National Basketball Association
Michigan 79, UCLA 63
When: 7:30 PM ET, Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Where: Lahaina Civic Center, Lahaina, Hawaii
Officials:
# David Hall, # Pat Evans, # Jamie Luckie
Attendance:
2400
By SportsDirect Inc.
Senior captain Zach Novak scored a career-high 22 points and
Tim Hardaway Jr. added 20 as No. 15 Michigan cruised past UCLA, 79-63, in the
third-place game at the EA Sports Maui Invitatiuonal on Wednesday.
Jon Horford added a career-high
12 points and seven rebounds for the Wolverines (5-1), who fell to No. 6 Duke
in the semifinal on Tuesday. Michigan shot 62 percent (29-of-47)
on Wednesday, led by Novack’s 7-of-8.
The Bruins (1-4), who have yet
to beat a Division-I opponent this season, fell to 1-4 for the first time since
1987.
UCLA looked like it would give
Michigan a game early in the second half, drawing within 48-43 on Joshua
Smith’s layup with 13:03 left. The Wolverines responded with a 15-4 run over
the next five minutes, getting a combined 12 points from Hardaway and Novak
during the burst.
Novack’s 3-pointer, his fourth
of the game, with 2:27 left made it 75-55 and ended the Bruins’ hopes of a
dramatic comeback.
Travis Wear scored 16 points
off the bench to lead the Bruins.
Top Game Performances
| UCLA |
|
Michigan |
|
Travis Wear 16 |
Scoring |
Zack Novak 22 |
|
Lazeric Jones 3 |
Assists |
Trey Burke 5 |
|
Lazeric Jones 5 |
Rebounds |
Evan Smotrycz 8 |
|
Lazeric Jones 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Zack Novak 4 |
|
Jerime Anderson 4 |
Steals |
Jon Horford 2 |
|
Travis Wear 2 |
Blocks |
Jon Horford 3 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| UCLA
|
63 |
41.8 |
4-17 |
13-17 |
11 |
24 |
2 |
8 |
12 |
| Michigan
|
79 |
61.7 |
7-14 |
14-20 |
14 |
31 |
4 |
6 |
14 |
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