National Basketball Association
Michigan 70, Oregon 63
When: 9:00 PM ET, Monday, November 24, 2014
Where: Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York
Officials:
# Chris Beaver, # D.J. Carstensen, # Larry Scirotto
Attendance:
8465
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No. 18 Michigan 70, Oregon 63: Zak Irvin scored 19 points and Caris LeVert had 18 as the Wolverines held off the Ducks at the Legends Classic in Brooklyn.
Freshman Ricky Doyle contributed a career-high 10 points, including a key bucket in the final minute, for Michigan (4-0), which will face No. 11 Villanova on Tuesday in the tournament title game. The Wolverines never trailed and authored a crisp 23-of-29 performance from the foul line to remain undefeated.
Joseph Young scored 20 points to pace the Ducks (3-1), who will take on No. 14 VCU in Tuesday's consolation game. Dillon Brooks (14 points) and Elgin Cook (13) also finished in double figures for Oregon.
The Wolverines went nearly six minutes without a field goal before LeVert's three-point play with 2:59 left put them ahead 61-57, and Irvin drained a clutch 3-pointer with 1:22 to go to make it a five-point game. Young went 8-of-8 from the foul line down the stretch to keep the Ducks close, but Doyle's offensive rebound and putback with 37.1 seconds left and Irvin's two late foul shots sealed the victory.
Michigan shot 50 percent in the opening 20 minutes en route to a 33-27 lead at halftime. The Wolverines led 48-40 with less than 11 minutes remaining before 3-pointers by Young and Ahmaad Rorie helped Oregon rally within 50-48 with about nine minutes to go.
GAME NOTEBOOK: The teams combined to shot 6-of-21 from 3-point range in the first half. Oregon struggled again in the second half (2-of-8), while Michigan only attempted three 3-pointers in the second period, making two. ... Spike Albrecht added seven points off the bench for the Wolverines, who have never lost to the Ducks in four all-time meetings. ... Oregon F Dwayne Benjamin grabbed a game-high 11 rebounds to go with eight points.
Top Game Performances
Michigan |
|
Oregon |
Zak Irvin 19 |
Scoring |
Joseph Young 20 |
Spike Albrecht 3 |
Assists |
Joseph Young 3 |
Zak Irvin 5 |
Rebounds |
Dwayne Benjamin 11 |
Caris LeVert 11 |
Free Throws Made |
Joseph Young 8 |
Caris LeVert 2 |
Steals |
Joseph Young 2 |
Mark Donnal 1 |
Blocks |
Jordan Bell 2 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Michigan
|
70 |
45.7 |
5-13 |
23-29 |
11 |
24 |
3 |
3 |
8 |
Oregon
|
63 |
39.0 |
5-19 |
12-18 |
10 |
36 |
2 |
3 |
14 |