After an 82-72 win over Washington this week, Michigan remained on the West Coast on Saturday and played in Eugene against Oregon. The Ducks were without their top two players: Nate Bittle and Jackson Shelstad, but that didn’t stop Oregon from playing hard.
The Ducks were down 11 points midway through the first half, but hot shooting — along with Michigan fouls and turnovers — got Oregon back into the game. A last-second 3 from Wei Lin put the Ducks up 41-40 at halftime.
Michigan came out much stronger in the second half compared to its energy level in the first. The Wolverines had a strong final 20 minutes from big man Aday Mara and guard Nimari Burnett to keep the Wolverines in the win column. Michigan would go on to win the game against the Ducks 81-71…