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Michigan basketball will be back in action Wednesday when they host Oregon at Crisler Center for their first-ever Big Ten matchup.
The Wolverines have won their last two games over Penn State and Rutgers, while the Ducks have dropped three straight games coming into their matchup with Michigan, including a humbling 78-52 loss to UCLA last Thursday.
Here are three keys and a prediction for the Wolverines’ game against the Ducks that starts at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday on Big ten Network:
Ducks starting to quack .. er, crack
Oregon (16-6, 5-6 Big Ten) opened the season quite well under Dana Altman, winning its first nine games of the year en route to opening the season 15-3. The Ducks have fallen off their form in recent weeks as Big Ten play has ramped up, losing four of the past five games, which includes each of their past three.
As a result, Oregon has plummeted all the way to No. 37 KenPom, though it has played the No. 11 hardest schedule in America. In conference play, Oregon is No. 10 (out of 18 teams) in effective field goals (51.3%) and 2-point shooting (52.7%) and is rated No. 15 in offense (103.9), turnover rate (17.6%) and offensive rebounding (26.6%).
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Michigan Wolverines center Danny Wolf drives to the basket against Rutgers Scarlet Knights center Lathan Sommerville during the first half at Jersey Mike’s Arena, Feb. 1, 2025.
On defense, meanwhile, Oregon is No. 10 in effective field goal percentage (52.9%), No. 12 in efficiency (111.2), and No. 17 in defending 3-pointers (36.7%). The Ducks have five players who average better than nine points per game, highlighted by Nate Bittle, a 7-foot senior center putting up a career-best 12.5 points and 7.2 rebounds.
Sophomore Jackson Shelstad is next at 12.3 points per game followed by Villanova transfer TJ Bamba, putting up 10.5 points per game, though on inefficient splits at 37.8% from the floor and 24.5% behind the arc.
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Author : Detroit Free Press
Publish date : 2025-02-05 11:10:00
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