-33 halftime lead. The Wolverines got in the bonus at the 6:22 mark of the first half and did much of their damage at the free throw line, hitting 16 of 18 in the half.
After a Jackson-Davis dunk cut Michigan's lead to 22-21, the Wolverines went on a 10-0 run, holding Indiana scoreless for a three-minute stretch. Smith started the run with a contested 3-pointer, then made a pair of free throws to put the Wolverines up 32-21 with 5:53 left in the first half.
An inside basket from Dickinson gave Michigan its largest lead of the half, 42-29. But the Hoosiers closed the half with a 4-0 run, with an 18-footer from Jerome Hunter at the buzzer cutting Michigan's halftime lead to nine.
Indiana played without second-leading scorer Armaan Franklin, who remains day-to-day after suffering a foot injury against Rutgers.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Indiana |
Franz Wagner 21 |
Scoring |
Aljami Durham 15 |
Mike Smith 3 |
Assists |
Trayce Jackson-Davis 3 |
Isaiah Livers 10 |
Rebounds |
Jerome Hunter 6 |
Franz Wagner 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Race Thompson 5 |
Eli Brooks 3 |
Steals |
Aljami Durham 1 |
Hunter Dickinson 1 |
Blocks |
Race Thompson 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
73 |
45.3 |
8-21 |
17-19 |
8 |
34 |
3 |
8 |
11 |
Indiana
|
57 |
38.5 |
4-15 |
13-17 |
8 |
26 |
3 |
4 |
11 |