National Basketball Association
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Michigan 69, Massachusetts Lowell 42
When: 7:00 PM ET, Friday, November 8, 2013
Where: Crisler Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Officials: # Bill Ek, # Michael Kitts, # Brett Gearhart
Attendance: 12707

No. 9 Michigan 69, Massachusetts-Lowell 42: Caris LeVert scored a career-high 17 points as the host Wolverines ran away from the River Hawks in the second half of their season opener.

Coming off a hard-fought loss to Louisville in the national championship game, Michigan (1-0) played Massachusetts-Lowell to a 23-23 tie at the end of the first half before reeling off a 21-0 run. Glenn Robinson III added 15 points for the Wolverines, who scored 24 of their points on free throws, shooting 75 percent as a team.

Akeem Williams led the River Hawks (0-1) with 16 points and seven rebounds. Freshman Tyler Livingston pitched in 10 points and nine rebounds in his debut.

Massachusetts-Lowell erased an early 8-0 deficit as two Williams free throws pushed the River Hawks ahead 21-20 before entering halftime tied. After a Williams jump shot gave Massachusetts-Lowell a 25-23 edge 43 seconds into the second half, a pair of Nik Stauskas free throws started the run.

Jon Horford followed with a dunk and a jump shot as the Wolverines quickly began to seize momentum. Spike Albrecht’s jumper with 9:48 left finished the 21-0 jaunt as Michigan pulled away from there.

GAME NOTEBOOK: LeVert’s previous career high was nine points. He accomplished that on Jan. 6, 2013 against Iowa. … Michigan freshman Zak Irvin scored 10 points in his debut. … Horford finished with a game-high 12 rebounds.
Top Game Performances
 
Massachusetts Lowell   Michigan
Akeem Williams 16 Scoring Caris LeVert 17
Chad Holley 4 Assists Glenn Robinson III 4
Tyler Livingston 10 Rebounds Jon Horford 12
DJ Mlachnik 6 Free Throws Made Glenn Robinson III 7
Akeem Williams 2 Steals Glenn Robinson III 3
N/A Blocks Jon Horford 1
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Massachusetts Lowell 42 28.6 4-17 10-12 7 31 0 5 15
Michigan 69 37.7 5-18 24-32 13 37 2 10 7