The Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team is the intercollegiate men’s basketball program representing the University of Michigan. The school competes in the Big Ten Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association.
Michigan Basketball: Odds| Prediction| How to watch| Illinois
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Odds:
Juwan Howard wasn’t willing to sacrifice his players’ long-term health for a better chance at winning Friday’s game.
Michigan’s head men’s basketball coach decided to sit starting center Hunter Dickinson, the team’s leading scorer and rebounder, as well as key reserve Brandon Johns Jr. in a critical matchup at Illinois.
Prediction:
Both players were at State Farm Center. Johns even participated in pregame warmups, but neither saw the court in the 68-53 loss.
As a result, Terrance Williams II made his first career start, at power forward, sliding Moussa Diabaté to center. Diabaté, a 210-pound freshman, was tasked with defending national Player of the Year candidate Kofi Cockburn, a 7-foot, 285-pound junior.
How to watch:
TV: FS1. Radio: WWJ-AM (950; more radio affiliates).
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Diabate picked up two early fouls. Jaron Faulds, a walk on, replaced him and played 13 minutes. He too had missed a game and practice time after contracting COVID. Even 6-foot-7 Jace Howard saw some defensive possessions against Cockburn, who finished with 21 points on 13 shots.
Illinois:
After a 10-day layoff due to a COVID-19 outbreak, the Michigan men’s basketball team is scheduled to return to action on Friday night at Illinois. The Wolverines had to postpone their last two games.
Illinois routed Michigan in Ann Arbor last season, 76-53, in the teams’ only meeting of the season. Both earned No. 1 seeds in the NCAA Tournament. The Illini were bounced in the second round by Loyola Chicago; Michigan reached the Elite Eight.
