Danny Wolf scores 20 and Michigan knocks off No. 22 Xavier 78-53.
FORT MYERS, Fla. (AP) Danny Wolf had 20 points and 14 rebounds, Vlad Goldin scored 18 points and Michigan beat No. 22 Xavier 78-53 in the Fort Myers Tip-Off on Wednesday night.
Tre Donaldson added 13 for the Wolverines (6-1) who led 41-30 at halftime.
Ryan Conwell led Xavier (6-1) with 19 points and Zach Freemantle added 14, but the Musketeers shot just 20 of 58 (34.5%) from the field while Michigan shot 30 of 61 (49.2%), including 50% on 3-pointers.
With former Michigan basketball coach John Beilein in attendance, the Wolverines used a 19-3 run to take a 38-21 lead.
Xavier committed 14 turnovers in the first half and the Wolverines had six steals.
Wolf had 16 of his points in the first half and had four 3-pointers in the game.
Xavier: The Musketeers need to avoid scoring lapses. After going scoreless for 6:45 against South Carolina, Xavier had one basket during a 7:15 stretch as Michigan went on its 19-3 run. The team also scored just 23 in the second half.
Michigan: Going into Big Ten play in less than a week, Michigan looks ready with a nice combination of defensive pressure (10 steals), interior play (38 points in the paint) and 3-point shooting (11 of 22).
Xavier cut Michigan’s lead to 59-51 and forced a miss but the Wolverines’ Will Tschetter grabbed the offensive rebound and passed out to L.J. Cason for a 3-pointer to put the Wolverines back up double digits.
The Musketeers never drew within single digits again.
Xavier had 19 turnovers to just 10 for Michigan.
Xavier will play host to South Carolina State on Sunday.
Michigan will travel to No. 15 Wisconsin to open Big Ten play on Tuesday night.
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Time | Team | Play | Score | |
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20:00 | Â | (Musketeers gains possession) | Â | |
19:45 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
19:43 | Â | Marcus Foster offensive rebound | Â | |
19:21 | Â | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
19:19 | Â | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | Â | |
18:53 | Â | Dayvion McKnight personal foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul) | Â | |
18:51 | +3 | Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot (Tre Donaldson assists) | 3-0 | |
18:35 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:33 | Â | Tre Donaldson defensive rebound | Â | |
18:28 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:26 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
18:15 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
18:13 | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | Â | |
18:10 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot | 3-2 | |
17:53 | +3 | Vladislav Goldin makes three point jump shot | 6-2 | |
17:30 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point jump shot | 6-4 | |
17:14 | Â | Vladislav Goldin misses two point hook shot | Â | |
17:12 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
17:05 | Â | Dailyn Swain misses two point jump shot | Â | |
17:03 | Â | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | Â | |
16:55 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point layup (Roddy Gayle Jr. assists) | 8-4 | |
16:46 | Â | Dayvion McKnight turnover (lost ball) (Nimari Burnett steals) | Â | |
16:42 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
16:40 | Â | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | Â | |
16:39 | +2 | Danny Wolf makes two point jump shot | 10-4 | |
16:34 | +3 | Marcus Foster makes three point jump shot (Dayvion McKnight assists) | 10-7 | |
16:00 | Â | Wolverines turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
16:00 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
15:48 | Â | Will Tschetter shooting foul (Ryan Conwell draws the foul) | Â | |
15:48 | +1 | Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 10-8 | |
15:48 | +1 | Ryan Conwell makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 10-9 | |
15:35 | Â | Rubin Jones misses three point jump shot | Â | |
15:33 | Â | John Hugley IV defensive rebound | Â | |
15:22 | +3 | Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot (John Hugley IV assists) | 10-12 | |
15:09 | +3 | Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot (L.J. Cason assists) | 13-12 | |
14:51 | Â | Trey Green turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
14:34 | +2 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes two point dunk (Will Tschetter assists) | 15-12 | |
14:06 | +2 | Ryan Conwell makes two point layup | 15-14 | |
13:57 | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point layup | 17-14 | |
13:47 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (traveling) | Â | |
13:30 | Â | L.J. Cason misses three point jump shot | Â | |
13:28 | Â | Trey Green defensive rebound | Â | |
13:23 | Â | Rubin Jones blocks Trey Green's two point layup | Â | |
13:22 | Â | Musketeers offensive rebound | Â | |
13:16 | Â | John Hugley IV turnover (lost ball) (L.J. Cason steals) | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Vladislav Goldin offensive foul | Â | |
13:05 | Â | Vladislav Goldin turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
12:47 | +2 | Zach Freemantle makes two point hook shot | 17-16 | |
12:31 | Â | Sam Walters misses three point jump shot | Â | |
12:29 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
12:08 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | Â | |
12:06 | Â | Vladislav Goldin defensive rebound | Â | |
11:53 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
11:51 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
11:47 | Â | Sam Walters personal foul | Â | |
11:47 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
11:31 | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (lost ball) | Â | |
