Detroit Free Press: Michigan basketball vs. TCU: Game prediction and 3 things to watch in good test

[TopFrog]

Michigan basketball vs. TCU: Game prediction and 3 things to watch in good test​

Story by Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press

Michigan basketball returns home to take on TCU on Friday night (6 p.m., FS1) at Crisler Center after a hard-fought 72-70 loss to Wake Forest on Sunday in Greensboro, North Carolina.

The game, technically a neutral-site matchup, was played just more than 30 miles away from the Demon Deacons' campus in Winston-Salem. Although the Wolverines got out to a 13-point lead in the first half, they could not hold on, suffering the first loss of head coach Dusty May's tenure at U-M.

“We learned a lot this game,” May said afterward on radio. “Our physicality, we have to become more physical. We have to embrace the contact. … We didn't have great timing on our sets and some things we were trying to do offensively.

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[TopFrog]

An interesting note, and symbolic of today's college athletics, Frankie Collins this season will face both of his former teams -- Michigan and Arizona State.

 

[Wog68]

Pleased to see us play some non-SWAC teams in pre-conference.

 

[StinnettFrog]

Good test to see where this team is.

 

[Big Frog II]

Make your free throws!

 

[Double D]

Udeh out

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

 

[helcap]

TCU getting fast break opportunities but trouble finishing

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Turned them over 11 times already But shooting poorly. Height disadvantage an issue.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

Getting killed on the boards 17-8 with 7:55 to play in the first half.
Trailing 21-15. Shooting 26.3% to Michigan's 52.9%

 

[froglash88]

Michigan up 6 even after committing 10 turnovers

Doesn’t look good for the Frogs unless they can figure out how to finish

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Allette has to learn to pass on the drive.

 

[PurpleBlood87]

Michigan up 6 even after committing 10 turnovers

Doesn’t look good for the Frogs unless they can figure out how to finish

Amazing the Frogs are only down 6.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Size difference really hurts. Have to spread the floor, take the bigs to the hoop on mismatches, dish to the 3 pt line if help comes.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

6-0 run to close. Allette pulling that ball out key play to set up a score. Tons of deflections on D.

 

[froglash88]

Allette struggling to score. Hasn’t played in this type of forest.

 

[KillerFrog InD KitchenSink]

Somewhat encouraged considering the late scratch of Udeh. Shooting poorly but 16 TO forced in one half is something to build on. They are shooting 52% while we are at 30%. Gonna have to start making some shots.

 

[helcap]

TCU shooting 29% fortunate to only be down by 3. Not having Udeh really hurts Offensive as when a player drives to the hoop and challenged by a Michigan big man has no one to alley oop \dump off to. Punch and Drop no scoring threats

 

[bmoney214]

How the hell was that not our ball on the loose ball out of bounds??

 

[froglash88]

Allette is terrible tonight