Under-16 media timeout – first half

Michigan turns IU over to start things off. Got some good offensive rebounding and multiple chances on the first offensive possession. Center Aday Mara got away with a bit of a travel on the first score, misses two free throw attempts on the second possession. Elliot Cadeau hits a 3 to put U-M up 5-0. Cadeau drives the lane to put Michigan up 7-0.

Meanwhile, IU is completely out of rhythm to start the game, hoisting contested 3s that are nowhere close. The Wolverine defense is definitely keeping the Hoosiers from doing much of anything, but their own defense has also kept the maize and blue from scoring at will.

Under-12 media timeout – first half

IU still cannot get much of anything going. To some degree, the Wolverines are playing a little too fast trying to put the Hoosiers away early. A couple of turnovers have negated some momentum as a result.

Cadeau continues to be the entirety of the Michigan offense, essentially, having scored 7 of the Wolverines’ 9. IU finally gets on the board with a floater, to make the deficit 9-2. A turnover on Michigan’s end (Roddy Gayle Jr. was stripped) and a foul on the other end allows the Hoosiers to score two more. But Cadeau answers with his second 3 of the game to put Michigan up 12-4.

Yaxel Lendeborg still not quite looking to be full strength.

IU is so disjointed that even a breakaway didn’t work for it. Will Tschetter did a good job of hustling back and getting in front of the ball carrier, and then they missed the layup. Trey McKenney hit a 3 on the other end to put Michigan up 17-4 with 11:43 remaining in the first half.

Under-eight media timeout – first half

Michigan opens the foray with its third block of the game before LJ Cason drives the basket and scores underneath to put U-M up 19-4. A Sam Alexis free throw adds a point for IU, but he gets his second personal foul on the other end with 9:58 remaining in the half. That allowed McKenney to hit his second 3 of the game, but IU answers with a 3 of its own and a layup. Tschetter stops the five-point run by tacking on a 3 of his own and plays excellent defense on the other end of the floor. IU converts another 3, but Nimari Burnett hits another on Michigan’s end, and it’s 28-13 going into the media timeout.

Michigan is shooting 57% from the floor, including 50% from 3. Indiana? 22%.

Update: Morez Johnson Jr. torn jersey

He’ll wear No. 51 for the rest of the game.

Under-four media timeout – first half

IU hits two free throws to cut the deficit to 13 (game high was Michigan by 17). Johnson is fouled on what almost was a beautiful alley-oop, misses his first free throw, but converts his second. IU hits a 3 and is starting to find an offensive rhythm. Yaxel Lendeborg turns it over, but so does IU. Aday Mara gets a not-so-pretty alley-oop from Johnson, but IU has now hit five of its last five field goal attempts, now shooting 30%. Michigan is getting stymied with six turnovers to this point, but they’re also outrebounding Indiana 17-5. The Hoosiers hit another 3, and suddenly it’s an eight-point game.

Lendeborg hits a floater to put Michigan back up by 10. The Hoosiers finally miss a shot but the Wolverines turn it over for a seventh time. Michigan 33, Indiana 23.

Final four minutes – first half

An Indiana turnover (its fourth) leads to a Michigan turnover (its eighth). Cadeau misses a free throw attempt but gets the ball back and puts it up. It rims out, but it’s put back by Johnson. It was initially called an offensive goaltend, but Michigan challenged it and it was overturned.

IU scores on the other end, but Tschetter hit yet another 3 to put Michigan back up by 13. After IU scored via two free throws, Cadeau danced through the lane to get a layup as time expired, to put Michigan up 40-29, going into the half.