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Tuesday night's game between the No. 2 Michigan Wolverines and the Villanova Wildcats at Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan, was practically over before the first half buzzer even sounded. By halftime, Michigan basketball was already enjoying a 30-point lead.
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The second half was a much more even battle, with Villanova even outscoring Dusty May 's squad by two points, 38-36, but that barely moved the needle, as the Wolverines came away with an 89-61 win to preserve their unbeaten record and improve it to 9-0 overall.
Despite the lopsided nature of the contest in favor of his team, May sounded far from satisfied .
"Are we marveling at the performance tonight? No, we know we've got to get a lot better," May told reporters in the postgame press conference (via Zach Shaw of 247 Sports).
Michigan had a stretch of 15 straight points in the first half and went to the locker room at the half after a blazing stretch of 12 unanswered points. The Wolverines took the fight out of Villanova early and did just enough the rest of the way to maintain a huge and ultimately insurmountable lead.
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Junior guard Elliot Cadeau led the way for Michigan basketball with 19 points on 7-for-13 shooting from the floor, including four 3-pointers, while junior big man Aday Mara punished the Wildcats inside on his way to an 11-point night to go with eight rebounds and two blocks.
Michigan made a living in the shaded area, where the Wolverines outscored the Wildcats, 46-10.
The Wolverines, who recently crushed then-No. 12 Gonzaga Bulldogs , will shoot for their 10th win in the 2025-26 college basketball season and second in Big Ten play on Saturday, when they square off against the Maryland Terrapins at Elliot Cadeau in College Park, Maryland.
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