National Basketball Association
Michigan 83, Lipscomb 75
When: 4:00 PM ET, Saturday, December 17, 2022
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials:
# King Whetstone, # John Floyd, # Steve McJunkins
Attendance:
12470
By Field Level Media
Kobe Bufkin scored 22 points to lead Michigan to an 83-75 nonconference win over Lipscomb on Saturday at Ann Arbor, Mich.
Jett Howard had 19 points and Hunter Dickinson added 15 points and seven rebounds for Michigan (7-3).
Will Pruitt led all scorers with 27 points Lipscomb (7-5). Quincy Clark scored 15 points and A.J. McGinnis added 13 points in defeat.
Michigan shot 50 percent from the field and 36.8 percent (7 of 19) from 3-point range, but only outrebounded Lipscomb by a 38-36 margin.
Lipscomb shot 41.8 percent from the field overall and 30 percent (9 of 30) from 3-point range.
Lipscomb committed 12 turnovers, while Michigan turned it over 10 times.
Lipscomb held a 73-69 lead with 4:27 remaining in the game, but the Wolverines took charge with a game-ending 14-2 surge.
Michigan essentially sealed the game with an 11-0 run over a span of 3:30 to take an 80-73 lead with 58 seconds remaining.
Six of those points were scored by freshman Dug McDaniel.
Michigan appeared to be in control, holding a 56-44 lead with 16:38 remaining in the game, but Lipscomb stormed back.
The Bisons used a 10-0 run over a span of 4:22 to take a 65-62 lead with 7:05 left.
Lipscomb started off good, taking a 15-11 lead with 15:08 remaining in the first half before Michigan started to assert itself.
The Wolverines went on a 14-2 run over the next 4:04 to take a 25-17 lead with 11:05 left until halftime.
Michigan continued to build its lead, going up 37-24 with 5:57 remaining in the first half.
Lipscomb had a brief surge, cutting Michigan's lead to seven at 41-34 with 2:48 to go in the first half before the Wolverines took a 49-41 lead at halftime.
--Field Level Media
Top Game Performances
Lipscomb |
|
Michigan |
Will Pruitt 27 |
Scoring |
Kobe Bufkin 22 |
Ahsan Asadullah 6 |
Assists |
Jett Howard 4 |
Grant Asman 5 |
Rebounds |
Dug McDaniel 8 |
Will Pruitt 8 |
Free Throws Made |
Terrance Williams II 5 |
Ahsan Asadullah 2 |
Steals |
Kobe Bufkin 1 |
Quincy Clark 1 |
Blocks |
Terrance Williams II 1 |
Team Stats Summary
Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
Lipscomb
|
75 |
41.8 |
9-30 |
10-11 |
14 |
33 |
1 |
4 |
12 |
Michigan
|
83 |
50.0 |
7-19 |
14-23 |
9 |
36 |
1 |
4 |
10 |