Iowa vs Michigan 3/15/19 - NCAA Basketball Picks & Predictions

On Friday, the Iowa Hawkeyes will play the No. 10 ranked Michigan Wolverines at the United Center in Chicago Illinois in a Big Ten tournament matchup. The Hawkeyes defeated Illinois on Thursday 83-62 to move on to face Michigan. Nicholas Baer scored 17 points that included 5 baskets from 3-point territory to lead the Hawkeyes in their 21-point win.

Michigan completed its regular season 26-5 overall and 15-5 in Big Ten play. The Wolverines were No. 3 in Big Ten. Michigan was defeated by Michigan State on Saturday 75-63 in the regular season finale. The Wolverines squandered a 6-point halftime lead and were outscored 46-28 after the break. Charles Matthews missed his third straight game for Michigan with a bad ankle and is questionable for Friday. Tyler Cook leads Iowa in scoring and rebounding with averages of 14.9 points and 8.0 rebounds per game. Luka Garza is the second leading scorer with an average of 12.8 points per game. Jordan Bohannon leads the Hawkeyes in assists with an average of 3.4 per game. Iowa is shooting 45.7% from the field and 36.8% from 3-point territory.

Ignas Brazdeikis is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder for Michigan with averages of 15.0 points and 5.3 rebounds per game. The leading rebounder is Jon Teske with an average of 6.7 per game, while Zavier Simpson leads the Wolverines in assists with an average of 6.3 per game. Michigan is shooting 44.9% from the field and 35.1% from 3-point territory.