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Michigan men beat Creighton 79-69
By: Mike Stiles - Wednesday, November 13, 2019

Isaiah Livers puts up a shot against Creighton (photo courtesy of Tony Ding/AP)

(ANN ARBOR) - At halftime, Michigan had largely wasted a fine shooting performance by allowing Creighton a 10-0 advantage in offensive rebounds. Needless to say, that was discussed. The Wolverines allowed eight more offensive rebounds in the second half on Tuesday night, but Michigan's defense was tight enough down the stretch to beat the Bluejays 79-69. The Wolverines outscored Creighton 41-28 after halftime, passing their first significant test under new coach Juwan Howard. Isaiah Livers scored 22 points and Zavier Simpson had 17 points and nine assists for Michigan (2-0), who shot 57% from the field. ...... {LISTEN}. Michigan was 7 of 16 from 3-point range in the first half but still trailed 41-38 after 20 minutes. Then the Wolverines, who relied heavily on their defense the past couple seasons, were impressive on that end in the second. Jon Teske gave the Bluejays problems with his size at both ends of the court. He had 17 points, seven rebounds, three blocks and two steals, and Michigan eventually found him for enough easy baskets to keep Creighton at bay. Ty-Shon Alexander led Creighton (1-1) with 20 points, and Marcus Zegarowski added 18 points in the loss.

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