Michigan
21-2; 11-2
Wisconsin
17-7; 9-4
Matthews' Second-Half Scoring Outburst Lifts U-M Past No. 19 Wisconsin
2/9/2019 3:04:00 PM | Men's Basketball
» Jon Teske tied career highs in points (17) and rebounds (12), en route to his third double-double of the season.
» Charles Matthews scored 16 of his points in the second half on 8-of-11 shooting.
» Saturday's win marks the 13th time this season that Michigan has held an opponent below 60 points.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: #7 Michigan 61, #19 Wisconsin 52
Records: U-M (22-2, 11-2 Big Ten), Wisconsin (17-7, 9-4 Big Ten)
Next U-M Event: Tuesday, Feb. 12 -- at Penn State (State College, Pa.), 8:30 p.m. (TV: BTN)
• Kornacki: Matthews, Teske Define 'Clutch' Play to Beat Wolverines
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Sparked by 16 second-half points from senior Charles Matthews, the University of Michigan men's basketball team (No. 7 AP/No. 7 Coaches Poll) pulled away late to secure a 61-52 victory over No. 19-ranked Wisconsin on Saturday afternoon (Feb. 9) at Crisler Center.
Matthews led the Wolverines in scoring on the day with 18 points. Junior Jon Teske chipped in with a 17-point, 12 rebound double-double, with both figures matching career highs. Sophomore Jordan Poole added 10 points and nine rebounds, and Zavier Simpson tallied five points, four rebounds and five assists in a season-high 40 minutes played.
The first five minutes were dominated by Wisconsin's post play, with Ethan Happ recording eight points and two boards on 4-of-5 shooting. The Badgers led, 10-5, at the first media timeout. After missing its first four field-goal attempts, Poole connected on a wide-open three-pointer to give Michigan its first points of the day. Â
Poole had six early points, but went to the bench after picking up his first foul with 12:39 remaining in the first period.
With 10:51 to go in the first half, Sophomore Eli Brooks dished an assist to sophomore Isaiah Livers on the wing to start a 6-0 Wolverine run. Teske followed that with an and-one layup to cut the Wisconsin lead to 17-14 with 10 minutes remaining in the half. Back-to-back makes by Simpson and Teske gave Michigan its first lead at 18-17 with 9:06 left in the first half.
Happ connected on another layup for his 14th point of the day and Wisconsin regained the lead, 25-22, with 3:00 remaining. With under a minute to go in the half, Teske blocked a layup attempt by Wisconsin guard Aleem Ford, leading to a coast-to-coast layup for Poole to give the Maize and Blue a 27-25 lead. A Badgers tip-in with five seconds left tied the game at 27 as the teams headed into the locker room at halftime.
Poole and Teske led the Wolverines in first-half scoring with eight and seven points, respectively. The duo also added five rebounds apiece, while Simpson led the team with three assists. Michigan shot 57.1 percent (4-of-7) from beyond the arc for the half.
Despite no scoring from either team in the first two minutes of the second half, a foul by Happ with 18:26 to play sent him to the bench with three fouls. With Happ not on the floor, the Wolverines led, 33-29, at the under-16 timeout.
Michigan hit its next four field-goal attempts for a 44-40 lead with just under nine minutes to go. Wisconsin battled back, however, when Happ's first layup of the second half cut the Wolverine lead to 46-45 with 6:13 remaining.
On the next possession, Teske hit another and-one layup to reclaim a four-point lead at 49-45.
A step-back jumper from Matthews gave the Wolverines a five-point advantage, 55-50, with 1:28 left in regulation. On the next possession, Matthews hit another mid-range shot as the shot clock expired, bringing the Crisler Center faithful to its feet. The Wolverines led, 57-50, with 23.6 seconds remaining, due in large part to Matthews' 16 second-half points (8-of-11 shooting).
And with three seconds remaining, Poole capped the day's effort when he lobbed an alley-oop pass to Livers, who flushed it home.
The Wolverines will travel to State College, Pennsylvania, on Tuesday (Feb. 12) when Michigan takes on Penn State for the second time this season. The opening tip is scheduled for 8:30 p.m., and the game will be broadcast on Big Ten Network.
