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Michigan basketball returns home to take on TCU on Friday night (6 p.m., FS1) at Crisler Center after a hard-fought 72-70 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina.
The game, technically a neutral-site matchup, was played just more than 30 miles away from the Demon Deacons’ campus in Winston-Salem. Although the Wolverines got out to a 13-point lead in the first half, they could not hold on, suffering the first loss of head coach Dusty May’s tenure at U-M.
“We learned a lot this game,” May said afterward on radio. “Our physicality, we have to become more physical. We have to embrace the contact. … We didn’t have great timing on our sets and some things we were trying to do offensively.
“We’re a work in progress. This is why we came to play this game, to figure out some things about ourselves.”
Michigan guard Roddy Gayle Jr. with the ball vs. Wake Forest on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina.
Here are three factors U-M is focusing on ahead of its matchup with TCU. U-M won the only other matchup in this series history, played in Ann Arbor on Dec. 13, 1962.
New look, same expectation in Fort Worth
Much like Michigan, TCU turned its roster over via the transfer portal this offseason. Head coach Jamie Dixon has just one returning player from a year ago: center Ernest Udeh, who is averaging eight points and 9.3 rebounds per game.
TCU Horned Frogs head coach Jamie Dixon talks to an official during NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament game against the Utah State Aggies, Friday, March 22, 2024, at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Marquette Golden Eagles 87-69.
Beyond that, the Horned Frogs have balance with four players who are scoring in double figures, all from the transfer portal: Vasean Allette, who averaged 17.4 points and 5.7 rebounds at Old Dominion, leads TCU with 13 points and four rebounds per game; Noah Reynolds (Wyoming, Green Bay) is averaging 11 points and a team-high 5.7 assists; Brendan Wenzel (Utah, Wyoming) is at 10 points…
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2024-11-15 11:09:00
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