EUGENE, Ore. – The No. 4-ranked Michigan Wolverines men’s basketball team (15-1, 5-1 Big Ten) will conclude its West Coast swing with a game against the Oregon Ducks (8-9, 1-5 Big Ten) at Matthew Knight Arena in Eugene, Ore.
Tipoff is scheduled for 1 p.m. PT, 4 p.m. EST on Saturday (Jan. 17) with national coverage on NBC Sports.
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Michigan, led by head coach Dusty May, began its two-game Pacific Northwest trip in Seattle against Washington on Jan. 14.
In its first game in Seattle in 32 years, the Wolverines took the lead after the first media timeout and never looked back, cruising to an 82-72 victory.
The Wolverines hold a 5-3 all-time record against Oregon, including a 1-1 mark in Eugene.
Last season in Ann Arbor, Michigan used five double-figure scorers and capitalized on 25 points off turnovers to fend off a late Oregon rally for an 80-76 win at Crisler Center.
Will Tschetter led the team with 17 points in 17 minutes, while Nimari Burnett added 13.
In their last meeting in Eugene on Dec. 2, 2023, Michigan fell 86-83 in overtime despite a career-best 33 points from Dug McDaniel.
The Ducks sealed the win with a deep three-pointer by Jackson Shelstad with 1.4 seconds remaining.
Michigan ranks third nationally with 93.8 points per game and second with a +25.1 scoring margin.
The Wolverines are sixth in rebounding (43.2 rpg), second in defensive rebounds (31.8), and seventh in assists per game (20.0), trailing only Purdue in the Big Ten.
Michigan’s scoring balance features five players averaging double figures.
The Wolverines are the only Big Ten team with three players averaging at least 6.5 rebounds per game.
Aday Mara recorded his second career 20+ point game against Washington, shooting 10-for-11 from the field and narrowly missing his career high of 22 points.
This marked the sixth time in the last 10 games that a Michigan player scored 20 points.
Morez Johnson Jr. pulled down a career-high 16 rebounds against Washington, marking his third double-double of the season and surpassing 300 career rebounds (314).
Michigan’s “Big Three” — Yaxel Lendeborg (14.6 ppg), Johnson (14.3), and Mara (10.8) — account for 40 percent of the team’s offense.
Lendeborg and Johnson each have 12 double-figure scoring games and have combined for 463 of Michigan’s 1,501 points this season (30.8 percent).
Lendeborg leads the team with averages of 6.9 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.4 blocks, and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 53 percent from the floor.
Johnson is shooting 67.2 percent (88-for-131), the best in the Big Ten and fourth nationally.
He has scored 229 points (14.3 ppg) in 16 games this season, surpassing his 209 points in 30 games at Illinois last year.
Mara has recorded at least one block in every game this season, totaling 41 blocks with multiple blocks in 13 contests, including 11 of his last 12 games. He leads the Big Ten with 2.56 blocks per game and ranks 12th nationally.
Elliot Cadeau was held scoreless for the first time in his 90-game career but led the Wolverines with six assists against Washington.
Burnett reached a career milestone by surpassing 1,000 points in his collegiate career.
He scored seven points against Washington and now has 1,004 career points. In three seasons at Michigan, he is 211 points shy of 1,000 as a Wolverine.