Michigan defenders hounded the Aztecs in the backcourt, refusing to give them any room to maneuver or even pass. Wolverines head coach Juwan Howard - sensing that SDSU was starting to wobble under pressure - unleashed a full-court press in an attempt to sweep the Aztecs’ legs. A Michigan squad that has had similar scoring struggles couldn’t stop making them, swishing 46.7 percent of their field goals and 55 percent of their three-pointers. SDSU couldn’t make a three, nonetheless a field goal. The Aztecs had dug themselves out of a ten-point hole and were only down by two points heading into halftime. “Obviously, we rolled the dice and they made a lot of threes and that always wins college games.”įor the first 20 minutes of play, the 12,532 fans in attendance (mostly sporting yellow but with a smattering of red) were treated to quite the show. “When you run into a team that shoots high percentage from three, especially in their home gym, it’s hard to get a win,” head coach Brian Dutcher said in a post-game conference. Meanwhile, the Wolverines were making mincemeat of the vaunted SDSU defense, dropping three-point buckets with ease and boxing out Aztec shooters whenever they dared enter the paint.Ī broken wrist already knocked out junior guard Lamont Butler while senior Tahirou Diabate didn’t make the trip for… “medical reasons”.Įven though the Aztecs hung with the Wolverines for as long as they could, a constant volley of three-pointers and a full-court press reinforced with adamantium sank the Scarlet and Black 72-58. The Aztecs were, once again, unable to make a shot and picked up five fouls within the first eight minutes of the game.
24 Michigan Wolverines (5-3) and the San Diego State Aztecs (5-3). A familiar scene was playing out at the Crisler Center between the No.
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