The No. 5 ranked Michigan Wolverines visit Assembly Hall in Bloomington, Indiana on Friday to play the Indiana Hoosiers in a Big Ten showdown. The Wolverines bounced back from their first loss of the season with a 59-57 won over Minnesota to improve to 18-1 on the season. Charles Matthews sank a floater from the baseline as the buzzer sounded lifting Michigan to the victory.
Indiana fell to 12-7 on the season following its 73-66 loss to Northwestern on Tuesday. The Hoosiers were led by Juwan Morgan with 18 points and 11 boards, while Romeo Langford added 12 points. Indiana shot just 38.3% from the field. The Hoosiers opened the season 12-2 but have now lost five straight.
Ignas Brazdeikis is the leading scorer and second leading rebounder with averages of 14.9 points and 5.5 rebounds per game. The leading rebounder is Jon Teske with an average of 6.6 per game, while Zavier Simpson leads the Wolverines in assists with an average of 5.6 per game. Michigan is shooting 46.0% from the field and 35.0% from 3-point territory.
Romeo Langford leads Indiana in scoring with an average of 17.6 points per game. Juwan Morgan is the second leading scorer and leader in rebounds with averages of 16.5 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. Devonte Green is the leader in assists with an average of 3.2 per game. Indiana is shooting 49.8% from the field and 33.3% from 3-point territory.
