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Michigan Wolverines fly high, lead by 43 late in second half and blow out Youngstown State, 92-62

clayton-sayfieby: Clayton Sayfie11/10/23CSayf23
Michigan basketball bench
(Photo by Lon Horwedel / TheWolverine.com)

Michigan Wolverines basketball led by 43 points with 3:23 left, didn’t score in the final 2:56 of the game … and still beat down Youngstown State, 92-62, in the second game of the season Friday night at Crisler Center. The Maize and Blue are now 2-0, after an impressive, 99-74 victory over UNC Asheville to open the campaign on Tuesday.

Michigan is up to No. 34 on Kenpom, with the No. 21 most efficient offense in the country and 47th-best defense. That overall rank checks in sixth in the Big Ten.

Michigan and Youngstown State played relatively close early on. The Penguins held in, trailing by only three points with just under 13 minutes to play in the early going. They made 4 of their first 6 shots from the field, while the Wolverines were red hot, making 8 of their first 12. U-M was sloppy with turnovers, though, holding them back, with 5 in the first 10 minutes.

Michigan’s frontcourt was active early on. Senior Terrance Williams II made a jumper to put the Wolverines up 2-0, and he added a triple a couple minutes later. Sophomore Tarris Reed Jr. had 5 points in the first three-and-a-half minutes, and graduate Olivier Nkamhoua got going with six straight Michigan points.

Sophomore guard Dug McDaniel then exploded for 14 points in the final 14:13 of the half. He shot 5-of-9 from the field before halftime, making 1 three on 4 attempts. Nkamhoua was 4-for-4 from the field in the first half, totaling 8 points.

Michigan outscored Youngstown State, 17-13, in the final five minutes of the half.

Michigan doubled up Youngstown State in the first half, 46-23, thanks to some stellar defense. The Penguins shot just 9-of-30 from the field with 9 turnovers before the break.

Michigan scored four-straight points to get the second half going and take a 50-23 edge. The Wolverines scored 19 of the stanza’s first 26 and extended their advantage to 65-30 after a McDaniel jumper with 14:32 remaining. Those were his final points of the night, and he finished with 16 points.

Redshirt sophomore forward Will Tschetter made both of his triple tries in the season opener and exploded for a career-high 20 points in this one. He was a perfect 8-for-8 from the field and 4-for-4 from long range. Twelve of his points came after halftime. His points were 20 of Michigan’s 37 bench points.

It was Nkamhoua’s night overall. He had a double-double with 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists, adding a pair of blocks. He and Tschetter were a combined 15-for-15 shooting from the field.

McDaniel found Nkamhoua, a Tennessee transfer, for a transition lob that went for a dunk early in the second half.

Michigan had 13 fast break points on the night.

Michigan shot 19-of-24 on layups and dunks and totaled 44 points in the paint. The Wolverines posted 8 offensive rebounds that amounted in 12 second-chance points.

Michigan played 13 different student-athletes. Eight different players scored. Four were in double figures. It was a good night for the Maize and Blue, who are set to take on St. John’s Monday night at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, New York.

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