11:16 | +2 | Vladislav Goldin makes two point hook shot (Danny Wolf assists) | 19-16 | |
10:45 | +2 | Marcus Foster makes two point layup | 19-18 | |
10:45 | Â | Vladislav Goldin shooting foul (Marcus Foster draws the foul) | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Marcus Foster misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
10:45 | Â | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | Â | |
10:20 | +2 | Tre Donaldson makes two point layup | 21-18 | |
10:20 | Â | Marcus Foster shooting foul (Tre Donaldson draws the foul) | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | Â | |
10:20 | Â | Dayvion McKnight defensive rebound | Â | |
10:09 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (traveling) | Â | |
9:51 | Â | Danny Wolf misses two point hook shot | Â | |
9:25 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
9:23 | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive rebound | Â | |
9:22 | Â | Nimari Burnett personal foul | Â | |
9:01 | Â | Dante Maddox Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:59 | Â | Will Tschetter defensive rebound | Â | |
8:54 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses two point layup | Â | |
8:52 | Â | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | Â | |
8:51 | Â | Danny Wolf misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:49 | Â | Danny Wolf offensive rebound | Â | |
8:46 | +3 | Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists) | 24-18 | |
8:39 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | Â | |
8:37 | Â | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | Â | |
8:28 | +2 | Will Tschetter makes two point layup | 26-18 | |
8:21 | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â | |
8:21 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
8:04 | Â | Ryan Conwell misses three point jump shot | Â | |
8:02 | Â | Nimari Burnett defensive rebound | Â | |
7:57 | Â | Nimari Burnett turnover (traveling) | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Zach Freemantle offensive foul | Â | |
7:50 | Â | Zach Freemantle turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
7:34 | +2 | Danny Wolf makes two point layup | 28-18 | |
7:01 | Â | Marcus Foster misses two point jump shot | Â | |
7:00 | Â | Musketeers turnover (shot clock violation) | Â | |
6:33 | +3 | Nimari Burnett makes three point jump shot | 31-18 | |
6:16 | +3 | Trey Green makes three point jump shot | 31-21 | |
6:02 | +2 | Nimari Burnett makes two point layup (Danny Wolf assists) | 33-21 | |
5:47 | Â | Marcus Foster misses three point jump shot | Â | |
5:45 | Â | Will Tschetter defensive rebound | Â | |
5:40 | +3 | Roddy Gayle Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nimari Burnett assists) | 36-21 | |
5:39 | Â | Musketeers 30 second timeout | Â | |
5:30 | Â | John Hugley IV offensive foul | Â | |
5:30 | Â | John Hugley IV turnover (offensive foul) | Â | |
5:18 | Â | Will Tschetter turnover (out of bounds) | Â | |
5:12 | Â | John Hugley IV turnover (bad pass) | Â | |
4:49 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point jump shot | Â | |
4:47 | Â | Dailyn Swain defensive rebound | Â | |
4:38 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses three point jump shot | Â | |
4:36 | Â | Sam Walters defensive rebound | Â | |
4:28 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. misses two point layup | Â | |
4:26 | Â | Will Tschetter offensive rebound | Â | |
4:22 | Â | Jerome Hunter shooting foul (Sam Walters draws the foul) | Â | |
4:22 | +1 | Sam Walters makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 37-21 | |
4:22 | +1 | Sam Walters makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 38-21 | |
4:08 | Â | Trey Green turnover (bad pass) (L.J. Cason steals) | Â | |
4:04 | Â | L.J. Cason misses two point layup | Â | |
4:02 | Â | John Hugley IV defensive rebound | Â | |
3:59 | Â | Roddy Gayle Jr. personal foul | Â | |
3:59 | Â | TV timeout | Â | |
3:29 | +3 | Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot | 38-24 | |
3:12 | Â | Zach Freemantle shooting foul (Danny Wolf draws the foul) | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Danny Wolf misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Danny Wolf misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | Â | |
3:11 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
3:01 | +3 | Dayvion McKnight makes three point jump shot (Zach Freemantle assists) | 38-27 | |
2:46 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses three point jump shot | Â | |
2:44 | Â | Jerome Hunter defensive rebound | Â | |
2:32 | Â | Jerome Hunter turnover (bad pass) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals) | Â | |
2:27 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses two point layup | Â | |
2:25 | Â | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | Â | |
2:06 | Â | Dayvion McKnight misses two point jump shot | Â | |
2:04 | Â | Danny Wolf defensive rebound | Â | |
1:51 | Â | Tre Donaldson misses two point jump shot | Â | |
1:49 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
1:37 | Â | Dailyn Swain turnover (bad pass) (Roddy Gayle Jr. steals) | Â | |
1:16 | Â | Rubin Jones misses two point hook shot | Â | |
1:14 | Â | Zach Freemantle defensive rebound | Â | |
0:53 | Â | Zach Freemantle misses two point jump shot | Â | |
0:51 | Â | Will Tschetter defensive rebound | Â | |
0:37 | +3 | Danny Wolf makes three point jump shot | 41-27 | |
0:35 | Â | Wolverines 30 second timeout | Â | |
0:23 | Â | Ryan Conwell turnover (lost ball) (L.J. Cason steals) | Â | |
0:16 | Â | Will Tschetter misses three point jump shot | Â | |
0:14 | Â | Ryan Conwell defensive rebound | Â | |
0:01 | +3 | Ryan Conwell makes three point jump shot | 41-30 | |
0:00 | Â | End of period | Â |