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All-Conference
January 9, 2014
8pm CT - ESPN2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,147) - Lincoln, NE
Michigan Wolverines 10-4, 2-0 (Last: W 74-51 vs Northwestern)
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Nebraska Cornhuskers 8-6, 0-2 (Last: L 84-53 vs Ohio State)
Big Ten Standings
#4 Wisconsin 3-0, 16-0
#5 Michigan State 3-0, 14-1
Michigan 2-0, 10-4
#3 Ohio State 2-1, 15-1
#23 Illinois 2-1, 13-3
Minnesota 2-1, 13-3
#20 Iowa 1-1, 12-3
Indiana 0-2, 10-5
Purdue 0-2, 10-5
Nebraska 0-2, 8-6
Northwestern 0-2, 7-8
Penn State 0-3, 9-7
Head Coaches
Michigan John Beilein (683-407, 132-89 at Michigan)
Nebraska Tim Miles (306-244, 23-24 at Nebraska)
Injury Report
Michigan
F - Mitch McGary - Back - Out indefinitely
Nebraska
No injuries to report
Scouting Michigan
Michigan comes into Thursday’s game with a 10-4 record and a four-game winning streak following a 74-51 win over Northwestern on Sunday afternoon. UM is 2-0 in Big Ten play, as it opened conference action with a 63-60 win at Minnesota on Jan. 2.
The Wolverines returned three starters and eight letterwinners from a team that won 31 games and were the 2013 NCAA runner up. Under the direction of John Beilein, the Wolverines have reached the NCAA Tournament in three straight seasons, including the program’s first Final Four appearance since 1993 last season. UM opened the season with wins in four of its first five games, including an overtime win over Florida State, before falling to Charlotte in the title game of the Puerto Rico Tipoff. The Wolverines are 6-1 at home with the only setback coming in a two-point loss to No. 1 Arizona, but just 1-2 in road games, including setbacks at Iowa State (77-70) and Duke (79-69).
Michigan has been without the services of preseason All-American Mitch McGary, who played in just eight games before electing to undergo back surgery. McGary averaged 9.5 points and a team-best 8.3 rebounds per game. Despite McGary’s loss, the Wolverines have been led by a trio of sophomores in Nik Stauskas, Glenn Robinson III and Caris LeVert, all of who average in double figures. Stauskas leads Michigan and ranks among the Big Ten scoring leaders at 17.8 points per game while shooting 45 percent from 3-point range. He also paces UM with 47 assists. Robinson, who could have been a first-round pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, averages 13.3 points and 4.6 rebounds per game while LeVert is at 12 points per contest.
