Postgame Notes: Michigan 66, USC-Upstate 35
11/13/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Nov. 13, 2010
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• Saturday's game marked the first-ever meeting between Michigan and USC-Upstate.
• Michigan's defense held USC-Upstate to 35 points, the least amount of points allowed in a season opener since 1948. The Wolverines defeated Michigan State, 66-33, on Dec. 4, 1948.
• The Wolverines held the Spartans to 22-percent shooting (12-of-54), allowing only six field goals in each half.
• After taking a 5-3 lead on a basket by Zack Novak, Michigan held the lead for the rest of the game. Michigan's biggest lead of the game was 34 points.
• The win is the 598th overall for head coach John Beilein.
• Freshman Tim Hardaway Jr. led the Wolverines with 19 points on 6-of-12 shooting (3-of-8 3-Pt.; 4-of-6 FT). He added three rebounds and a steal in his collegiate debut.
• Darius Morris scored a career-high 17 points (7-of-10 FG; 3-of-5 FT). He added a game-high four assists, three rebounds, and two steals.
• Hardaway Jr. and Morris accounted for more than 50 percent of Michigan's scoring output (scored 36 of team's 66 points).
• Jordan Morgan (4), Jon Horford (4), Evan Smotrycz (2), and Blake McLimans (2) each scored their first career points at U-M.
• Michigan won the rebounding battle, 45-32. Last season, the Wolverines averaged 31 rebounds per contest. Zack Novak led U-M with eight boards.
• All eligible players for the Wolverines made an appearance in the win.
• For the opening game, Michigan went with the starting lineup of Darius Morris, Zack Novak, Tim Hardaway Jr., Evan Smotrycz, and Jordan Morgan.
• A total of seven players appeared in their first career games for U-M. Tim Hardaway Jr., Evan Smotrycz, and Jordan Morgan made their first career starts, while Blake McLimans, Colton Christian, Jon Horford, and Darrick Ervin came off the bench.
• The Wolverines held a canned food drive before the game to benefit the Food Gatherers Food Bank of Ann Arbor. Fans attending the game donated more than 2,500 cans.
