Danny Wolf scores 20 as Michigan beats No. 22 Xavier 78-53

College Basketball

Published Nov. 27, 2024 11:07 p.m. ET

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.

Takeaways

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.

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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).

Key moment

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.