The Wolverine: Covering University of Michigan Football and Sports
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michigan basketball victory in 1999). The Badgers came into the game with a .914 winning percentage in their arena under Ryan. Michigan shot 54.7 percent in the game, connecting on an efficient 7 of 13 from three-point range, and also hit 12 of 14 free throws. Sophomore Glenn Robinson III added 14 points on 6-of-8 shooting, while fifth-year senior Jordan Morgan and redshirt junior Jon Horford combined for 12 points, 15 rebounds and five blocks. Stauskas took over down the stretch, scoring Michigan's last 11 points, and the Wolverines raced away with a victory to savor. "Every road win is going to be a tough game, but I think we did a great job of just staying composed," Robinson said. "They play great at home. It feels good to get this one in." Michigan Standing Tall In Most Big Ten Stats Categories Michigan's 5-0 start to the Big Ten campaign isn't any accident, the hard numbers attest. The Wolverines — having adjusted to life without NBA departures Trey Burke and Tim Hardaway Jr., not to mention injured sophomore Mitch McGary — are still in the top half of most conference statistical columns. Through Jan. 20, the Wolverines featured the fourth-best offensive average in the Big Ten at 77.3 points per game. Only Iowa (86.8), Michigan State (80.4) and Indiana (78.1) proved more prolific. The Wolverines' scoring defense ranked third, with their average of 63.5 points surrendered per game behind only Ohio State (57.9) and Wisconsin (62.8). Those combined numbers left Michigan with a comfortable scoring margin, the Wolverines winning games by an average 13.8 points each time out. Only Iowa (20.2), Michigan State (16.6) and Ohio State (15.9) were all beating teams by more, on average. Michigan also emerged as the league's second-best free throw shooting squad at 74.1 percent, behind only Minnesota (75.0 percent). The Wolverines ranked as the league's best overall shooting team, connecting on 48.8 percent of their attempts from the field, ahead of Michigan State (47.9) and Iowa (47.6). Michigan stood second in the league in three-point shooting, making 38.8 percent of their long-range tries. Only Wisconsin (39.2 percent) was ahead of the Wolverines, while Michigan State stood in a dead heat with John Beilein's team, percentagewise. Michigan's defense had yet to keep up with the scoring, allowing opponents to shoot 42.9 percent from the field, the second-worst in the Big Ten. Iowa (37.2 percent) led the league in field goal defense. Ohio State (26.6 percent) paced the conference in defending the three-pointer, while the Wolverines were 10th (33.0 percent). Michigan hovered near the middle of the pack in rebounding margin, beating foes on the boards by an average 2.6 per game, good for seventh. Indiana led the league at a plus-11.3 rebounding margin. The Wolverines were also last in the league in block-