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12/06 17:38 CST Johnson scores 22 as No. 3 Michigan routs Rutgers 101-60
Johnson scores 22 as No. 3 Michigan routs Rutgers 101-60
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) --- Morez Johnson Jr. scored 22 points on 9-of-11
shooting, and No. 3 Michigan won its fifth consecutive game by 25 or more
points, beating Rutgers 101-60 on Saturday.
The Wolverines scored more than 100 points for the third consecutive game, a
feat last accomplished during their 1989 national championship season.
Yaxel Lendenborg had 14 points and eight rebounds for the Wolverines (8-0, 1-0)
in their Big Ten opener. Trey McKenney added 13 points, and Elliot Cadeau had
11 points and nine assists.
Michigan shot 60% from the field while making its case for the No. 1 spot in
the AP poll after No. 1 Purdue lost earlier in the day. The Maize Rage student
section did its lobbying with several "No. 1" chants late in the game.
Freshmen Harun Zrno and Kaden Powers led Rutgers (5-5, 0-2) with 13 points
apiece. Zrno, a 21-year-old from Bosnia and Herzegovina, made his first career
start.
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