{"id":37493,"date":"2025-11-04T13:01:31","date_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37493\/"},"modified":"2025-11-04T13:01:31","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T13:01:31","slug":"no-7-michigan-scores-school-record-69-points-in-1st-half-finishes-with-121-78-win-over-oakland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/37493\/","title":{"rendered":"No. 7 Michigan scores school-record 69 points in 1st half, finishes with 121-78 win over Oakland"},"content":{"rendered":"

ANN ARBOR, Mich. \u2013 Morez Johnson Jr. scored 20 of his career-high 24 points in a record-breaking first half and preseason All-America<\/a> forward Yaxel Lendeborg finished with 12 points to help No. 7 Michigan<\/a> rout Oakland 121-78 on Monday night.<\/p>\n

The Wolverines had 69 points at halftime, breaking the first-half scoring record of 66 set in 1987 against Eastern Michigan. They showed some mercy in the second half, allowing the school’s single-game scoring record to stand at 128 points from 1966 against Purdue.<\/p>\n

Michigan finished in a tie for the fifth-highest total in program history.<\/p>\n

Johnson, a transfer from Illinois, had 14 points in the opening eight minutes and helped Michigan go on a 20-0 run to take control. The Wolverines didn’t let up, making 71% of their shots in the first half to lead by 31 points at halftime<\/p>\n

They shot the lights out \u2014 literally \u2014 midway through the second half.<\/p>\n

Trey McKenney was driving into the lane when Crisler Center’s lights went black for about a second before he made a three-point play to give the team 100 points. The freshman point guard finished with 21 points.<\/p>\n

Lendeborg came off the bench in his Michigan debut after transferring from UAB because he had a wrap protecting his injured right hand.<\/p>\n

Will Tschetter had 16 points, Nimari Burnett scored 14 and Roddy Gayle Jr. added 11 for the Wolverines.<\/p>\n

Oakland’s opener should get the team ready for its next two games against No. 1 Purdue and No. 2 Houston on the road in a six-day span.<\/p>\n

Isaac Garrett had 20 points, Tuburu Naivalurua scored 18 and Ziare Wells added 14 for the Golden Grizzlies.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Oakland: At No. 1 Purdue on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Michigan: Plays Wake Forest on Nov. 11 in Detroit.<\/p>\n

___<\/p>\n

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