When the schedule was unveiled, they looked like trap games on each side of Christmas. Instead, Michigan treated those tricky pre and post-Christmas buy-games against top-150 KenPom teams like tune-ups. The Wolverines didn’t just get past Western Kentucky on Sunday night; they shot them off the floor.
Michigan matched a program record with 19 made 3-pointers and held an opponent to zero first-half assists for the second time in two games. As was the case last week, Michigan’s win felt like a formality by the first media timeout in the second half.
Seven Wolverines hit multiple threes, led by Nimari Burnett’s 5-of-7 perimeter shooting for 17 points, and the only reason that a few starters logged more than 20 minutes was that they were a reserve short on the night.
It was a decisive, no-nonsense thrashing of a Western Kentucky team that has otherwise been very competent — ranked in the top 150 nationally, 9-4, and coming off of an NCAA Tournament appearance. It was the sort of effort we’ve come to expect from a Michigan team that has handled its business with professionalism in non-conference play despite having its sights set on more.
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