National Basketball Association
Michigan 66, South Carolina Upstate 35
When: 7:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 13, 2010
Where: Crisler Arena, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# Brian Dorsey, # Tim Higgins, # Mark Whitehead
Attendance:
7632
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Freshman guard Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 19 points as Michigan breezed to a 66-35 victory over South Carolina Upstate on Saturday night in the season opener for both schools.
Sophomore guard Darius Morris added 17 points on 7-for-10 shooting as the Wolverines were never challenged by the Atlantic Sun Conference school.
The visiting Spartans (0-1) did not have a player score in double figures and shot an abysmal 22 percent (12-for-54) from the field. Chalmers Rogers scored seven points to lead South Carolina Upstate, which was just 4-of-22 from 3-point range.
Hardaway, the son of former NBA All-Star point guard Tim Hardaway, hit three early 3-pointers to jump-start the Wolverines. Michigan ran to a 24-5 lead behind 11 points from Hardaway and eight from Morris.
South Carolina Upstate hit just 6 of 27 shots in the opening half, and went into the break staring at a 36-18 deficit.
Top Game Performances
| South Carolina Upstate |
|
Michigan |
|
Chalmers Rogers 7 |
Scoring |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 19 |
|
Josh Chavis 2 |
Assists |
Darius Morris 4 |
|
Chalmers Rogers 9 |
Rebounds |
Zack Novak 8 |
|
Carter Cook 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Tim Hardaway, Jr. 4 |
|
Chalmers Rogers 2 |
Steals |
Darius Morris 2 |
|
Carter Cook 1 |
Blocks |
Blake McLimans 2 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| South Carolina Upstate
|
35 |
22.2 |
4-24 |
7-11 |
3 |
28 |
2 |
5 |
|
| Michigan
|
66 |
44.0 |
7-22 |
15-21 |
12 |
39 |
3 |
6 |
|