The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan basketball some early bite, with trips to Iowa State and Duke after Michigan saw an NBA backcourt head out the door following last season's national championship game. Beilein knows his team has plenty of time and room to grow between now and the next Big Dance, and even prior to the start of the Big Ten season. He wasn't happy that this game slipped away, but he sees a continual advancement in this team sorting itself out. "It was a step forward for everybody on our team," Beilein said. "There were guys out there playing huge minutes who have not. Glenn [Robinson III] had 14 shots today, and that might be one of his highest in shots taken. There's a whole evolution going on with this team that only games can help us move in the right direction, for us to be fact finding about what works the best." ❏ Michigan Basketball Rewind: Nov. 8-17 Record: 2-1overall, 0-0 Big Ten. Record From Nov. 8-17: 2-1. Best Win — 93-59 over South Carolina State: The Wolverines lit up Crisler Center, raining three-pointers on an overmatched visitor, in the resounding win over South Carolina State Nov. 12. Sophomore guard Caris LeVert got the Wolverines rolling, hitting five of his six three-pointers in a nineminute stretch of the first half. Michigan then got scoring from a host of others in cruising to the victory. LeVert wound up with a career-high 24 points, while fellow sophomore Nik Stauskas tossed in 23, with five three-pointers of his own. Michigan made 15 from beyond the arc overall, dominating the action from start to finish. Freshman point guard Derrick Worst Loss — 77-70 at Iowa State: Walton Jr. averaged 10.3 points per Michigan's first big test of the season didn't game and dished out seven assists result in a passing grade. The Wolverines during U-M's 2-1 start. photo by per kjeldsen went into a tough place to play against a strong Iowa State crew and couldn't hang onto a lead it nursed for much of the game. The return of sophomore Mitch McGary gave Michigan a boost and U-M led 44-38 with 17:38 remaining, but Iowa State roared back to win, spurred by a deafening home crowd that rushed the court after the victory. The Cyclones finished the game on a strong run, overcoming a 20-point performance by sophomore guard Nik Stauskas. Iowa State's Melvin Ejim provided a dominant